Icelandic Hockey League

Icelandic Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1991
No. of teams	4
Country(ies)	Iceland
Most recent champion(s)	SA Vikingar
Official website	[1]

The Icelandic Hockey League is a hockey league in Iceland with six teams.

History

Hockey was first played in Iceland at around 1950, on ponds and rivers. The weather made it very hard to play, so Icelandic hockey did not develop for some time. In 1987 the first outdoor ice arena was built with an artificial surface, and a second was built three years later. The first indoor arena was built in 1997, and a second was built in 2000.

The league was formed in 1991, with three teams. The league season usually starts at the beginning of October and ends in March/April. Previously an Icelandic Championship was staged.

Teams

• Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn
• SA Vikingar Akureyrar
• Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• UMFK Esja

Former Teams

• Narfi frá Hrísey (Narfi Ishokki) in Hrísey
• Hunar (Björninn II)
• SA Jötnar (Akureyrar II)
• Fálkar (Reykjavíkur II)

League Champions

• 1991-1992 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1992-1993 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1993-1994 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1994-1995 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1995-1996 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1996-1997 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1997-1998 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1998-1999 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 1999-2000 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2000-2001 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2001-2002 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2002-2003 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2003-2004 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2004-2005 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2005-2006 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2006-2007 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2007-2008 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2008-2009 - Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2009-2010 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2010-2011 - Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2011-2012 - Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn
• 2012-2013 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
• 2013-2014 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
• 2014-2015 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar
• 2015-2016 - Skautafélag Akureyrar Vikingar

Titles by team

Titles	Club	Years
19	Skautafélag Akureyrar	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
5	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur	1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009
1	Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn	2012

External links

• [2] - Icelandic Hockey League
• [3] - History of Ice Hockey in Iceland

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