Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League
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HK Vukovi (3) | |
Official website | http://www.hsbih.ba |
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League (BHL) is the top league for ice hockey in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation.
History
Hockey developed slowly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of it being concentrated in Sarajevo. By the later 1980s, one team, HK Bosna, made it to the Yugoslav Hockey League. With the end of Yugoslavia came the end of hockey in the country, for some time. War and economic difficulties prevented the organization/formation of a league for some time. The first season of the league was held in 2002–03, with four teams. After the season three teams simply were not able to remain active. With their demise, the league went into a hiatus for six years until the 2009–10 season.[1] The league is strictly amateur at this time with a low/developmental level of play with no body checking.
All hockey games in BiH are played out in the country's biggest city and capital,
Teams
The 2002–03 season had four teams competing —
Team | City | Home stadium | Founded | Joined | Notes |
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HK Medvjedi |
Novo Sarajevo | Olympic Hall Zetra | 2003 | 2009 | Played under the name of HK Medvjedi for the 2011–12 season. |
HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 | Ilidža | Olympic Hall Zetra | 2002 | Did not compete in the 2009–10 season. Formally known as HK Ilidža 2010. | |
HK Bosna | Centar, Sarajevo | Olympic Hall Zetra | 1980 | 2002 | Did not compete in the 2011–12 season, currently merged with national junior team. |
HK Vukovi |
Stari Grad, Sarajevo | Olympic Hall Zetra | 2002 | 2009 | Played under the name of HK Vukovi for the 2011–12 season. |
Blue Bulls Sarajevo | Sarajevo | Olympic Hall Zetra | 2013 | 2013 |
Former teams
Team | City | Founded | Notes |
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HK Jahorina | Pale | 2002 | Competed only in the 2002–03 season before folding. |
HK Šampion | Sarajevo | 2002 | Competed only in the 2002–03 season before folding. |
Seasons and champions
- 2002–03 — HK Bosna finished first in the regular season and won the playoff series 2–0 against HK Ilidža 2010.
- HK Stari Gradwon the playoff series 2–1 against HK Bosna.
- HK Alfa
- 2011–12 — HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 finished first in the regular season and won the single game final 3–2 against HK Alfa.
- HK Medvjedi Sarajevoin two straight games.
- 2013–14 — HK Stari Grad Vukovi finished first in the regular season and beat HK Ajkule Ilidža in two straight games.
- 2014–15 — Blue Bulls Sarajevo finished first in the regular season and won the championship.
- 2015–16 — HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 finished first in the regular season and won the championship.
Championships
Club | Titles | Years Won |
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HK Stari Grad
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3
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2010, 2013, 2014 |
HK Bosna | 2
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2003, 2011 |
HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 | 2
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2012, 2016 |
Blue Bulls Sarajevo | 1
|
2015 |
See also
References
- ^ Steven Ellis (2 April 2015). "A Short History of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Team". Hockey House. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ HK Bosna forum thread, sportsport.ba (ba)
- ^ a b "Otvoreno prvenstvo BiH u hokeju na ledu" (in Bosnian). Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "BHHL". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Championnat de Bosnie-Herzégovine 2002/03" (in French). Hockey365. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Championnat de Bosnie-Herzégovine 2009/10" (in French). Hockey365. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Sezona 2010/2011 Raspored-Schedule" (in Bosnian). Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-19.