Alps Hockey League

Alps Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded21 May 2016
First season2016–17
No. of teams13
CountriesAustria (4 teams)
Croatia (1 team)
Italy (7 teams)
Slovenia (1 team)
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champions
Gherdëina (1st title)
(2025–26)
Most titlesAsiago
Olimpija
Ritten
(all 2 titles)
Related
competitions		Austrian Hockey League
Inter-National League
Serie A
WebsiteOfficial website

The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. It was established in 2016 as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-National League.

Formation

The Alps Hockey League was founded in spring 2016 as a joint venture between the Austrian Ice Hockey Association, the Italian Ice Sports Federation, and 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. In addition, the league has also stated that it is open to teams from other nations, including the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia.

Regarding players, each team can sign a maximum four foreign-born players. The AlpsHL operates on a points-based system, with each team having 36 points available, of which a maximum of 16 can be spent on foreign players. As a result of this, the league aims to focus on the development of young players from the participating countries.

Teams

In the 2026–27 season, the AlpsHL consists of 13 teams, with 7 teams from Italy, 4 from Austria, and 1 each from Croatia and Slovenia.

Alps Hockey League is located in Alps
Asiago
KAC
KAC
Kitzbühel
Red Bull
Red Bull
Eisbären
Cortina
Ghe.
Unterland
Mer.
Rit.
Wipp.
Jesenice
Sisak
Location of the 2026–27 teams

Austria

Croatia

Italy

Slovenia

Notes
  1. ↑ Youth team of EC KAC
  2. ↑ Youth team of Red Bull Salzburg

List of seasons

Season Champions Runners-up Series
2016–17 Italy Ritten Italy Asiago 4–1
2017–18 Italy Asiago Italy Ritten 4–3
2018–19 Slovenia Olimpija Italy Pustertal Wölfe 4–3
2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Slovenia Olimpija Italy Asiago 3–0
2021–22 Italy Asiago Slovenia Jesenice 3–2
2022–23 Slovenia Jesenice Italy Cortina 4–2
2023–24 Italy Ritten Italy Cortina 4–0
2024–25 Austria Zeller Eisbären Slovenia Jesenice 4–1
2025–26 Italy Gherdëina Italy Merano 4–0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alps Hockey League, è ufficiale" (in Italian). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jesenice loses to Italy's Asiago in Alps Hockey League finals". sta.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Press Agency. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024. The Alps Hockey League is the professional ice hockey league made up of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia...
  3. ↑ Landvogt, Chapin (28 April 2021). "Olimpija wins AlpsHL again". IIHF. Retrieved 27 April 2024. ...the AlpsHL seems to be exactly the right pro league for the youngsters, who...
  4. ↑ "Red Bulls schicken B-Team in die Alps Hockey League" (in German). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "AHL offiziell vorgestellt - Einschreibefrist endet am 15. Juni" (in German). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tommaso Teofoli illustra i dettagli dell'Alps Hockey League" (in Italian). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Start der neuen Alps Hockey League" (in German). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Neue Liga präsentiert" (in German). 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alpska liga še naprej s 13 udeleženci: poslavlja se Bregenzerwald, vračajo se Korošci" (in Slovenian). Siol. 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.