Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 2023 |
Founder | Chinese Ice Hockey Association |
No. of teams | 7 |
Country | China |
Most recent champion(s) | Shenzhen KRS (2023–24) |
Most titles | Shenzhen KRS (1) |
Traditional Chinese | 中國女子冰球職業聯賽 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国女子冰球职业联赛 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Chinese Women's Ice Hockey Professional League | ||||||||||||
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The Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (Chinese: 中国女子冰球职业联赛; lit. 'Chinese Women's Ice Hockey Professional League'), abbreviated WCIHL, is a professional ice hockey league in China. It was founded by the Chinese Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) as an amateur league in 2021 and was reorganized as a professional league in 2023.[1]
The league should not be confused with the National Women's Ice Hockey Championship (Chinese: 全国女子冰球锦标赛), an annual national competition for provincial teams.