To introduce you to the five best hockey leagues in the world today:

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There are many ice hockey leagues in the world that are as famous as NHL. As everyone knows, the ultimate stage for ice hockey players is the NHL, winning the Stanley Cup is the highest honor in ice hockey, and if you want to take a big step towards ice hockey, playing in North America is the best option. However, what you don't know is that many countries in the world also have their own ice hockey leagues. So today, let's talk about the five ice hockey leagues in the world that EZ helped you choose.

The Fifth

SM-Liiga - Finland's top professional hockey league. It is also recognized as the second most influential hockey league in Europe. The popularity of ice hockey in Finland has soared like a rocket ride. And now Finnish ice hockey has reached the strongest level in the world. And Finland has been playing in the semi-finals of the U20 global competition a few years ago, which is impressive.

Since its establishment in 1972, SM-Liiga has been in the ascendant stage and continuously growing. The audience and supporters are also increasing. In particular, in the past decade, Finland has been continuously improving the level of its athletes, and many athletes already have the strength of NHL. The current SM-Liiga is made up of 14 teams, and the number of regular season games can reach 60. After the regular season, the top six teams automatically advance to the quarter finals. The remaining seventh to tenth places will enter the knockout stage, and only the top two can enter the quarter of the schedule.

 The Fourth

Every year, a group of Czech athletes enter the NHL, and most of them have played briefly in Czech Extrliga. Currently, there are at least 50 Czech athletes in the NHL playing for different teams in the league. It can be clearly seen that Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic are also rare countries in the world with top talent.

The Third

Elitserien is from the Swedish ice hockey league - the Swedish Elite League, abbreviated as SEL (Swedish Elite League). The Swedish ice hockey elite league is composed of 12 teams, with a regular season of 55 games. Basically similar to the fourth and fifth ranked Czech Hockey League and Finnish Hockey League. It also takes the form of winning by three points, winning by two points in extra time, and accumulating a share of losses.

In the playoffs, the top eight teams were selected from 12 teams. However, unlike other leagues, it is also interesting to note that in the first round of the playoffs, the top three teams can choose their opponents from the last three. Sweden has so far cultivated many world-class shaft athletes, who also won the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2012 and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The Second

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) of Russia is recognized as the second professional hockey league in the world. And KHL is also the best hockey league in Europe at present. Most of the league's athletes come from Russia. Since the establishment of KHL in 2008, the league now has six districts and 24 teams. A total of 16 teams can enter the playoffs each year from the regular season. KHL's resume model is very similar to NHL's.

The final championship is known as the Gagarin Cup, and one of the most interesting things about KHL is its diversity. There are a total of 701 athletes from 14 countries in the 24 teams. So he is also the second best league in the world after the NHL league.

The first

Finally, it is time to introduce the first place, perhaps the most undisputed. This alliance was established in 1917. And no alliance can compete with it. How does it indicate his strength? Perhaps you can easily cite many arguments. First of all, almost all overseas professional hockey players will regard NHL as the most important stop in their career.

NHL can be said to be the most profitable channel, with the best media exposure, and can receive the ultimate and highest honor award in the world of ice hockey - the Stanley Cup. Winning her is the dream of all hockey players. Thirty-one teams form the current NHL. Larger and deeper than KHL. Although many people believe that NHL is an alliance with North America and cannot represent the world, the impact NHL has brought to people around the world and its enormous influence is beyond the reach of any other alliance.

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