Balkan Amateur Hockey League

Ice hockey league in Bulgaria

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Balkan Amateur Hockey LeagueCurrent season, competition or edition:
2013–14 Balkan Hockey League

Sport| Ice hockey
Founded| 2007
CEO| Martin Milanov
No. of teams| 10
Country|  Bulgaria (8 teams)
Greece (1 team)
North Macedonia (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)| Dynamo Sofia
Most titles| NSA Sofia (2)
Official website| https://www.facebook.com/pages/BaHL/329059256180

The Balkan Hockey League (Bulgarian: Балканска Хокейна Лига), called the BaHL (Bulgarian: БаХЛ), is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

## History

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The league was founded by Bulgarian ice hockey player Martin Milanov [ru], who would become its president.

In addition to Bulgarian teams, the BaHL has teams had from Serbia, Greece, and Macedonia.

## Teams

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Team  | City/Area  | Arena  | Capacity  | Founded  | Joined BaHL

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Teams (Group A)
Ice Devils |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2007  | 2007–08
Dynamo Sofia |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2007  | 2007–08
Dnepr |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2012  | 2012–13
Red Star |  Sofia | Sofia Winter Sports Palace | 3,200  | 2002  | 2013–14 (rejoined)
AllStars |  Thessaloniki | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2013  | 2013–14
Metalurg Skopje |  Skopje | Skopje Ice Rink | 2,000  | 2013  | 2013–14
Teams (Group B)
Ice Devils (B) |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2007  | 2011–12
Torpedo |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2007  | 2007–08
Admiral |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2013  | 2013–14
Ice Sparks |  Sofia | Slavia Ice Stadium | 1,874  | 2013  | 2013–14

Slavia Ice Stadium

Sofia Winter Sports Palace

Skopje Ice Rink

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Stadiums for the teams participating in the Balkan Amateur Hockey League

## BaHL playoffs

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There are playoffs after the regular seasons. Almost all BaHL have been won by Bulgarian teams. The only cases in which the championship was won by other teams, they were from Greece.

### BaHL Champions

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Martin Milanov, chairman of the league, since its creation.

* 2007 PAOK
* 2008 Slavia Sofia
* 2009 Aris Thessaloniki
* 2010 Etro (Veliko Tarnovo)
* 2011 NSA (Sofia)
* 2012 NSA (Sofia)
* 2013 Dynamo Sofia
* 2014

Club  | Winners  | Winning Years

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NSA Sofia |

| 2011, 2012
Dynamo Sofia |

| 2013
Etro |

| 2010
Aris Thessaloniki  |

| 2009
Slavia Sofia |

| 2008
PAOK |

| 2007

Bold denotes seasons in which the BaHL had teams outside Bulgaria.

## See also

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* Bulgaria men's national ice hockey team
* Bulgarian Hockey League, (Bulgarian: Българска Хокейна Лига) 1st league in Bulgaria
* Ice hockey in Bulgaria

## References

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## External links

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* BaHL Official Facebook Page