Croatian Ice Hockey League Explained

The Croatian Ice Hockey League is the top ice hockey league in Croatia. The league is operated by the Croatian Ice Hockey Federation.

History

The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Until then, Croatian teams played in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. The hockey teams Mladost and Medveščak were playing in the first division, while Sisak and Zagreb were playing in the second division of the Yugoslav league. The former two were much stronger, but as financing went away their best players did not stay with the clubs. This resulted in a more balanced competition, in which KHL Zagreb went on to win three times in a row. Medveščak however managed to remerge as the country's dominant team, as it won the competition for eleven straight seasons.

Due to the very short duration of the season, Croatian teams often play in other leagues, such as the Slohokej League, Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Interliga and Panonian League.

Teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded
Current teams
Medveščak Admiral	Zagreb		align=center	850	align=center	2024
Mladost	Zagreb	Dvorana Velesajam	align=center	500	align=center	1946
Sisak	Sisak	Ledena dvorana Zibel	align=center	1,960	align=center	1934
Zagreb	Zagreb	Dvorana Velesajam	align=center	500	align=center	1982

Champions

until 1991 – Yugoslav Hockey League 1991–92 – Zagreb 1992–93 – Zagreb 1993–94 – Zagreb 1994–95 – Medveščak 1995–96 – Zagreb 1996–97 – Medveščak 1997–98 – Medveščak 1998–99 – Medveščak 1999–00 – Medveščak 2000–01 – Medveščak 2001–02 – Medveščak 2002–03 – Medveščak 2003–04 – Medveščak 2004–05 – Medveščak 2005–06 – Medveščak 2006–07 – Medveščak

2007–08 – Mladost 2008–09 – Medveščak 2009–10 – Medveščak 2010–11 – Medveščak 2011–12 – Medveščak 2012–13 – Medveščak 2013–14 – Medveščak 2014–15 – Medveščak 2015–16 – Medveščak 2016–17 – Medveščak 2017–18 – Medveščak 2018–19 – Zagreb 2019–20 – Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 – Mladost 2021–22 – Sisak 2022–23 – Zagreb 2023–24 – Sisak

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Club	Croatian Championship won	Total
Medveščak	1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Zagreb	1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2019, 2023
Sisak	2022, 2024
Mladost	2008, 2021