List of ice hockey leagues

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment.

North America

Major professional

* National Hockey League (1917) (Canada; United States)

Minor professional

*American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada)
*ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
*Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
*Federal Prospects Hockey League (2010) (United States)

Semi-pro

*Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (1996 as Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League) (Canada)
* Liga Mexicana Élite (1989 as Mexican National Championship) (Mexico)

Junior

Major junior

:''Note: that the major junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
*Canadian Hockey League ( governing authority)
**Ontario Hockey League (1933) (Canada; United States)
**Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada)
**Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States)

Junior A

=Hockey Canada junior A leagues

=
*Canadian Junior Hockey League (governing authority)
**Alberta Junior Hockey League (1964)
**Central Canada Hockey League
**Quebec Junior Hockey League
**Manitoba Junior Hockey League
**Maritime Junior A Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League; became a junior A league in 1977)
**Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
**Ontario Junior Hockey League
**Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
**Superior International Junior Hockey League
*Independent
**British Columbia Hockey League (1961)

=USA Hockey junior leagues

=
;Tier I
*United States Hockey League (1979)

;Tier II
*North American Hockey League (1975)

;Tier III
* North American 3 Hockey League (1970) – formerly the ''Central States Hockey League''

=Independent junior leagues

=
*Can-Am Junior Hockey League (2022) - Broke away from the Western States Junior Hockey League Jan '22
*Eastern Hockey League (EHL and EHL Premier) (2013) – formerly the ''Atlantic Junior Hockey League'' (2003)
*Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
*Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970) - sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba
*United States Premier Hockey League (NCDC, Premier, and Elite) (2013) – formerly a Tier III USA Hockey junior league. The National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) was initially designed to be the USPHL's Tier II USA Hockey junior league but was denied sanctioning which resulted in the entire junior league to operate independently in 2017.

Junior B

=Hockey Canada junior B leagues

=
*Calgary Junior Hockey League
*Capital Junior Hockey League
*Capital Region Junior Hockey League Break away league from Keystone League (2018)
*Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League formerly the ''Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2''
*Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League ( OHA)
*Heritage Junior B Hockey League
*Island Junior Hockey League
*Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly the ''Manitoba Junior B Hockey League''
*Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
*Lakehead Junior Hockey League formerly the ''Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League''
* Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
* Ligue de Hockey Chaudière-Appalaches Junior AA *
* Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA *
* Ligue de Hockey Lac St. Louis Junior AA *
* Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA*
* Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA * formerly the ''Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League''
* Ligue de Hockey Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA *
*New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
*North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
*North West Junior Hockey League
*Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
*Pacific Junior Hockey League
*Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly the ''South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League'', merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
*St. John's Junior Hockey League
*Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League

''(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"''

Junior C

=Hockey Canada junior C leagues

=
* Calgary Junior C Hockey League
* Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League
* Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs *
* Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud *
* Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior A)
*National Capital Junior Hockey League formerly the ''Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League''
*New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
*Noralta Junior Hockey League
*Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League
*Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League formerly the ''Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League''
*Provincial Junior Hockey League ( OHA) 2016-17 - Merging of the 8 Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues
* Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the ''Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League''

''(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"''

Junior D

* Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior B) (Canada) *
''(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"''

College

U Sports hockey (Canada)

*U Sports (Canada, varsity)
**Atlantic University Sport
**Canada West Universities Athletic Association
**Ontario University Athletics
**Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
*Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference
*British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League

NCAA hockey (United States)

*National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States, varsity)
** Division I
*** Atlantic Hockey (men only)
*** Big Ten (men only)
*** Central Collegiate Hockey Association (men only)
*** College Hockey America (women only)
*** ECAC Hockey (both genders)
*** Hockey East (both genders)
*** National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men only)
*** New England Women's Hockey Alliance (women only)
*** Western Collegiate Hockey Association (women only)
** Division II
*** ''Northeast-10 Conference''
** Division III
*** Commonwealth Coast Conference
*** Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
*** Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
*** Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
*** New England Hockey Conference
*** Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
*** New England Small College Athletic Conference
*** State University of New York Athletic Conference
*** United Collegiate Hockey Conference
*** Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

;Notes
* Two all-sports conferences, the Division I Ivy League and Division III Middle Atlantic Conference, officially sponsor ice hockey for both men and women, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members.
* The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play men's ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of that conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.''

