Slovenian Ice Hockey League

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The Slovenian Hockey League (Slovene: Slovenska hokejska liga) or the National Championship (Slovene: Državno prvenstvo Slovenije)[1] is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion.

Slovenian Championship
SportIce hockey
Founded1991
FounderIce Hockey Federation of Slovenia
No. of teams6
Country Slovenia
Most recent
champion(s)
HK Olimpija (19th title)
Most titlesHK Olimpija (19 titles)[a]
Official websitehokej.si

History

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Olimpija vs Slavija at Tivoli Hall in the 2012–13 Slovenian Hockey League season

The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1991–92 season, with the championship being held at the end as the play-offs. Over time, some Slovenian teams entered the Austrian Hockey League, and joined only for the play-offs. In the 2007–08 season there was an issue, as the Croatian team Medveščak qualified for the play-offs. As the Slovenian Champion could only be a team from Slovenia, they did not take part in the play-offs. The Slohokej League was established and played its first season in 2009–10, but was cancelled after the 2011–12 season.

Teams

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Team City Arena Founded
2024–25 teams
Celje   Celje Celje Ice Hall 1998
HDD Jesenice   Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 2014
HK Olimpija   Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 2004
Maribor   Maribor Tabor Ice Hall 1993
Slavija Junior   Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 2008
Triglav Kranj   Kranj Zlato Polje Ice Hall 1968
Former teams
Alfa   Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 2005
HDD Bled   Bled Bled Ice Hall 2010
HDD Olimpija   Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 1928
Hidria Jesenice   Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 1999
HKMK Bled   Bled Bled Ice Hall 1999
HK Jesenice   Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 1948
Kranjska Gora   Kranjska Gora Podmežakla Hall 1961
Slavija   Ljubljana Zalog Ice Hall 1964
Team Jesenice   Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 2013
Tivoli   Ljubljana Tivoli Hall N/A
Medveščak Zagreb   Zagreb Dom Sportova 1961
Medveščak Zagreb II   Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 2003
Mladost   Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 1946
Zagreb   Zagreb Dvorana Velesajam 1982
Crvena zvezda   Belgrade Pionir Ice Hall 1946

Winners

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Club Titles Years won
HDD Olimpija / HK Olimpija[b]
19
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
HK Jesenice / HDD Jesenice[b]
13
1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021

Notes

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  1. ^ Including phoenix club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana.
  2. ^ a b The two clubs are separate legal entities; however, all sources, including the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia, recognize the titles of the defunct clubs.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Državno prvenstvo". Hokejska zveza Slovenije (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ R. K. (16 April 2020). "Sezona končana brez državnega prvaka" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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