Ice hockey in Spain

Ice hockey in Spain

The Spanish Ice Hockey league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the Division de Honor. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.

The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey. The winners of the Division de Honor(Honor Division) play the winners of the Copa del Rey in the Supercopa de España de Hockey Hielo (Super Cup).

Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns

* Superliga (7 teams)
* List of ice hockey clubs in Spain For a list of teams, see List of ice hockey clubs in Spain

The Spain national ice hockey team represents the whole country

Others Competitions

*Copa del Rey de Hockey Hielo

References

* [http://www.rfedi.es/ Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation Official Website]
* [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=284146 "Hockey in Spain Still Surviving" at NHL.com] . Retrieved 11-29-06.


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