- AL-Bank Ligaen
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Sport Ice hockey Founded 1954 No. of teams 8 Country(ies) Denmark Most recent champion(s) SønderjyskE Most titles Herning Official website http://www.al-bankligaen.dk/ AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.
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History
The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank. It is also known as Superisligaen or Eliteserien, which is the name used in the past and in times where no naming rights agreement is in place.
In the past, the league has consisted of as many as 10 teams. Despite the introduction of a salary cap as well as a limit to the number of import players allowed, several teams have struggled financially in recent years. As a result, the Herlev Hornets and the Rungsted Cobras have withdrawn from the league, reducing the number of active teams from 10 to 8. Teams from the second tier league were offered the empty spots, but no team were able to accept the offer, citing financial issues as their main concern.
League format
The reduced number of teams have led to a revised league format for the 2010-11 season:
The regular season will see each team play every club five times with an additional four games against geographically determined 'derby' teams for a total of 39 games. The top six teams will progress to the next round. The six teams will be divided into two pools where they will play in a home and home round-robin format. The top teams in each group will carry over three points while the second-placed teams will carry over one point. At the conclusion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will move on to the semifinals which will be played in the best-of-seven format.League format (in Danish)
The derby pools are:
- Hvidovre and Rødovre
- Frederikshavn and AaB Aalborg
- Herning, Esbjerg, SønderjyskE and Odense.
Teams
List of teams
Team City/Area Arena Founded EfB Ishockey Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 1964 Frederikshavn White Hawks Frederikshavn Scanel Hockey Arena 1964 Herning Blue Fox Herning KVIK Hockey Arena 1947 Hvidovre Ligahockey Hvidovre Hvidovre Skøjtehal 1966 Odense Bulldogs Odense Odense Isstadion 1978 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Rødovre Skøjte Arena 1964 SønderjyskE Ishockey Vojens Syd Energi Arena 1963 AaB Ishockey Aalborg Gigantium Isarena 1967 Notable players
List of notable players who have played in the AL-Bank Ligaen.
- Valeri Bragin
- Robert Burakovsky
- Jannik Hansen
- Morten Madsen
Danish Champions
Season Winner 1955 Rungsted IK 1956 KSF København 1957–1959 not played 1960 KSF København 1961 KSF København 1962 KSF København 1963 Rungsted IK 1964 KSF København 1965 KSF København 1966 KSF København 1967 Gladsaxe SF 1968 Gladsaxe SF 1969 Esbjerg 1970 KSF København 1971 Gladsaxe SF 1972 KSF København 1973 Herning IK 1974 Gladsaxe SF 1975 Gladsaxe SF 1976 KSF København 1977 Herning IK 1978 Rødovre SIK 1979 Vojens IK 1980 Vojens IK 1981 Aalborg BK 1982 Vojens IK 1983 Rødovre SIK 1984 Herlev IK 1985 Rødovre SIK 1986 Rødovre SIK 1987 Herning IK 1988 Esbjerg 1989 Frederikshavn IK 1990 Rødovre SIK 1991 Herning IK 1992 Herning IK 1993 Esbjerg 1994 Herning IK 1995 Herning IK 1996 Esbjerg 1997 Herning IK 1998 Herning Blue Fox 1999 Rødovre Mighty Bulls 2000 Frederikshavn White Hawks 2001 Herning Blue Fox 2002 Rungsted Cobras 2003 Herning Blue Fox 2004 EfB 2005 Herning Blue Fox 2006 SønderjyskE 2007 Herning Blue Fox 2008 Herning Blue Fox 2009 SønderjyskE 2010 SønderjyskE 2011 Herning Blue Fox External links
AL-Bank Ligaen Teams Aalborg • Esbjerg • Frederikshavn White Hawks • Herlev Hornets • Herning Blue Fox • Hvidovre • Odense Bulldogs • Rødovre Mighty Bulls • SønderjyskE
Seasons 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11See also: IIHF • IIHF Continental Cup • IIHF European Champions Cup
Top-level ice hockey leagues of Europe International Kontinental Hockey League · Belarusian Extraleague · Erste Bank Eishockey Liga · MOL Liga · Slohokej Liga · North Sea CupNational Armenia · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Greece · Germany · Hungary · Iceland · Italy · Ireland · Kazakhstan · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Romania · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · United KingdomRelated Topics International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) · Champions Hockey League · Victoria Cup · IIHF Continental Cup · IIHF European Champions Cup · Hockey Europe · Spengler Cup · IIHF Super Cup · United Hockey Europe · European Trophy (Junior tournament) · List of KHL vs NHL games · World Junior Club CupDefunct Leagues Soviet Union · Russia · Czechoslovakia · Yugoslavia · East Germany · Alpenliga · Interliga · Panonian League · Eastern European · Balkan League · Baltic League · Carpathian LeagueCategories:- Ice hockey in Denmark
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