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.

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

until 1991 - Yugoslav Hockey League 1991-1992 - KHL Zagreb 1992-1993 - KHL Zagreb 1993-1994 - KHL Zagreb 1994-1995 - KHL Medveščak 1995-1996 - KHL Zagreb 1996-1997 - KHL Medveščak 1997-1998 - KHL Medveščak 1998-1999 - KHL Medveščak 1999-2000 - KHL Medveščak

2000-2001 - KHL Medveščak 2001-2002 - KHL Medveščak 2002-2003 - KHL Medveščak 2003-2004 - KHL Medveščak 2004-2005 - KHL Medveščak 2005-2006 - KHL Medveščak 2006-2007 - KHL Medveščak 2007-2008 - KHL Mladost 2008-2009 - KHL Medveščak 2009-2010 - KHL Medveščak 2010-2011 - KHL Medveščak

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

See also

• Croatian Inline Hockey League