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{{Infobox sports league
| logo = Extreme_Ice_Hockey_League_Logo.png
| pixels = 200px
| title = Extreme Ice Hockey League (XHL)
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| administrator = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation|JIHF]]
| founded = 2025
| inaugural = [[2025-26 XHL season|2025–26]]
| teams = 3
| level = 2
| country = [[Japan]]
| folded =
| champion = [[Tokyo Wilds]]
| most_champs = [[Tokyo Wilds]] (1)
| promotion =
| relegation =
| related_comps =
| tv =
| current_season =
| website = https://xhl.jp/
}}

The '''Extreme Ice Hockey League''' (XHL) is the second-tier [[ice hockey]] league in [[Japan]], below the [[Asia League Ice Hockey]]. It is administered by the [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]] (JIHF), a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]].<ref name="league is born">{{cite web |title=A new ice hockey league is born in Japan |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/a-new-ice-hockey-league-is-born-in-japan/ |publisher=nationalteamsoficehockey.com |access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]] announced the creation of the Extreme Ice Hockey League in June 2025 with the first season expected to be played from October 2025 to March 2026. Initially, the teams would all be based in the [[Tokyo]], [[Nagoya]], and [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] regions. The federation that it hoped the new league would help grow the sport in Japan.<ref name="国内に新たな">{{cite web |title=国内に新たなアイスホッケーリーグ誕生「EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE」2025年10月開幕！ |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000134745.html |publisher=PR Times |access-date=23 October 2025 |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="TOKYO WILDS">{{cite web |last1=Hoshi |first1=Aka |title=We are proud to support the XHL professional ice hockey team “TOKYO WILDS” |url=https://rlam.jp/en/we-are-proud-to-support-the-xhl-professional-ice-hockey-team-tokyo-wilds/ |publisher=RLAM Trading |access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> The first season featured three teams: [[Nagoya Orques]], [[Shiga Blue Rise IHC|Shiga Blue Rise]], and [[Tokyo Wilds]]. The league was played in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin format]] with each team playing six home games. The first game was held on 12 October 2025 with Shiga Blue Rise hosting Nagoya Orcs at Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena in Ōtsu.<ref name="が発足 10／12">{{cite web |title=新リーグ『EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE』が発足 10／12（日）に滋賀・木下カンセーアイスアリーナで開幕戦 |url=https://icepress.media/mens/%E6%96%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%80%8Eextreme-ice-hockey-league%E3%80%8F%E7%99%BA%E8%B6%B3/ |publisher=Ice Press Japan |access-date=23 October 2025 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Current teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:;" colspan="4"| Extreme Hockey League Teams: 2025–26 Season<ref name="Teams">{{cite web |title=Teams |url=https://xhl.jp/teams/ |publisher=Extreme Ice Hockey League |access-date=23 October 2025 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=1|Team
! colspan=1|Municipality
! colspan=1|Venue
! rowspan=1|Joined league
|-
| [[Tokyo Wilds]] || [[Nishitokyo]], [[Tokyo]] || DyDo Drinco Ice Arena || align=center|2025
|-
| [[Nagoya Orques]] || [[Nagoya]], [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] || Kuniwa Port Sports & Culture || align=center|2025
|-
| [[Shiga Blue Rise IHC|Shiga Blue Rise]] || [[Ōtsu]], [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] || Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena ||align=center|2025
|-
|}

==Season results==
{| class="wikitable"
!|Year
!|Champion
!|Runner-Up
!|Third
|-
| [[2025-26 XHL season|2025-26]]<ref name="XHL's first season concludes">{{cite web |title=The XHL's first season concludes with the Tokyo Wilds winning the championship. |url=https://xhl.jp/league/%e3%80%90xhl-%e3%83%95%e3%82%a1%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba%e3%83%b3%e3%81%af%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%af%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba-%e3%81%ae%e5%84%aa%e5%8b%9d%e3%81%a7/ |publisher=Extreme Ice Hockey League |access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref>
| [[Tokyo Wilds]]
| [[Nagoya Orques]]
| [[Shiga Blue Rise IHC|Shiga Blue Rise]]
|-
| 2026–27
|
|
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Asia League Ice Hockey]]
* [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
* [[Japan men's national ice hockey team]]

==External links==
*[https://xhl.jp/ Official website]
*[https://www.jihf.or.jp/watching_games/season/detail.php?meet=855 Page] at [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Asian Leagues}}
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]]

{{Wikipedia}}

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