Alps Hockey League

Alps Hockey League
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded May 21, 2016[1]
Inaugural season 2016–17
CEO Peter Schramm[2]
No. of teams 16
Countries  Austria
 Italy
 Slovenia
Continent Europe
Related
competitions		 Austrian Hockey League
Inter-National League
Serie A

The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. Currently the league is made up of teams representing three nations: Austria, Italy and Slovenia, whilst a team from Croatia is also considering joining.[3] The league formed as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-National League.

Formation

The Alps Hockey League was founded in the spring of 2016, and is a joint venture between the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio as well as the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The three national governing bodies have stated that they are keen to ensure that the league is both of a high standard, and financially viable in the long term.[4] The league will consist of a maximum of 10 teams apiece from both Austria and Italy, whilst a maximum of 5 further teams will be based in Slovenia.[5]

In addition, the league has also stated that it is open to teams from other nations, including Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia joining in the future.[6]

Regarding players, each team can sign a maximum for 4 foreign born players. The AlpsHL will operate a points based system similar to that of the EBEL, with each team having 16 points at their disposal.[7] As a result of this, the league aims to focus on the development of young players from the participating countries.[8]

Teams

The AlpsHL consists of 16 teams, eight of which are based in Italy, seven in Austria, and one team representing Slovenia.[9] Two of the teams in the league acts as developmental teams for senior teams within the EBEL.

Austria

Italy

Slovenia

References

  1. ↑ "Alps Hockey League, è ufficiale" (in Italian). May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Red Bulls schicken B-Team in die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tommaso Teofoli illustra i dettagli dell'Alps Hockey League" (in Italian). June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Neue Liga präsentiert" (in German). May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alps Hockey League: Neumarkt ist mit dabei" (in German). June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Red Bulls' Academy team poised for next international challenge". June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ "AHL: Nächster Italo-Club für die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "AHL: Nächster Italo-Club für die Alps Hockey League" (in German). June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Železarji bodo nastopili v Alpski hokejski ligi" [The Steelers will play in the Alps Hockey League] (in Slovenian). HDD Jesenice official website. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

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