The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier
ice hockey
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league in
Poland
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. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or
Ekstraklasa
Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Contested by 18 ...
from 1926 to 1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a
limited liability company
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and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga. It follows a system of relegation to and promotion to/from the
Polish 1. Liga.
History
The championship started in 1925-26. At first, it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. The tournaments had two stages. The best teams qualified to the final tournament, of which the winner was declared champion. In 1938, the
Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided to reorganize the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to the outbreak of
World War II
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.
The current structure of the league began in 1955.
2021–2022 teams
Medalists
See also
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Polish Cup (ice hockey)
External links
Polska Hokej Liga websitePolish Ice Hockey Federation websitehokej.netplanetofhockey.com
{{Ice Hockey Leagues
Top tier ice hockey leagues in Europe
Professional ice hockey leagues in Poland