Icelandic Men's Hockey League

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Toppdeild karla

| current_season = 2024–25 Icelandic Hockey League season

| logo = Icehockeyiceland.gif

| pixels = 135px

| caption = Icelandic Men's Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| founded = {{Start date and age|1991}}

| teams = 4

| country = Iceland

| champion = Skautafélag Akureyrar (6th title)

| most_champs = Skautafélag Akureyrar (23 titles)

| folded =

| website = [http://www.ihi.is www.ihi.is]

}}

The Icelandic Men's Hockey League ({{langx|is|Toppdeild karla}}) is an ice hockey league in Iceland. It currently has four active teams.{{cite web|title=2018 Hertz-deild karla Div I|url=http://stats.iihf.com/ihi/22/index.html|website=iihf.com|access-date=30 September 2017}} It is run by Ice Hockey Iceland.{{cite web |title=Lög ÍHÍ |url=https://www.ihi.is/is/log-og-reglur/log-ishokkisamband-islands |website=ihi.is |publisher=Íshokkísamband Íslands |access-date=17 March 2019}}

History

Hockey was first played in Iceland in 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, originally with three teams. The league season usually starts at the beginning of October and ends in March/April. As of 2018, there are three teams competing in the league.

Current teams

Team	City	Arena
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Skautafélag Akureyrar Víkingar	Akureyri	Skautahöllin á Akureyri
Skautafélag Hafnarfjarðar	Reykjavík	Skautasvellið í Egilshöll
Skautafélag Reykjavíkur	Reykjavík	Skautahöllin í Laugardal
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir	Reykjavík	Skautasvellið í Egilshöll

Former teams

Skautafélagið Björninn (27 seasons: 1991–2018)
Esja Reykjavík in Reykjavík (4 seasons: 2014–2018)
Gulldrengir (1 season: 2000–2001)
Húnar, Björninn reserve team (3 seasons: 2011–2014)
Narfi frá Hrísey (Narfi Íshokkí) in Hrísey (3 seasons: 2004–2006, 2007–2008, 2023–24)
SR Fálkar, Skautafélag Reykjavíkur reserve team (2 season: 2012–2014)
SA Jötnar, Skautafélag Akureyrar reserve team (5 seasons: 1994–1995, 2010–2014)

League champions

1991–1992 – Skautafélag Akureyrar{{cite news |title=Akureyringar unnu fyrsta meistaratitilinn |url=https://timarit.is/page/1761415 |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=17 March 1992 |page=B5 |language=Icelandic}}
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 – Björninn
2012–2013 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
2013–2014 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
2014–2015 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
2015–2016 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
2016–2017 – Esja Reykjavík{{cite news|last1=Valsson|first1=Andri Yrkill|title=Esja er Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/ishokki/2017/03/25/esja_er_islandsmeistari_i_fyrsta_sinn_4/|access-date=30 September 2017|work=Morgunblaðið|date=March 25, 2017|language=is}}
2017–2018 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
2018–2019 – Skautafélag Akureyrar{{cite news |author1=Einar Sigtrygsson |title=Tuttugu og einn titill í hús |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2019/03/16/tuttugu_og_einn_titill_i_hus/ |access-date=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=16 March 2019 |language=is}}
2019–2020 - Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.{{cite news |title=Engir Íslandsmeistarar karla 2020 |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2020/04/02/engir_islandsmeistarar_karla_2020/ |access-date=2 April 2020 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=2 April 2020 |language=is}}
2020–2021 – Skautafélag Akureyrar{{cite news |title=Akureyringar Íslandsmeistarar |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2021/04/29/akureyringar_islandsmeistarar/ |access-date=11 May 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=29 April 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
2021–2022 – Skautafélag Akureyrar{{cite news |title=ÚRSLITAKEPPNI KARLA 2022|url=https://www.ihi.is/is/frettir/category/1/urslitakeppni-karla-2022/ |access-date=22 August 2022 |work=Ice Hockey Iceland |date=18 March 2022 |language=Icelandic}}
2022–2023 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur{{cite news |author1=Hans Steinar Bjarnason |title=SR Íslandsmeistari karla í íshokkí í fyrsta sinn í 14 ár |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2023-03-30-sr-islandsmeistari-karla-i-ishokki-i-fyrsta-sinn-i-14-ar |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=RÚV |issue=30 March 2023 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Einar Sigtryggsson |title=SR er Íslandsmeistari eftir 14 ára bið |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2023/03/30/sr_er_islandsmeistari_eftir_14_ara_bid/ |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=30 March 2023 |language=Icelandic}}
2023–2024 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

Titles by team

class="wikitable"
bgcolor=#ececec ! Titles ! Club ! Years
23 \| Skautafélag Akureyrar \| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
6 \| Skautafélag Reykjavíkur \| 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2023, 2024
1 \| Björninn \| 2012
1 \| Esja Reykjavík \| 2017

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! Titles

! Club

! Years

| Skautafélag Akureyrar

| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

| Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

| 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2023, 2024

| Björninn

| 2012

| Esja Reykjavík