International Ice Hockey Federation (1908)
National Hockey League (1917) (Canada; United States)
American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada)
ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada)
Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
Federal Hockey League (2010) (United States; Canada)
Liga Mexicana Élite (Mexico)
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (2004) (Canada)
Note: that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
Canadian Hockey League (governing authority)
Ontario Hockey League (1933) (Canada; United States)
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada)
Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States)
Canadian Junior A Leagues
Canadian Junior Hockey League (governing authority)
Alberta Junior Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
Central Canada Hockey League
Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Maritime Junior Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League; became a junior A league in 1977)
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Ontario Junior Hockey League
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
Superior International Junior Hockey League
American Junior A Leagues
Tier I
United States Hockey League (1979)
Tier II
North American Hockey League (2003)
Tier III
Eastern Hockey League (Premier and 19U Elite) (2013) formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2003)
North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (1966) formerly the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (1966–2016)
North American 3 Hockey League (1970) formerly the Central States Hockey League
Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (2015)
United States Premier Hockey League (Elite, Premier, USP3) (2013)
United Hockey Union (AAU) Junior Leagues
Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (2016)
National College Prospects Hockey League (2016)
Western States Hockey League (1994)
Independent Junior Leagues
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970) - sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba
Canadian Junior B Leagues
Calgary Junior Hockey League
Capital Junior Hockey League
Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 formerly Eastern Ontario Jr B hockey League
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA)
Heritage Junior B Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly Manitoba Junior B Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Lakehead Junior Hockey League
Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
Ligue de Hockey Chaudière-Appalaches Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Lac St. Louis Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA*
Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA *
Ligue de Hockey Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA *
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
North West Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Pacific Junior Hockey League
Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
St. John's Junior B Hockey League
Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"
Canadian Junior C Leagues
Calgary Junior C Hockey League
Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League
Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois Francs *
Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud *
Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior A)
National Capital Junior Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
Noralta Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League
Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League
Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) 2016-17 - Merging of the Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues
*Bill Stobbs Division - formerly (Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League )
*Bloomfield Division - formerly (Niagara & DistrictJunior C Hockey League)
*Carruthers Division - formerly (Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League)
*Orr Division - formerly (Central Junior C Hockey League)
*Pat Doherty Division (2013–14) - formerly (Midwestern Junior C Hockey League)
*Pollock Division - formerly (Western Jr C Hockey League)
*Tod Division - formerly (Empire B Junior C Hockey League)
*Yeck Division (From Jr D 2013-14) - - formerly (Southern Ontario Junior C Hockey League)
Qu’Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"
Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior B) (Canada) *
(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"
U Sports (Canada, varsity)
Atlantic University Sport
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Ontario University Athletics
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States, varsity)
Division I
Atlantic Hockey (men only)
Big Ten (men only)
College Hockey America (women only)
ECAC Hockey (both sexes)
Hockey East (both sexes)
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men only)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (both sexes)
Division II
Northeast-10 Conference
Division III
Eastern College Athletic Conference East
Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast
Eastern College Athletic Conference West
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
New England Small College Athletic Conference
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Note: The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at the Division II level.
American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States)
Men's Division 1
Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL)
College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA)
Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA)
Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL)
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)
Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL)
Men's Division 2
Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC)
Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL)
Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (GNCHC)
Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold division)
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)
Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
Men's Division 3
Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC)
College Hockey Association (CHA) (Contains Non-ACHA members)
College Hockey East (CHE)
Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC)
Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC)
Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA)
Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) (Contains Non-ACHA members)
Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Silver division)
Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC)
North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA)
Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)
Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA)
Women's Division 1
Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)
Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL)
Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC Women's)
National Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA)
Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) (CIHA-affiliate)
Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.
National Junior College Athletic Association (United States)
National Women's Hockey League (2015)
Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007)
Western Women's Hockey League (2004)
National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship (2000)
NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship (1998)
Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ (1999)
Livonia League
Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)
Canada
Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
Chinook Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
Major League Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953)
North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948)
United States
Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
Mountain West Hockey League (2012)
Unsanctioned
Hockey North America (1980)
School and youth
Central States Developmental Hockey League
United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association
Independent School League (Boston Area)
Interscholastic Hockey League
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
Super Eight (hockey)
Midwest Prep Hockey League
Minnesota State High School League boy's hockey
Missouri high school hockey
Mid-States Club Hockey Association (MSCHA)
Mid America High School Hockey League (MAHSHL)
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New York high school hockey
New York State Public High School Athletic Association (varsity)
New York State Amateur Hockey Association (non varsity)
North Dakota High School Activities Association
Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
Pennsylvania high school hockey
Penguins Cup
Flyers Cup
Washington high school hockey
Western Washington High School Hockey League
Tri-Cities Amateur Hockey Association
West Virginia high school hockey (Penguins Cup)
Wisconsin high school hockey
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association
All-American Hockey League (1987–1988)
All American Hockey League (2008-2011)
America East Hockey League (2005–2008)
Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886–1898)
American Amateur Hockey League (1896–?)
