Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League

Sports league

Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1936
Ceased	1993 (reorganized as Czech Extraliga and Slovak Extraliga)
No. of teams	8–24
Country	Czechoslovakia
Last champion(s)	HC Sparta Praha (1992–93)
Most titles	HC Dukla Jihlava (12 titles)

The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1936 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.^[1] The Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga formed from the split.

History

The most successful team in the number of titles was HC Dukla Jihlava with 12 titles. HC Sparta Praha won the last season 1992–93, when they defeated HC Vítkovice 4–0 in the final for matches.^[2]

Champions

1936–37 – LTC Praha
1937–38 – LTC Praha
1945–46 – LTC Praha
1946–47 – LTC Praha
1947–48 – LTC Praha
1948–49 – LTC Praha
1949–50 – HC ATK Praha
1950–51 – České Budějovice
1951–52 – Baník Vítkovice
1952–53 – Spartak Praha Sokolovo
1953–54 – Spartak Praha Sokolovo
1954–55 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1955–56 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1956–57 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1957–58 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1958–59 – Sokol Kladno
1959–60 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1960–61 – Rudá hvězda Brno
1961–62 – ZKL Brno
1962–63 – ZKL Brno
1963–64 – ZKL Brno
1964–65 – ZKL Brno
1965–66 – ZKL Brno
1966–67 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1967–68 – HC Dukla Jihlava

1968–69 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1969–70 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1970–71 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1971–72 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1972–73 – Tesla Pardubice
1973–74 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1974–75 – Sokol Kladno
1975–76 – Sokol Kladno
1976–77 – Poldi SONP Kladno
1977–78 – Poldi SONP Kladno
1978–79 – Slovan Bratislava
1979–80 – Poldi SONP Kladno
1980–81 – TJ Vítkovice
1981–82 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1982–83 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1983–84 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1984–85 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1985–86 – TJ VSŽ Košice
1986–87 – Tesla Pardubice
1987–88 – TJ VSŽ Košice
1988–89 – Tesla Pardubice
1989–90 – HC Sparta Praha
1990–91 – HC Dukla Jihlava
1991–92 – Dukla Trenčín
1992–93 – HC Sparta Praha

Notable officials

Paul Loicq Award recipient Juraj Okoličány worked 15 seasons in the league, and made his officiating debut at age 19.^[3]

References

^ Šimůnková, Karolína (2015). "Analysis of Ice Hockey League in the Czech Republic" (PDF). otik.zcu.cz. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
^ "History of HC Sparta Praha". historie.hcsparta.cz (in Czech).
^ Holko, Ján (2013). Príbeh hokejového rodu Okoličány (PDF) (in Slovak). Slovak Olympic Museum. p. 33. ISBN 978-80-970816-4-5.

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v t e Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League seasons
Seasons	1936–37 1937–38 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Related articles Slovak Extraliga Czech Extraliga IIHF

Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League seasons

Seasons

1936–37
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1945–46
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1963–64
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1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93

Related articles: Slovak Extraliga; Czech Extraliga; IIHF

v t e Second-level Czechoslovak ice hockey seasons
2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League	1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1st. Czech National Hockey League	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
1st. Slovak National Hockey League	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93