Balkan Amateur Hockey League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2013–14 Balkan Hockey League | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| CEO | Martin Milanov |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Bulgaria (8 teams) Greece (1 team) North Macedonia (1 team) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dynamo Sofia |
| Most titles | NSA Sofia (2) |
| Official website | [1] |
The Balkan Hockey League (Bulgarian: Балканска Хокейна Лига), called the BaHL (Bulgarian: БаХЛ), is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.
History
The idea for the league was caused by Martin Milanov, famous Bulgarian professional ice hockey player and future president of BaHL. In the beginning only a few teams participated but over the time more and more teams joined, making 10 teams nowadays.
The league exists in today's form since the 2006-07 season.
During the years teams from Serbia, Greece, Macedonia have joined and have left the league. This season there are only two foreign teams: Metalurg Skopje (Macedonia) and Allstars (Greece).
Teams
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined BaHL |
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| Current Teams (Group A) | |||||
| Ice Devils | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2007 | 2007–08 |
| Dynamo Sofia | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2007 | 2007–08 |
| Dnepr | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2012 | 2012–13 |
| Red Star | Sofia
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Sofia Winter Sports Palace | 3,200 | 2002 | 2013–14 (rejoined) |
| AllStars | Thessaloniki
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2013 | 2013–14 |
| Metalurg Skopje | Skopje
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Skopje Ice Rink | 2,000 | 2013 | 2013–14 |
| Current Teams (Group B) | |||||
| Ice Devils (B) | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2007 | 2011–12 |
| Torpedo | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2007 | 2007–08 |
| Admiral | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2013 | 2013–14 |
| Ice Sparks | Sofia
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Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874 | 2013 | 2013–14 |
BaHL Playoffs
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
- 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 |
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| NSA Sofia | 2011,2012 | |
| Dynamo Sofia | 2013 | |
| Etro | 2010 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 2009 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2008 | |
| PAOK | 2007 |
bold - seasons in which league had teams outside Bulgaria.
See also
- Bulgaria men's national ice hockey team
- Bulgarian Hockey League, (Bulgarian: Българска Хокейна Лига) 1st league in Bulgaria
- Ice hockey in Bulgaria
References