Balkan Amateur Hockey League

The Balkan Hockey League (Bulgarian: Балканска Хокейна Лига), called the BaHL (Bulgarian: БаХЛ), is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

Balkan Amateur Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2013–14 Balkan Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2007
CEOMartin Milanov
No. of teams10
Country Bulgaria (8 teams)
 Greece (1 team)
 North Macedonia (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)
Dynamo Sofia
Most titlesNSA Sofia (2)
Official websitehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/BaHL/329059256180

History

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The league was founded by Bulgarian ice hockey player Martin Milanov [ru], who would become its president.

In addition to Bulgarian teams, the BaHL has teams had from Serbia, Greece, and Macedonia.

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded Joined BaHL
Teams (Group A)
Ice Devils   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Dynamo Sofia   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Dnepr   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2012 2012–13
Red Star   Sofia Sofia Winter Sports Palace 3,200 2002 2013–14 (rejoined)
AllStars   Thessaloniki Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Metalurg Skopje   Skopje Skopje Ice Rink 2,000 2013 2013–14
Teams (Group B)
Ice Devils (B)   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2011–12
Torpedo   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Admiral   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Ice Sparks   Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Stadiums for the teams participating in the Balkan Amateur Hockey League

BaHL playoffs

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There are playoffs after the regular seasons. Almost all BaHL have been won by Bulgarian teams. The only cases in which the championship was won by other teams, they were from Greece.

BaHL Champions

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Martin Milanov, chairman of the league, since its creation.
  • 2007 PAOK
  • 2008 Slavia Sofia
  • 2009 Aris Thessaloniki
  • 2010 Etro (Veliko Tarnovo)
  • 2011 NSA (Sofia)
  • 2012 NSA (Sofia)
  • 2013 Dynamo Sofia
  • 2014
Club Winners Winning Years
NSA Sofia
2
2011, 2012
Dynamo Sofia
1
2013
Etro
1
2010
Aris Thessaloniki
1
2009
Slavia Sofia
1
2008
PAOK
1
2007

Bold denotes seasons in which the BaHL had teams outside Bulgaria.

See also

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