List of ice hockey leagues
This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment.
North America
Major professional
- National Hockey League
Minor professional
- American Hockey League
- ECHL
- Southern Professional Hockey League
- Federal Prospects Hockey League
Semi-pro
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
Junior
Major junior
- Canadian Hockey League
- *Ontario Hockey League
- *Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
- *Western Hockey League
Junior A
Hockey Canada junior A leagues
- Canadian Junior Hockey League
- *Alberta Junior Hockey League
- *British Columbia Hockey League
- *Central Canada Hockey League
- *Quebec Junior Hockey League
- *Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- *Maritime Junior A Hockey League
- *Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- *Ontario Junior Hockey League
- *Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
- *Superior International Junior Hockey League
USA Hockey junior leagues
- United States Hockey League
- North American Hockey League
- Eastern Hockey League – formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
- North American 3 Hockey League – formerly the Central States Hockey League
[United Hockey Union] (AAU) junior leagues
- Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League
- Western States Hockey League – currently classified as Tier II by the UHU.
- – A Canadian division of the WSHL
Independent junior leagues
- Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
- Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League - sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba
- United States Premier Hockey League – formerly a Tier III USA Hockey junior league. The National Collegiate Development Conference was initially designed to be the USPHL's Tier II USA Hockey junior league but was denied sanctioning which resulted in the entire junior league to operate independently in 2017.
Junior B
Hockey Canada junior B leagues
- Calgary Junior Hockey League
- Capital Junior Hockey League
- Capital Region Junior Hockey League Break away league from Keystone League
- Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 formerly the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Heritage Junior B Hockey League
- Island Junior Hockey League
- Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League
- Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
- Lakehead Junior Hockey League formerly the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
- Ligue de Hockey Chaudière-Appalaches Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Lac St. Louis Junior AA *
- Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA*
- Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA * formerly the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA *
- New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
- North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
- North West Junior Hockey League
- Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
- Pacific Junior Hockey League
- Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
- St. John's Junior Hockey League
- Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Junior C
Hockey Canada junior C leagues
- Calgary Junior C Hockey League
- Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud *
- Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord
- National Capital Junior Hockey League formerly the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
- New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
- Noralta Junior Hockey League
- Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League
- Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League formerly the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League
- Provincial Junior Hockey League 2016-17 - Merging of the 8 Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues
- Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League
Junior D
- Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord *
College
U Sports hockey (Canada)
- U Sports
- *Atlantic University Sport
- *Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- *Ontario University Athletics
- *Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
- Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
NCAA hockey (United States)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- * Division I
- ** Atlantic Hockey
- ** Big Ten
- ** College Hockey America
- ** ECAC Hockey
- ** Hockey East
- ** National Collegiate Hockey Conference
- ** New England Women's Hockey Alliance
- ** Western Collegiate Hockey Association
- *** The men's side of the WCHA is now expected to disband after the 2020–21 season; 8 of the 10 men's members have formally filed papers to leave the conference. Seven of these schools plan to begin play in 2021–22 in a revived Central Collegiate Hockey Association. There is no indication that the women's WCHA will disband.
