Polska Hokej Liga
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Polska Liga Hokejowa season | |
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| Formerly | I Liga, Ekstraklasa, Polska Liga Hokejowa |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founder | Polish Ice Hockey Federation |
| Inaugural season | 1955–56 |
| CEO | Janusz Wierzbowski |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | Poland |
| Most recent champion(s) | GKS Tychy (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Podhale Nowy Targ (19) |
| TV partner(s) | TVP Sport |
| Related competitions | Polish 1. Liga |
| Official website | http://hokejfan.pl/phl (Polish) |
The Polska Hokej Liga (polish – Ekstraliga w hokeju na lodzie) is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1927–1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999–2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga.
History
The championship started in 1927. 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 reorganise the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to outbreak of World War II.
The current structure of the league began in 1955.
Current Teams (2016–2017)
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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| ComArch Cracovia | Kraków | Lodowisko im. Adama "Rocha" Kowalskiego | 2,514 |
| GKS Tychy | Tychy | Stadion Zimowy w Tychach | 2,535 |
| TatrySki Podhale Nowy Targ | Nowy Targ | Miejska Hala Lodowa w Nowym Targu | 5,000 |
| JKH GKS Jastrzębie | Jastrzębie-Zdrój | Jastor | 1,986 |
| Unia Oświęcim | Oświęcim | Hala Lodowa MOSiR Oświęcim | 5,000 |
| Polonia Bytom | Bytom | OSiR w Bytomiu | 3,000 |
| Orlik Opole | Opole | Toropol | 3,000 |
| Nesta Mires Toruń | Toruń | Lodowisko Tor-Tor | 4,000 |
| MH Automatyka Stoczniowiec 2014 | Gdańsk | Hala Olivia w Gdańsku | 5,500 |
| KH GKS Katowice | Katowice | Lodowisko Spodek | 1,500 |
| SMS U20 Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec | Stadion Zimowy w Sosnowcu | 3,500 |
Medalists
Titles by team
| Titles | Team | Year |
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| 19 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2010 |
| 13 | Legia Warszawa | 1933, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967 |
| 9 | KS Cracovia | 1937, 1946, 1947, 1949, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
| 8 | Unia Oświęcim | 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| 6 | Polonia Bytom | 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| 5 | AZS Warszawa | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 |
| 5 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 |
| 3 | Górnik Katowice | 1958, 1960, 1962 |
| 3 | GKS Katowice | 1965, 1968, 1970 |
| 2 | KH Sanok | 2012, 2014 |
| 2 | GKS Tychy | 2005, 2015 |
| 1 | Pogoń Lwów | 1933 |
| 1 | AZS Poznan | 1934 |
| 1 | Czarni Lwów | 1935 |
| 1 | Dąb Katowice | 1939 |
| 1 | KTH Krynica | 1950 |
References
- ↑ No championship due to national team preparation for the Winter Olimpics
- ↑ No championship due to climate conditions
- ↑ No championship due to league reorganisation
- ↑ No championship due to World War II
- ↑ Due to climate conditions, the championship was abandoned
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