List of British ice hockey competitions

This is a list of ice hockey competitions in Great Britain:
==Primary Competitions==
Competition 	Founded	Folded	Notes
Elite Ice Hockey League 	2003 	- 	Top-level national competition
British Championship 	1930 	- 	Currently awarded to EIHL playoff champion
English National Ice Hockey League 	1996 	- 	Second-level national competition**
Scottish National League 	2000 	- 	Top-level Scottish competition; on par with ENIHL
Northern League 	2023 	- 	Regional competition
Challenge Cup 	2001 	- 	National cup competition
Scottish Cup 	1986 	- 	Scottish cup competition
Varsity Match 	1885 	- 	Oxford-Cambridge university competition
New Niagara Challenge Cup 	1897 	1899 	Defunct tournament
English Club Championship 	1898 	1931 	Defunct national championship
English Ice Hockey League 	1903 	1904 	Defunct national league
British League 	1929 	1930 	Defunct English competition
Scottish National League 	1929 	1954 	Defunct Scottish competition
Mitchell Trophy 	1930 	1939 	Defunct Scottish cup competition
President's Pucks 	1933 	1939 	Defunct Scottish cup competition
Scottish Cup 	1937 	1955 	Defunct Scottish cup competition
Scottish Canada Cup 	1946 	1954 	Defunct Scottish cup competition
Scottish League Flag Competition 	1946 	1947 	Defunct Scottish cup competition
English League 	1931 	1936 	Defunct English competition
English National League 	1934 	1954 	Defunct English competition
English National Tournament 	1934 	1950 	Defunct English cup competition
Autumn Cup 	1946 	2000 	Defunct national cup competition
Southern Intermediate League 	1948 	1955 	Defunct English intermediate competition
Midland Intermediate League 	1951 	1955 	Defunct English intermediate competition
British National League 	1954 	1960 	Defunct British competition
British Home Tournaments 	1960 	1970 	Played in lieu of league competition
Scottish League 	1962 	1965 	Defunct Scottish competition
Coca-Cola Championship 	1965 	1966 	Defunct multi-league competition
Northern League 	1966 	1982 	Defunct regional competition
Icy Smith Cup 	1966 	1981 	Served as national championship
Southern League 	1970 	1978 	Defunct regional competition
English League North 	1978 	1982 	Defunct regional competition
Inter-City League 	1978 	1982 	Defunct regional competition
English National League 	1981 	1982 	Defunct English competition
Scottish National League 	1981 	1982 	Defunct Scottish competition
British Hockey League 	1982 	1996 	Defunct top-level national competition
Scottish League 	1985 	2000 	Defunct Scottish competition
English League 	1987 	1996 	Defunct English competition
English Conference 	1991 	1994 	Defunct English competition
Ice Hockey Superleague 	1996 	2003 	Defunct top-level national competition
British National League 	1996 	2005 	Defunct second-level national competition
English Premier Ice Hockey League 	1998 	2017 	Defunct second-level national competition*
Northern League 	2005 	2011 	Defunct regional competition
British junior competitions 	 	- 	Various junior competitions
Women's Elite Ice Hockey League 	1984 	- 	Top-level women's competition
Women's Premier Ice Hockey League 	1990 	- 	Second-level women's competition
Women's Division One Ice Hockey League	2015 	- 	Third-level women's competition
(*Formerly the third level competition until 2005. **Formerly the fourth-level competition until 2005 and third level competition until 2017.)
==Other Competitions==
;Leagues
*Best of British League
*Border League
*British House Leagues
*British Universities Ice Hockey Association
*Coronation Summer League
*Essex Radio Midweek League
*Grimsby & District Hockey League
*London Intermediate League
*London-Provincial League
*Inter-City Intermediate League
*Inter-City Junior League
*Midland League
*Midland League - Division 2
*North British League
*North of Scotland Ice Hockey League (never played)
*Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League
*Northern Junior League
*Northern Reserve League
*Northern Second League
*Planet Ice Challenge League
*Scottish Amateur League
*Scottish Points Competition
*Scottish Premier Hockey League
*Scottish Summer League
*Southern B League
*Southern Junior League
*Ulster Ice Hockey League
;Tournaments
*Airlie Trophy
*Ahearne Cup
*Alexander Trophy
*Altrincham Summer Tournament
*Anderson Trophy
*Association Cup
*Autumn Trophy
*Bairns Trophy
*Benson and Hedges Plate
*Best of British Cup
*Bobby Orr Trophy
*British IHA Cup
*British Knockout Cup
*British Women's Ice Hockey Friendship Tournament
*Capital Foods Challenge
*Castle Eden Cup
*Celtic Cup
*Celtic League Cup
*Christmas Cup
*Cleveland Cup
*Coca-Cola Trophy
*Coronation Cup
*Coronation Gold Cup
*Coronation Tournament
*English National Ice Hockey Cup
*English Premier Ice Hockey Cup
*English Premier Knockout Cup
*English-Scottish Cup
*Essex Cup
*FFDR Cup
*Fife Championship
*Findus Challenge Cup
*Forth Challenge Trophy
*Golden Jubilee Trophy
*Greyhound Trophy
*Grimsby Tournament
*Grinocs Cup
*Horace Roberts Memorial Trophy
*Icy Smith Cup
*Liverpool Tournament
*London Cup
*Lynn Pollock Cup
*Midlands Cup
*Millenium Cup
*Northern Cup
*Panther Trophy
*Racers Trophy
*Recreational Southern Cup
*Red Mountain Coffee Cup
*Sheffield Tournament
*Silver Jubilee Cup
*Simpson Trophy
*Southampton Cup
*South East Trophy
*Southern Cup
*Stein Lager Trophy
*Sussex Daily News Cup
*Taws Trophy
*Tiger Trophy
*Top Rank Trophy
*Trafford Tournament
*UK Cup (never contested)
*Victory Cup
*Walker Cup
*West of Scotland Challenge Cup
*Wightlink Tournament
*Winter Cup
==See also==
*1895-96 in British hockey
*1929 in Scottish ice hockey
*1940-41 in English ice hockey
*1942-43 in English ice hockey
*1945-46 in English ice hockey
*Aberdeen Hockey (1913-1914)
*Edinburgh Hockey (1915)
*Scottish Wartime Hockey (1940-1946)
*Women's Ice Hockey in England and France (1930-1939)
Category:Ice hockey leagues