The International Hockey League (abbr. IHL) is a regional ice hockey league held since 2017 with clubs from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.
History In the 2017/18 season, the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia established the International Hockey League (IHL) - a competition in which all Slovenian clubs and clubs from abroad could apply. In the inaugural season, Slavija, Celje, Triglav, Bled, Maribor, Medveščak, Mladost, Zagreb, Crvena zvezda and Vojvodina played in the league, while in the 2018/19 season hockey players from Austria joined Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian clubs.
Current clubs
Clubs that participate in the 2026–27 season:
International Hockey League Club City Medveščak Zagreb Mladost Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb Triglav Kranj Slavija Junior Ljubljana Celje Celje Crvena zvezda Belgrade Partizan Belgrade Pro Stars Novi Sad
All-time participants The following is a list of clubs who have played in the International Hockey League at any time since its formation in 2017 to the current season.
Canceled Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 1st Champions 2nd Runners-up SF Semi-finalists QF Quarter-finalists Bold Teams playing in the 2026–27 season R Regular season champions
Club18192021222324252627TotalseasonsHighestfinish Bled 3 Semi-finals Celje R 7 2nd HD Jesenice 3 Semi-finals HDD Jesenice Defunct 3 1st Maribor 4 Quarter-finals Olimpija 1 9th Slavija Defunct 1 Quarter-finals Slavija Junior R R 9 1st Triglav R R R 10 1st Medveščak 8 1st Mladost 8 Quarter-finals Sisak 3 Semi-finals Team Croatia Select 1 Quarter-finals Zagreb 7 Semi-finals Crvena zvezda R R 9 1st Vojvodina 8 Quarter-finals Partizan 1 TBD Pro Stars 1 TBD
Finals SeasonChampionsResultRunners-up2017/18 Medveščak2 : 0 Celje2018/19 Crvena zvezda2 : 0 Triglav2019/20Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – no champion announced2020/21 Triglav3 : 0 Slavija Junior2021/22 Triglav2 : 1 Slavija Junior2022/23 Jesenice3 : 1 Triglav2023/24 Triglav3 : 1 Crvena zvezda2024/25 Slavija Junior3 : 0 Crvena zvezda2025/26 Triglav3 : 1 Crvena zvezda
Records and statistics
By club ClubWonRunner-upYears wonYears runner-up Triglav2021, 2022, 2024, 20262019, 2023 Crvena zvezda20192024, 2025, 2026 Slavija Junior20252021, 2022 Jesenice2023 Medveščak2018 Celje2018 Total 8 8
By country Club / NationWonRunner-upFinals Total 8 8 16
See also
Croatian Ice Hockey League Serbian Hockey League Slovenian Ice Hockey League Yugoslav Ice Hockey League
References
External links
hokej.si hockeyserbia.com hshl.hr/