Polska Hokej Liga

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Polska Hokej Liga
2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season
Polska Hokeja Liga.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1955
CEO Janusz Wierzbowski
Inaugural season 1955–56
No. of teams 11
Country(ies) Poland
Most recent champion(s) KS Cracovia (11th title)
Most championship(s) Podhale Nowy Targ (19)
TV partner(s) TVP Sport
Official website http://www.hokejliga.pl/ (Polish)
Related competitions Polish 1. Liga

The Poska Hokej Liga (polish - Ekstraliga w hokeju na lodzie) is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1927–1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999–2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga.

History

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The voivoideships of inter-war Poland.

The championship was started by the Polish Ice Hockey Federation (Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie) in 1927, although the first attempt to stage a national championship was made a year earlier. At first it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. There were eight primary regional championships - Kraków, Pomerania, Poznań, Łódz, Lwów (which also featured teams from Tarnopol and Stanislawów), Silesia, Warsaw (also comprised of teams from Kielce), and Wilno. There was also a championship played in Volhynia in 1933 and 1934. Each regional competition was governed by a Okręgowy Związek Hokeja na Lodzie (District Ice Hockey League). Poland was divided into 17 subdivisions, known as Voivoideships, from 1921-1939. By 1936, hockey was played in every voivoideship except for Nowogródek.

An old logo from the league.

The national championship consisted of a preliminary round, featuring the regional champions. The best teams qualified for the final tournament, where the winner was declared champion. In 1938, the Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided to reorganize the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to outbreak of World War II. After a six-year hiatus, the championship resumed in 1945-46. The Polska Liga Hokejowa was founded as the national ice hockey league in Poland in 1955.

Current Teams (2016–2017)

Team City Arena Capacity
ComArch Cracovia Kraków Lodowisko im. Adama "Rocha" Kowalskiego 2,514
GKS Tychy Tychy Stadion Zimowy w Tychach 2,535
TatrySki Podhale Nowy Targ Nowy Targ Miejska Hala Lodowa w Nowym Targu 5,000
JKH GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Jastor 1,986
Unia Oświęcim Oświęcim Hala Lodowa MOSiR Oświęcim 5,000
Polonia Bytom Bytom OSiR w Bytomiu 3,000
Orlik Opole Opole Toropol 3,000
Nesta Mires Toruń Toruń Lodowisko Tor-Tor 4,000
MH Automatyka Stoczniowiec 2014 Gdańsk Hala Olivia w Gdańsku 5,500
KH GKS Katowice Katowice Lodowisko Spodek 1,500
SMS U20 Sosnowiec Sosnowiec Stadion Zimowy w Sosnowcu 3,500

Medalists

Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
1927 AZS Warszawa WTL Warszawa Pogoń Lwów
1928 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa TKS Toruń
1929 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa
1930 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa
1931 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa AZS Poznań
1932 [1]
1933 Legia Warszawa & Pogoń Lwów AZS Poznań
1934 AZS Poznań Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów
1935 Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów KS Cracovia
1936 [2]
1937 KS Cracovia KS Warszawianka KTH Krynica
1938 [3]
1939 Dąb Katowice KS Warszawianka Ognisko Vilnius
1946 KS Cracovia ŁKS Łódź Siła Giszowiec
1947 KS Cracovia Wisła Kraków ŁKS Łódź
1948 KS Cracovia [4]
1949 KS Cracovia KTH Krynica Legia Warszawa
1950 KTH Krynica Górnik Janów Pomorzanin Toruń
1951 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica KS Cracovia
1952 Legia Warszawa Górnik Janów KTH Krynica
1953 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica Górnik Janów
1954 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Janów
1955 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Katowice
1956 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Start Katowice
1957 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice KTH Krynica
1958 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1959 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice ŁKS Łódź
1960 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1961 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ
1962 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1963 Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Górnik Katowice
1964 Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Polonia Bydgoszcz
1965 GKS Katowice Legia Warszawa Polonia Bydgoszcz
1966 Podhale Nowy Targ Legia Warszawa GKS Katowice
1967 Legia Warszawa GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń
1968 GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń Podhale Nowy Targ
1969 Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń
1970 GKS Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice
1971 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów ŁKS Łódź
1972 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1973 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice
1974 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1975 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice GKS Katowice
1976 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1977 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice
1978 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec Naprzód Janów
1979 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec ŁKS Łódź
1980 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ ŁKS Łódź
1981 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy
1982 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów
1983 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy
1984 TMH Polonia Bytom Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ
1985 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ
1986 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów
1987 Podhale Nowy Targ TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów
1988 TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1989 TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów Podhale Nowy Targ
1990 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1991 TMH Polonia Bytom KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ
1992 KS Unia Oświęcim Naprzód Janów Podhale Nowy Targ
1993 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TMH Polonia Bytom
1994 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim Górnik Katowice
1995 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice
1996 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TTH Toruń
1997 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice
1998 KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KKH Katowice
1999 KS Unia Oświęcim KTH Krynica Podhale Nowy Targ
2000 Dwory Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KTH Krynica
2001 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice TMH Polonia Bytom
2002 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice GKS Tychy
2003 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
2004 Dwory Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy
2005 GKS Tychy Dwory Unia Oświęcim KS Cracovia
2006 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2007 Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy KS Cracovia
2008 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2009 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2010 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Cracovia GKS Tychy
2011 Cracovia GKS Tychy Unia Oświęcim
2012 KH Sanok Cracovia Unia Oświęcim
2013 Cracovia JKH GKS Jastrzębie GKS Tychy
2014 KH Sanok GKS Tychy JKH GKS Jastrzębie
2015 GKS Tychy JKH GKS Jastrzębie Podhale Nowy Targ
2016 Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2017 Cracovia GKS Tychy Polonia Bytom

Titles by team

Titles Team Year
19 Podhale Nowy Targ 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2010
13 Legia Warszawa 1933, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967
1 KS Cracovia 1937, 1946, 1947, 1949, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
8 Unia Oświęcim 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
6 Polonia Bytom 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
5 AZS Warszawa 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
3 Górnik Katowice 1958, 1960, 1962
3 GKS Katowice 1965, 1968, 1970
2 KH Sanok 2012, 2014
2 GKS Tychy 2005, 2015
1 Pogoń Lwów 1933
1 AZS Poznan 1934
1 Czarni Lwów 1935
1 Dąb Katowice 1939
1 KTH Krynica 1950

See also

References

  1. No championship due to national team preparation for the Winter Olimpics
  2. No championship due to climate conditions
  3. No championship due to climate conditions
  4. Due to climate conditions, the championship was abandoned

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