- * Division II
- ** Northeast-10 Conference
- * Division III
- ** Commonwealth Coast Conference
- ** Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
- ** Middle Atlantic Conference
- ** Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
- ** Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- ** New England Hockey Conference
- ** Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
- ** New England Small College Athletic Conference
- ** State University of New York Athletic Conference
- ** Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA hockey (United States)
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- * Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
ACHA hockey (United States and Canada)
- American Collegiate Hockey Association
- *Men's Division 1
- **Central States Collegiate Hockey League
- **College Hockey Mid-America
- **Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League
- **Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
- **Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
- **Western Collegiate Hockey League
- *Men's Division 2
- **Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League
- **Colonial States College Hockey Conference
- **Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League
- **Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Northern Collegiate Hockey League
- **Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference
- **Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Super East Collegiate Hockey League
- **Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League
- **Upstate New York Club Hockey League
- **West Coast Hockey Conference
- **Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association
- *Men's Division 3
- **Blue Ridge Hockey Conference
- **College Hockey Association '
- **College Hockey East
- **Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference '
- **Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association
- **North Central Collegiate Hockey Association
- **Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association
- **South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference
- **Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference
- *Women's Division 1
- **Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association
- **Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League
- **Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League
- **Women's Midwest College Hockey
- *Women's Division 2
- **College Hockey East
- **Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference
Women's
- National Women's Hockey League
- NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship
- NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
- U Sports women's ice hockey championship
- Junior Women's Hockey League
- Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ
- Livonia League
- Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League
- Provincial Women's Hockey League
Senior
Sanctioned by [Hockey Canada] or [USA Hockey]
Canada
- Alberta
- *Allan Cup Hockey West formerly the Chinook Hockey League
- *North Peace Hockey League
- Ontario
- *Allan Cup Hockey formerly Major League Hockey
- *WOAA Senior AA Hockey League formerly the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
- Quebec
- *Ligue Centrale de Hockey
- Saskatchewan
- *Big 6 Hockey League
- *Highway Hockey League
United States
- Great Lakes Hockey League
- Mountain West Hockey League
School and youth
- Central States Developmental Hockey League
- Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League
- United States Premier Hockey League
- Ontario Minor Hockey Association
- Minor Hockey Alliance Of Ontario
- Greater Toronto Hockey League
High school
- Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
- Capital Scholastic Hockey League
- Interscholastic Hockey League
- Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
- *Super Eight
- Midwest Prep Hockey League
- Minnesota State High School League boys hockey
- Missouri high school hockey
- *Mid-States Club Hockey Association
- *Mid America High School Hockey League
- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
- New York high school hockey
- *New York State Public High School Athletic Association
- *New York State Amateur Hockey Association
- North Dakota High School Activities Association
- Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
- Ohio High School Athletic Association
- Pennsylvania high school hockey
- *Penguins Cup
- *Flyers Cup
- Washington high school hockey
- *Western Washington High School Hockey League
- *Tri-Cities Amateur Hockey Association
- West Virginia high school hockey
- Wisconsin high school hockey
- *Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
- *Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association
Defunct leagues
- All-American Hockey League
- All American Hockey League
- America East Hockey League
- Amateur Hockey Association of Canada
- American Amateur Hockey League
- American Hockey Association
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League
- California Hockey League
- California Hockey League
- Canadian Amateur Hockey League
- Canadian–American Hockey League
- Canadian Elite Hockey League
- Canadian Hockey Association
- Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League
- Canadian International Hockey League - played one season
- Canadian Women's Hockey League
- Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League - Became Orr Division of the PJHL
- Canadian Professional Hockey League
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association
- Central Hockey League
- Central Hockey League
- Central Ontario Hockey League
- Central Ontario Women's Hockey League
- Central West Junior Hockey League
- College Hockey America men's division
- Coloured Hockey League
- Continental Elite Hockey League
- Continental Hockey League –became All-American Hockey League
- Eastern Amateur Hockey League
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League
- Eastern Hockey League
- Eastern Junior Hockey League – Some split from the league to form the United States Premier Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
- Eastern Junior B Hockey League
- Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League
- Eastern Professional Hockey League
- Eastern Professional Hockey League
- Eastern States Hockey League formerly the Continental Hockey Association 2003–2011
- EJHL South formerly the Southeastern Junior Hockey League, affiliated with the Eastern Junior Hockey League from 2011–2013 before merging with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Elite Division
- Empire Junior Hockey League – Merged with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Empire Division
- Empire B Junior C Hockey League - Became Tod Division of the PJHL
- Federal Amateur Hockey League
- Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League - Became Carruthers Division of the PJHL
- Global Hockey League
- Great Lakes Junior Hockey League
- Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League - Became Bill Stobbs Division of the PJHL
- Great West Hockey Conference
- Gulf Coast Hockey League
- International-American Hockey League -became American Hockey League
- International Independent Hockey League
- International Hockey League
- International Hockey League
- International Professional Hockey League
- Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union
- Interprovincial Professional Hockey League
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey
- Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal
- Major Intermediate A Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Association formerly the Manitoba Professional Hockey League and the Manitoba Hockey League
- Maritime Major Hockey League
- Maritime Professional Hockey League
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- Metro Junior A Hockey League merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Metropolitan Junior Hockey League played last season as the North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
- Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
- Midwest Junior Hockey League merged with United States Premier Hockey League
- Midwestern Junior C Hockey League Became Pat Doherty Division of the PJHL
- Minnesota Junior Hockey League merged with United States Premier Hockey League
- National College Prospects Hockey League – Folded after one season and was AAU sanctioned.
