Western Province Ice Hockey League

The Western Province Ice Hockey League is a senior ice hockey league in the Western Province of South Africa. It was formerly known as the Cape Town Hockey League from 2009 to 2013.

The Western-Province Championship was also known to have been held as far back as 1996.

Champions

• 2023: Cape Town Storm
• 2022: Cape Town Penguins
• 2021: Cape Town Storm
• 2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2019: Cape Town Penguins
• 2018: Cape Town Storm
• 2017: Cape Town Penguins
• 2016: Cape Town Penguins
• 2015: Cape Town Penguins
• 2014: unknown (Penguins and Storm competed)
• 2013: Cape Town Storm
• 2012: Cape Town Penguins
• 2011: unknown
• 2010: Cape Town Rams
• 2009: unknown
• 2008: Cape Town Eagles
• 2007: Team Maurizio
• 2006: Cape Town Eagles
• 2004-2005: unknown
• 2003: unknown
• 2002: Cape Town Eagles/Wolves
• 2001: Cape Town Sharks
• 1999-2000: unknown
• 1998: Open Division was set to run from 5/4-10/21 with Eagles, Rams, Sharks and Devils playing 12 games apiece, with the season divided into two parts (League 1 from 5/4-7/27 and League 2 from 8/3-10/19), and the top two meeting in the finals on 10/21; 1st Division was set to run from 5/4-10/19 with Eagles, Rams and Sharks playing 14 games apiece, and otherwise using the same format as the Open Division (League 1 was scheduled for 5/4-6/22, League 2 7/20-10/12, with the final slated for 10/19)
• 1997: Southern Deep Sharks
• 1996: Southern Deep Sharks

Other divisions

Intermediate League

• 2016: Cape Town Storm
• 2015: Cape Town Storm
• 2014: unknown (Griffins, Penguins, and Storm competed)

U20

• 2023: Cape Town Penguins
• 2022: Cape Town Penguins
• 2021: Only one game reported (Penguins-Storm 7:6)
• 2020: Cancelled after one game (Storm-Penguins 2:0)
• 2019: Cape Town Penguins
• 2018: Cape Town Penguins
• 2017: Cape Town Penguins

U16

• 2023: Cape Town Penguins
• 2022: Cape Town Storm
• 2020: Cancelled
• 2019: Cape Town Penguins
• 2018: Cape Town Storm
• 2017: Cape Town Penguins

U12

• 2023: Cape Town Storm
• 2022: Cape Town Penguins
• 2021: Cape Town Storm
• 2020: Cancelled after one game (Penguins-Storm 12:9)
• 2019: Cape Town Storm (Group A), Griffins Pink (Group B)
• 2017: Cape Town Penguins

PeeWee

• 2016: Cape Town Storm
• 2015: Cape Town Storm

Womens

• 2020: Cancelled after two games (Pink-Black 8:2 and 7:3)

References

Competitions around the World

Asia Asia League - Beijing League - Bahrain - CIHL Hong Kong - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Iran - Japan (Championship, Regional League, Defunct League) - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Macau - Malaysia (National League, Kuala Lumpur League) - Mongolia - North Korea - Pakistan - Philippines (Hockey League - Minor League - Manila League) - Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau League - Singapore - South Korea (Championship, League) - Taiwan - Thailand (Siam Hockey League - Bangkok Ice Hockey League) - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan Africa Egypt - Morocco - South Africa (Super League, Gauteng League, Western Province League) (List of South African champions) Middle East Israeli (Israeli League, Israel Elite Hockey League, Israeli 2nd League) - United Arab Emirates (Dubai League, Emirates Ice Hockey League) - Qatar Oceania Australia (AIHL - APHL - ECSL - NHSL - Victoria - South Australia - West Australia) - New Zealand Latin America Argentina (Metropolitana competitions - AAHHL Nacional) - Brazil (Sao Paulo Championship - Brazilian Championship) - Ecuador - Mexico Women's leagues Australia (Tier 2) - China (Championship, League) - Hong Kong - India - Iran - Japan (League, Tournament) - Kuwait - Mexico - New Zealand - North Korea - Singapore - South Korea - Thailand - United Arab Emirates Junior leagues Australia (League, Championships) - China - Hong Kong - Israel - Japan (Intercollegiate Games, High School Sports Festival, High School Selection Tournament, Junior High School Championship) - Macau - Mexico - Mongolia - New Zealand - South Korea - Thailand - Uzbekistan