Austrian National League
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1959 |
| Ceased | 2012 |
| Country |  Austria  Hungary |
| Last champion(s) | HC TWK Innsbruck |
| Most titles | EHC Lustenau (7) |
The Austrian National League (German: Österreichische Eishockey-Nationalliga) was a former second tier ice hockey league in Austria. For the 2012–13 season, it was replaced by the Inter-National League.
Decline
[edit]With the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, seven of the twelve teams left the league. Two teams, Dornbirner EC and TWK Innsbruck were invited to join the Austrian Hockey League[1] The farm teams of the Vienna Capitals, EC KAC and the EHC Black Wings Linz all withdrew to join a junior Austrian Hockey League. This proved to be the end of the National League. Four of the remaining teams - EK Zell am See, EHC Bregenzerwald, VEU Feldkirch and EHC Lustenau - all subsequently joined the Inter-National League.
Champions
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Martin Merk (July 14, 2012). "New Austro-Slovenian league: Inter-National-League to start one tier below EBEL". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
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