Alps Hockey League
Alps Hockey League | |
Sport | Ice Hockey |
Founded | May 21, 2016[1] |
CEO | Peter Schramm[2] |
Inaugural season | 2016–17 |
No. of teams | 14 |
Continent | Europe |
Related competitions | Austrian Hockey League Inter-National League Serie A |
The Alps Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. Currently the league is made up of teams representing three nations: Austria, Italy and Slovenia, whilst a team from Croatia is also considering joining.[3] The league formed as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-National League.
Formation
The Alps Hockey League was founded in the spring of 2016, and is a joint venture between the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio as well as the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The three national governing bodies have stated that they are keen to ensure that the league is both of a high standard, and financially viable in the long term.[4] The league will consist of a maximum of 10 teams apiece from both Austria and Italy, whilst a maximum of 5 further teams will be based in Slovenia.[5]
In addition, the league has also stated that it is open to teams from other nations, including Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia joining in the future.[6]
Regarding players, each team can sign a maximum for 4 foreign born players. The AHL will operate a points based system similar to that of the EBEL, with each team having 16 points at their disposal.[7] As a result of this, the league aims to focus on the development of young players from the participating countries.[8]
Teams
In the 2022–23 season, the AlpsHL consisted of 15 teams, with 7 teams from Austria, 7 from Italy, and 1 from Slovenia.[9]
Austria
- Bregenzerwald
- Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
- Die Zeller Eisbären
- EC KAC Future Team
- Lustenau
- Red Bull Hockey Juniors
- Steinbach Steel Wings Linz
Italy
- Cortina Hafro
- Fassa Falcons
- Gherdeina valgardena.it
- Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
- Meran/o Pircher
- Rittner Buam
- Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Slovenia
Alps Hockey League seasons
Season | Champions | Runners-up | |
---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | Ritten Sport | HC Asiago | |
2017–18 | HC Asiago | Ritten Sport | |
2018–19 | HK Olimpija | HC Pustertal Wölfe | |
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020–21 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana | Asiago Hockey 1935 | |
2021–22 | Asiago | Jesenice | |
2022-23 | Jesenice | Cortina | |
2023-24 | Ritten | Cortina |
References
- ↑ "Alps Hockey League, è ufficiale" (in Italian). May 21, 2016. http://www.sportal.it/articoli/altri-sport/hockey-su-ghiaccio/alps-hockey-league-ufficiale/1080554/. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. http://www.sportnews.bz/de/eishockey/news-detail/news/ahl-offiziell-vorgestellt-einschreibefrist-endet-am-15-juni.html. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Red Bulls schicken B-Team in die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 6, 2016. http://sportreport.biz/2016/06/06/red-bull-salzburg-alps-hockey-league/. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. http://www.sportnews.bz/de/eishockey/news-detail/news/ahl-offiziell-vorgestellt-einschreibefrist-endet-am-15-juni.html. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. http://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/eishockey/sonstiges/neue-alps-hockey-league-wird-vorgestellt/. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Tommaso Teofoli illustra i dettagli dell’Alps Hockey League" (in Italian). June 9, 2016. http://www.hockeytime.net/2016/06/09/tommaso-teofoli-illustra-i-dettagli-dellalps-hockey-league/. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. http://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/eishockey/sonstiges/neue-alps-hockey-league-wird-vorgestellt/. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Neue Liga präsentiert" (in German). May 30, 2016. http://www.eishockey.at/inter-national-league/news/datum/2016/05/30/neue-liga-praesentiert/. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Mavrič, Petra (July 5, 2022). "Alpska 15-erica začenja 10. septembra, v končnici novost" (in sl). Siol. https://siol.net/sportal/hokej/alpska-liga-2022-23-583212.
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