American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–1987)
Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
California Hockey League (1928–1933)
California Hockey League (1957–1963)
Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)
Canadian-American Hockey League (1926–1936)
Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)
Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)
Canadian Independent Junior Hockey League (2014)(folded prior to playing any games)
Canadian International Hockey League (2014) - played one season
Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA Division I, 1971–2013)
Central Hockey League (1963–1984)
Central Hockey League (1992-2014) (United States; Canada)
Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown-1980)
Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992-1998)
Central/West Junior Hockey League (relegated from Jr B 2014 and became inactive)
College Hockey America men's division (NCAA Division I, 1999–2010; conference remains in operation as a women's hockey league)
Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)
Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)
Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)-became All-American Hockey League
Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1934, 1935–1948, 1949–1953)
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905–1909)
Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1923–?)
Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, 1979–1981)
Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993–2013) – Some split from the league to form the United States Premier Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League
Eastern Junior B Hockey League (1951–1972)
Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003–2008)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914–1915, 1959–1963)
Eastern States Hockey League (2003–2013) formerly the Continental Hockey Association 2003–2011
EJHL South (2006–2013) formerly the Southeastern Junior Hockey League, affiliated with the Eastern Junior Hockey League from 2011–2013 before merging with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Elite Division
Empire Junior Hockey League (–2013) – Merged with the United States Premier Hockey League as the Empire Division
Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1909)
Global Hockey League (DNP, 1990)
Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (2008-2012)
Great West Hockey Conference (NCAA Division I, 1985–1988)
Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001–2002)
International-American Hockey League (1936–1941)-became American Hockey League
International Independent Hockey League (2003)
International Hockey League (1929–36)
International Hockey League (1945–2001)
International Professional Hockey League (1904–1907)
Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-?)
Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)
Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978–2008)
Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal
Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)
Manitoba Professional Hockey League (1907–1909)
Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)
Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I, 1997–2003; conference remains in operation as an all-sports league without ice hockey)
Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007–2008)
Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974-2015) merged with United States Premier Hockey League
National Hockey Association (1909–1917)
National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
New York-Penn Major Hockey League (1973 to 1979)
North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (2014–2016) formerly the Northern States Hockey League (2012–2014) - merged with North American 3 Hockey League
North American Hockey League (1973–1977)
North Eastern Hockey League (2003–2008)
North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (Canada)
North West Hockey League (1933–1936)
Northern Junior Hockey League (2008–2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000–2016) - folded and remaining teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League
Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012–2014) - became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (Canada)
Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)
Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
Ottawa City Hockey League (1890–1957)
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)
Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)
Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (Canada)
Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)
Prairie Hockey League (1926–1928)
Quebec Hockey League (1952–1959)
Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945–1952)
Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (British Columbia, Canada)
South East Hockey League (2003–2004)
Southern Elite Hockey League (1998–2000)
Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)
Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972–1976) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)
Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)
Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)
Tri-State League (NCAA Division I, 1950–1972)
Tropical Hockey League (1938–1939)
United Hockey League (1991 as Colonial Hockey League, also known as International Hockey League) (1991-2010)
United States Hockey League (1945–1951)
Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)
Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)
Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)
West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)
Western Hockey League (professional) (1925–1926)
Western Hockey League (minor pro) (1952–1975)
Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)
Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)
World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)
World United Hockey League (2014–2015)
WHA Junior Hockey League (2006–2008)
Leagues for disabled hockey players
Amputee Hockey
American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA)
American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
Sledge hockey
United States Sled Hockey Association (USSHA)
Mid-American Great Lakes Hockey League (MAGL)
Special Hockey
Special Hockey International – Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the word, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.
Kontinental Hockey League (Belarus, China, Croatia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia)
Supreme Hockey League (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia)
Asia and Africa
Asia League Ice Hockey (Japan, South Korea, China, Russia)
Chinese Ice Hockey Championship
Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
Georgian Ice Hockey League
Hockey Night in Asia
Hong Kong Ice Hockey Championship
Indian Ice Hockey Championship
Israeli League
All-Japan Championship (cup tournament)
Defunct Japan Ice Hockey League
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship (league in both Europe and Asia)
Kyrgyzstan Championship
Subang Jaya Ice Hockey League
Mongolia Hockey League
North Korean Championship
Manila Ice Hockey League
Singapore National Ice Hockey League
South African Interprovincial Ice Hockey Championship
Korea Domestic Championship
Thailand
Thai World Hockey League
(Leagues involve teams from both Europe and Asia)
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (1993)
Turkish Ice Hockey First League
Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (2007)
Turkmenistan Championship (ice hockey) (2013)
Qatar Ice Hockey League
Emirates Ice Hockey League
Alpenliga (1991–1999) - multinational league with teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Replaced by the International Ice Hockey League (1999–2007)
Eastern European Hockey League (1995–2005) - multinational league with teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and Poland.
