Croatian Ice Hockey League

Croatian Ice Hockey league

Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	1991
Founder	Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
No. of teams	4
Country	Croatia
Most recent champion(s)	KHL Sisak
Most titles	Medveščak (21)
Official website	hshl.hr

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

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 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

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

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 4 April 2024, at 22:41