NAIA hockey (United States)

*National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (United States, varsity)
** Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC)
''Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.''

ACHA hockey (United States and Canada)

*American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States; Canada)
**Men's Division 1
***Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL)
***College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA)
***Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA)
***Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL)
***Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL)
***Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)
***Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL)
**Men's Division 2
***Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
***Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC)
***Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold Division)
***Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH)
***Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL)
***Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Patriot & American Conferences)
***Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL)
***Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
***Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA)
***Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
***Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC)
***Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
***Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL)
***West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)
***Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
**Men's Division 3
***Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC)
***College Hockey Association (CHA) ''(Contains Non-ACHA members)''
***College Hockey East (CHE)
***Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC)
***Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC)
***Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC)
***Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA)
***Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
***Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
***Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) ''(Silver division)''
***North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA)
***Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Colonial Conference)
***South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
***Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)
**Women's Division 1
***Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)
***Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL)
***Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League (WWCHL)
***Women's Midwest College Hockey (WMCH)
**Women's Division 2
***College Hockey East (CHE)
***Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC Women's)
''Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.''

Women's

*Premier Hockey Federation (2015 as National Women's Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
*NCAA Division I Women's Hockey conferences and teams, NCAA Division I women's ice hockey (2000)
*NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
*U Sports women's ice hockey championship, U Sports women's ice hockey (1998)
*Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
*Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ (1999)
*Livonia Hockey Association, Livonia League
*Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
*Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)

Senior

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

=Canada

=
*Alberta
**Allan Cup Hockey West (Alberta Sr. AAA) formerly the ''Chinook Hockey League''
**North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
*Ontario
**Allan Cup Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953) formerly ''Major League Hockey''
**WOAA Senior AA Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948) formerly the ''Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League''
*Quebec
**Ligue Centrale de Hockey (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
*Saskatchewan
**Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
**Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)

=United States

=
*Great Lakes Hockey League (adult), Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
*Mountain West Hockey League (2012)

School and youth

*Central States Developmental Hockey League
*Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League
*United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
*Ontario Minor Hockey Association
*Minor Hockey Alliance Of Ontario
*Greater Toronto Hockey League

High school

*High school ice hockey in Delaware, Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
*Capital Scholastic Hockey League (Virginia)
*Interscholastic Hockey League
*Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
**MIAA Division 1A Boy's Ice Hockey Tournament, Super Eight (hockey)
*Midwest Prep Hockey League
*High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota, Minnesota State High School League boys hockey
*High school ice hockey in Missouri, Missouri high school hockey
**High school ice hockey in Missouri#Mid-States Club Hockey Association, Mid-States Club Hockey Association (MSCHA)
**High school ice hockey in Missouri#Mid America High School Hockey League, Mid America High School Hockey League (MAHSHL)
*High school ice hockey in New Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
*High school ice hockey in New York, New York high school hockey
**New York State Public High School Athletic Association (varsity)
**New York State Amateur Hockey Association (non varsity)
*North Dakota High School Activities Association
*Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
*Ohio High School Athletic Association
*High school ice hockey in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania high school hockey
**Penguins Cup
**Flyers Cup
*High school ice hockey in Washington, Washington high school hockey
**Western Washington High School Hockey League
**Tri-Cities Amateur Hockey Association
*High school ice hockey in West Virginia, West Virginia high school hockey (Penguins Cup)
*High school ice hockey in Wisconsin, Wisconsin high school hockey
**Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
**Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association

