Hong Kong Ice Hockey League

	Hong Kong Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2009
No. of teams	4
Country(ies)	Hong Kong
Most recent champion(s)	HKIHA
Official website	hkiha.org

The Hong Kong Ice Hockey League is the national ice hockey competition in Hong Kong.

History

The South China League's logo

The South China Ice Hockey League was first contested during the 1995-96 season. Also referred to as Hockey Night in Asia, the competition was organized by Asiasports Ltd. The Coors Light League was later held in 2007 and 2008 and appears to have been the successor to the SCIHL.

The Hong Kong Amateur Hockey League, organized by the Hong Kong Amateur Hockey Club (formerly the Hong Kong Amateur Hockey Association) was first contested during the 2001-02 season. It is also referred to as the Sunday League.^[1]

The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association organized a league that ran from June 1-August 20, 2005, featuring four divisions - Hong Kong, International, Asian A, and Asian B.^[2]

It also organized the HKIHA Champion League in 2005-06, which the federation website described as: "The purpose of this league is to promote the sports of ice hockey in Hong Kong, developing coaches, referees and players to become leaders in Hong Kong. The developed participants in turn will help to promote the sports and become leaders in other leagues playing in Hong Kong."^[3]

The HKIHA was also responsible for running the 2007 Hong Kong 4's Ice Hockey League. The season spanned from October 18 to November 15, 2011.^[4]

The Hong Kong Ice Hockey League was formed for the 2008-09 season. Described as one of the largest ice hockey leagues in South East Asia, the HKL currently consists of three divisions (Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3), although a fourth division also operated until the 2011-12 season. Division 1 games are played on Thursdays, Division 2 on Mondays, and Division 3 on Wednesdays. The league consists of three, 12-minute, run-time periods.

Billed as "Hong Kong's premiere ice hockey league", the Principal Standard League, organized by the HKAHC, plays under IIHF rules, featuring three 20-minute stop-clock periods and utilizing a four-official system. It is the only league in Hong Kong where checking is allowed. Regular season games are played on Tuesday nights.

Hockey Night in Asia

Champions

Coors Light League

2007-08: Division 1: Asiasports, Division 2: Dragonback, Division 3: Wendigos^[5]
2006-07: Division 1: Yellow Tail, Division 2: Sam Wai, Division 3: WIHO Loonies^[6]

South China Ice Hockey League

2005-06: Budweiser
2004-05: Budweiser
2003-04: Sunday
2002-03: Wellcome
2001-02: Distacom Devils
2001 (summer): Dragon Centre
2000-01: Distacom Devils
2000 (summer): Budweiser Red
1999-2000: Nike Jets
1999 (summer): Yellow Pages
1998-99: Bud Gold
1998 (summer): Bud Gold
1997-98: Dharmala Jets
1996-97: Dharmala Jets
1995-96: La Cafe

Hong Kong Amateur Hockey League

2016-17: Zerve Spartans (Sunday League), Gaggia Empire (Wednesday League)
2015-16: Agon Knights
2014-15: Winner Medical IceWolves
2013-14: Regular Division: Winner Medical Kings, Novice Division: AIH
2012-13: Regular Division: IceWolves, Novice Division: Crave Hong Kong
2011-12: Regular Division: IceWolves, Novice Division: Grizzly
2010-11: Regular Division: Kings, Novice Division: X-skate Grizzly
2009-10: ? (league was divided into three divisions - Premiere, Regular, and Novice)
2008-09: Islanders
2007-08: Chow Tai Fook
2006-07: Sam Wai
2005-06: HawkEyes
2004-05: Kings - Falcons in final - results unknown
2003-04: Rays
2002-03: Typhoons
2001-02: IceFlyers

HKIHA League

Also known as the Hong Kong 4's Ice Hockey League in 2007.

2007: Dragon Centre
2005: Hong Kong 3

HKIHA Champion League

2005-06: Hong Kong Penguins