English Hockey League (field hockey)
- English Hockey League (field hockey)
Infobox sports league
logo=EHLLogo.jpg
caption= The logo of the Slazenger EHL
sport=Hockey
founded=2003
teams=87
country=ENG
website= [http://www.englandhockey.co.uk]
The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL. It is widely recognised as the most significant English hockey league system.
Divisions
The Slazenger EHL league structure was altered for the 2008/2009 season, with the aim of promoting appropriate competition for the teams involved whilst reducing the overheads incurred by teams having to travel long distances. There is now only one national league, the Premier league, which is fed by three "Conference" leagues, split into North, West and East regions. [cite web | url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=431§ionTitle=2008%2F09+Structure | title=2008/09 Structure - England Hockey | publisher=England Hockey | accessdate=2008-09-30]
Previously there was a national Premier and national Division One league, which had players fed into it by a North league and South league.
The above league structure is identical for men and women's hockey.
The EHL takes new teams into the National North/West/East leagues from separately run regional hockey associations, such as the North Hockey Association. These associations run a multiple-division league structure of their own, and are in turn fed by teams from county or sub-regional hockey associations or leagues. For example, the Yorkshire Hockey Association runs 11 divisions, and those promoted out of the top Division will be received into the lower divisions of the North Hockey Association. Those promoted from the North Hockey Association's top league will be entered into the National North league of the EHL, from which they can be promoted into the EHL Premier league.
Teams for 2008/2009 season
The following tables list the teams playing in the Slazenger EHL and which league they are taken from. [cite web | url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=431§ionTitle=2008%2F09+Structure | title=2008/09 Structure - England Hockey | publisher=England Hockey | accessdate=2008-09-30]
External links
* [http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/comps/compdoverv.asp?l=1 Slazenger England Hockey League Home]
* [http://www.englandhockey.co.uk England Hockey]
References
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