Inter-National League (INL)

League status: Not active
Administered by: Österreichischen Eishockeyverbandes
Head manager: Dieter Kalt
Year of start: 2012
WWW: http://www.eishockey.at

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20 Nov 2016 \|	Luka Kraigher (D)	HK Slavija Ljubljana	HDD Sij Acroni Jesenice
23 Oct 2016 \|	Dustin Wood (D)	EHC Lustenau	HSC Csíkszereda
22 Oct 2016 \|	Andrej Zidan (F)	HDD Sij Acroni Jesenice	HK MK Bled
04 Oct 2016 \|	Denis Rakovic (D)	HDD Sij Acroni Jesenice	HK MK Bled

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Seven club teams from Austria and Slovenia join forces to play a competition with 36 games for each team plus play-offs one tier below the EBEL league

In 2013/14 season, Italian teams join the league. Total of 15 teams play a round-robin before being split into three groups. Top 5 teams compete for home advantage for play-off in the Master Round, the remaining 10 teams are split into two groups. Top team from each group advances to the play-offs, second-placed teams play a "best-of-five" series for the last play-off place.

After 2013-14 season ITA clubs abandon league.
After 2015-16 season league was closed with the launch of Alps Hockey League between ITA,AUT teams and Slovenian HDD Jesenice

2015-2016: EHC Bregenzerwald
2014-2015: EHC Lustenau
2013-2014: HC Egna/Neumarkt
2012-2013: EHC Bregenzerwald

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Serie A shrinks to 8 teams (18 Aug 2015)
INL and Elite A to merge? (24 Jun 2014)
Acroni Jesenice withdraws from Inter-National League (31 Aug 2012)
New Inter National League to replace Austrian Nationalliga and Slohokej (16 Jul 2012)

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Lee Gilbert is no longer the coach of Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák: the recent poor results of the team in MOL Liga cost the Canadian the position. He was replaced by Finnish Heikki Mälkiä who was inactive last season after winning the Inter-National League with Lustenau. Hunor Strenk remains as assistant

(02 Jan 2017)

The patrol of Slovenian teams in the next Inter-National League dropped to three as only Jesenice, Celje and Slavija will partecipate. Triglav Kranj and Bled decided to partecipate only in domestic league.
"We have currently only nine players plus the juniors left in the roster. With such a young team not worth to play in INL, because we can't be competitive. So we decided to play only in the domestic league" explained Triglav coach Gorazd Drinovec

(17 Jun 2015)

The Inter-National League has expanded to 16 clubs for this season, joining the league will be Austrian sides EC Kitzbühel and HC Steelers Kapfenberg. However, Italian club HC Merano will not be taking part. The league is made up of six Austrian clubs, six Slovenian and four Italian.

(09 May 2014)

The Inter-National-League (INL), joint competition of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia, has a fixed schedule for the upcoming quarterfinals. Jesenice beat Caldaro 4:3ot in the decisive game for the last playoff ticket. Immediately afterwards, the first teams picked their opponent for quarterfinals. The pairings are: Gherdeina – Jesenice, Appiano – Bregenzerwald, Egna – Feldkirch, Zell am See – Lustenau. All best-of-five series start on March 1.

(27 Feb 2014)

The Austrian clubs Dornbirner EC of the EBEL and EK Zeller Eisbären of the new second-tier Inter-National League (INL) become partners. Both teams want to work close together regarding youth hockey but also players of both senior teams will have the chance to play in either EBEL or INL.

(14 Aug 2012)

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