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Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
league which existed from 1995 to 2004.


History

The league was formed in 1995 by
Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
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Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
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Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
and
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
, 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. In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia ( Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (
Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
) joined the
Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague, abbreviated BHL, also known as the BETERA Extraleague for sponsorship reasons, or known as the Belarusian Open Championship, (), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has s ...
. 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 Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
became members of the league.


Teams of the last season (2003–04)

;Division A: * HK Rīga 2000 * HK Metalurgs Liepāja *
ASK/Ogre ASK/Ogre was an ice hockey club in Ogre, Latvia Ogre () is the state city in the Ogre Municipality (and previously Ogre district) in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, east of the capital Riga, and is situated at the confluence of the Daugava ...
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Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
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HK Neman Grodno Hockey Club Neman Grodno (, ''HK Nioman Hrodna'') is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. History Team names *1980–1986 ''KSM Grodno'' *1986–1988 ''ShVSM Grodno'' *1988–1991 ''Progre ...
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Keramin Minsk Keramin Minsk ''(Belarus, Belar. Керамин-Минск)'' was an ice hockey team from Minsk, Belarus. They played in the Belarusian Extraleague until 2010 where the team disbanded due to financial reasons. History The club was created in 1998 ...
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HK Gomel HK Gomel () is an ice hockey team in Gomel in Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and L ...
* Khimvolokno * Titan Klin ;Division B: *
HK Vitebsk HK Vitebsk is an ice hockey team in Vitebsk, Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Li ...
* HK Kyiv * Junior Minsk *
HK Gomel HK Gomel () is an ice hockey team in Gomel in Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and L ...
* Riga 85 * Khimvolokno Mogilev


EEHL champions

* 1995–96:
HK Neman Grodno Hockey Club Neman Grodno (, ''HK Nioman Hrodna'') is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. History Team names *1980–1986 ''KSM Grodno'' *1986–1988 ''ShVSM Grodno'' *1988–1991 ''Progre ...
* 1996–97:
Juniors Rīga The Juniors Riga were an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey Higher League and the Eastern European Hockey League. History The Juniors Riga were founded in 1993 and first took part in the Latvian Hockey Higher Le ...
* 1997–98:
Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
* 1998–99:
Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
* 1999–00: Berkut Kyiv * 2000–01: Berkut Kyiv * 2001–02: Metalurgs Liepāja * 2002–03:
Keramin Minsk Keramin Minsk ''(Belarus, Belar. Керамин-Минск)'' was an ice hockey team from Minsk, Belarus. They played in the Belarusian Extraleague until 2010 where the team disbanded due to financial reasons. History The club was created in 1998 ...
* 2003–04:
Keramin Minsk Keramin Minsk ''(Belarus, Belar. Керамин-Минск)'' was an ice hockey team from Minsk, Belarus. They played in the Belarusian Extraleague until 2010 where the team disbanded due to financial reasons. History The club was created in 1998 ...


EEHL Cup winners

* 1997–98:
Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
* 1998–99:
Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv (; ), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv, HC Sokil, or HC Sokol Kiev, is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within th ...
* 2000–01: Berkut Kyiv * 2003–04: Titan Klin


External links


EEHL Playoffs (Russian)
{{Eastern European Hockey League Defunct multi-national ice hockey leagues in Europe Sports leagues established in 1995 Ice hockey leagues in Belarus Ice hockey leagues in Latvia Ice hockey leagues in Lithuania Ice hockey leagues in Poland Defunct ice hockey leagues in Russia Ice hockey leagues in Ukraine Sports leagues disestablished in 2004 1995 establishments in Europe 2004 disestablishments in Europe