European Women's Hockey League

{{Infobox sports league

| title = European Women's Hockey League

| current_season = 2024–25 EWHL season

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| logo = European Women's Hockey League logo.svg

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| formerly = Elite Women's Hockey League, 2005–2019

| sport = Ice hockey

| game =

| founded = {{start date and age|2004}}

| founder = International Ice Hockey Federation

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| director = Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation

| president = Martin Kogler

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| inaugural = 2004–05

| teams = 11

| countries = Austria, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Slovakia

| headquarters = Göstingerstraße 111
Graz, Austria

| champion = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty

| champ_season = 2024–25

| most_champs = {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres (6)

| tv =

| sponsor = Tippmix

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| confed_cup = EWHL Super Cup

| website = {{Official website|https://www.ewhl.hockey/}}

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}}

The European Women's Hockey League, abbreviated EWHL, is an international ice hockey league. Created as the Elite Women's Hockey League in 2004 by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the EWHL comprises clubs from several countries in Central Europe and one team from Kazakhstan, and is played in parallel to national championships.

History

The EWHL was created in 2004 on the same principle as the men's ice hockey Interliga. For its first season, the EWHL featured teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia. Teams from additional countries joined the league during the following seasons, including HC Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia in 2005, KHL Grič Zagreb from Croatia in 2006, and HC Slavia Praha from the Czech Republic in 2007. In the 2008–09 season, the Italian and Hungarian teams gave way to two clubs from Germany, OSC Berlin and ESC Planegg. During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, the Netherlands national team participated in the EWHL.The Netherlands wishing to offer more competitive matches to their top Women players. Source: EWHL Website

Before the 2019–20 season, the Elite Women's Hockey League was renamed, becoming the European Women's Hockey League to reflect its unique position within European women's ice hockey.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-08|title=EWHL-Premiere in Sterzing|url=http://www.evbz-hockeyacademy.it/de/home/news-detailansicht/ewhl-premiere-in-sterzing.html|access-date=2020-11-13|website=EV Bozen Hockey Academy|language=de}} Also, the Polish women's national team joined the league in 2019, playing as the Silesia Brackens and later under the name Silesian Metropolis Katowice.{{Cite web|last=Krzywicki|first=Benjamin|date=2019-06-27|title=Three Polish National Teams to Play In Foreign Leagues.|url=https://polishpuck.com/2019/06/27/three-polish-national-teams-to-play-in-foreign-leagues/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=Polish Puck|language=en}} The Hungarian team KMH Budapest rejoined the league, and MAC Budapest was added.

The EWHL is mostly played in a championship format with home and away matches, with the exception of the 2005–06 season where the teams were distributed in two regional divisions followed by qualifying rounds. For the 2010–11 season, the regular season was followed by a play-off between the four teams at the top of the league table.

Though they joined the league in the 2015–16 season, Kazakh team Aisulu Almaty has played only two EWHL games from their home arena, Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, due to the significant travel distance. The 2019–20 season provided the first opportunity for Aisulu to play EWHL matches in front of a home crowd, when they hosted the EHV Sabres for a two game series during 19–20 October 2019.{{Cite web|last=Manninen|first=Henrik|date=2019-10-19|title=EWHL goes to Central Asia|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/15438/ewhl-goes-to-central-asia|access-date=2020-11-13|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|language=en}}

Since the 2019–20 season, the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation has overseen the league. The league president is Martin Kogler.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-11|title=EWHL to move under the HIHF|url=https://www.visegradhockey.hu/ewhl-to-move-under-the-hihf|access-date=2020-09-04|website=visegradhockey.hu}}

In March 2023, a group of eighteen players founded the European Women's Hockey League Players' Association (EWHLPA). The organization's driving purpose is to address players' concerns and advocate for changes on players' behalf, while also playing an active role in the development of the league.{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=EWHL Members Form Players' Association |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/ewhl-members-form-players-association |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The Hockey News |date=17 August 2023 |language=en}}

Teams

= 2024–25 season =

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! Team name !! Location !! Home venue !! Head coach

Aisulu Almaty

| {{Flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty

| Baluan Sholak Sports Palace

| {{Sortname|Alexander|Maltsev|dab=Alexander Ivanovich Maltsev}}

Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia

| {{Flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| Tüskesátor

| {{Sortname|Norbert|Zaka}}

DEC Salzburg Eagles

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Salzburg

| Eisarena Salzburg

| {{Sortname|Eva-Maria|Verworner}}

EC Graz Huskies{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Derek |title=Barbier bringing her knowledge to the next generation |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/55536/barbier_bringing_her_knowledge_to_the_next_generat |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=18 December 2023 |language=en |date=9 November 2023}}

