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ICE Hockey League
2023–24 Austrian Hockey League season
ICE Hockey League.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1923
CEO Karl Safron[1]
No. of teams 11
Country(ies) Austria (7 teams)
Italy (2 teams)
Hungary (1 team)
Slovenia (1 team)
Most recent champion(s) Red Bull Salzburg
(11th title)
Most championship(s) EC KAC (31)
Official website https://www.ice.hockey/en
Former logo

The ICE Hockey League (International Central European Hockey League, ICEHL), known as the win2day ICE Hockey League for sponsorship reasons,[2] is a Central European hockey league that also serves as the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria, it currently features additional teams from Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia. The league was known as the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) from 2003 until 2020 and as the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League during the 2021–22 season.[3]

Until 2005–06, the league consisted solely of Austrian teams. Since then, the league has added teams from Slovenia (from 2006 to 2017 and from 2021 onwards), Hungary (starting 2007–08), Croatia (from 2009–10 through 2012–13, and again from 2017–18 through 2018–19), the Czech Republic (starting in 2011–12 through 2019–20 and again from 2021-22 onwards),[4] Italy (starting in 2013–14),[5] and Slovakia (starting in 2020–21 through the start of 2021–22).

The non-Austrian teams are competing for the "League Champion" title. Only Austrian teams in this league are additionally eligible for the "Austrian Champion" title. The league has had different sponsors, and the current naming rights have been held by win2day.at since 2022.

Teams from the ICEHL participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL), competing for the European Trophy. Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the European/Asian Kontinental Hockey League). Going into the 2022–23 CHL season, the ICEHL was ranked the No. 6 league in Europe, allowing them to send their top three teams to compete in the CHL.

The Austrian Hockey League (German:Österreichische Eishockey-Liga), called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (English:Erste Bank Hockey League) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.

History

The roots of the EBEL league go back to 1923 and various Championships, whose winner is officially recognized as the Austrian Champion. There was no Austrian competition in 1936, and between 1939 and 1945. During World War II, a number of Austrian teams competed in the German Ice Hockey Championship, which is why the EK Engelmann Wien and Vienna EV list German Championships in their history.

The league exists in today's form since the 1965-66 season.

Until 2005-06 the league consisted solely of Austrian teams. Since then the league has added teams from Slovenia (starting 2006-07 and 2007–08), Hungary (starting 2007-08), Croatia (starting 2009-10 season), and the Czech Republic (starting in 2011-12).[6] The non-Austian teams are competing for the "EBEL Champion" title. Only Austrian teams in this league are additionally eligible for the "Austrian Champion" title. The league has had different sponsors, and the current naming rights have been held by "Sparkasse Bank" and its Erste Bank brand since the 2003-04 season.

EBEL Playoffs

All Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Playoffs have been won by Austrian teams. The best non-Austrian team result is the HDD Olimpija Ljubljana managing to get into the finals in 2007-08 season, losing the EBEL championship to EC Red Bull Salzburg.

In 2013-14, Italy's Bolzano Foxes became the first non-Austrian team to win the EBEL title when they beat the Salzburg Red Bulls 3 games to 2 in their best-of-five final. Such success is not unheard of for an Italian outfit, but previous similar results took place in the Alpenliga and the Six Nations Tournament, standalone competitions whose postseason tournaments were distinct from the Austrian playoffs.

Winter Classics

Winter Classic Date Site Home Team Away Team Score Attendance
Klagenfurt 2015 2015-01-03[7] Wörthersee Stadion (football) KAC VSV 1–4 29,700
Šalata 2013 2013-02-01[8][9] Šalata (hockey) Medveščak Capitals 1–2 5,120
Šalata 2010 2010-01-31[10] Šalata (hockey) Medveščak Capitals 4–3 (OT) 4,600
Šalata 2010 2010-01-29[11] Šalata (hockey) Medveščak VSV 2–3 4,600
Pula 2012 2012-09-16[12] Pula Arena (amphitheatre) Medveščak Capitals 4–1 7,130
Pula 2012 2012-09-14[12] Pula Arena (amphitheatre) Medveščak Olimpija 1–2 7,022
Klagenfurt 2010 2010-01-09[13] Wörthersee Stadion (football) KAC VSV 1–3 30,500

