Icelandic Men's Hockey League

The Icelandic Men's Hockey League, also known as Hertz deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is an ice hockey league in Iceland. It currently has three active teams.^[1] It is run by Ice Hockey Iceland.^[2]

Hertz deild karla

Icelandic Men's Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
No. of teams	3
Country	Iceland
Most recent champion(s)	Skautafélag Akureyrar (6th title)
Most titles	Skautafélag Akureyrar (23 titles)
Official website	www.ihi.is

History

Hockey was first played in Iceland in around 1950, on ponds and rivers. The weather made it very hard to play, so Icelandic hockey did not develop for some time. In 1987, the first outdoor ice arena was built with an artificial surface, and a second was built three years later. The first indoor arena was built in 1997, and a second was built in 2000.

The league was formed in 1991, originally with three teams. The league season usually starts at the beginning of October and ends in March/April. As of 2018, there are three teams competing in the league.

Current teams

Team	City	Arena
Skautafélag Akureyrar Víkingar	Akureyri	Skautahöllin á Akureyri
Skautafélag Reykjavíkur	Reykjavík	Skautahöllin í Laugardal
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir	Reykjavík	Skautasvellið í Egilshöll

Former teams

• Skautafélagið Björninn (27 seasons: 1991–2018)
• Esja Reykjavík in Reykjavík (4 seasons: 2014–2018)
• Gulldrengir (1 season: 2000–2001)
• Húnar, Björninn reserve team (3 seasons: 2011–2014)
• Narfi frá Hrísey (Narfi Íshokkí) in Hrísey (3 seasons: 2004–2006, 2007–2008)
• SR Fálkar, Skautafélag Reykjavíkur reserve team (2 season: 2012–2014)
• SA Jötnar, Skautafélag Akureyrar reserve team (5 seasons: 1994–1995, 2010–2014)

League champions

• 1991–1992 – Skautafélag Akureyrar^[3]
• 1992–1993 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1993–1994 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1994–1995 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1995–1996 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1996–1997 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1997–1998 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 1998–1999 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 1999–2000 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2000–2001 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2001–2002 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2002–2003 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2003–2004 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2004–2005 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2005–2006 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2006–2007 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2007–2008 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2008–2009 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
• 2009–2010 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2010–2011 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2011–2012 – Björninn
• 2012–2013 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2013–2014 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2014–2015 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2015–2016 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2016–2017 – Esja Reykjavík^[4]
• 2017–2018 – Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2018–2019 – Skautafélag Akureyrar^[5]
• 2019–2020 - Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[6]
• 2020–2021 – Skautafélag Akureyrar^[7]
• 2021–2022 – Skautafélag Akureyrar^[8]
• 2022–2023 – Skautafélag Reykjavíkur^[9][10]

Titles by team

Titles	Club	Years
23	Skautafélag Akureyrar	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
6	Skautafélag Reykjavíkur	1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2023
1	Björninn	2012
1	Esja Reykjavík	2017

See also

• Icelandic Women's Hockey League

References

1. "2018 Hertz-deild karla Div I". iihf.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. "Lög ÍHÍ". ihi.is. Íshokkísamband Íslands. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
3. "Akureyringar unnu fyrsta meistaratitilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 1992. p. B5. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
4. Valsson, Andri Yrkill (March 25, 2017). "Esja er Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
5. Einar Sigtrygsson (16 March 2019). "Tuttugu og einn titill í hús". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
6. "Engir Íslandsmeistarar karla 2020". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
7. "Akureyringar Íslandsmeistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
8. "ÚRSLITAKEPPNI KARLA 2022". Ice Hockey Iceland (in Icelandic). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
9. Hans Steinar Bjarnason. "SR Íslandsmeistari karla í íshokkí í fyrsta sinn í 14 ár". RÚV (in Icelandic). No. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
10. Einar Sigtryggsson (30 March 2023). "SR er Íslandsmeistari eftir 14 ára bið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 March 2023.

External links

• Icelandic Hockey League
• Icelandic League details