List of British ice hockey competitions
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This is a list of ice hockey competitions in Great Britain:
Primary Competitions
| Competition | Founded | Folded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Ice Hockey League | 2003 | - | Top-level national competition |
| British Championship | 1930 | - | Currently awarded to EIHL playoff champion |
| English National Ice Hockey League | 1996 | - | Second-level national competition** |
| Scottish National League | 2000 | - | Top-level Scottish competition; on par with ENIHL |
| Northern League | 2023 | - | Regional competition |
| Challenge Cup | 2001 | - | National cup competition |
| Scottish Cup | 1986 | - | Scottish cup competition |
| Varsity Match | 1885 | - | Oxford-Cambridge university competition |
| New Niagara Challenge Cup | 1897 | 1899 | Defunct tournament |
| English Club Championship | 1898 | 1931 | Defunct national championship |
| English Ice Hockey League | 1903 | 1904 | Defunct national league |
| British League | 1929 | 1930 | Defunct English competition |
| Scottish National League | 1929 | 1954 | Defunct Scottish competition |
| Mitchell Trophy | 1930 | 1939 | Defunct Scottish cup competition |
| President's Pucks | 1933 | 1939 | Defunct Scottish cup competition |
| Scottish Cup | 1937 | 1955 | Defunct Scottish cup competition |
| Scottish Canada Cup | 1946 | 1954 | Defunct Scottish cup competition |
| Scottish League Flag Competition | 1946 | 1947 | Defunct Scottish cup competition |
| English League | 1931 | 1936 | Defunct English competition |
| English National League | 1934 | 1954 | Defunct English competition |
| English National Tournament | 1934 | 1950 | Defunct English cup competition |
| Autumn Cup | 1946 | 2000 | Defunct national cup competition |
| Southern Intermediate League | 1948 | 1955 | Defunct English intermediate competition |
| Midland Intermediate League | 1951 | 1955 | Defunct English intermediate competition |
| British National League | 1954 | 1960 | Defunct British competition |
| British Home Tournaments | 1960 | 1970 | Played in lieu of league competition |
| Scottish League | 1962 | 1965 | Defunct Scottish competition |
| Coca-Cola Championship | 1965 | 1966 | Defunct multi-league competition |
| Northern League | 1966 | 1982 | Defunct regional competition |
| Icy Smith Cup | 1966 | 1981 | Served as national championship |
| Southern League | 1970 | 1978 | Defunct regional competition |
| English League North | 1978 | 1982 | Defunct regional competition |
| Inter-City League | 1978 | 1982 | Defunct regional competition |
| English National League | 1981 | 1982 | Defunct English competition |
| Scottish National League | 1981 | 1982 | Defunct Scottish competition |
| British Hockey League | 1982 | 1996 | Defunct top-level national competition |
| Scottish League | 1985 | 2000 | Defunct Scottish competition |
| English League | 1987 | 1996 | Defunct English competition |
| English Conference | 1991 | 1994 | Defunct English competition |
| Ice Hockey Superleague | 1996 | 2003 | Defunct top-level national competition |
| British National League | 1996 | 2005 | Defunct second-level national competition |
| English Premier Ice Hockey League | 1998 | 2017 | Defunct second-level national competition* |
| Northern League | 2005 | 2011 | Defunct regional competition |
| British junior competitions | - | Various junior competitions | |
| Women's Elite Ice Hockey League | 1984 | - | Top-level women's competition |
| Women's Premier Ice Hockey League | 1990 | - | Second-level women's competition |
| Women's Division One Ice Hockey League | 2015 | - | Third-level women's competition |
(*Formerly the third level competition until 2005. **Formerly the fourth-level competition until 2005 and third level competition until 2017.)
Other Competitions
- Leagues
- Best of British League
- Border League
- British House Leagues
- British Universities Ice Hockey Association
- Coronation Summer League
- Essex Radio Midweek League
- Grimsby & District Hockey League
- London Intermediate League
- London-Provincial League
- Inter-City Intermediate League
- Inter-City Junior League
- Midland League
- Midland League - Division 2
- North British League
- North of Scotland Ice Hockey League (never played)
- Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League
- Northern Junior League
- Northern Reserve League
- Northern Second League
- Planet Ice Challenge League
- Scottish Amateur League
- Scottish Points Competition
- Scottish Premier Hockey League
- Scottish Summer League
- Southern B League
- Southern Junior League
- Ulster Ice Hockey League
- Tournaments
- Airlie Trophy
- Ahearne Cup
- Alexander Trophy
- Altrincham Summer Tournament
- Anderson Trophy
- Association Cup
- Autumn Trophy
- Bairns Trophy
- Benson and Hedges Plate
- Best of British Cup
- Bobby Orr Trophy
- British IHA Cup
- British Knockout Cup
- British Women's Ice Hockey Friendship Tournament
- Capital Foods Challenge
- Castle Eden Cup
- Celtic Cup
- Celtic League Cup
- Christmas Cup
- Cleveland Cup
- Coca-Cola Trophy
- Coronation Cup
- Coronation Gold Cup
- Coronation Tournament
- English National Ice Hockey Cup
- English Premier Ice Hockey Cup
- English Premier Knockout Cup
- English-Scottish Cup
- Essex Cup
- FFDR Cup
- Fife Championship
- Findus Challenge Cup
- Forth Challenge Trophy
- Golden Jubilee Trophy
- Greyhound Trophy
- Grimsby Tournament
- Grinocs Cup
- Horace Roberts Memorial Trophy
- Icy Smith Cup
- Liverpool Tournament
- London Cup
- Lynn Pollock Cup
- Midlands Cup
- Millenium Cup
- Northern Cup
- Panther Trophy
- Racers Trophy
- Recreational Southern Cup
- Sheffield Tournament
- Silver Jubilee Cup
- Simpson Trophy
- Southampton Cup
- South East Trophy
- Southern Cup
- Stein Lager Trophy
- Sussex Daily News Cup
- Taws Trophy
- Tiger Trophy
- Trafford Tournament
- Victory Cup
- Walker Cup
- West of Scotland Challenge Cup
- Wightlink Tournament
- Winter Cup