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined ICEHL Left ICEHL
Current teams
EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV Flag of Austria Villach Villacher Stadthalle 4,800 1923 1977–78
EC KAC Flag of Austria Klagenfurt Stadthalle Klagenfurt 5,500 1909 1923–24
EC Red Bull Salzburg Flag of Austria Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,600 1977 2004–05
Fehérvár AV19 Flag of Hungary Székesfehérvár Alba Aréna 6,000 1960 2007–08
Graz 99ers Flag of Austria Graz Eisstadion Liebenau 4,050 1999 2000–01
HC Bozen–Bolzano Flag of Italy Bolzano Sparkasse Arena 7,220 1933 2013–14
HC Pustertal Wölfe Flag of Italy Bruneck Intercable Arena 3,100 1954 2021–22
Asiago Hockey 1935 Flag of Italy Asiago Pala Hodegart 3,000 1935 2022–23
HC TWK Innsbruck Flag of Austria Innsbruck TIWAG Arena 3.200 1994 2012–13
HK Olimpija Ljubljana Flag of Slovenia Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 7,000 2004 2021–22
Steinbach Black Wings Linz Flag of Austria Linz Linz AG Eisarena 3,800 1992 2000–01
Vienna Capitals Flag of Austria Vienna Erste Bank Arena 7,022 2000 2001–02
Pioneers Vorarlberg Flag of Austria Feldkirch Vorarlberghalle 5,200 2022 2022–23
Former teams (since introduction of current league format)
Bratislava Capitals Flag of Slovakia Bratislava Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 2015 2020–21 2021–22
VEU Feldkirch Flag of Austria Feldkirch Vorarlberghalle 5,200 1945 1967–68 2003–04
HK Jesenice Flag of Slovenia Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 4,500 1948 2006–07 2011–12
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Flag of Slovenia Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 7,000 1928 2007–08 2016–17
Medveščak Zagreb Flag of Croatia Zagreb Dom Sportova,
Arena Zagreb
5,000
15,000
1961 2009–10
2017–18
2012–13
2018–19
Orli Znojmo Flag of the Czech Republic Znojmo Nevoga Arena 5,500 1933 2011– 12
2021–22
2019–20

2021-22

Dornbirn Bulldogs Flag of Austria Dornbirn Messestadion 4,270 1992 2012–13

2021–22

Austrian Champions

  • 1923 Wiener EV
  • 1924 Wiener EV
  • 1925 Wiener EV
  • 1926 Wiener EV
  • 1927 Wiener EV
  • 1928 Wiener EV
  • 1929 Wiener EV
  • 1930 Wiener EV
  • 1931 Wiener EV
  • 1932 Pötzleinsdorfer SK
  • 1933 Wiener EV
  • 1934 Klagenfurter
  • 1935 Klagenfurter
  • 1936 Not Played
  • 1937 Wiener EV
  • 1938 EK Engelmann
  • 1939-1945 Not played
  • 1946 EK Engelmann
  • 1947 Wiener EV
  • 1948 Wiener EV

  • 2009 EC KAC
  • 2010 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2011 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2012 Black Wings Linz
  • 2013 EC KAC
  • 2014 Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL title winner Flag of Italy HC Bolzano)
  • 2015 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2016 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2017 Vienna Capitals
  • 2018 Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL title winner Flag of Italy HC Bolzano)
  • 2019 EC KAC
  • 2020 N/A
  • 2021 EC KAC
  • 2022 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2023 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2024 Red Bull Salzburg
Club Winners Winning Years
EC KAC
32
1934, 1935, 1952, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2021
Wiener EV / EG
17
1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962
Red Bull Salzburg
11
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011,2014*, 2015, 2016, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024
VEU Feldkirch
9
1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Innsbrucker EV
7
1953, 1954,1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1989
Villacher SV
6
1981, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006
EK Engelmann
5
1936, 1938, 1946, 1956, 1957
ATSE Graz
2
1975, 1978
Black Wings Linz
2
2003, 2012
Vienna Capitals
2
2005, 2017
Pötzleinsdorfer SK
1
1932

bold - seasons in which league had teams outside Austria * - seasons in which the Austrian Champion didn't win the EBEL title

References

External links

European Hockey Overview
Top-Level Leagues
International

Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League

National

Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues
Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Third-Level Leagues
Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
Cup Competitions
Cups

Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

Supercups

Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues
Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
Women's Leagues
International leagues

European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup

National leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Defunct leagues

Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
University Leagues
European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
Austrian Hockey League seasons
1922–23 - 1923–24 - 1924–25 - 1925–26 - 1926–27 - 1927–28 - 1928–29- 1929–30 - 1930–31 - 1931–32 - 1932–33 - 1933–34 - 1934–35 - 1935–36 - 1936–37 - 1937–38 - 1945–46 - 1946–47 - 1947–48 - 1948–49 - 1949–50 - 1950–51 - 1951–52 - 1952–53 - 1953–54 - 1954–55 - 1955–56 - 1956–57 - 1957–58 - 1958–59 - 1959–60 - 1960–61 - 1961–62 - 1962–63 - 1963–64 - 1964–65 - 1965–66 - 1966–67 - 1967–68 - 1968–69 - 1969–70 - 1970–71 - 1971–72 - 1972–73 - 1973–74 - 1974–75 - 1975–76 - 1976–77 - 1977–78 - 1978–79 - 1979–80 - 1980–81 - 1981–82 - 1982–83 - 1983–84 - 1984–85 - 1985–86 - 1986–87 - 1987–88 - 1988–89 - 1989–90 - 1990–91 - 1991–92 - 1992–93 - 1993–94 - 1994–95 - 1995–96 - 1996–97 - 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–00 - 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012-13 - 2013-14 - 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 - 2017-18 - 2018-19 - 2019-20 - 2020-21 - 2021-22 - 2022-23 - 2023-24
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