Eastern European Hockey League
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Eastern European Hockey League was a regional ice hockey
league which existed from 1995 to 2005.
The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus
, Latvia
, Lithuania
and Ukraine
, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland
and Russia
. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups.
By its end, the league was increasingly dominated by Belarus
ian teams. In 2005, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga
. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga
, and Sokil Kyiv are now members of the league.
HK Metalurgs Liepāja ASK/Ogre
Sokil Kyiv HK Neman Grodno
Keramin Minsk
HK Gomel
Khimvolokno Titan Klin
Division B:
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league which existed from 1995 to 2005.
The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups.
By its end, the league was increasingly dominated by Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian teams. In 2005, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga
Belarusian Extraliga
The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus...
. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga
Dinamo-Juniors Riga
HK Rīga is an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2009 to serve as the farm club of Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga. Club played 2009-10 season in the Belarusian Extraliga, but joined the Minor Hockey League, the Junior league of the Kontinental Hockey League, for...
, and Sokil Kyiv are now members of the league.
Member teams last season (2003/04)
Division A: HK Rīga 2000HK Riga 2000
HK Riga 2000 was a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three...
HK Metalurgs Liepāja ASK/Ogre
ASK/Ogre
ASK/Ogre is an ice hockey club in Ogre, Latvia founded in 2003. Their home arena is Vidzemes Ledus Halle.They are coached by Czech Zdeněk Vojta...
Sokil Kyiv HK Neman Grodno
HK Neman Grodno
HK Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraliga....
Keramin Minsk
Keramin Minsk
Keramin Minsk is an ice hockey team from Minsk in Belarus. It plays in the Ekstraliga.-History:The club was created in 1998 under the name HC Minsk. In 2001, the club changed name to Keramin Minsk...
HK Gomel
HK Gomel
HK Homiel is an ice hockey team in Homiel in Belarus. The team was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.- Honours :*Belarusian Extraliga:**Winners : 2003*Belarusian Cup :...
Khimvolokno Titan Klin
Titan Klin
Titan Klin is an ice hockey team in Klin, Russia. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was founded in 1991....
Division B:
- HK VitebskHK VitebskHK Vitebsk is an ice hockey team in Vitebsk, Belarus. The team competes in the Belarusian Extraliga ....
- HK Kiev
- Junior Minsk
- HK GomelHK GomelHK Homiel is an ice hockey team in Homiel in Belarus. The team was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.- Honours :*Belarusian Extraliga:**Winners : 2003*Belarusian Cup :...
- Riga 85
- Khimvolokno Mogliev
EEHL Champions
- 2003/042003–04 EEHL seasonThis was the 2003-04 Eastern European Hockey League season, the ninth and final season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-Division A:#Keramin Minsk 23-0-1-6-70 125-59#HK Gomel 19-1-2-10-61 119-74#Khimvolokno Mogliev 17-2-0-13-55 90-93...
Belarus Keramin MinskKeramin MinskKeramin Minsk is an ice hockey team from Minsk in Belarus. It plays in the Ekstraliga.-History:The club was created in 1998 under the name HC Minsk. In 2001, the club changed name to Keramin Minsk... - 2002/032002–03 EEHL seasonThis was the 2002-03 Eastern European Hockey League season, the eighth season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-Division 1:#Keramin Minsk 23-4-2-7-79 136-84#HK Gomel 23-4-1-8-78 139-67#Sokol Kiev 18-5-6-7-70 95-67#HK Riga 2000 16-4-4-12-60 119-112...
Belarus Keramin MinskKeramin MinskKeramin Minsk is an ice hockey team from Minsk in Belarus. It plays in the Ekstraliga.-History:The club was created in 1998 under the name HC Minsk. In 2001, the club changed name to Keramin Minsk... - 2001/022001–02 EEHL seasonThis was the 2001-02 Eastern European Hockey League season, the seventh season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-EEHL A:-EEHL B:-Qualification:* HK Khimvolokno Mogliev- HK Sokol Kiew 1:3...
Latvia Metalurgs Liepāja - 2000/012000–01 EEHL seasonThis was the 2000-01 Eastern European Hockey League season, the sixth season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-Regular season:-Playoffs:...
Ukraine Berkut Kyiv - 1999/001999–00 EEHL seasonThis was the 1999-00 Eastern European Hockey League season, the fifth season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-EEHL A:-EEHL B:-Group A:-Group B:-Playoffs:...
Ukraine Berkut Kyiv - 1998/991998–99 EEHL seasonThis was the 1998-99 Eastern European Hockey League season, the fourth season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-First round:-Championship round:-Qualification round:-Playoffs:...
Ukraine Sokil Kyiv - 1997/981997–98 EEHL seasonThis was the 1997-98 Eastern European Hockey League season, the third season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-First round:-Championship round:-5th-8th place:...
Ukraine Sokil Kyiv - 1996/971996–97 EEHL seasonThis was the 1996-97 Eastern European Hockey League season, the second season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-Regular season:-Playoffs:...
Latvia Juniors RīgaJuniors RigaThe Juniors Riga were an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey League and the Eastern European Hockey League.-History:The Juniors Riga were founded in 1993 and first took part in the Latvian Hockey League... - 1995/961995–96 EEHL seasonThis was the 1995-96 Eastern European Hockey League season, the first season of the multi-national ice hockey league.-First round:-Championship round:-5th-8th place:...
Belarus HK Neman GrodnoHK Neman GrodnoHK Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraliga....