Polska Hokej Liga
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Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Polska Hokej Liga season | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 26 April 2013 |
| Founder | Polish Ice Hockey Federation |
| First season | 2013–14 |
| CEO | Mirosław Minkina |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Poland |
| Headquarters | Katowice |
| Most recent champion | GKS Tychy (6th title) |
| Most titles | GKS Tychy (6 titles) |
| Broadcaster | TVP Sport |
| Relegation to | Polish 1. Liga |
| Related competitions | Polish Cup Polish 1. Liga |
| Official website | polskihokej.eu |
The Polska Hokej Liga (PHL) is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. The highest professional level of ice hockey in Poland is the Polish Hockey League (PHL); also referred to as the Polska Hokej Liga.[1] Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926 to 1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga. It follows a system of relegation to and promotion to/from the Polish 1. Liga.
In the 2021–22 season, nine hockey clubs spread across Poland made up the league. Teams from the PHL can participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL), competing for the European Trophy. Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the European/Asian Kontinental Hockey League). Going into the 2022–23 CHL season, the PHL was ranked the No. 12 league in Europe, allowing them to send their top team to compete in the CHL.
History
[edit]The championship started with the 1925–26 season. At first, it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. The tournaments had two stages. The best teams qualified to the final tournament, of which 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 the outbreak of World War II.
The current structure of the league began in 1955.
Teams
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| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Founded |
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| Cracovia | Kraków | Sztuczne Lodowiski A. R. Kowalskiego | 4,500 | 1923 |
| GKS Katowice | Katowice | Satelita Spodek | 1,500 | 1964 |
| GKS Tychy | Tychy | Stadion Zimowy MOSiR | 5,000 | 1971 |
| JKH GKS Jastrzębie | Jastrzebie Zdroj | Jastor | 1,580 | 1963 |
| KH Energa Toruń | Toruń | Tor-Tor | 3,500 | 1924 |
| KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec | Nowy Stadion Zimowy | 2,545 | 1933 (Original) 1998 (Current) |
| STS Sanok | Sanok | Arena Sanok | 3,100 | 1958 (Original) 2020 (Current) |
| TH Unia Oświęcim | Oświęcim | Hala Lodowa | 3,500 | 1958 |
| TMH Polonia Bytom | Bytom | Lodowisko im. Braci Nikodemowiczów OSiR Bytom | 1,500 | 1946 |
Medalists
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Polish Hockey League". Play hockey in Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
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