List of ice hockey leagues

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world.
World
International Ice Hockey Federation (1908)
North America
Major professional
National Hockey League (1917) (Canada; United States)
Minor professional
American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada)
ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
Federal Hockey League (2010) (United States)
Semi-Pro
Liga Mexicana Elite (Mexico)
Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey (2004) (Canada)
Junior
Major junior
Note: that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
Canadian Hockey League (governing authority)
Ontario Hockey League (1933) (Canada; United States)
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada)
Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States)
Junior A
Canadian Junior A Leagues
Canadian Junior Hockey League (governing authority)
Alberta Junior Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
Central Canada Hockey League
Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Maritime Junior Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League; became a junior A league in 1977)
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Ontario Junior Hockey League
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
Superior International Junior Hockey League
American Junior A Leagues
Tier I
United States Hockey League (1979)
Tier II
North American Hockey League (2003)
Tier III
Eastern Hockey League (Premier and 19U Elite) (2013) formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2003)
North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (1966) formerly the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (1966-2016)
North American 3 Hockey League (1970) formerly the Central States Hockey League
Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (2015)
United States Premier Hockey League (Elite, Premier, USP3) (2013)
United Hockey Union (AAU) Junior Leagues
Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (2016)
National College Prospects Hockey League (2016)
Western Prospects League (2015)
Western States Hockey League (1994)
Independent Junior Leagues
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970)
Junior B
Canadian Junior B Leagues
Calgary Junior Hockey League
Capital Junior Hockey League
Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 formerly Eastern Ontario Jr B hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA)
Heritage Junior B Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly Manitoba Junior B Hockey LeagueKootenay International Junior Hockey League
Lakehead Junior Hockey League
Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
Ligue de Hockey Chaudiere-Appalaches Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Lac St. Louis Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudiere Junior AA*
Ligue de Hockey Metropolitaine Junior AA *
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 South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
St. John's Junior B Hockey League
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"Junior C
Canadian 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 (Junior A)
National Capital Junior Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
Noralta Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League
Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League
Provincial Junior Hockey League 2016-17 - Merging of the Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues*Bill Stobbs Division (OHA) - formerly (Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League ) *Central Division (OHA) - formerly (Central Junior C Hockey League)*Empire B Division (OHA) - formerly (Empire B Junior C Hockey League)*Georgian Mid-Ontario Division (OHA) - formerly (Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League)*Niagara & District (OHA) - formerly (Niagara & DistrictJunior C Hockey League)*Pat Doherty Division (OHA) (2013-14) - formerly (Midwestern Junior C Hockey League) *Pollock Division (OHA) - formerly (Western Jr C Hockey League) *Southern Division (OHA) (From Jr D 2013-14) - - formerly (Southern Ontario Junior C Hockey League)
Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"Junior D
Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior B) (Canada) *(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"College
CIS Hockey (Canada)
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Canada, varsity)
Atlantic University Sport
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Ontario University Athletics
Quebec Student Sports Federation
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
NCAA Hockey (United States)
National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States, varsity)
Atlantic Hockey (Division I, men only)
Big Ten (Division I, men only)
College Hockey America (Division I, women only)
ECAC Hockey (Division I, both sexes)
Hockey East (Division I, both sexes)
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (Division I, men only)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I, both sexes)
Northeast-10 Conference (Division II)
Eastern College Athletic Conference East (Division III)
Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (Division III)
Eastern College Athletic Conference West (Division III)
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)
State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)Note: The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at the Division II level.Non-NCAA Hockey
American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States)
Men's Division 1
Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL)
College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA)
Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA)
Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL)
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)
Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL) (2013-14)
Men's Division 2
Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC)
Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL)
Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (GNCHC)
Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold division)Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)
Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
Men's Division 3
Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC)
College Hockey Association (CHA) (Contains Non-ACHA members)College Hockey East (CHE)
Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC)
Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC)
Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA)
Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) (Contains Non-ACHA members)Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Silver division)Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC)
North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA)
Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)
Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA)
Women's Division 1
Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)
Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL)
Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC Women's)
National Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA)
Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) (CIHA-affiliate)Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.Junior College
National Junior College Athletic Association (United States)
Women's
National Women's Hockey League (2015)
Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007)
Western Women's Hockey League (2004)
National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship (2000)
NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship (1998)
Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
Hockey collegial feminin RSEQ (1999)
Livonia League
Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)
Senior
Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey
Canada
Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
Chinook Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
Major League Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953)
North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948)
United States
Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
Unsanctioned
Hockey North America (1980)
School and youth
Central States Developmental Hockey League
United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
High School
Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
Independent School League (Boston Area)
Interscholastic Hockey League
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
Super Eight (hockey)
Midwest Prep Hockey League
Minnesota State High School League boy's hockey
Missouri high school hockey
Mid-States Club Hockey Association (MSCHA)
Mid America High School Hockey League (MAHSHL)
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New York high school hockey
New York State Public High School Athletic Association (varsity)
New York State Amateur Hockey Association (non varsity)
North Dakota High School Activities Association
Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
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 (Penguins Cup)
Wisconsin high school hockey
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association
Defunct leagues
All-American Hockey League (1987-1988)
All American Hockey League (2008-2011)
America East Hockey League (2005-2008)
Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886-1898)
American Amateur Hockey League (1896-?)