- National Hockey Association
- National Women's Hockey League
- New York-Penn Major Hockey League
- Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League - Became Bloomfield Division of the PJHL
- North American 3 Eastern Hockey League formerly the Northern States Hockey League - merged with North American 3 Hockey League
- North American Hockey League
- North Eastern Hockey League
- North of Superior Junior B Hockey League
- North West Hockey League
- Northern Junior Hockey League
- Northern Pacific Hockey League - folded and remaining teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League
- Northern States Junior Hockey League - became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
- Northwest Junior Hockey League
- Ontario Professional Hockey League
- Original Stars Hockey League
- Ottawa City Hockey League
- Pacific Coast Hockey Association
- Pacific Coast Hockey League
- Pacific Junior A Hockey League
- Pacific Hockey League
- Pacific Hockey League
- Prairie Hockey League
- Quebec Hockey League
- Quebec Senior Hockey League
- Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League
- Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League
- South East Hockey League
- Southern Elite Hockey League
- Southern Hockey League
- Southern Hockey League
- Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League Became Yeck Division of the PJHL
- Southwest Hockey League
- Sunshine Hockey League
- Tri-State Hockey League
- Tri-State League
- Tropical Hockey League
- United Hockey League
- United States Hockey League
- USA Central Hockey League
- Western Canada Hockey League
- Western Canada Hockey League
- Western Canada Senior Hockey League
- Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League formerly the Western Junior C Hockey League, the Central Junior "C" Hockey League and the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League; Became Pollock Division of the PJHL
- West Coast Hockey League
- Western Canada Hockey League
- Western Hockey League
- Western International Hockey League
- Western Professional Hockey League
- Western Women's Hockey League
- World Hockey Association
- World Hockey Association 2
- World United Hockey League
- WHA Junior Hockey League
South America
- Brazilian Ice Hockey Championship
Africa
- South Africa
Asia
- Asia League Ice Hockey
China
- Chinese Ice Hockey Championship
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Ice Hockey League
India
- Indian Ice Hockey Championship
Indonesia
- Indonesia Ice Hockey League
Israel
- Israeli League
Japan
- All-Japan Championship
- Japan Ice Hockey League
Iran
- Iran Hockey Championship
Kuwait
- Kuwait Hockey League
Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan Championship
Macau
- Macau Ice Hockey League
Malaysia
- Malaysia Ice Hockey League
Mexico
- Liga Mexicana Élite
Mongolia
- Mongolia Hockey League
North Korea
- North Korean Championship
Philippines
- Philippine Hockey League
- Philippine Minor Hockey League
- Manila Ice Hockey League
Qatar
- Qatar International Ice Hockey League
Singapore
- Singapore National Ice Hockey League
South Korea
- Korea Domestic Championship
Thailand
- Thai World Hockey League
Turkey
- Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
- Turkish Ice Hockey First League
- Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League
Turkmenistan
- Turkmenistan Championship
United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Ice Hockey League
Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Hockey League
Eurasia
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Supreme Hockey League
- Women's Hockey League
Europe
Multinational
;Active- Alps Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
- Austrian Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
- BeNe League - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Champions Hockey League - multinational league/competition featuring top teams from first-tier leagues across Europe.
- Erste Liga - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania and Austria.
- Kontinental Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Russia, Belarus, China, Finland, Latvia and Kazakhstan.
- Tipsport liga - Slovak league with two teams from Hungary.
- Elite Women's Hockey League - multinational league/competition featuring teams from across Europe.
- Alpenliga - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League
- Champions Hockey League
- Eastern European Hockey League - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
- North Sea Cup - temporary successor of the Eredivisie.
- Panonian League - multinational league with teams from Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.
Armenia
- Armenian Hockey League
Austria
Men
- Austrian Hockey League
- Austrian National League
- Austrian Oberliga
Women
- Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga
Belarus
- Belarusian Extraleague
Belgium
- Belgian Hockey League - merged with Eredivisie to form BeNe League
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League
Bulgaria
Men
- Bulgarian Hockey League
Women
- Bulgarian Women's Hockey League
Croatia
- Croatian Ice Hockey League
Czech Republic
- Czech Extraliga
- Czech 1.liga
- Czech 2.liga
Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League
Denmark
- Metal Ligaen
East Germany
- DDR-Oberliga
Estonia
- Meistriliiga
Finland
Men
- Liiga
- Mestis
- Suomi-sarja
- 2. Divisioona
- SM-sarja
Women
- Naisten Liiga
- Naisten Mestis
- Naisten Suomi-sarja
France
Men
- Ligue Magnus
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3
Women
- France women's ice hockey league
Georgia
- Georgian Ice Hockey League
Germany
Men
- German Ice Hockey League
- Ice hockey Bundesliga
- DEL2
- 2nd Bundesliga
- Oberliga
- Bavarian ice hockey leagues
- Regionalliga
Women
- German women's ice hockey Bundesliga
Greece
- Greek Ice Hockey Championship
Hungary
- OB I bajnokság
Iceland
- Icelandic Hockey League
Ireland
- Irish Ice Hockey League
Italy
Semi-pro
- Serie A
- Serie B
Amateur
- Serie C
Junior and youth
- Under 20
- Under 18
- Under 16
- Under 14
- Under 12
- Under 10
- Under 8
Women
- Serie A
Latvia
- Latvian Hockey Higher League
Amateur
- Independent Amateur Hockey League
Lithuania
- Lithuania Hockey League
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg Championship
The Netherlands
- Eerste Divisie
- Eredivisie
Junior and youth
- U17
- U14
- U12
Norway
- GET-ligaen
- 1. divisjon
- 2. divisjon
Junior and youth
- Norway U20 Elite
- Norway U18 Elite
Poland
- Polska Hokej Liga reorganized from Ekstraklasa and Polska Liga Hokejowa
- Polish 1. Liga
Romania
- Liga Naţională de hochei
Russia
Men
Major professional
- Kontinental Hockey League
Minor professional
- Supreme Hockey League
Semi-pro
- Supreme Hockey League Championship
Junior
- Junior Hockey League formerly the Minor Hockey League
- National Junior Hockey League formerly Minor Hockey League Division B
Youth
- Moscow Region
- Northwest Region Hockey
- Ural Region
Amateur
- Night Hockey League
Women
- Women's Hockey League
Defunct
- Russian Superleague
- International Hockey League
- Vysshaya Liga
- Russian Second League
Serbia
- Serbian Hockey League
Slovakia
- Tipsport liga
- Slovak 1. Liga
- Slovak 2. Liga
Slovenia
- Slovenian Ice Hockey League
Soviet Union
- Soviet Championship League played last season as the CIS Championship
Spain
Men
- Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo
Women
- Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo Femenino
Sweden
Men
- Swedish Hockey League
- HockeyAllsvenskan
- Hockeyettan, Division 1
- Hockeytvåan
- Hockeytrean
- Hockeyfyran
- Division 5
Junior and youth
- J20 SuperElit
- J20 Elit
- J18 Elit
Women
- Swedish Women's Hockey League formerly named Riksserien
Switzerland
Men
- National League
- Swiss League
- MySports League
Amateur
- Regio League
- 1. Liga
- 2. Liga
Women
- Switzerland women's ice hockey league
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Hockey League
Junior
- Junior Hockey League
Defunct
- Major League
- Professional Hockey League
- Ukrainian Hockey Extra League
United Kingdom
- Elite Ice Hockey League
- National Ice Hockey League
- Scottish National League
- British National League
- British National League
- Ice Hockey Superleague
- British Hockey League
- English Premier Ice Hockey League
- Women's Elite League
- Women's Premier League
- Women's Division 1 North
- Women's Division 1 South
West Germany
- Eishockey-Bundesliga
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Oceania
Australia
Men
- Australian Ice Hockey League
- East Coast Super League
Junior
- Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Women
- Australian Women's Ice Hockey League
New Zealand
- New Zealand Ice Hockey League
Disabled hockey leagues
*
- *American Amputee Hockey Association
- American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
- Ice sledge hockey
- *
- *
- – Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the world, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.