The Estonian Ice Hockey Association is the national governing body of ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 in Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. Estonian membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

 dated back to the 1930s, which had expired after the annexation of these countries by the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1945 respectively, was renewed after their sovereignty was re-established in the 1990s.

Professional teams

1. Tartu Välk 494
   Tartu Välk 494 (ice hockey)
   Kalev-Välk is an Estonian ice hockey team playing in the Meistriliiga. The club is based in Tartu and the home arena is in Lõunakeskus.Kalev-Välk is the current champion of 2010–11 Meistriliiga season.-Roster:*30 Oleg Monin 19.05.1985 184/82...
   
   
2. TKK-GMP Tallinn
3. Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik
   Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik
   Viru Sputnik is an Estonian ice hockey team playing in the Meistriliiga. The club is based in Kohtla-Järve and the home arena is Kohtla-Järve Jäähall...
   
   

Amateur teams

Amateur teams in Estonia are part of the "Independent Ice Hockey League" (HHL).

HHL I GRUPP Elioni SK/Ericsson Tallinn HK Tiigrid Tallinn HC Magic Wings Tallinn HC Unistars Tallinn HK Tornaado Tallinn

HHL II GRUPP HK Legion Tallinn Saku Hokiklubi HK Mark Winner Tallinn Elioni SK Tallinn SK Hansa Tallinn HK Kehra Snaipers HC Total Tallinn

HHL III GRUPP SK Monstera Tallinn HK Purikad Tallinn HK Volume Design Tallinn HK Rimi Tallinn HK Štorm Tallinn Saku Hokiklubi II HK Kurase Hülged

External links

• Estonian Ice Hockey Association
• Estonian Ice Hockey Portal