American Hockey Association (1926-1942)
Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981-1987)
Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002-2003)
California Hockey League (1928-1933)
California Hockey League (1957-1963)
Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899-1905)
Canadian-American Hockey League (1926-1936)
Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005-2006)
Canadian Hockey Association (1909-1910)
Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (2014)(folded prior to playing any games)
Canadian International Hockey League (2014) - played one season
Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926-1930)
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA Division I, 1971-2013)
Central Hockey League (1963-1984)
Central Hockey League (1992-2014) (United States; Canada)
Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown-1980)
Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992-1998)
Central/West Junior Hockey League (relegated from Jr B 2014 and became inactive)
College Hockey America men's division (NCAA Division I, 1999-2010; conference remains in operation as a women's hockey league)
Coloured Hockey League (1895-1925)
Continental Elite Hockey League (2001-2004)
Continental Hockey League (1972-1987)-became All-American Hockey League
Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933-1934, 1935-1948, 1949-1953)
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905-1909)
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1923-?)
Eastern Hockey League (1934-1935, 1954-1973, 1979-1981)
Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-2013) - 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 (1951-1972)
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003-2008)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008-2009)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914-1915, 1959-1963)
Eastern States Hockey League (2003-2013) formerly the Continental Hockey Association 2003-2011
EJHL South (2006-2013) 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 (-2013) - Merged with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Empire Division
Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904-1909)
Global Hockey League (DNP, 1990)
Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (2008-2012)
Great West Hockey Conference (NCAA Division I, 1985-1988)
Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001-2002)
International-American Hockey League (1936-1941)-became American Hockey League
International Independent Hockey League (2003)
International Hockey League (1929-36)
International Hockey League (1945-2001)
International Professional Hockey League (1904-1907)
Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-?)
Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910-1911)
Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978-2008)
Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montreal
Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978-1983)
Manitoba Professional Hockey League (1907-1909)
Maritime Major Hockey League (1950-1954)
Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911-1914)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I, 1997-2003; conference remains in operation as an all-sports league without ice hockey)
Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991-1998) merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007-2008)
Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
National Hockey Association (1909-1917)
National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
New York-Penn Major Hockey League (1973 to 1979)
North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (2014-2016) formerly the Northern States Hockey League (2012-2014) - merged with North American 3 Hockey League
North American Hockey League (1973-1977)
North Eastern Hockey League (2003-2008)
North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (Canada)
North West Hockey League (1933-1936)
Northern Junior Hockey League (2008-2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000-2016) - folded and remaining teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League
Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012-2014) - became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (Canada)
Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907-1911, 1930-1931)
Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
Ottawa City Hockey League (1890-1957)
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911-1924)
Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928-1931, 1936-1941, 1945-1952)
Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (Canada)
Pacific Hockey League (1977-1979)
Prairie Hockey League (1926-1928)
Quebec Hockey League (1952-1959)
Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945-1952)
Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (British Columbia, Canada)
South East Hockey League (2003-2004)
Southern Elite Hockey League (1998-2000)
Southern Hockey League (1973-1977)
Southern Hockey League (1995-1996)
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972-1976) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Southwest Hockey League (1975-1977)
Sunshine Hockey League (1992-1995)
Tri-State Hockey League (1932-1933)
Tri-State League (NCAA Division I, 1950-1972)
Tropical Hockey League (1938-1939)
United Hockey League (1991 as Colonial Hockey League, also known as International Hockey League) (1991-2010)
United States Hockey League (1945-1951)
Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921-1925)
Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932-1933)
Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945-1951)
West Coast Hockey League (1995-2003)
Western Hockey League (professional) (1925-1926)
Western Hockey League (minor pro) (1952-1975)
Western International Hockey League (1946-1962, 1963-1988)
Western Professional Hockey League (1996-2001)
World Hockey Association (1972-1979)
World Hockey Association 2 (2003-2004)
World United Hockey League (2014-2015)
WHA Junior Hockey League (2006-2008)
Disabled hockey leagues
Leagues for disabled hockey players
Amputee Hockey
American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA)
American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
Sledge hockey
United States Sled Hockey Association (USSHA)
Mid-American Great Lakes Hockey League (MAGL)
Special Hockey
Special Hockey International - Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the word, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.
Eurasia
Kontinental Hockey League (Belarus, Croatia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine)
Higher Hockey League (Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus)
Asia and Africa
Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan, South Korea, China, Russia)
China
Chinese Ice Hockey Championship
Republic of China
Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
Georgia
Georgian Ice Hockey League
Hong Kong
Hockey Night in Asia
Hong Kong Ice Hockey Championship
India
Indian Ice Hockey Championship
Israel
Israeli League
Japan
All-Japan Championship (cup tournament)
Defunct
Japan Ice Hockey League
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Championship
Malaysia
Subang Jaya Ice Hockey League
Mongolia
Mongolia Hockey League
North Korea
North Korean Championship
Philippines
Manila Ice Hockey League
Singapore
Singapore National Ice Hockey League
South Africa
South African Interprovincial Ice Hockey Championship
South Korea
Korea Domestic Championship
Thailand
Thai World Hockey League
Turkey
(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
Turkish Ice Hockey First League
Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Championship (ice hockey) (2013)
Qatar
Qatar Ice Hockey League
United Arab Emirates
Emirates Ice Hockey League
Europe
Alpenliga (1991-1999) - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League (1999-2007)
Eastern European Hockey League (1995-2005) - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
North Sea Cup - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.