La siguiente es una lista de competiciones de liga de hockey sobre hielo, tanto profesionales como amateur, de todo el mundo; los paréntesis indican el año de fundación de la liga y, en su caso, de desaparición.
Profesionales principales
Profesionales menores
- American Hockey League (1936) (United States; Canadá)
- ECHL (1988 as East Coast Hockey League) (United States)
- Central Hockey League (1992) (United States; Canadá)
- Southern Professional Hockey League (2004) (United States)
- Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (2004) (Canadá)
- Federal Hockey League (2010) (United States; Canadá)
Junior
Junior principales
- Note: that the Major Junior level is considered professional by some authorities, including the NCAA, as its players earn a small stipend.
- Canadian Hockey League (governing authority)
- Ontario Hockey League (1980) (Canadá; United States)
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969) (Canadá)
- Western Hockey League (1966) (Canadá; United States)
Junior A
Canadian Junior A Leagues
- Canadian Junior Hockey League (governing authority)
- Alberta Junior Hockey League
- British Columbia Hockey League
- Central Canada Hockey League
- Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League *
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Maritime Junior Hockey League (1967 as Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, became a junior A league in 1977)
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1956)
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "AAA" is equal to Ontario Junior "A"
American Junior A Leagues
Nivel I
- United States Hockey League (1979)
Nivel II
- North American Hockey League (2003)
Nivel III
- Eastern Hockey League (2013) formerly the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (2003)
- American West Hockey League (2011)
- Minnesota Junior Hockey League (1974)
- North American 3 Hockey League (1970)
- Northern Pacific Hockey League (2000)
- United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior A Leagues
- Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012)
- Northern States Junior Hockey League (2012)
- Western States Hockey League (1994)
Independent Junior A Leagues
- Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (2006)
- Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (1970)
- National College Prep Hockey League (2013)
Junior B
Canadian Junior B Leagues
- Calgary Junior Hockey League
- Capital Junior Hockey League
- Central/West Junior Hockey League
- Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA)
- Heritage Junior B Hockey League
- Island Junior Hockey League
- Keystone Junior Hockey League formerly Manitoba Junior B Hockey League
- Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
- Ligue de Hockey de La Capitale *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior de Montréal *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Bas St-Laurent *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Beauce-Frontenac *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Estrie-Mauricie *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Lac St-Louis *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Richelieu *
- Ligue de Hockey Junior AA Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean *
- New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
- North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League
- Northwest Junior Hockey League (Alberta)
- Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
- Pacific Junior Hockey League
- Prairie Junior Hockey League formerly South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League, merged with North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
- St. John's Junior B Hockey League
- Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
- Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is equal to Ontario Junior "B"
American Junior B Leagues
- United States Premier Hockey League - Empire Division (2013)
- United States Premier Hockey League - Elite Division (2013)
- Great Lakes Junior Hockey League - folded
- Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
- Southeast Junior Hockey League - folded
Junior C
Canadian Junior C Leagues
- Calgary Junior C Hockey League
- Central Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
- Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
- Empire Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
- Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
- Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
- 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) *
- New Brunswick Junior Hockey League
- Niagara Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
- Noralta Junior Hockey League
- Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League
- Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League
- Saskatchewan Junior C Hockey League
- Western Junior C Hockey League (OHA)
(*) Quebec Junior "A" is equal to Ontario Junior "C"
Junior D
- Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA)
- Ligue Interzone de hockey mineur BC Rive Nord (Junior B) (Canadá) *
(*) Quebec Junior "B" is equal to Ontario Junior "D"
Universitarias
CIS Hockey (Canadá)
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Canadá, varsity)
- Atlantic University Sport
- Canada West Universities Athletic Association
- Ontario University Athletics
- Quebec Student Sports Federation
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
- British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States)
- Atlantic Hockey (Division I)
- Big Ten (Division I) 2013
- College Hockey America (Division I, women's only)
- ECAC Hockey (Division I)
- Hockey East (Division I)
- National Collegiate Hockey Conference (Division I) 2013
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
- Northeast-10 Conference (Division II)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference East (Division III)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (Division III)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference West (Division III)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
- Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (Division III)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)
- State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
Note: The Northeast-10 sponsors a championship for its members that play ice hockey, but the NCAA doesn't currently sponsor a national championship at the Division II level.
