The Icelandic Hockey League (also called the Hertz-Deild Karla) is a hockey league in Iceland with six teams.
History
Hockey was first played in Iceland at around 1950, on ponds and rivers. The weather made it very hard to play, so Icelandic hockey did not develop for some time. In 1987 the first outdoor ice arena was built with an artificial surface, and a second was built three years later. The first indoor arena was built in 1997, and a second was built in 2000.
The league was formed in 1991, with three teams. The league season usually starts at the beginning of October and ends in March/April. Previously an Icelandic Championship was staged.
Teams
Former Teams
League Champions
- 1991-1992 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1992-1993 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1993-1994 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1994-1995 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1995-1996 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1996-1997 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1997-1998 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 1998-1999 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
- 1999-2000 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
- 2000-2001 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2001-2002 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2002-2003 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2003-2004 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2004-2005 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2005-2006 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
- 2006-2007 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
- 2007-2008 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2008-2009 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
- 2009-2010 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2010-2011 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2011-2012 - Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn
- 2012-2013 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
- 2013-2014 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
- 2014-2015 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
- 2015-2016 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
- 2016-2017 - UMFK Esja
- 2017-2018 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2018-2019 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2019-2020 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2020-2021 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2021-2022 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
- 2022-2023 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
Titles by team
| Titles
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Club
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Years
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| 24
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Skautafélag Akureyrar
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1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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| 6
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Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
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1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2023
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| 1
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Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn
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2012
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| 1
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UMFK Esja
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2017
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External links
- [2] - Icelandic Hockey League
- [3] - History of Ice Hockey in Iceland
| European Hockey Overview
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| Top-Level Leagues
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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
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| Second-Level Leagues
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| 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
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| Third-Level Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
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| Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
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| 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)
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| Cup Competitions
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| 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
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| Defunct Leagues
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| 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
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| Women's Leagues
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| International leagues
Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup
National leagues
Austria - 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
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| Junior Leagues
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| Austria - Belarus - Belgium - 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
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| University Leagues
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| European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
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Iceland