Belarusian Extraleague
TOP ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE IN BELARUS
Belarusian Hockey League; Belarusian ice hockey league; Belarussian Hockey League; Open Championship of Belarus; Belarussian hockey league; Belarusian hockey league; Belarus Extraliga; Belarusian Extraliga; Belarusian Open Championship; Belarus Open League
The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008–2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues.