- Belarusian Extraleague
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Belarusian Extraleague Sport Ice Hockey Founded 1992 No. of teams 12 Country(ies) Belarus (11)
Latvia (1)
Ukraine (1)Most recent champion(s) Yunost Minsk Most titles Yunost Minsk (5) TV partner(s) LAD Founder Belarus Ice Hockey Federation Official website hockey.by The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BXL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008-2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation has decided to open the Extraleague, the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga, and the Belarusian junior leagues.
The Extraleague championship for the 2008-2009 season was won by Yunost Minsk.
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Teams for 2010–11
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Current Teams HK Brest Brest Brest Ice Sports Palace 2,000 HK Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsk Ice Sports Palace 1,900 HK Gomel Gomel Gomel Ice Palace of Sports 2,760 Metallurg Zhlobin Zhlobin Ice Palace "Metalurg" 2,018 HK Liepājas Metalurgs Liepāja Ice Arena Liepajas Metalurgs 1,700 HK Neman Grodno Grodno Ice Sports Palace Grodno 2,550 Sokil Kyiv Kiev Ice Arena TEC Terminal (Brovary) 1,500 Khimvolokno Mogilev Mogilev Sports Palace Mogilev 3,048 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk Novopolotsk Palace of Sports and Culture 1,200 Shakhtar Soligorsk Soligorsk Ice Sports Palace Soligorsk 1,759 Shinnik Bobruisk Bobruisk Bobruisk Arena 7,191 Yunost Minsk Minsk Indoor rink Youth/Yunost Minsk 767 Belarusian League Champions
- 1993: Tivali Minsk
- 1994: Tivali Minsk
- 1995: Tivali Minsk
- 1996: Polimir Novopolotsk
- 1997: Polimir Novopolotsk
- 1998: HK Neman Grodno
- 1999: HK Neman Grodno
- 2000: Tivali Minsk
- 2001: HK Neman Grodno
- 2002: Keramin Minsk
- 2003: HK Gomel
- 2004: Yunost Minsk
- 2005: Yunost Minsk
- 2006: Yunost Minsk
- 2007: Dynamo Minsk
- 2008: Keramin Minsk
- 2009: Yunost Minsk
- 2010: Yunost Minsk
- 2011: Yunost Minsk
Titles by team
Titles Club Years 6 Junost Minsk 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 4 Tivali Minsk 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 3 HK Neman Grodno 1998, 1999, 2001 2 Polimir Novopolock 1996, 1997 2 Keramin Minsk 2002, 2008 1 HC Dynamo Minsk 2007 1 HK Gomel 2003 External links
References
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 LeagueBelarusian Extraliga: Shinnik Bobruisk · HK Brest · HK Gomel · HK Neman Grodno · Keramin Minsk · Yunost Minsk · Khimvolokno Moglilev · Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk · HK Vitebsk · Metallurg Zhlobin · Shakhtar Soligorsk · Metalurgs Liepaja · Dinamo Riga (Junior) · Sokol KievKHL: Dinamo MinskOther Competitons:National Cup · Eastern European Hockey LeagueCountry-related articles: Belarus Ice Hockey Federation · Belarus men's national ice hockey team · Belarus women's national ice hockey team1992–93 • 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 • 2010–11Categories:- Ice hockey leagues in Europe
- Ice hockey in Belarus
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