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Graz

| Merkur Eisstadion

| {{Sortname|Paul|Mocher}}

EVB Eagles Südtirol

| {{Flagicon|ITA}} Bolzano

| PalaOnda

| {{Sortname|Stefano|Daprà}}

HK PSRŽ Bratislava

| {{Flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava

| {{wrap|Zimný štadión Vladimíra Dzurillu (Ružinov)}}

| {{Sortname|Miroslav|Mosnár}}

Lakers Kärnten

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Villach

| Heidi Horten-Arena (Klagenfurt)

| {{sortname|Günther|Ropatsch}}

MAC Budapest

| {{Flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| Kisstadion

| {{Sortname|Zoltán|Fodor|dab=ice hockey}}

Metropolia Silesia

| {{Flagicon|POL}} Katowice

| OSIR Bytom (Bytom)

| {{Sortname|Zbigniew|Wrobel}}

Neuburg Highlanders

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Neuberg an der Mürz

| Eishalle Kapfenberg (Kapfenberg)

| {{Sortname|David|Picka}}

SKN Sabres St. Pölten

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} Sankt Pölten

| {{Ill|Sportzentrum NÖ|de|Sportzentrum Niederösterreich}}

| {{Sortname|Stephan|Brozovsky}}

Source: ÖEHV{{Cite web |last= |title=European Women's Hockey League: 2023/24 Tabelle |url=https://www.eishockey.at/gamecenter/european-womens-hockey-league |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Austrian Ice Hockey Association |language=de}}

= Former teams =

Austria

Belarus

HK Pantera Minsk

Croatia

KHL Grič Zagreb

Czechia

HC Slavia Praha

Denmark

Hvidovre IK

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Netherlands

Netherlands women's national team

Slovakia

Slovenia

Champions

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!width="20"| #

!width="70"| Years

!scope="col" style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" | {{gold1}} Gold

!scope="col" style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" | {{silver2}} Silver

!scope="col" style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" | {{bronze3}} Bronze

!width="90"|No. of teams

align=center|1

|2004

|{{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

|{{flagicon|SLO}} HK Terme Maribor

|{{flagicon|ITA}} HC Agordo

| align="center"| 8

align=center|2

|2005–06

|{{flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava

|{{flagicon|SLO}} HK Terme Maribor

|{{flagicon|ITA}} HC Eagles Bolzano

| align="center"| 11

align=center|3

|2006–07

|{{flagicon|SVK}} HC Slovan Bratislava

|{{flagicon|AUT}} The Ravens Salzburg

|{{flagicon|SLO}} HK Terme Maribor

| align="center"| 12

align=center|4

|2007–08

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Slavia Praha

|{{flagicon|AUT}} The Ravens Salzburg

|{{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| align="center"| 11

align=center|5

|2008–09

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Slavia Praha

|{{flagicon|GER}} OSC Berlin

|{{flagicon|GER}} ESC Planegg

| align="center"| 8

align=center|6

|2009–10

| {{flagicon|GER}} ESC Planegg

| {{flagicon|AUT}} The Ravens Salzburg

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| align="center"|6

align=center|7

|2010–11

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

| {{flagicon|GER}} ESC Planegg

| align="center"|8

align=center|8

|2011–12

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

| {{flagicon|BLR}} HK Pantera Minsk

| align="center"|6

align=center|9

|2012–13

| {{flagicon|BLR}} HK Pantera Minsk

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Salzburg Eagles

| align="center"|6

align=center|10

|2013–14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} EV Bozen Eagles

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Neuberg Highlanders

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| align="center"|7

align=center|11

|2014–15

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|ITA}} EV Bozen Eagles

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Salzburg Eagles

| align="center"| 6

align=center|12

|2015–16

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Salzburg Eagles

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty

| align="center"| 7

align=center|13

|2016–17

| {{flagicon|ITA}} EV Bozen Eagles

| {{flagicon|AUT}} DEC Salzburg Eagles

| {{flagicon|SVK}} HC ŠKP Bratislava

| align="center"| 8

align=center|14

|2017–18

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|ITA}} EV Bozen Eagles

| {{flagicon|HUN}} KMH Budapest

| align="center"| 8

align=center|15

|2018–19

| {{flagicon|HUN}} KMH Budapest

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|ITA}} EVB Eagles Südtirol

| align="center"| 9

align=center|16

|2019–20

| {{flagicon|HUN}} KMH Budapest

| {{flagicon|HUN}} MAC Budapest

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty

| align="center"| 10

align=center|17

| 2020–21

| {{flagicon|HUN}} KMH Budapest

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| {{flagicon|SVK}} HC ŠKP Bratislava

