Icelandic Hockey League

Icelandic Hockey League

Icelandic Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1991
No. of teams	6
Country	Iceland
Most recent champion(s)	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
Official website	[1]

The Icelandic Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Iceland with six teams.

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 2012, there were six teams competing in the league.

Former Team