Defunct leagues

*All-American Hockey League (1987–1988)
*All American Hockey League (2008–11), All American Hockey League (2008–2011)
*America East Hockey League (2005–2008)
*Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886–1898)
*American Amateur Hockey League (1896–1917)
*American Hockey Association (1926–42), American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
*Atlantic Coast Hockey League, Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–87) (1981–1987)
*Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–03), Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
*California Hockey League (1928–1933)
*California Hockey League (1957–63), California Hockey League (1957–1963)
*Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)
*Canadian–American Hockey League (1926–1936)
*Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)
*Canadian Hockey Association (1909–10), Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)
*Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (2014) (folded prior to playing any games)
*Canadian International Hockey League (2014) - played one season
*Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (2016-2022)
*Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007–2019)
*Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League - (1970–2016) Became Orr Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)
*Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA Division I, 1971–2013, but will be revived in 2021–22)
*Central Professional Hockey League, Central Hockey League (1963–1984)
*Central Hockey League (1992–2014) (United States; Canada)
*Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown–1980)
*Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992–1998)
*Central West Junior Hockey League (relegated from Jr B 2014 and became inactive)
*College Hockey America men's division (NCAA Division I, 1999–2010; conference remains in operation as a women's hockey league)
*Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)
*Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)
*All-American Hockey League, Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)–became All-American Hockey League
*Eastern Hockey League, Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1934, 1935–1948, 1949–1953)
*Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905–1909)
*Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1923–?)
*Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, Eastern Hockey League (1978–1981), 1978–1981)
*Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993–2013) – Some split from the league to form the United States Premier Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
*Eastern Junior B Hockey League (1951–1972)
*Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003–2008)
*Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–09), Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009)
*Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–63), Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914–1915, 1959–1963)
*Eastern States Hockey League (2003–2013) formerly the ''Continental Hockey Association'' 2003–2011
*EJHL South (2006–2013) formerly the Southeastern Junior Hockey League, affiliated with the Eastern Junior Hockey League from 2011–2013 before merging with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Elite Division
*Empire Junior Hockey League (–2013) – Merged with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Empire Division
*Empire B Junior C Hockey League - (1989-2016) Became Tod Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1909)
*Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League - (19??-2016) Became Carruthers Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Global Hockey League (DNP, 1990)
*Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (2008-2012)
*Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League - (1968-2016) Became Bill Stobbs Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Great West Hockey Conference (NCAA Division I, 1985–1988)
*Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001–2002)
*American Hockey League, International-American Hockey League (1936–1941)-became American Hockey League
*International Independent Hockey League (2003)
*International Hockey League (1929–36), International Hockey League (1929–36)
*International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League (1945–2001)
*International Professional Hockey League (1904–1907)
*Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-1914)
*Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)
*Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978–2008)
*Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal
*Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)
*Manitoba Hockey Association (1907–1909) formerly the ''Manitoba Professional Hockey League'' and the ''Manitoba Hockey League''
*Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)
*Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)
*Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I, 1997–2003; conference remains in operation as an all-sports league without ice hockey)
*Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) merged with Ontario Junior Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
*Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (1966–2017) played last season as the North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (2016–17) and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
*Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007–2008)
*Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
*Midwestern Junior C Hockey League (2013-2016) Became Pat Doherty Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
*National College Prospects Hockey League (2016–2017) – Folded after one season and was AAU sanctioned.
*National Hockey Association (1909–1917)
*National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007), National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
*New York-Penn Major Hockey League (1973 to 1979)
*Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League - (1974-2016) Became Bloomfield Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (2014–2016) formerly the Northern States Hockey League (2012–2014) - merged with North American 3 Hockey League
*North American Hockey League (1973–77), North American Hockey League (1973–1977)
*North Eastern Hockey League (2003–2008)
*North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (1996-2004) (Canada)
*North West Hockey League (1933–1936)
*Northern Junior Hockey League (2008–2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
*Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000–2016) - folded and remaining teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League
*North American 3 Eastern Hockey League, Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012–2014) - became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
*Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (1992-2004) (Canada)
*Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)
*2004–05 NHL lockout#North America, Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
*Ottawa City Hockey League (1890–1957)
*Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)
*Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)
*Pacific Junior A Hockey League (1971–1979) (Canada)
*Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)
*Pacific Hockey League (1994), Pacific Hockey League (1994–1995)
*Prairie Hockey League (1926–1928)
*Quebec Senior Hockey League, Quebec Hockey League (1952–1959)
*Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945–1952)
*Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (1975-1999) (British Columbia, Canada)
*Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (2015–), Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (2015–2018)
*South East Hockey League (2003–2004)
*Southern Elite Hockey League (1998–2000)
*Southern Hockey League (1973–77), Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)
*Southern Hockey League (1995–96), Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)
*Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972–1976) merged with Ontario Junior Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
*Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (1960–2016) Became Yeck Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)
*Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)
*Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)
*Tri-State League (ice hockey), Tri-State League (NCAA Division I, 1950–1972)
*Tropical Hockey League (1938–1939)
*United Hockey League (1991 as ''Colonial Hockey League'', also known as ''International Hockey League'') (1991-2010)
*United States Hockey League (1945–51), United States Hockey League (1945–1951)
*USA Central Hockey League (2018)
*Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)
*Western Canada Hockey League (1932–33), Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)
*Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)
*Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League (1966-2016) formerly the ''Western Junior C Hockey League'', the ''Central Junior "C" Hockey League'' and the ''Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League''; Became Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, PJHL
*West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)
*Western Canada Hockey League (1925 as ''Western Hockey League'') (1921–1926)
*Western Hockey League (1952–74) (1952–1974)
*Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)
*Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)
*Western States Hockey League (1994-2022)
*Western Women's Hockey League (2004–2011)
*World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
*World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)
*World United Hockey League (2014–2015)
*WHA Junior Hockey League (2006–2008)

