List of ice hockey leagues

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment. == North America == === Men === ==== Major professional ==== National Hockey League (1917) (Canada; United States) ==== Minor professional ==== American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canada) AAA ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada) AA SPHL (2004 as Southern Professional Hockey League) (United States) A FPHL (Federal Prospects Hockey League) (2010) (United States) A 3ICE (2022) ==== Semi-professional ==== Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (1996; formerly Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, 1996–2004) ==== Junior ==== ===== Major junior ===== Canadian Hockey League (governing authority) Ontario Hockey League (1933) (Canada; United States) Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canada) Western Hockey League (1966) (Canada; United States) ===== Junior A ===== ====== Hockey Canada junior A leagues ====== Canadian Junior Hockey League (association of Junior A leagues in Canada) Alberta Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey Conference (pending membership approval) Central Canada Hockey League Quebec Junior Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Maritime Junior A Hockey League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Ontario Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Tier 2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Pacific Junior Hockey League ====== USA Hockey junior leagues ====== Tier I United States Hockey League (1979) Tier II North American Hockey League (1975) Tier III North American 3 Hockey League (1970) – formerly the Central States Hockey League Independent junior leagues Alberta Elite Junior Hockey League (2025) British Columbia Hockey League (1961) Eastern Hockey League (EHL and EHL Premier) (2013) Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006) Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970) National Junior Hockey League United States Premier Hockey League (NCDC, Premier, and Elite) (2013) National Collegiate Development Conference (2017) Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League Western International Junior Hockey League ===== Junior B ===== ====== Hockey Canada junior B leagues ====== Calgary Junior Hockey League Capital Junior Hockey League Capital Region Junior Hockey League (2018) Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League formerly the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA) Heritage Junior B Hockey League Island Junior Hockey League Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly the Manitoba Junior B Hockey League Lakehead Junior Hockey League formerly the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale * Ligue de Hockey Chaudière-Appalaches Junior AA * Ligue de Hockey Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA * Ligue de Hockey Lac St.

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