European University Hockey League

The European University Hockey League (EUHL) is the first European university league in ice hockey, founded in 2013. It is managed by the European University Hockey Association (EUHA). The idea for a university hockey league in Europe came from Jaroslav Straka, with support from Lubomir Sekeras, Frantisek Sadecky, and Peter Spankovic. The initial idea was for a pan-European expansion through the creation of four divisions to save money and time: Eastern (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary), Western (Germany I, France, Belgium, The Netherlands), North (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark) and South (Germany II, Austria II, Switzerland, Slovenia). Presently the EUHL consists of 10 teams from 4 countries, but next year there will be more teams included. The new applicants come from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Hungary, accompanied by American universities and associations from the USA.

European University Hockey League
Current season or competition:
2013–14 EUHL season
EUHL logo
Countries Slovakia (5 teams)
Czech Republic (3 teams)
Austria (1 team)
Poland (1 team)
Region(s)Central Europe
League President Jaroslav Straka
LeagueVice-President Ľubomír Sekeráš
Founded2013
First season2014–15
No. of teams10
Recent ChampionsUK Praha (1st title)
Most successful clubUK Praha (3 titles)
HeadquartersTrenčín, Slovakia
Websitehttp://www.euhl.eu

Trophy

The winner of the league is awarded the Sekeráš Championship Trophy, named after former Slovak NHL player Ľubomír Sekeráš, who is the co-founder of the league.[1]

Divisions

Four divisions are planned – Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western. The Northern division will contain teams from universities in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark; the Eastern division teams from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, and Hungary; the Southern division teams from Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Austria, and the Western division teams from France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.[2]

For the first season in 2013–14, only six teams were involved, forming only one division.

Teams

At the beginning of the first season only five teams were confirmed – three from Slovakia and two from the Czech Republic – even though more universities were interested in joining the league. However, on 13 November 2013 a new participant, VŠEMvs Managers from Bratislava joined the league, thus increasing the number of participants to six.[3]

In the second season the following teams participated:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationTeam nameJoinedArenaCapacityTitlesWebsite
Charles University in Prague Prague1347PublicUK Praha2013Zimní stadion Slaný3,200[4]1
City University of Seattle (VŠM) Trenčín1999PrivateCityU Gladiators TrenčínZimný štadión Pavla Demitru6,1500
Czech Technical University Prague 2001PublicTechnika Praha0
Pan-European University Bratislava2004PrivatePaneuropa KingsZimný štadión Vladimíra Dzurillu3,5000
Slovak University of Technology Bratislava1937PublicSlávia STU0
University of International and Public Relations Prague in Bratislava BratislavaPrivateDiplomats Pressburg2014
University of West Bohemia Plzeň1991PublicAkademici Plzeň
Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica1992PublicUMB Banská Bystrica
The Podhale State College of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ[5]

Nowy Targ

 PPWSZ – Podhale Nowy Targ 2015
Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu - National-Louis University[6]

Krynica-Zdrój

 1928 Public Academy KTH 1928 Krynica-Zdrój 2016
University of Graz Graz1585PublicUHT Dukes Graz2015Eisstadion Liebenau4,050
University of Prešov Prešov Public UNIPO Warriors 2016

References
  1. "Euha Trophy - Euhl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Universities". EUHL. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. "New University Team". 13 November 2013.
  4. "Zimné štadióny".
  5. "Home". ppwsz.edu.pl.
  6. "Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National Louis University". wsb-nlu.edu.pl.
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