Club Hockey
- American Collegiate Hockey Association (United States, club)
- Men's Division I
- 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) (2013-14)
- Men's Division II
- Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL)
- Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL) Division II
- Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (GNCHC)
- Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Gold division)
- Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
- Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)
- Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
- Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)
- Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
- West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC)
- Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA)
- Men's Division III
- 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)
- Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA)
- Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) (Contains Non-ACHA members)
- Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
- Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) (Silver division)
- Midwestern Collegiate Hockey Conference (MWCHC)
- North Central Collegiate Hockey Association (NCCHA)
- Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
- Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA)
- Women's Division I
- Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)
- Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) Women's
- Mid-Atlantic Invitational Collegiate Hockey League (MICHL) Division III
- National Association of Intercollegiate Hockey (NAIH)
- Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) Division III
Note: there are also many independent teams in all three ACHA divisions in addition to the many within the hockey conferences and leagues.
Femeninas
- Canadian Women's Hockey League (2007)
- Western Women's Hockey League (2004)
- National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship(2000)
- NCAA Division III women's ice hockey
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship(1998)
- Junior Women's Hockey League (2007)
- Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ (1999)
- Livonia League
- Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League (1975)
- Provincial Women's Hockey League (2004)
Senior
Reconocidas por Hockey Canada o USA Hockey
Canadá
- Battle River Hockey League (Alberta Sr. A)
- Big 6 Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
- Chinook Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
- Highway Hockey League (Saskatchewan Sr. AAA)
- Ligue De Hockey Senior De La Côte-Nord (LHSCN) (New-Brunswick Sr. A)
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (LCH) (Quebec Sr. AAA/semi-pro) (1990)
- Ligue de hockey senior Promutuel (LHSP) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est du Québec (LHSEQ) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey senior Nord-Est du Québec (LHSNEQ) (Quebec Sr. AA/semi-pro)
- Ligue de hockey Beauce-Bellechasse-Frontenac (LHBBF) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior du Richelieu (LHSR) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior Montreal Metropolitain (LHSMM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior de la Mauricie (LHSM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior Inter-Rives (LHSIR) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior de la Cote Nord du Québec (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey les Cotiers de la Gaspesie (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior des Îles de la Madeleine (LHSIM) (Quebec Sr. A)
- Ligue de hockey senior AA LAB-BEC (LHSLB) (Québec/Labrador SR. AA)
- Major League Hockey (Ontario Sr. AAA) (1953)
- North Central Hockey League (Alberta Sr. A)
- North Peace Hockey League (Alberta Sr. AAA)
- Ottawa Travellers Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A)
- Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League (Ontario Sr. AA and A) (1948)
Estados Unidos
- Great Lakes Hockey League (1937)
No reconocidas
- Hockey North America (1980)
Juveniles
- Central States Developmental Hockey League
- United States Premier Hockey League (2013)
Instituto
- Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)
- Delaware high school hockey
- Interscholastic Hockey League
- Maryland Scholastic Hockey League (MSHL)
- Midwest High School Hockey League
- Midwest Prep Hockey League
- Michigan High School Hockey
- Minnesota high school boys hockey
- Missouri high school hockey
- New Jersey high school hockey
- New York high school hockey
- North Dakota high school hockey
- Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League
- Pennsylvania high school hockey
- South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association
- Washington high school hockey
- West Virginia high school hockey
- Wisconsin high school hockey
- New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association
Ligas desaparecidas
- All-American Hockey League (1987–1988)
- All American Hockey League (2008-2011)
- America East Hockey League (2005–2008)
- Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886–1898)
- American Amateur Hockey League (1896–?)
- American Hockey Association (1926–1942)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–1987)
- Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–2003)
- Baltimore-Arundel Hockey League (1962-1998)
- California Hockey League (1928–1933)
- California Hockey League (1957–1963)
- Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899–1905)
- Canadian-American Hockey League (1926–1936)
- Canadian Elite Hockey League (2005–2006)
- Canadian Hockey Association (1909–1910)
- Canadian Professional Hockey League (1926–1930)
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
- Central Hockey League (1963–1984)
- Central Ontario Hockey League (Unknown-1980)
- Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (1992-1998)
- Chesapeake Hockey League (1964-1994)
- Coloured Hockey League (1895–1925)
- Continental Elite Hockey League (2001–2004)
- Continental Hockey League (1972–1987)-became All-American Hockey League
- Continental Senior A Hockey League (1972–1980)
- Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1934, 1935–1948, 1949–1953)
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1905–1909)
- Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1923–?)
- Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, 1979–1981)
- Eastern Junior B Hockey League (1951–1972)
- Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003–2008)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–2009)
- Eastern Professional Hockey League (1914–1915, 1959–1963)
- Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904–1909)
- Gulf Coast Hockey League (2001–2002)
- International-American Hockey League (1936–1941)-became American Hockey League
- International Independent Hockey League (2003)
- International Hockey League (1929–36)
- International Hockey League (1945–2001)
- International Professional Hockey League (1904–1907)
- Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (1908-?)