South America

*Brazilian Ice Hockey Championship (2008–2010)

Argentina

*Copa Fin del Mundo

Africa

*List of South African ice hockey champions, South Africa

Asia

*Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan; Russia; South Korea) (multinational)

China

*Chinese Ice Hockey Championship

Taiwan

*Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League

Hong Kong

*Hong Kong Ice Hockey League

India

*Indian Ice Hockey Championship

Indonesia

*Indonesia Ice Hockey League

Israel

*Israeli League (ice hockey), Israeli League

Japan

*All-Japan Ice hockey Championship, All-Japan Championship (amateur cup tournament)
*All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship (1982; amateur cup tournament)
*Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL; 2012)
;Defunct
*Japan Ice Hockey League

Iran

*Iran Hockey Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)

Kuwait

*Kuwait Hockey League

Kyrgyzstan

*Kyrgyzstan Championship (ice hockey), Kyrgyzstan Championship

Macau

*Macau Ice Hockey League

Malaysia

*Malaysian Ice Hockey League, Malaysia Ice Hockey League

Mongolia

*Mongolia Hockey League

North Korea

*North Korean Championship (ice hockey), North Korean Championship

Philippines

*Philippine Hockey League
*Philippine Minor Hockey League
*Manila Ice Hockey League

Qatar

*Qatar International Ice Hockey League

Singapore

*Singapore National Ice Hockey League

Thailand

*Thai World Hockey League

Turkey

(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
*Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
*Turkish Ice Hockey First League (2005)
*Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)

Turkmenistan

*Turkmenistan Championship (ice hockey), Turkmenistan Championship (2013)

United Arab Emirates

*Emirates Ice Hockey League

Uzbekistan

*Uzbekistan Hockey League

Eurasia

*European Women's Hockey League - multinational league featuring teams from across Europe and Kazakhstan
*Kontinental Hockey League (Belarus; China; Kazakhstan; Russia)
*Supreme Hockey League (Kazakhstan; China; Russia; Uzbekistan)
*Zhenskaya Hockey League (China; Russia)

Europe

Multinational

;Active
*Alps Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
*Austrian Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
*Baltic Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
*BeNe League (ice hockey), BeNe League - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.
*Champions Hockey League - multinational league/competition featuring top teams from first-tier leagues across Europe.
*Erste Liga (ice hockey), Erste Liga - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania and Austria.
*European Women's Hockey League - multinational league featuring teams from across Europe and Kazakhstan
*Kontinental Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Russia, Belarus, China and Kazakhstan.
*Tipsport liga (hockey), Tipsport liga - Slovak league with two teams from Hungary.
;Defunct
*Alpenliga (1991–1999) - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League (1999–2007)
*Champions Hockey League (2008–09)
*Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
*North Sea Cup (2010–2012) - temporary successor of the Eredivisie.
*Panonian League (2002–2009) - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.

