Balkan Amateur Hockey League Explained

Pixels:159
Current Season:2013–14 Balkan Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Founded:2007
Teams:10
Country: (8 teams)
 (1 team)
 (1 team)
Champion:Dynamo Sofia
Most Champs:NSA Sofia (2)
Ceo:Martin Milanov
Website:https://www.facebook.com/pages/BaHL/329059256180

The Balkan Hockey League (Bulgarian: Балканска Хокейна Лига), called the BaHL (Bulgarian: БаХЛ), is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

History

The league was founded by Bulgarian ice hockey player, who would become its president.

In addition to Bulgarian teams, the BaHL has teams had from Serbia, Greece, and Macedonia.

Teams

TeamCity/AreaArenaCapacityFoundedJoined BaHL
Teams (Group A)
Ice Devils SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2007align=center 2007–08
Dynamo Sofia SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2007align=center 2007–08
Dnepr SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2012align=center 2012–13
Red Star SofiaSofia Winter Sports Palacealign=center 3,200align=center 2002align=center 2013–14 (rejoined)
AllStars ThessalonikiSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2013align=center 2013–14
Metalurg Skopje SkopjeSkopje Ice Rinkalign=center 2,000align=center 2013align=center 2013–14
Teams (Group B)
Ice Devils (B) SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2007align=center 2011–12
Torpedo SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2007align=center 2007–08
Admiral SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2013align=center 2013–14
Ice Sparks SofiaSlavia Ice Stadiumalign=center 1,874align=center 2013align=center 2013–14

BaHL playoffs

There are playoffs after the regular seasons. Almost all BaHL have been won by Bulgarian teams. The only cases in which the championship was won by other teams, they were from Greece.

BaHL Champions

ClubWinnersWinning Years
NSA Sofia2011, 2012
Dynamo Sofia2013
Etro2010
Aris Thessaloniki2009
Slavia Sofia2008
PAOK2007
Bold denotes seasons in which the BaHL had teams outside Bulgaria.

See also

External links

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