This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment.

North America

Men

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-professional

Junior

Major junior

Junior A

Hockey Canada junior A leagues

Tier 2

USA Hockey junior leagues

Independent junior leagues

Junior B

Hockey Canada junior B leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "AA" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "B"

Junior C

Hockey Canada junior C leagues

(*) Quebec Junior "A" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "C"

Junior D

(*) Quebec Junior "B" is roughly equal to Ontario Junior "D"

Collegiate

U Sports hockey (Canada)

NCAA hockey (United States)

NAIA hockey (United States)

Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

ACHA and AAU College Hockey hockey (United States and Canada)

Women

Professional

Amateur

Junior and youth

Collegiate

NCAA (United States)

NAIA hockey

Note: there are also independent teams outside of the WHAC.

U Sports (Canada)

ACHA and AAU

Senior

Sanctioned by Hockey Canada or USA Hockey

Canada

United States

School and youth

High school

Defunct leagues

South America

Africa

Asia

Multinational

Armenia

China

Men

Women

Taiwan

Hong Kong

India

Israel

Japan

Men

Women

Defunct

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Mongolia

North Korea

Philippines

Qatar

Singapore

Thailand

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Eurasia

Europe

Multinational

Defunct

Austria

Men

Women

Defunct

Belarus

Belgium

Men

Defunct

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Men

Women

Croatia

Czech Republic

Men

Women

Denmark

Men

Women

Estonia

Finland

Men

Women

France

Men

Women

Georgia

Germany

Men

Professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro

Amateur

Women

Defunct

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Men

Women

Ireland

Defunct

Italy

Men

Semi-pro

Amateur

Women

Latvia

Men

Amateur

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Defunct

The Netherlands

Men

Professional

Semi-pro

Defunct

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russia

Men

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro

Junior

Youth

Women

Defunct

Serbia

Slovakia

Men

Women

Slovenia

Spain

Men

Women

Sweden

Men

Major professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro

Amateur

Junior and youth

Women

Switzerland

Men

Professional

Amateur

Women

Turkey

Note: Leagues involve teams from both Asia and Europe

Men

Women

Ukraine

Defunct

United Kingdom

Men

Professional

Semi-pro and amateur

Women

University

Defunct leagues

Former nations

Czechoslovakia

East Germany

Soviet Union

West Germany

Yugoslavia

Oceania

Australia

Men

Professional

Minor professional

Semi-pro and amateur

Junior

Women

New Zealand

Men

Women

Disabled hockey leagues

Leagues for disabled hockey players: