Alps Hockey League

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.

Alps Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 Alps Hockey League season
SportIce hockey
FoundedMay 21, 2016[1]
Inaugural season2016–17
CommissionerChristian Feichtinger
No. of teams17
CountriesAustria (9 teams)
Italy (7 teams)
Slovenia (1 team)
(2021–22)
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		Asiago (2nd title)
(2021–22)
Most titlesAsiago
Olimpija
(both 2 titles)
Related
competitions		Austrian Hockey League
Inter-National League
Serie A
Official websiteOfficial website

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]

Location of the 2021–22 teams

Austria

Italy

Slovenia

Notes
  1. Reserve team of KAC
  2. Reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg
  3. Reserve team of Steinbach Black Wings
  4. Reserve team of Vienna Capitals

Alps Hockey League seasons
Season Champions Runners-up Series
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

References
  1. "Alps Hockey League, è ufficiale" (in Italian). May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. "Red Bulls schicken B-Team in die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. "Tommaso Teofoli illustra i dettagli dell'Alps Hockey League" (in Italian). June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  6. "Neue Liga präsentiert" (in German). May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. "Alpski ligi se pridružuje trojica" (in Slovenian). Siol. May 19, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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