| align="center"| 9

align=center|18

| 2021–22

| {{flagicon|HUN}} KMH Budapest

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty

| {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres

| align="center"| 11

align=center|19

| 2022–23

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Hokiklub Budapest

| {{flagicon|HUN}} MAC Budapest

| {{flagicon|SVK}} HC ŠKP Bratislava

| align="center"| 10

align=center|20

| 2023–24

| {{flagicon|SVK}} HC ŠKP Bratislava

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Hokiklub Budapest

| {{flagicon|HUN}} MAC Budapest

| align="center"| 12

align=center|21

| 2024–25

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Sabres St. Pölten

| {{flagicon|SVK}} HK PSRŽ Bratislava

| align="center"| 11

Source: {{cite web |title=EWHL League Champion 2022-23: Hokiklub Budapest |url=https://ewhl.com/ewhl-league-champion-2022-23-hokiklub-budapest/ |website=European Women's Hockey League |access-date=5 June 2023 |language=en |date=27 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=EWHL League Champion 2023-24: HC SKP Bratislava |url=https://ewhl.com/ewhl-league-champion-2023-24-hc-skp-bratislava/ |website=European Women's Hockey League |access-date=17 March 2024 |language=en, de-DE |date=16 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=Aisulu Almaty Crowned EWHL Champion 2024/24 |url=https://ewhl.hockey/league/news/?id33050/215115 |website=European Women's Hockey League |access-date=15 April 2025 |date=23 March 2025}}

=All-time medal count=

==Clubs==

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bgcolor="#efefef" ! ! Club ! scope="col" style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" \| {{Gold1}} Gold ! scope="col" style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" \| {{Silver2}} Silver ! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" \| {{Bronze3}} Bronze ! Total
1	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} SKN Sabres St. Pölten{{Efn\|Includes record as EHV Sabres}}	6	4	4	14
2	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|SVK}} ŠKP Bratislava{{Efn\|Includes record as Slovan Bratislava}}	3	2	3	8
3	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|HUN}} Hokiklub Budapest{{Efn\|Includes record as KMH Budapest}}	5	1	1	7
4	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} EVB Eagles Südtirol{{Efn\|Includes record as EV Bozen Eagles}}	2	2	1	5
5	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty	1	1	2	4
6	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Slavia Praha	2	0	0	2
7	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|GER}} ESC Planegg	1	0	2	3
8	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|BLR}} HK Pantera Minsk	1	0	1	2
9	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} DEC Salzburg Eagles{{Efn\|Includes record as Ravens Salzburg/The Ravens Salzburg}}	0	5	2	7
10	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|HUN}} MAC Budapest	0	2	2	4
10	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} HK Terme Maribor	0	2	1	3
11	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|GER}} OSC Berlin	0	1	0	1
11	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Neuburg Highlanders	0	1	0	1
12	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} HC Eagles Bolzano	0	0	1	1
12	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} HC Agordo	0	0	1	1

==Nations==

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

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| team =

| gold_AUT = 6 | silver_AUT = 10 | bronze_AUT = 6

| gold_HUN = 5 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 2

| gold_SVK = 3 | silver_SVK = 2 | bronze_SVK = 4

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 3

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 2

| gold_CZE = 2 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1

| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 1

| gold_KAZ = 1 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 2

}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.ewhl.hockey/}}
[https://www.ewhl.com/informationen/news EWHL News]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101018113510/http://www.ewhj.org/index.cfm?tem=1&spr=1&hpn=6 European Women's Hockey Journal] {{In lang|de}}

Category:Sports leagues established in 2004

Category:2004 establishments in Europe

Category:Multi-national ice hockey leagues in Europe

Category:Multi-national professional sports leagues

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bgcolor="#efefef" ! ! Club ! scope="col" style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" \| {{Gold1}} Gold ! scope="col" style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" \| {{Silver2}} Silver ! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" \| {{Bronze3}} Bronze ! Total
1	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} SKN Sabres St. Pölten{{Efn\|Includes record as EHV Sabres}}	6	4	4	14
2	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|SVK}} ŠKP Bratislava{{Efn\|Includes record as Slovan Bratislava}}	3	2	3	8
3	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|HUN}} Hokiklub Budapest{{Efn\|Includes record as KMH Budapest}}	5	1	1	7
4	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} EVB Eagles Südtirol{{Efn\|Includes record as EV Bozen Eagles}}	2	2	1	5
5	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Aisulu Almaty	1	1	2	4
6	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Slavia Praha	2	0	0	2
7	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|GER}} ESC Planegg	1	0	2	3
8	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|BLR}} HK Pantera Minsk	1	0	1	2
9	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} DEC Salzburg Eagles{{Efn\|Includes record as Ravens Salzburg/The Ravens Salzburg}}	0	5	2	7
10	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|HUN}} MAC Budapest	0	2	2	4
10	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} HK Terme Maribor	0	2	1	3
11	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|GER}} OSC Berlin	0	1	0	1
11	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Neuburg Highlanders	0	1	0	1
12	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} HC Eagles Bolzano	0	0	1	1
12	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} HC Agordo	0	0	1	1

European Women's Hockey League

History

Teams

= 2024–25 season =

= Former teams =

Champions

=All-time medal count=

==Clubs==

==Nations==

See also

References

External links