Alps Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 Alps Hockey League season |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | May 21, 2016[1] |
| Inaugural season | 2016–17 |
| Commissioner | Christian Feichtinger |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Countries | Austria (9 teams) Italy (7 teams) Slovenia (1 team) (2021–22) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Asiago (2nd title) (2021–22) |
| Most titles | Asiago Olimpija (both 2 titles) |
| Related competitions | Austrian Hockey League Inter-National League Serie A |
| Official website | Official website |
The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia.[2] The league was established as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-National League.
Formation
The Alps Hockey League was founded in spring 2016, and is a joint venture between the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio, and the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The three national governing bodies have stated that they are keen to ensure that the league is both of a high standard, and financially viable in the long term.[3] In addition, the league has also stated that it is open to teams from other nations, including the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia.[4]
Regarding players, each team can sign a maximum four foreign-born players. The AlpsHL operates a points based system similar to that of the EBEL, with each team having 16 points at their disposal.[5] As a result of this, the league aims to focus on the development of young players from the participating countries.[6]
2021–22 teams
In the 2021–22 season, the AlpsHL consisted of 17 teams, with 9 teams from Austria, 7 from Italy, and 1 from Slovenia.[7]
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Austria
BEMER VEU Feldkirch- Bregenzerwald
- Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
- Die Zeller Eisbären
- KAC II[lower-alpha 1]
- Lustenau
- Red Bull Hockey Juniors[lower-alpha 2]
- Steel Wings Linz[lower-alpha 3]
- Vienna Capitals Silver[lower-alpha 4]
Italy
Cortina Hafro- Fassa Falcons
- Gherdeina valgardena.it
- Meran/o Pircher
- Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey
- Rittner Buam
- Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Slovenia
- Notes
- ↑ Reserve team of KAC
- ↑ Reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg
- ↑ Reserve team of Steinbach Black Wings
- ↑ Reserve team of Vienna Capitals
Alps Hockey League seasons
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Series |
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| 2016–17 | Ritten |
Asiago |
4–1 |
| 2017–18 | Asiago |
Ritten |
4–3 |
| 2018–19 |  Olimpija |
Pustertal Wölfe |
4–3 |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2020–21 | Olimpija |
Asiago |
3–0 |
| 2021–22 | Asiago |
Jesenice |
3–2 |
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External links
- Use mdy dates from June 2016
- Pages with broken file links
- Sports leagues established in 2016
- Ice hockey leagues in Austria
- Ice hockey leagues in Italy
- Ice hockey leagues in Slovenia
- Ice hockey leagues in Europe
- Multi-national ice hockey leagues in Europe
- Professional sports leagues in Austria
- Professional sports leagues in Italy
- Multi-national professional sports leagues
