NZIHL:

The NZIHL is New Zealand’s national ice hockey league. It is an amateur league that was formed in 2005 to develop the sport in New Zealand and to give the top players regular competition against each other to improve the skill level of the game domestically and make New Zealand more competitive on the international scene.

Because the NZIHL is held during the Northern Hemisphere’s ice hockey offseason, many quality players travel to New Zealand and enjoy an off-season abroad while keeping in ice hockey shape. The competition is comparable to North America’s lowest professional levels, impressive for a southern hemisphere country in the sport of ice hockey.

The New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation is made up of 3 affiliated regions, all of whom are represented in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League with 3 teams from Auckland, 2 teams from Southern and 1 team from Canterbury.

Game tickets are available here: https://shop.aiha.org.nz/game-tickets/

Auckland Ice Hockey in the NZIHL:

Auckland Mako

www.aucklandmako.co.nz

Botany Swarm

www.botanyswarm.co.nz

West Auckland Admirals

www.westaucklandadmirals.co.nz

NZIHL Champions

 

Year Champion Runner up
2005 Southern Stampede West Auckland Admirals
2006 Southern Stampede South Auckland Swarm
2007 Botany Swarm Canterbury Red Devils
2008 Botany Swarm Canterbury Red Devils
2009 Canterbury Red Devils Southern Stampede
2010 Botany Swarm West Auckland Admirals
2011 Botany Swarm Southern Stampede
2012 Canterbury Red Devils Southern Stampede
2013 Canterbury Red Devils Dunedin Thunder
2014 Canterbury Red Devils Dunedin Thunder
2015 Southern Stampede Canterbury Red Devils
2016 Southern Stampede Canterbury Red Devils
2017 Southern Stampede West Auckland Admirals
2018 West Auckland Admirals Southern Stampede
2019 Southern Stampede West Auckland Admirals
2020 Season not played Season not played
2021 Season not played Season not played
2022 SkyCity Stampede West Auckland Admirals
2023 SkyCity Stampede Botany Swarm