Armenia

*Armenian Hockey League

Austria

Men

*Austrian Hockey League
*Austrian National League (1959–2012)
*Austrian Oberliga

Women

*Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga (DEBL)

Belarus

*Belarusian Extraleague

Belgium

;Defunct
*Belgian Hockey League - merged with Eredivisie (ice hockey), Eredivisie to form the BeNe League (ice hockey), BeNe League

Bosnia and Herzegovina

*Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League

Bulgaria

Men

*Bulgarian Hockey League

Women

*Bulgarian Women's Hockey League

Croatia

*Croatian Ice Hockey League

Czechoslovakia

* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1936–1993)

Czech Republic

*Czech Extraliga (1993)
*1st Czech Republic Hockey League, Czech 1.liga
*2nd Czech Republic Hockey League, Czech 2.liga

Denmark

*Metal Ligaen

East Germany

*DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey), DDR-Oberliga

Estonia

*Meistriliiga (ice hockey), Meistriliiga

Finland

Men

*Liiga (1975; renamed from SM-liiga in 2013)
*Mestis (renamed in 2000)
*Suomi-sarja
*2. Divisioona
;Defunct
*SM-sarja

Women

*Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (1982; renamed from ''Naisten SM-sarja'' in 2017)
*Naisten Mestis (renamed from ''I-divisoona'' in 2013)
*Naisten Suomi-sarja

France

Men

*Ligue Magnus
*FFHG Division 1, Division 1
*FFHG Division 2, Division 2
*FFHG Division 3, Division 3

Women

*France women's ice hockey league

Georgia

*Georgian Ice Hockey League

Germany

Men

*Deutsche Eishockey Liga, German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994-)
*Eishockey-Bundesliga, Ice hockey Bundesliga (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)
*DEL2 (2013-)
*2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey), 2nd Bundesliga (1973-2013, replaced by DEL2)
*Oberliga (ice hockey), Oberliga (1948-)
*Bavarian ice hockey leagues (1976-)
*Regionalliga (ice hockey), Regionalliga (1961-)

Women

*German women's ice hockey Bundesliga (DFEL; 1988)

Greece

*Greek Ice Hockey Championship

Hungary

*OB I bajnokság

Iceland

*Icelandic Hockey League

Ireland

*Irish Ice Hockey League (2007-2010)

Italy

Semi-pro

*Italian Hockey League - Serie A (former ''Serie A'', ''Elite.A'' and ''Serie A1'') - the teams playing the IHL - Serie A compete also in the Alps Hockey League
*Italian Hockey League (former '' Serie B'', ''Seconda Divisione'' and ''Serie A2'')

Amateur

*Italian Hockey League - Division I (former ''Serie C'')

Junior and youth

*Under 19 (1 national division)
*Under 17 (1 national division)
*Under 15 (2 national divisions)
*Under 13 (many regional divisions)
*Under 10 (many regional divisions)
*Under 8 (many regional divisions)

Women

*Serie A (women's ice hockey league), Italian Hockey League Women (former ''Serie A'')

Latvia

*Latvian Hockey Higher League

Amateur

*Independent Amateur Hockey League (''Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga/NAHL'')

Lithuania

*Lithuania Hockey League

Luxembourg

*Luxembourg Championship (ice hockey), Luxembourg Championship (1993-2003)

The Netherlands

*Eerste Divisie (ice hockey), Eerste Divisie
;Defunct
*Eredivisie (ice hockey), Eredivisie merged with Belgian Hockey League to form the BeNe League (ice hockey), BeNe League

Junior and youth

*U17
*U14
*U12

Norway

*GET-ligaen
*Norwegian First Division (ice hockey), 1. divisjon
*Norwegian Second Division (ice hockey), 2. divisjon

Junior and youth

*Norway U20 Elite
*Norway U18 Elite

Poland

*Polska Hokej Liga reorganized from ''Ekstraklasa (ice hockey), Ekstraklasa'' and ''Polska Liga Hokejowa''
*Polish 1. Liga (ice hockey), Polish 1. Liga

Romania

*Romanian Hockey League, Liga Naţională de hochei

Russia

Men

Major professional

*Kontinental Hockey League

Minor professional

*Supreme Hockey League

Semi-pro

*Supreme Hockey League Championship

Junior

*Junior Hockey League (Russia), Junior Hockey League formerly the ''Minor Hockey League'' (Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga)
*National Junior Hockey League formerly ''Minor (or Junior) Hockey League Division B''