- Interprovincial Professional Hockey League (1910–1911)
- Ligue Centrale de Hockey (1978–2008)
- Major Intermediate A Hockey League (1978–1983)
- Manitoba Professional Hockey League (1907–1909)
- Maritime Major Hockey League (1950–1954)
- Maritime Professional Hockey League (1911–1914)
- Metro Junior A Hockey League (1991–1998) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (2007–2008)
- National Hockey Association (1909–1917)
- National Women's Hockey League (1999-2007)
- North American Hockey League (1973–1977)
- North Eastern Hockey League (2003–2008)
- North of Superior Junior B Hockey League (Canadá)
- North Texas Hockey League (2005-2012)
- North West Hockey League (1933–1936)
- Northern Junior Hockey League (2008-2010) (2008 as United Junior Hockey League)
- Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) (Canadá)
- Okanagan Junior Hockey League (Canadá)
- Ontario Professional Hockey League (1907–1911, 1930–1931)
- Ottawa City Hockey League (1890–1957)
- Original Stars Hockey League (2004)
- Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911–1924)
- Pacific Coast Hockey League (1928–1931, 1936–1941, 1945–1952)
- Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (Canadá)
- Pacific Hockey League (1977–1979)
- Penn-Ohio Collegiate Hockey League[2]
- Prairie Hockey League (1926–1928)
- Quebec Hockey League (1952–1959)
- Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945–1952)
- Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League aka Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League (British Columbia, Canadá)
- South East Hockey League (2003–2004)
- Southern Elite Hockey League (1998–2000)
- Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)
- Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)
- Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League (1972–1976) -merged with Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
- Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)
- St. John Valley Hockey League (1977–1978)
- Sunshine Hockey League (1992–1995)
- Team Chicago Semi-Pro Independent (1972–1976)
- Tri-State Hockey League (1932–1933)
- Tri-County Hockey League(1964-1978)
- Tropical Hockey League (1938–1939)
- United Hockey League (1991 as Colonial Hockey League, also known as International Hockey League) (1991-2010)
- United States Hockey League (1945–1951)
- Western Canada Hockey League (professional) (1921–1925)
- Western Canada Hockey League (minor pro) (1932–1933)
- Western Canada Senior Hockey League (1945–1951)
- West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003)
- Western Hockey League (professional) (1925–1926)
- Western Hockey League (minor pro) (1952–1975)
- Western International Hockey League (1946–1962, 1963–1988)
- Western Professional Hockey League (1996–2001)
- World Hockey Association (1972–1979)
- World Hockey Association 2 (2003–2004)
- WHA Junior Hockey League (2006-2008)
- World Junior A Hockey League (2000-2002)
Ligas para jugadores discapacitados:
- Amputee Hockey
- American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA)
- American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association
- Sledge hockey
- Special Hockey
- Special Hockey International – Representing hockey programs for developmentally challenged athletes from around the word, SHI stages an annual tournament that is the largest of its kind in the world.
- Liga Continental de Hockey (Croacia, República Checa, Bielorrusia, Kazajistán, Letonia, Rusia, Eslovaquia, Ucrania)
- Higher Hockey League (Kazajistán, Rusia, Bielorrusia)
- Asia League Ice Hockey (Japón, Corea del Sur, China)
Armenia
- Liga de Armenia de hockey sobre hielo
China
- Liga de China de hockey sobre hielo
China Taipéi
- Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League
Corea del Norte
- Liga de Corea del Norte de hockey sobre hielo
Corea del Sur
- Korea Domestic Championship
Georgia
- Liga de Georgia de hockey sobre hielo
Hong Kong
- Hockey Night in Asia
- Liga de Hong Kong de hockey sobre hielo
India
- Liga de India de hockey sobre hielo
Israel
- Liga de Israel de hockey sobre hielo
Japan
- All-Japan Championship (torneo de copa)
- J-Ice North League
- J-Ice West League
Desaparecida
Japan Ice Hockey League
Kazajistán
- Liga de Kazajistán de hockey sobre hielo (liga tanto en Asia como Europa)
- Vyschaya Liga
Kirguistán
- Liga de Kirguistán de hockey sobre hielo
Malaysia
- Subang Jaya Ice Hockey League
Mongolia
- Liga de Mongolia de hockey sobre hielo
Singapur
- Singapore National Ice Hockey League
Sudáfrica
- Gauteng Ice Hockey League
- Western-Province Ice Hockey Championship
- South African Interprovincial Ice Hockey Championship
Turquía
Ligas de equipos de Europa y Asia:
- Superliga turca de hockey sobre hielo (1993)
- Primera Liga turca de hockey sobre hielo
- Liga femenina de Turquía de hockey sobre hielo (2007)
Emiratos Árabes Unidos
- Emirates Ice Hockey League
- Alpenliga (1991–1999) - liga multinacional con equipos de Austria, Italia y Eslovenia. Sustituida por la International Ice Hockey League (1999–2007)
- Liga de Europa del Este de hockey sobre hielo (1995–2005) - liga multinacional con equipos procedentes de Bielorrusia, Letonia, Lituania, Ucrania, Rusia y Polonia.
