League names can describe very different competitions: a national professional league, a multi-country club competition, a federation championship or a junior league system. These concise guide entries help readers find official sources and choose the right OnHockey tools without assuming the formats are interchangeable.
Guides in this directory
The NHL guide discusses North America’s National Hockey League and points to its official site for current rules, schedule and viewing information. The AHL guide covers the American Hockey League, a separate professional competition with its own schedule and club information.
The KHL guide directs readers to the Kontinental Hockey League’s official Russian-language source for up-to-date competition information. The Liiga guide introduces Finland’s top men’s professional league using Liiga’s own current materials.
The SHL guide is a starting point for Sweden’s top professional men’s league. The DEL guide points to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, whose official site should be consulted for current club and season details.
The IIHF World Championship guide is a tournament guide, not a year-round club-league profile. The Canadian Hockey League guide covers the CHL as an umbrella for its member major-junior leagues. Verify participating teams and event format against the relevant official season page.
Use the right reference for the question
The scores hub can help find a configured schedule record; the standings tool can present a provider’s rows; the official viewing finder points to league-owned information. The time converter is useful when a published start time is listed in another zone. Those features cannot substitute for the competition’s official rules, event calendar or rights-holder notice.
League-specific tie-breaks, playoff formats, import eligibility, schedule lengths, competition names, and broadcast packages can change. Rather than compress every changing detail into a static directory page, each guide distinguishes stable context from season-dependent information and points readers toward the governing body. If the source does not support a detail, this site does not state it as fact.
How these guides are checked
The guide set uses official league and federation domains as primary discovery sources: NHL, AHL, KHL, Liiga, SHL, DEL, IIHF and CHL. The source addresses are listed in each guide, and the content records a last-verified date of 1 October 2026. An official landing page can lead to current schedules and competition regulations, but a link alone does not establish that a particular season detail has been independently confirmed. For current rights, follow the official viewing information and confirm terms with the provider.
The guides use text names only and include no league or club logos. OnHockey is independent and is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by any listed organizer, team or broadcaster. For general questions about sources or corrections, read the editorial policy; to report a specific error, use the contact form.
Frequently asked questions
Are these leagues in the same country?
No. The directory spans competitions associated with different countries, regions and international organizers. Check the individual guide rather than assuming one geography or calendar.
Is the IIHF World Championship a league season?
No. It is an international tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, so its format and dates must be checked for the specific edition.
Does OnHockey assert a broadcaster for each league?
No. Official league websites are references for discovery. Availability depends on event, country, rights window, package and blackouts.
Where should I verify a team list?
Use the official competition’s current season page. Membership and participating fields can vary by season and tournament.
What does the verification date mean?
It states when this guide’s source links and stable contextual copy were reviewed for this build. It does not guarantee that schedules or rights remain unchanged after that date.