Croatian Ice Hockey League

The Croatian Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey league in Croatia. The league is operated by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation.

Croatian Ice Hockey league
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
SportIce Hockey
Founded1991
FounderCroatian Ice Hockey Federation
No. of teams4
CountryCroatia
Most recent
champion(s)
KHL Sisak
Most titlesMedveščak (21)
Official websitehshl.hr

History

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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 Mladost and Medveščak were playing in the first division, while Sisak and 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. Medveščak 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 League, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Interliga and Panonian League.

Teams

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Team City Arena Capacity Founded
Current teams
Medveščak Admiral   Zagreb Admiral Ice Dome 850 2024
Mladost   Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1946
Sisak   Sisak Ledena dvorana Zibel 1,960 1934
Zagreb   Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 500 1982

Champions

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Club Croatian Championship won Total
Medveščak 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
22
Zagreb 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2019, 2023
6
Sisak 2022, 2024
2
Mladost 2008, 2021
2
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