The Barents Hockey League was an international amateur league involving teams from Finland, Russia, and Norway. It was established in 2008, and operated until 2020.
History
From archived league website
"November 15, 2008, The Barents Hockey League (BHL) was established. BHL is a series of games held each season and hockey team from Norway, Finland and Russia participate. In the first season six teams tok part in the tournament. The teams was: Ivalo, Kirkenes, Zapoljarny, Nikel, Sputnik and Murmansk. Sputnik tok part in the first and second season. Sputnik is a team from a soldier camp in Pechenga who can`t attend tournaments held abroad. It was therefore difficult to participate in BHL. In season 2012-2013 seven teams attended: Kirkenes puckers, Tromso, Ivalo, Nickel, Zapoljarny, Murmansk and Olenegorsk. BHL also run hockey series for children."
Champions
- 2009: 1. Sputnik (Gold), 2. Murmansk (Silver), 3. Ivalo (Bronze)
- 2010: 1. Sputnik, 2. Murmansk, 3. Ivalo
- 2011: 1. Murmansk , 2. Tromsø, 3. Ivalo
- 2012: 1. Murmsk, 2. Olenegorsk, 3. Ivalo
- 2013: 1. Murmansk, 2. Olenegorsk, 3. Tromsø
- 2014: 1. Murmansk, 2. Ivalo, 3. Olenegorsk, 4. Zapoljarny, 5. Kirkenes, 6. Nikel, 7. Tromsø
- 2015: 1. Olenegorsk, 2. Tromsø Stars, 3. Murmansk, 4. Tunturi Kiekko Ivalo, 5. Kirkenes Puckers, 6. Pech. Nikel
- 2016: 1. Murmansk, 2 Tromsø Stars, 3. Ivalo
- 2017: 1. Tromsø Stars, 2. Murmansk
- 2018: 1. Murmansk, 2. Olenegorsk, 3. Kirovsk, 4. Pech. Nikel, 5. Ivalo, 6. Kirkenes Puckers
- 2019: 1. Murmansk, 2. Pech. Nikel, 3. Olenegorsk
- 2020: 1. Ivalo
Standings
- 2012-13
| Pos.
|
Team
|
P Tourn.
|
P Total
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
6-7-7-7-7-5
|
39
|
| 2
|
Olenegorsk
|
7-4-6-6-6-3
|
32
|
| 3
|
Tromsø
|
3-6-5-4-1-7
|
26
|
| 4
|
Ivalo
|
2-5-4-3-5-2
|
21
|
| 4
|
Nikel
|
5-3-2-2-3-6
|
21
|
| 6
|
Zapoljarny
|
4-2-3-5-2-4
|
20
|
| 7
|
Kirkenes
|
1-1-1-1-4-1
|
9
|
- 2013-14
Standings as of 2/16
| Pos
|
Team
|
P. Tourn.
|
P. Total
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
7-7-7-7-0-0
|
28
|
| 2
|
Ivalo
|
3-6-3-6-0-0
|
18
|
| 3
|
Zapoljarny
|
5-5-6-2-0-0
|
18
|
| 4
|
Olenegorsk
|
6-3-5-3-0-0
|
17
|
| 5
|
Nikel
|
2-4-4-5-0-0
|
15
|
| 6
|
Tromsø
|
1-2-2-4-0-0
|
9
|
| 7
|
Kirkenes
|
4-1-1-1-0-0
|
7
|
- 2014-15
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
W
|
L
|
Goals
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Olenegorsk
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
77-32
|
27
|
| 2
|
Tromsø Stars
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
73-46
|
27
|
| 3
|
Murmansk
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
72-36
|
25
|
| 4
|
Tunturi Kiekko Ivalo
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
90-62
|
20
|
| 5
|
Pechenganikel
|
12
|
3
|
9
|
34-76
|
9
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
28-121
|
0
|
- 2015-16
Standings after third tournament
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
W
|
L
|
Goals +/-
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
40/6
|
21
|
| 2
|
Tromsø
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
29/14
|
15
|
| 3
|
Ivalo
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
22/19
|
12
|
| 4
|
Olenegorsk
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
18/24
|
10
|
| 5
|
Pechenga Nikel
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
22/34
|
7
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
6/42
|
1
|
- 2016-17
Standings after fourth tournament
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
W
|
L
|
Goals +/-
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
56/16
|
21
|
| 2
|
Tromsø Stars
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
47/21
|
16
|
| 3
|
Ivalo
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
50/25
|
14
|
| 4
|
Olenegorsk
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
29/25
|
12
|
| 5
|
Pechenga Nikel
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
25/61
|
9
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
6
|
0
|
8
|
16/70
|
0
|
- 2017-18
Standings after first tournament
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
W
|
L
|
Goals +/-
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
31/4
|
6
|
| 2
|
Olenegorsk
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
5/14
|
5
|
| 3
|
Kirovsk
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10/5
|
4
|
| 4
|
Pech. Nikel
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
8/12
|
3
|
| 5
|
Ivalo
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
19/7
|
2
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2/34
|
1
|
- 2018-19
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
GF
|
GA
|
Goals +/-
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Murmansk
|
8
|
48
|
11
|
+37
|
21
|
| 2
|
Pech. Nikel
|
8
|
46
|
39
|
+7
|
12
|
| 3
|
Olenegorsk
|
8
|
33
|
28
|
+5
|
12
|
| 4
|
Ivalo
|
8
|
30
|
40
|
-10
|
12
|
| 5
|
Kirovsk
|
8
|
23
|
22
|
+1
|
9
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
8
|
34
|
53
|
-19
|
3
|
- 2019-20
| Pl.
|
Team
|
Games
|
Goals +/-
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Ivalo
|
8
|
+71/-28
|
43
|
18
|
| 2
|
Olenegorsk
|
8
|
+57/-26
|
31
|
18
|
| 3
|
Murmansk
|
8
|
+48/-23
|
25
|
18
|
| 4
|
Kirovsk
|
8
|
+47/-38
|
9
|
15
|
| 5
|
Pech. Nikel
|
8
|
+26/-46
|
-20
|
3
|
| 6
|
Kirkenes Puckers
|
8
|
+12/-98
|
-86
|
0
|
Sources