IJshockey Nieuw-Batavië

Ice Hockey New Batavia IJNB IJshockey Nieuw-Batavië
Sport	Ice Hockey
Jurisdiction	New Batavia
Founded	December 10, 2020
Affiliation	MHL
Affiliation date	2020
Headquarters	Lucerne
President	Frans

Ice Hockey New Batavia (IJskockey Nieuw-Batavië or IJNB) organizes competitions and tournaments of ice hockey in New Batavia. The IJNB is a member of the MHL since 2020.

Competitions

The IJNB organizes these competitions:

Dutch	English	Men	Women
IJNB Profliga	IJNB Pro League
IJNB Amateurs Eerste Divisie	IJNB Amateurs First Division
IJNB Amateurs Tweede Divisie	IJNB Amateurs Second Division
IJNB Beker van Nieuw-Batavië	IJNB Cup of New Batavia

League system

8 professional teams play in the Pro League, playing every team in the league home-and-away 6 times, which makes 42 matches. The top 4 teams advance to the play offs, again home-and-away. The last team relegates to the amateur league.

The Amateur First and Second Divisions each have 8 teams, playing every team in the league home-and-away 6 times, which makes 42 matches.

The top 4 teams of the First Division advance to the play offs, again home-and-away. The winner can advance to the Pro League if they get a pro license from the IJNB. The last two teams of the First Division relegate to the Second Division.

The first 4 teams of every Second Division advance to the play offs, again home-and-away. The winner and the runner-up advance to the First Division.

Level	Division
Pro	IJNB Pro League (men) and IJNB Pro League (women) 8 professional clubs
1	IJNB Amateurs First Division (men) and IJNB Amateurs First Division (women) 8 amateur clubs
2	IJNB Amateurs Second Division (men) and IJNB Amateurs Second Division (women) 8 amateur clubs	IJNB Amateurs Second Division (men) and IJNB Amateurs Second Division (women) 8 amateur clubs