Youth

*Moscow Region
*Northwest Region Hockey
*Ural Region

Amateur

*Night Hockey League
*Siberian Hockey Leagu

Women

*Zhenskaya Hockey League (2015)

Defunct

*Russian Superleague (1996–2008)
*International Hockey League (1992–96)
*Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey), Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010)
*Russian Hockey Second League, Russian Second League

Serbia

*Serbian Hockey League

Slovakia

*Tipsport liga (hockey), Tipsport liga (1993–present after dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1931–1993))
*Slovak 1. Liga (12 teams, first 8 participate in play-offs and the winner plays with the worst team from Extraliga, last four teams participate in a play-out and 4th team after play-out plays a relegation game with the best team in 2.Liga)
*Slovak 2. Liga

Slovenia

*Slovenian Ice Hockey League

Soviet Union

*Soviet Championship League played last season as the CIS Championship (1992)

Spain

Men

*Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo

Women

*Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Femenino

Sweden

Men

*Swedish Hockey League (New name for the top league in 2013. The national championship has been played since 1922 in other forms. 14 teams.)
*HockeyAllsvenskan (The Swedish second league. The teams compete for a spot in the next season of SHL. 14 teams.)
*Hockeyettan, Division 1 (Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South. The five best teams in each region make 2 new series called Allettan at the conclusion of the regions. The two Allettan winners, and the two teams that survive a three-round playoff, compete with the last two teams in HockeyAllsvenskan for their spots in the higher league. 40 teams at present. This is the lowest tier organised nationally.)
*Hockeytvåan (Divided into 9 regions.)
*Ice hockey in Sweden#Men's leagues, Hockeytrean (Divided into 14 regions.)
*Ice hockey in Sweden#Men's leagues, Hockeyfyran (Divided into 7 regions. The league does not cover all of Sweden.)
*Ice hockey in Sweden#Men's leagues, Division 5 (Divided into 2 regions, both in Stockholm.)

Junior and youth

*J20 SuperElit (Under 20, junior league.)
*J20 Elit (Under 20, junior second league. Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South.)
*J18 Elit (Under 18, divided into 4 regions.)

Women

*Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; 8 teams) formerly named ''Riksserien''
*Damettan

Switzerland

Men

*National League (ice hockey), National League (1908)
*Swiss League
*MySports League (new league, created in 2017, between the Swiss League and the 1. Liga)

Amateur

*Regio League
*Swiss 1. Liga (ice hockey), 1. Liga
*Swiss 2. Liga (ice hockey), 2. Liga

Women

*Switzerland women's ice hockey league

Ukraine

*Ukrainian Hockey League

Junior

*Junior Hockey League (Russia), Junior Hockey League (2012)

Defunct

*Ukrainian Hockey Championship, Major League (1992-2011)
*Professional Hockey League (2011–2013)
*Ukrainian Hockey Extra League (2015–2016)

United Kingdom

*Elite Ice Hockey League (2003–present)
*National Ice Hockey League (1996–present)
*Scottish National League (ice hockey), Scottish National League

Defunct leagues
*British National League (1954–1960)
*British National League (1996–2005)
*Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)
*British Hockey League (1982–1996)
*English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997–2017)

English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues
*Women's ice hockey in Great Britain, Women's Elite League
*Women's ice hockey in Great Britain, Women's Premier League
*Women's ice hockey in Great Britain, Women's Division 1 North
*Women's ice hockey in Great Britain, Women's Division 1 South

West Germany

*Eishockey-Bundesliga

Yugoslavia

*Yugoslav Ice Hockey League

Oceania

Australia

Men

*Australian Ice Hockey League (Semi-professional)
*Pacific Hockey League (Semi-professional)
*East Coast Super League (2nd tier)
*National Hockey Super League (Professional)

Junior

*Australian Junior Ice Hockey League

Women

*Australian Women's Ice Hockey League

New Zealand

*New Zealand Ice Hockey League (amateur)

Disabled hockey leagues

Leagues for disabled hockey players:
Amputee Hockey
**American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA)
*American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
*Ice sledge hockey

United States Sled Hockey Association
(USSHA)

Mid-American Great Lakes Hockey League
(MAGL)
Special HockeySpecial Hockey International
– Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the world, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.

References

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