Croatian Ice Hockey League

Croatian Ice Hockey League
Croatian Ice Hockey league
Current season or competition:
2010–11 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded 1991
No. of teams 4
Country(ies)  Croatia
Most recent champion(s) KHL Medveščak
Most titles KHL Medveščak (15)
Related competitions Slohokej Liga
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
Founder Croatian Ice Hockey Federation

The Croatian Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey league in Croatia. At the end of the season the Croatian Championship is held. The league is operated by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation.

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History

The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Until then Croatian teams played in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. The hockey teams KHL Mladost and KHL Medvescak were playing in the first division, while KHL Sisak and KHL Zagreb were playing in the second division of the Yugoslav league. The former two were much stronger, but as financing went away their best players did not stay with the clubs. This resulted in a more balanced competition, in which KHL Zagreb went on to win three times in a row. KHL Medvescak however managed to remerge as the country's dominant team, as it won the competition for eleven straight seasons.

Due to the very short duration of the season, Croatian teams often play in other leagues, such as the Slohokej Liga, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and the now defunct Interliga and Panonian League. In the future there may be other clubs in the league, such as KHL Karlovac. However, any expansion will be slow to come due to lack of funds and indoor ice arenas.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded
Current Teams
KHL Medveščak Zagreb Dom Sportova 6,000 1961
KHL Mladost Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1946
KHL Zagreb Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1982
KHL Sisak Sisak Klizalište Zibel 500 1934
Former Teams
KHL Medveščak II Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 1,000 2003

Champions

     
Club Croatian Championship won Total
KHL Medveščak Zagreb 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
15
KHL Zagreb 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
4
KHL Mladost 2008
1

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