The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
league in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008–2009 season, the
Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
The Belarusian Ice Hockey Association ( be, Федэрацыя хакея Рэспублікі Беларусь, russian: Федерация хоккея Республики Беларусь) is the governing body of ice hockey in Belarus. It was ...
decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...
and the Belarusian junior leagues.
Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraleague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams.
In the season 2021-2022 the division into Extraleague A and Extraleague B was canceled and 12 teams took part in the championship.
The Extraleague championships for the
2016-2017 season and
2017-2018 season were won by
HC Neman Grodno
Hockey Club Neman Grodno (, ''HK Nioman Hrodna'') is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague.
History Team names
*1980–1986 ''KSM Grodno''
*1986–1988 ''ShVSM Grodno''
*1988–1991 ''Progre ...
The 2019/2020 Belarusian ice hockey championship was the only championship in the world that was not interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Current teams
2021-2022 season
Former teams
Champions by season
Extraleague/Extraleague A
*
1992–93:
Tivali Minsk
Tivali Minsk is an ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus.
History
Formed in 1946, this Minsk based hockey team went through several identity changes all the while playing amongst several hockey leagues in Europe. It went bankrupt in 2001. In ...
*
1993–94:
Tivali Minsk
Tivali Minsk is an ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus.
History
Formed in 1946, this Minsk based hockey team went through several identity changes all the while playing amongst several hockey leagues in Europe. It went bankrupt in 2001. In ...
*
1994–95:
Tivali Minsk
Tivali Minsk is an ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus.
History
Formed in 1946, this Minsk based hockey team went through several identity changes all the while playing amongst several hockey leagues in Europe. It went bankrupt in 2001. In ...
*
1995–96:
Polimir Novopolotsk
*
1996–97:
Polimir Novopolotsk
*
1997–98:
Neman Grodno
*
1998–99:
Neman Grodno
*
1999–2000:
Tivali Minsk
Tivali Minsk is an ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus.
History
Formed in 1946, this Minsk based hockey team went through several identity changes all the while playing amongst several hockey leagues in Europe. It went bankrupt in 2001. In ...
*
2000–01:
Neman Grodno
*
2001–02:
Keramin Minsk
*
2002–03:
HK Gomel
HK Gomel ( be, ХК Гомель, translit=HK Homyel') is an ice hockey team in Gomel in Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика ...
*
2003–04:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2004–05:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2005–06:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2006–07:
Dinamo Minsk
*
2007–08:
Keramin Minsk
*
2008–09:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2009–10:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2010–11:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2011–12:
Metallurg Zhlobin
Metallurg Zhlobin is an ice hockey team in Zhlobin, Belarus. The team was formed in 2004 and competes in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL).
Winner
Belarusian Extraleague:
* - 2012, 2022
Belarusian Cup (ice hockey) The Belarusian Cup is the national ...
*
2012–13:
Neman Grodno
*
2013–14:
Neman Grodno
*
2014–15:
HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Shakhtyor Soligorsk is an ice hockey club, based in Soligorsk, Belarus. It was founded in 2009. It is playing in the Belarusian Extraliga. The team was formed to act as farm club for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL
The Kontinental Hockey League ( ...
*
2015–16:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2016–17:
Neman Grodno
*
2017–18:
Neman Grodno
*
2018–19:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2019–20:
Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2020–21
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Yunost Minsk
HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk.
Yunost is the ten-times champion ...
*
2021–22:
Metallurg Zhlobin
Metallurg Zhlobin is an ice hockey team in Zhlobin, Belarus. The team was formed in 2004 and competes in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL).
Winner
Belarusian Extraleague:
* - 2012, 2022
Belarusian Cup (ice hockey) The Belarusian Cup is the national ...
Extraleague B
*
2018–19:
HC Lakamatyŭ
*
2019–20:
HC Lakamatyŭ
*
2020–21
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Khimik Navapolatsk
Titles by team
Extraleague/Extraleague A
Extraleague B
References
External links
Belarusian hockey websiteBelarusian Ice Hockey Federation - official websiteBelarus hockey archive website
{{Ice Hockey Leagues
Top tier ice hockey leagues in Europe
Professional ice hockey leagues in Belarus