Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional

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league which existed from 1995 to 2004.

History

The league was formed in 1995 by

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, Lithuania and

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, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland and Russia. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups. In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia ( Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine ( Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, and Sokil Kyiv became members of the league.

Teams of the last season (2003–04)

;Division A: * HK Rīga 2000 *

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* Sokil Kyiv *

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* HK Gomel * Khimvolokno *

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;Division B: * HK Vitebsk *

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* HK Gomel * Riga 85 * Khimvolokno Mogilev

EEHL champions

* 1995–96:

* 1996–97: Juniors Rīga * 1997–98: Sokil Kyiv * 1998–99: Sokil Kyiv * 1999–00:

Berkut Kyiv Hockey Club Berkut-Kyiv ( ua, ХК Беркут-Київ, en, HC Golden Eagle Kyiv) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine, that existed from 1997 to 2002. The team played in the Ukrainian Hockey League and the Eastern European Hockey League ...

* 2000–01:

* 2001–02: Metalurgs Liepāja * 2002–03:

* 2003–04:

EEHL Cup winners

* 1997–98: Sokil Kyiv * 1998–99: Sokil Kyiv * 2000–01:

* 2003–04:

External links

EEHL Playoffs (Russian)
{{Eastern European Hockey League Defunct multi-national ice hockey leagues in Europe Sports leagues established in 1995 Ice hockey leagues in Belarus Ice hockey leagues in Latvia Ice hockey leagues in Lithuania Ice hockey leagues in Poland Defunct ice hockey leagues in Russia Ice hockey leagues in Ukraine Sports leagues disestablished in 2004 1995 establishments in Europe 2004 disestablishments in Europe