The 2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League was the 3rd season of the
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League (BHL) is the top league for ice hockey in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation.
History
Hockey developed slowly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of it ...
(BHL). It ran from January 7, 2011 until March 26, 2011, with the playoffs following on March 25 to March 26.
HK Bosna
HK Bosna is an ice hockey club from Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. Th ...
won their second title after defeating
HK Alfa
Hokejski klub Alfa ( en, Alfa Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Alfa or simply Alfa, was an ice hockey club from Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the countr ...
2–0 in the best of three playoff series.
League business
For the 2010–11 season all games will be played at the
Olympic Hall Zetra
The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch'' / Олимпијска дворана Хуан Антонио Самаран; formerly Zetra Olympic Hall) is an indoor multi- ...
.
The league employs modified rules. Games last for 45 minutes without a stopping clock, and contact in play and slapshots are not allowed. The maximum players that a team can have on their list in 15.
The season opened with the three teams returning from the
previous season with each team to play ten games before the top two teams enter the playoffs. During mid-January a fourth team,
HK Ilidža 2010, joined the league, resulting in a revised schedule. The season was expanded with each team playing 15 games before the playoffs.
Following on from the previous season the three teams continued to play under their nicknames.
HK Bosna
HK Bosna is an ice hockey club from Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. Th ...
plays under the name Lisice sa Općine Centar,
HK Alfa
Hokejski klub Alfa ( en, Alfa Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Alfa or simply Alfa, was an ice hockey club from Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the countr ...
plays under the name Medvjedi iz Novog Sarajeva, and
HK Stari Grad plays under the name Vukovi sa Starog Grada. HK Ilidža 2010 will play under their original name.
During the 2010–11 season the teams will also compete in the
Jaroslav Jandourek Cup, the national cup which is named after the former coach of HK Bosna coach Jaroslav Jandourek. Three games will be held from March 16 to March 23. HK Alfa was drawn against HK Ilidža 2010 while HK Bosna was drawn against HK Stari Grad. The winners of the two games advance to the final. HK Ilidža 2010 went on to win the Cup after defeating HK Bosna 2–1 in the final.
Regular season
The regular season consisted of each team playing 15 games, with five games against each other team. Following the completion of regular season the top two teams in the standings progress to a three game playoff series.
HK Bosna
HK Bosna is an ice hockey club from Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. Th ...
secured first place in the standings after beating
HK Ilidža 2010 2 – 1 in their final game.
HK Alfa
Hokejski klub Alfa ( en, Alfa Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Alfa or simply Alfa, was an ice hockey club from Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the countr ...
finished in second place to advance to the playoffs after beating
HK Stari Grad 4 – 3 with the final goal coming from a
shootout. HK Alfa finished a point ahead of HK Stari Grad causing HK Stari Grad to be unable to defend
last seasons title.
Standings
January
February
March
Playoffs
HK Bosna and HK Alfa qualified for the playoffs after finishing first and second in the regular season standings respectively. HK Bosna won the best of three championship series in two games.
References
External links
Official site
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