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 Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (1996 as Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League) (Canada) A
Three-on-three 3ICE (2022)
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 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. Louis Junior AA * Ligue de Hockey Laurentides-Lanaudière Junior AA* Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA * formerly the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League Ligue de Hockey Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Junior AA * New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League North West Junior Hockey League Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League St. John's Junior Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"
Junior C Hockey Canada junior C leagues Calgary Junior C Hockey League Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League Ligue de Hockey Junior A Bois-Francs * Ligue de Hockey Junior A Rive-Sud * Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior A) National Capital Junior Hockey League formerly the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League Noralta Junior Hockey League Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League formerly the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) 2016-17 - Merging of the 8 Southern Ontario's Jr. C Leagues Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League formerly the Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"
Junior D Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior B) (Canada) * (*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"
Collegiate
U Sports hockey (Canada)
U Sports (Canada, varsity) Atlantic University Sport Canada West Universities Athletic Association Ontario University Athletics Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
NCAA hockey (United States) National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States, varsity) Division I Atlantic Hockey Big Ten Central Collegiate Hockey Association ECAC Hockey (both sexes) Hockey East (both sexes) National Collegiate Hockey Conference Division II Northeast-10 Conference Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Hockey Conference Northern Collegiate Hockey Association New England Small College Athletic Conference State University of New York Athletic Conference United Collegiate Hockey Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Notes Two all-sports conferences, the Division I Ivy League and Division III Middle Atlantic Conference, officially sponsor ice hockey for both men and women, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members. The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play men's ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of that conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.
NAIA hockey (United States) National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (United States, varsity) Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.
ACHA and AAU College Hockey hockey (United States and Canada) American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States; Canada) Men's Division 1 Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL) College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL) Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL) Men's Division 2 Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL) Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC) Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold Division) Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH) Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Patriot & American Conferences) Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8) Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA) Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL) Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC) Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC) Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) Men's Division 3 Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC) College Hockey Association (CHA) (Contains Non-ACHA members) College Hockey East (CHE) Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC) Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC) Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA) Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Silver division) North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA) Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) (Colonial Conference) College Hockey South (CHS) Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)
Women Professional Professional Women's Hockey League (2023)
Amateur Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
Junior and youth BC Elite Hockey League (BCEHL U18FAAA) (2007; formerly BCFMAAAHL) Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) (2007) Livonia Hockey Association Ontario Women's Hockey League (OWHL) (2004) Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL) (2006; formerly SFMAAAHL)
Collegiate NCAA (United States) National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (2000) College Hockey America (CHA) ECAC Hockey Hockey East (HEA or WHEA) New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Division II Northeast-10 Conference Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC; 2023) United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Notes Two all-sports conferences, the Ivy League (Division I) and Middle Atlantic Conference (Division III), officially sponsor women's ice hockey, but neither hold conference tournaments nor compete for their own automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. All of the ice hockey-sponsoring schools in both leagues are members of hockey-only leagues and compete for those leagues' automatic bids, with Ivy League members competing in ECAC Hockey and MAC members competing in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Ivies and MAC both extrapolate their own conference champions from results of regular-season games between their own members. The NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at Division II level for either sex. All members of the Northeast-10 conference with women's teams participate in the NEWHA.
NAIA hockey National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (United States) Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.
U Sports (Canada)
U Sports (1998) Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) (1999)
ACHA and AAU American Collegiate Hockey Association (Canada, United States) Division 1 Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA Division I) Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League (WWCHL) Women's Midwest College Hockey (WMCH) Division 2 Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA Division II) College Hockey East (CHE) Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC Women's) Independent Women's Collegiate Hockey League (IWCHL) Notes There are also many independent teams in both ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues The CCWHA includes both a Division 1 and a Division 2 conference, with separate groups of teams as members
Senior Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey Canada Alberta East Central Senior Hockey League North Central Hockey League North Peace Hockey League (Also in British Columbia) Ranchland Hockey League Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League (Also in Saskatchewan) British Columbia Central Interior Hockey League West Coast Senior AA Hockey League Manitoba South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Tiger Hills Hockey League New Brunswick Ligue de Hockey Sénior Beauséjour Newfoundland and Labrador Avalon East Senior Hockey League Central West Senior Hockey League Nunavut Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League Ontario Allan Cup Hockey