Balkan Amateur Hockey League

The Balkan Hockey League (Bulgarian: Балканска Хокейна Лига), called the BaHL (Bulgarian: БаХЛ), is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

Balkan Amateur Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2013–14 Balkan Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2007
CEOMartin Milanov
No. of teams10
Country Bulgaria (8 teams)
 Greece (1 team)
 North Macedonia (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)
Dynamo Sofia
Most titlesNSA Sofia (2)
Official website

History

The league was founded by Bulgarian ice hockey player Martin Milanov, who would become its president.

In addition to Bulgarian teams, the BaHL has teams had from Serbia, Greece, and Macedonia.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded Joined BaHL
Teams (Group A)
Ice Devils Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Dynamo Sofia Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Dnepr Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2012 2012–13
Red Star Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Winter Sports Palace 3,200 2002 2013–14 (rejoined)
AllStars Greece Thessaloniki Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Metalurg Skopje North Macedonia Skopje Skopje Ice Rink 2,000 2013 2013–14
Teams (Group B)
Ice Devils (B) Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2011–12
Torpedo Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2007 2007–08
Admiral Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Ice Sparks Bulgaria Sofia Slavia Ice Stadium 1,874 2013 2013–14
Balkan Amateur Hockey League is located in Balkans
Slavia Ice Stadium
Slavia Ice Stadium
Skopje Ice Rink
Skopje Ice Rink
Stadiums for the teams participating in the Balkan Amateur Hockey League

BaHL playoffs

There are playoffs after the regular seasons. Almost all BaHL have been won by Bulgarian teams. The only cases in which the championship was won by other teams, they were from Greece.

BaHL Champions

Martin Milanov, chairman of the league, since its creation.
  • 2007 PAOK
  • 2008 Slavia Sofia
  • 2009 Aris Thessaloniki
  • 2010 Etro (Veliko Tarnovo)
  • 2011 NSA (Sofia)
  • 2012 NSA (Sofia)
  • 2013 Dynamo Sofia
  • 2014
Club Winners Winning Years
NSA Sofia
2
2011, 2012
Dynamo Sofia
1
2013
Etro
1
2010
Aris Thessaloniki
1
2009
Slavia Sofia
1
2008
PAOK
1
2007

Bold denotes seasons in which the BaHL had teams outside Bulgaria.

See also

References

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