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Extreme Ice Hockey League

Extreme Ice Hockey League (XHL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025–26 XHL season
SportIce hockey
Founded2025 (2025)
First season2025–26
AdministratorJIHF
No. of teams3
CountryJapan
Level on pyramid2
Official websitehttps://xhl.jp/

The Extreme Ice Hockey League (XHL) is the second-tier ice hockey league in Japan, below the Asia League Ice Hockey. It is administered by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (JIHF), a member of the IIHF.[1]

History

The Japan Ice Hockey Federation announced the creation of the Extreme Ice Hockey League in June 2025 with the first season expected to be played from October 2025 to March 2026. Initially, the teams would all be based in the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Shiga regions. The federation that it hoped the new league would help grow the sport in Japan.[2][3] The first season featured three teams: Nagoya Orques, Shiga Blue Rise, and Tokyo Wilds. The league was played in a round-robin format with each team playing six home games. The first game was held on 12 October 2025 with Shiga Blue Rise hosting Nagoya Orcs at Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena in Ōtsu.[4]

Current teams

Locations of the 2025–26 XHL teams
Extreme Hockey League Teams: 2025–26 Season[5]
Team Municipality Venue Joined league
Tokyo Wilds Nishitokyo, Tokyo DyDo Drinco Ice Arena 2025
Nagoya Orques Nagoya, Chūbu Kuniwa Port Sports & Culture 2025
Shiga Blue Rise Ōtsu, Shiga Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena 2025

Season results

Year Champion Runner-Up Third
2025–26[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A new ice hockey league is born in Japan". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ "国内に新たなアイスホッケーリーグ誕生「EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE」2025年10月開幕！" (in Japanese). PR Times. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ^ Hoshi, Aka. "We are proud to support the XHL professional ice hockey team "TOKYO WILDS"". RLAM Trading. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ^ "新リーグ『EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE』が発足 10／12（日）に滋賀・木下カンセーアイスアリーナで開幕戦" (in Japanese). Ice Press Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Teams" (in Japanese). Extreme Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  6. ^ "EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE 2025" (in Japanese). Japan Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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