North Sea Cup - multinational league with teams in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Panonian League
EUHL - international university league
Armenian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
Austrian National League
Austrian Oberliga
Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga
Belarusian Hockey League
Belgian Hockey League
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League
Bulgarian Hockey League
Croatian Ice Hockey Championship
Czech Extraliga (1993)
Czech 1.liga
Czech 2.liga
Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League
Metal Ligaen
DDR-Oberliga
Meistriliiga
Finland
Liiga (1975; renamed from SM-liiga in 2013)
Mestis (renamed in 2000)
Suomi-sarja
2. Divisioona
Defunct
SM-sarja
Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja
Ligue Magnus
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994-)
Ice hockey Bundesliga (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)
DEL2 (2013-)
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) (1973-2013, replaced by DEL2)
Oberliga (Ice Hockey) (1948-)
Bavarian ice hockey leagues (1976-)
Regionalliga
German women's ice hockey Bundesliga (1988-)
Greek Ice Hockey Championship
MOL Liga
OB I. Bajnokság
Beno Fodor
Iceland
Icelandic Hockey League
Ireland
Irish Ice Hockey League
Serie A (former Elite.A and Serie A1)
Serie B (former Seconda Divisione and Serie A2)
Serie C
Junior and youth
Under 20 (2 national divisions)
Under 18 (2 national divisions)
Under 16 (many regional divisions)
Under 14 (many regional divisions)
Under 12 (many regional divisions)
Under 10 (many regional divisions)
Under 8 (many regional divisions)
Serie A
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
Latvian Hockey League
Independent Amateur hockey league (Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga/NAHL)
Lithuania Hockey League
Luxembourg Championship
The Netherlands
Eredivisie
Eerste Divisie
U17
U14
U12
GET-ligaen
1. divisjon
Norway U20 Elite
Norway U18 Elite
Poland
Polska Liga Hokejowa
Polish 1. Liga
Portugal National Ice Hockey Championship
Liga Naţională de hochei
Kontinental Hockey League
Russian Major League
Russian Hockey League
Minor Hockey League (Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga)
Moscow Region
Northwest Region Hockey
Ural Region
Night Hockey League.
Russian Superleague (1996-2008)
International Hockey League (1992-1996)
Russian Second League
Serbian Hockey League
Slovak Extraliga (1993–present after dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (1931–1993))
Slovak 1.Liga (12 teams, first 8 participate in play-offs and the winner plays with the worst team from Extraliga, last four teams participate in a play-out and 4th team after play-out plays a relegation game with the best team in 2.Liga)
Slovak 2.Liga
Slovenian Ice Hockey League
Soviet Hockey League
Superliga Española de Hockey Hielo
Swedish Hockey League (New name for the top league in 2013. The national championship has been played since 1922 in other forms. 14 teams)
HockeyAllsvenskan (The Swedish second league. The four best teams compete in the end of the season with the two worst placed team in SHL. 14 teams.)
Hockeyettan, Division 1, (Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South. The five best teams in each region make 2 new series called Allettan at the conclusion of the regions. The two Allettan winners, and the two teams that survive a three-round playoff, compete with the last two teams in HockeyAllsvenskan for their spots in the higher league. 48 teams at present.)
Division 2 (Divided into 11 regions.)
Division 3 (Divided into 13 regions.)
Division 4 (Divided into 6 regions. The league does not cover all of Sweden.)
J20 SuperElit (Under 20, junior league.)
J20 Elit (Under 20, junior second league. Divided into 4 regions: North, East, West, and South.)
J18 Elit (Under 18, divided into 4 regions.)
Riksserien (Highest league, 8 teams.)
Switzerland
National League A (1908)
National League B
1. Liga
2. Liga
Youth Hockey League (2012)
Major League (1992-2011)
Professional Hockey League (2011–13)
Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-)
English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997-)
National Ice Hockey League (1996-)
Scottish National League
British Universities Ice Hockey Association Cup Competition (2004-)
Defunct Leagues
British National League (1954–1960)
British National League (1996–2005)
Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)
British Hockey League (1982–1996)
English Ice Hockey Association Women's Leagues
Women's Premier League
Women's Division 1 North
Women's Division 1 South
Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League (Semi-professional)
East Coast Super League
Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
Australian Women's Ice Hockey League
New Zealand
New Zealand Ice Hockey League
