National Hockey Super League

National Hockey Super League
SportIce Hockey
Founded2021 (3 years ago) (2021)
First season2021
No. of teams3
Country Australia
HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
TV partner(s)SBS
(match of the round & highlights)
Official websitenhsl.com.au [dead link]

The National Hockey Super League (NHSL) is a defunct professional ice hockey league based in Australia. Started in November 2021, it was the first professional ice hockey league in Australia.[1]

The league was formally announced on the 16th of September, with three founding teams to start the league. All three teams were based in Adelaide, and all games were played in the IceArenA.[2] The 2022-2023 season did not go ahead nor has there been any official announcements about the league since 2022.

Teams

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Teams formerly in the NHSL.
Team City State Arena Capacity Founded Joined Former names
National Hockey Super League
Adelaide Xtream Adelaide South Australia IceArenA 1,500 2021
Noarlunga Stars Adelaide South Australia IceArenA 1,500 2021
Port Adelaide Brewers Adelaide South Australia IceArenA 1,500 2021

Expansion

In its first year, NHSL features three teams made up of predominantly South Australian-based players. The league had plans to expand to a national format in 2022, with the goal to have 15 teams nationwide by 2023.[2] The planned 2022-2023 season did not go ahead, nor has there been any posts on the official Instagram page since August 19, 2022. The official website is defunct, leading to speculation that the league has folded.

Team City State Arena Capacity Founded Joined Former names
Possible Expansion
Cockburn Chiefs Cockburn Western Australia Cockburn IceArena 1,500 2022
Fremantle Fury Fremantle Western Australia Cockburn IceArena 1,500 2022
Perth Patriots Perth Western Australia Perth Ice Arena 1,500 2022

References

  1. ^ "Adelaide To Host Australia's First Ice Hockey League". Ministry of Sport. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "National Hockey Super League". Retrieved 18 March 2022.


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