About the league
Austria's professional ice hockey league
AT Hockey League (ATHL) is Austria’s professional ice hockey league, founded in 2015. 12 clubs from 8 federal states compete for the title. The 2026/27 season has 44 regular-season games per team, after which the top 8 teams advance to the playoffs.
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Vienna
- Commissioner
- Helena Wachter
- Clubs
- 12
- Divisions
- East, West
- Games per team
- 44
- Playoff spots
- 8 teams
- Points system
- 3-2-1-0
- Season start
- Sep 11, 2026
- Regular season ends
- Mar 5, 2027
- Playoffs start
- Mar 12, 2027
Points system 3-2-1-0
- 3regulation win
- 2win in overtime or a shootout
- 1loss in overtime or a shootout
- 0regulation loss
Overtime lasts 5 minutes and is played three-on-three. If nobody scores, a shootout decides; the shootout winner is credited with one extra goal.
- GP
- games played
- W
- regulation wins
- OTW
- overtime/shootout wins
- OTL
- overtime/shootout losses
- L
- regulation losses
Champions
- 2025/26
Royals Vienna - 2024/25
Linz Steel Wolves - 2023/24
Klagenfurt Dragons - 2022/23
Dornbirn Lynx - 2021/22
Graz Thunder - 2020/21
Villach Ravens - 2019/20Klagenfurt Dragons
- 2018/19Royals Vienna
- 2017/18Linz Steel Wolves
- 2016/17Klagenfurt Dragons
- 2015/16Graz Thunder
Divisions
East Division
Arenas
| Arena | Club | City | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donau Arena | Royals Vienna | Vienna, Vienna | 9,500 | 2014 |
| Mur Arena | Graz Thunder | Graz, Styria | 6,800 | 2015 |
| Stahlhalle Linz | Linz Steel Wolves | Linz, Upper Austria | 6,200 | 2013 |
| Lindwurm Arena | Klagenfurt Dragons | Klagenfurt, Carinthia | 6,000 | 2012 |
| Baron Halle |  Salzburg Ice Barons | Salzburg, Salzburg | 5,900 | 2017 |
| Nordkette Arena |  Innsbruck Peaks | Innsbruck, Tyrol | 5,400 | 2018 |
| Drau Arena | Villach Ravens | Villach, Carinthia | 4,800 | 2016 |
| Traisen Ice Hall |  St. Pölten Lions | St. Pölten, Lower Austria | 4,600 | 2016 |
| Bodensee Arena |  Bregenz Mariners | Bregenz, Vorarlberg | 4,500 | 2018 |
| Rheintal Arena | Dornbirn Lynx | Dornbirn, Vorarlberg | 4,400 | 2019 |
| Theresien Arena |  Wiener Neustadt Knights | Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria | 4,200 | 2019 |
| Enns Arena |  Steyr Hammers | Steyr, Upper Austria | 3,900 | 2017 |
Contact
ATHL office · Vienna
E-mail: office@athockey.com
ATHL is a fictional league. All clubs, players, results and stats are invented and generated by a simulation.