What is List of ice hockey leagues?
This is a '''list of [[ice hockey]] [[sports league|leagues]]''', both [[professional sports|professional]] and [[amateur sports|amateur]], from around the world. ==World== * [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (1908) ==North America== ===Major professional=== * [[National Hockey League]] (1917) (Canada; United States) ===Minor professional=== * [[American Hockey League]] (1936) (United States; Canada) * [[ECHL]] (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States; Canada) * [[Southern Professional Hockey League]] (2004) (United States) * [[Federal Hockey League]] (2010) (United States) ===Semi-Pro=== * [[Liga Mexicana Élite]] (Mexico) * [[Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey]] (2004) (Canada) ===Junior=== ====Major junior==== :''Note: that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], as its players earn a small stipend. *'''[[Canadian Hockey League]]''' ([[sport governing body|governing authority]]) **[[Ontario Hockey League]] (1933) (Canada; United States) **[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (1969) (Canada) **[[Western Hockey League]] (1966) (Canada; United States) ====Junior A==== =====Canadian Junior A Leagues===== *'''[[Canadian Junior Hockey League]]''' (governing authority) **[[Alberta Junior Hockey League]] **[[British Columbia Hockey League]] **[[Central Canada Hockey League]] **[[Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League]] **[[Manitoba Junior Hockey League]] **[[Maritime Junior Hockey League]] (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League; became a junior A league in 1977) **[[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League]] **[[Ontario Junior Hockey League]] **[[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League]] **[[Superior International Junior Hockey League]] =====American Junior A Leagues===== ======Tier I====== *[[United States Hockey League]] (1979) ======Tier II====== *[[North American Hockey League]] (2003) ======Tier III====== *[[Eastern Hockey League (junior hockey)|Eastern Hockey League]] (Premier and 19U Elite) (2013) forme