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Eastern European Hockey League

Eastern European Hockey League
Countries Belarus
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Ukraine
Founded1995
Folded2004
No. of teams9
ChampionshipEEHL Championship
Most successful clubSokil Kyiv (2), Berkut Kyiv (2), Keramin Minsk (2)

Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2004.

History

The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland and Russia. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups.

By its end, the league was increasingly dominated by Belarusian teams. In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, and Sokil Kyiv became members of the league.

Teams of the last season (2003–04)

Division A
  • Latvia HK Rīga 2000
  • Latvia HK Metalurgs Liepāja
  • Latvia ASK/Ogre
  • Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
  • Belarus HK Neman Grodno
  • Belarus Keramin Minsk
  • Belarus HK Gomel
  • Belarus Khimvolokno
  • Russia Titan Klin
Division B
  • Belarus HK Vitebsk
  • Ukraine HK Kyiv
  • Belarus Junior Minsk
  • Belarus HK Gomel
  • Latvia Riga 85
  • Belarus Khimvolokno Mogilev

EEHL champions

  • 1995–96: Belarus HK Neman Grodno
  • 1996–97: Latvia Juniors Rīga
  • 1997–98: Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
  • 1998–99: Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
  • 1999–00: Ukraine Berkut Kyiv
  • 2000–01: Ukraine Berkut Kyiv
  • 2001–02: Latvia Metalurgs Liepāja
  • 2002–03: Belarus Keramin Minsk
  • 2003–04: Belarus Keramin Minsk

EEHL Cup winners

  • 1997–98: Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
  • 1998–99: Ukraine Sokil Kyiv
  • 2000–01: Ukraine Berkut Kyiv
  • 2003–04: Russia Titan Klin

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