- Copa del Mar del Norte - liga multinacional con equipos de los Países Bajos y Bélgica.
- Panonian League
Alemania
- German Ice Hockey League (DEL) (1994-)
- Ice hockey Bundesliga (1958–1994, replaced by DEL)
- 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
- Oberliga (Ice Hockey)
- Bavarian ice hockey leagues
- Regionalliga
Alemania del Este
- DDR-Oberliga
- DDR-Bestenermittlungen
Austria
- [[Liga de Austria de hockey sobre hielo]
5r*Austrian Oberliga
Femenina
- Liga femenina de Austria de hockey sobre hielo
Bielorrusia
- Liga de Bielorrusia de hockey sobre hielo
Bélgica
- Liga de Bélgica de hockey sobre hielo
Bosnia y Herzegovina
- Liga de Bosnia y Herzegovina de hockey sobre hielo
Croacia
- Liga de Croacia de hockey sobre hielo
Checoslovaquia
- Liga checoslovaca de hockey sobre hielo
Eslovaquia
- Extraliga de Eslovaquia (1993–presente)
- Slovak 1.Liga
- Slovak 2.Liga
Eslovenia
- Liga de Eslovenia de hockey sobre hielo
Finlandia
- SM-liiga (1975)
- Mestis (renombrada en 2000)
- Suomi-sarja
- 2. Divisioona
- 3. Divisioona
Desaparecida
Femenina
- Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja
Francia
- Ligue Magnus
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3
Grecia
- Liga de Grecia de hockey sobre hielo
Islandia
- Liga de Islandia de hockey sobre hielo
Italia
Amateur
- Serie C Nazionale (hasta 2011 Serie C Under 26)
- Serie D (hasta 2011 Serie C Interregionale; dividida en tres regiones: noroeste; noreste y sur)
- CCM-Cup (sólo equipo del Sur del Tirol)
Letonia
- Liga de Letonia de hockey sobre hielo
- Entuziastu Hokeja Līga/EHL
- Latvijas Amatieru Hokeja līga/AHL
- Campeonato Abierto de Riga (Rīgas Atklātais Čempionāts)
- Neatkarīgā Amatieru hokeja līga/NAHL
Lituania
- Liga de Lituania de hockey sobre hielo
Luxemburgo
- Liga de Luxemburgo de hockey sobre hielo
Noruega
- GET-ligaen
- 1. divisjon
- 2. divisjon
- 3. divisjon
- 4. divisjon
Portugal
- Liga de Portugal de hockey sobre hielo
Reino Unido
- Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-)
- English Premier Ice Hockey League (1997-)
- English National Hockey League (1996-)
- Scottish National League
- British Universities Ice Hockey Association Cup Competition (2004-)
República Checa
- Liga checa de hockey sobre hielo (1993)
- Czech 1.liga
- Czech 2.liga
Rusia
Profesionales principales
Semiprofesional
- Russian Regional League[3]
Junior
- Minor Hockey League (Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga)
Desaparecidas
- Superliga de Rusia de hockey sobre hielo (1996-2008)
- International Hockey League (1992-1996)
- Segunda liga de Rusia de hockey sobre hielo
Serbia
- Liga de Serbia de hockey sobre hielo
Suiza
- National League A (1908)
- National League B
- 1. Liga
- 2. Liga
- 3. Liga
- 4. Liga
Ucrania
Profesional
- Liga de Ucrania de hockey sobre hielo (2011)
Amateur
- Liga de Ucrania Occidental
- Night Hockey League
Junior
- Youth Hockey League (2012)
Unión Soviética
- Liga de la Unión Soviética de hockey sobre hielo
Yugoslavia
- Liga de Yugoslavia de hockey sobre hielo
- Australian Ice Hockey League
- Australian International Ice Hockey Cup
- East Coast Super League
- New Zealand Ice Hockey League
- Trans-Tasman Champions League