The Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2004.
History The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland and Russia. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups.
In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (Metalurgs Liepāja and Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, and Sokil Kyiv became members of the league.
Teams of the last season (2003–04) Division A HK Rīga 2000 HK Metalurgs Liepāja ASK/Ogre Sokil Kyiv HK Neman Grodno Keramin Minsk HK Gomel Khimvolokno Titan Klin
Division B HK Vitebsk HK Kyiv Junior Minsk HK Gomel Riga 85 Khimvolokno Mogilev
EEHL champions 1995–96: HK Neman Grodno 1996–97: Juniors Rīga 1997–98: Sokil Kyiv 1998–99: Sokil Kyiv 1999–00: Berkut Kyiv 2000–01: Berkut Kyiv 2001–02: Metalurgs Liepāja 2002–03: Keramin Minsk 2003–04: Keramin Minsk
EEHL Cup winners 1997–98: Sokil Kyiv 1998–99: Sokil Kyiv 2000–01: Berkut Kyiv 2003–04: Titan Klin
External links EEHL Playoffs (Russian)