Source: The remaining leagues of the Estonian ice hockey championship are divided by age. In U17-U8 classes children can play according to the birth years of their age groups. In addition, a team can have up to 3 players who are one year older in their age group if they were born in the last three months of the previous year. As an exception, there is a special permit for girls who may be older than this age group by up to 2 years.
Purpose of the competition: • Identify Estonian youth ice hockey champions in the age groups U20, U17, U14. • To promote children's hockey in the age groups U12, U10 and U8 throughout Estonia. • Find out the candidates for the U-20 and U-18 teams. • To popularize ice hockey in the Republic of Estonia.
Season 2023-2024 Source: For the 2023-24 season, the following age groups were formed: U20, U17, U14, U12-1 (full rink championship matches); U12-2 (half rink championship matches); U10-1, U10-2, U8 (championship matches on a third of the rink).
U20 There were 2 teams represented in the U20 class: •
HC Panter/HK Tornaado (
Tallinn) •
Narva PSK (
Narva) The teams had 4 meetings with each other (2 at home and 2 away), each meeting lasted 3 periods of 20 minutes. Final standings of the winners:
U17 There were 6 teams represented in the U17 class: • SK Kajakas/
HC Everest (
Tartu,
Kohtla-Järve) • Narva PSK (Narva) •
HC Vipers (Tallinn) • HK Tornaado (Tallinn) •
SK Viru Sputnik (Kohtla-Järve) • HC Panter (Tallinn) Each team played 4 meetings (2 at home and 2 away), each game lasted 3 periods of 20 minutes. Final standings of the winners:
U14 There were 11 teams represented in the U14 class: • HK Tornaado Sinine (Tallinn) • SK Kajakas (Tartu) • HC Vipers 11 (Tallinn) • Narva PSK (Narva) • HC Vipers 10 (Tallinn) • HC Panter Must (Tallinn) • HK Tornaado Kollane (Tallinn) • Narva PSK 2 (Narva) • SK Viru Sputnik (Kohtla-Järve) • HC Panter Punane (Tallinn) • HC Everest (Kohtla-Järve) At the first stage, each team played one game with each, then, based on the results of the first round, the teams were divided into two groups U14-1 (the first 6 teams) and U14-2 (the last 5 teams) and in these groups they played 2 games each with each one. The first round the teams played 3 periods of 15 minutes. Second round: U14-1 - 3 periods of 15 minutes; U14-2 - 2 periods of 20 minutes. Final standings of the winners:
U12-1 There were 7 teams represented in the U12-1 class: • HK Tornaado (Tallinn) • SK Kajakas (Tartu) • HC Vipers 2012 (Tallinn) • Narva PSK (Narva) • HC Vipers 2013 (Tallinn) • HC Panter (Tallinn) • SK Viru Sputnik (Kohtla-Järve)
Starting from the U12-1 class and up to U8, teams do not keep score during the game and the final score in all matches was 0:0. In the U12-1 group, each team played 3 games with each other (1 away and 2 at home or 1 at home and 2 away), each game lasted 2 periods of 20 minutes.
U12-2 There were 6 teams represented in the U12-2 class: • JHK/SOFTCOM (
Jõgeva) • SK Kajakas (Tartu) • HC Vipers (Tallinn) • Narva PSK (Narva) • Viljandi Hokiklubi (
Viljandi) • HC Panter (Tallinn) • HC Everest (Kohtla-Järve)
From U12-2 to U8, each game lasts 24 minutes. In the U12-2 class each team had 3 meetings (1 away and 2 at home or 1 at home and 2 away). The teams played in a 4v4 format.
U10-1 There were 8 teams represented in the U10-1 class: • HK Tornaado (Tallinn) • SK Kajakas (Tartu) • HC Vipers 2014 (Tallinn) • Narva PSK 1 (Narva) • HC Vipers 2015 (Tallinn) • HC Panter (Tallinn) • Narva PSK 2 (Narva) • SK Viru Sputnik (Kohtla-Järve)
From class U10-1 to U8, teams play in a 3v3 format. Each team in the U10-1 class played 2 games (1 home and 1 away).
U10-2 There were 4 teams represented in the U10-1 class: • HC Vipers 2014/2015 (Tallinn) • HC Panter (Tallinn) • HC Everest (Kohtla-Järve) • HK Tornaado (Tallinn) Each team had 4 meetings (2 at home and 2 away).
U8 There were 11 teams represented in the U8 class: • HK Tornaado Sinine (Tallinn) • SK Kajakas (Tartu) • HC Vipers (Tallinn) • Narva PSK Must (Narva) • JHK/SOFTCOM (Jõgeva) • HC Panter Must (Tallinn) • HK Tornaado Kollane (Tallinn) • Narva PSK Valge (Narva) • SK Viru Sputnik (Kohtla-Järve) • HC Panter Punane (Tallinn) • HC Everest (Kohtla-Järve) Children of the youngest class of the Estonian hockey championship played with a
blue puck. ;Notes ==References==