Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League

The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1936 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga formed from the split.

History The most successful team in the number of titles was HC Dukla Jihlava with 12 titles. HC Sparta Praha won the last season 1992–93, when they defeated HC Vítkovice 4–0 in the final for matches.

Champions 1936–37 – LTC Praha 1937–38 – LTC Praha 1945–46 – LTC Praha 1946–47 – LTC Praha 1947–48 – LTC Praha 1948–49 – LTC Praha 1949–50 – HC ATK Praha 1950–51 – České Budějovice 1951–52 – Baník Vítkovice 1952–53 – Spartak Praha Sokolovo 1953–54 – Spartak Praha Sokolovo 1954–55 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1955–56 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1956–57 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1957–58 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1958–59 – Sokol Kladno 1959–60 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1960–61 – Rudá hvězda Brno 1961–62 – ZKL Brno 1962–63 – ZKL Brno 1963–64 – ZKL Brno 1964–65 – ZKL Brno 1965–66 – ZKL Brno 1966–67 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1967–68 – HC Dukla Jihlava1968–69 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1969–70 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1970–71 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1971–72 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1972–73 – Tesla Pardubice 1973–74 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1974–75 – Sokol Kladno 1975–76 – Sokol Kladno 1976–77 – Poldi SONP Kladno 1977–78 – Poldi SONP Kladno 1978–79 – Slovan Bratislava 1979–80 – Poldi SONP Kladno 1980–81 – TJ Vítkovice 1981–82 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1982–83 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1983–84 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1984–85 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1985–86 – TJ VSŽ Košice 1986–87 – Tesla Pardubice 1987–88 – TJ VSŽ Košice 1988–89 – Tesla Pardubice 1989–90 – HC Sparta Praha 1990–91 – HC Dukla Jihlava 1991–92 – Dukla Trenčín 1992–93 – HC Sparta Praha

Notable officials Paul Loicq Award recipient Juraj Okoličány worked 15 seasons in the league, and made his officiating debut at age 19.

See also Czech Extraliga Slovak Extraliga

References

External links History of Czech and Czechoslovak Hockey