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Due to a bureaucratic mess-up, both the Fleftic National Ice Hockey League (FNIHL) and the Pridnestrovia-based Koalition Hockey League (KHL) were unable to submit the entrants from their respective 2029-30 seasons in time for the 15th Hockey Champions League, meaning that the Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens and HC Traktor Bender, among others, would have to wait for another season before they could compete as Abanhfleft's and Pridnestrovia's representatives in the HCL. However, by sheer coincidence the collective bargaining agreements in both leagues expired just before the start of the 2030-31 season for both leagues, and no agreement was reached until January 2031. By that time, both leagues had announced their respective cancellations, meaning both leagues did not play out the 2030-31 season at all. This was widely believed to be the reason why all the FNIHL and KHL clubs that took part in the 16th Hockey Champions League underperformed. But now both the FNIHL and the KHL are back, and they're ready to check some foreigners into the sides.

2031-32 Koalition Hockey League—Pridnestrovian Division Regular Season Final Standings

   KHL-PDN                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Dinamo Bender                   56   37  14   5   177  100  +77   125   Regular season champions, Playoffs
 2 Admiral Novorossiysk            56   35  10  11   233  171  +62   115   Qualified for playoffs
 3 Traktor Bender                  56   37   2  17   159  105  +54   113   Qualified for playoffs
 4 Dinamo Verkhovyansk             56   32   9  15   260  210  +50   105   Qualified for playoffs
 5 Torpedo Verkhovyansk            56   31   7  18   127   87  +40   100   Qualified for playoffs
 6 Sheriff Tiraspol                56   27  15  14   198  172  +26    96   Qualified for playoffs
 7 Sparta Slatsk                   56   29   9  18   180  157  +23    96   Qualified for playoffs
 8 Rotor Renzev                    56   27  11  18   200  169  +31    92   Qualified for playoffs
 9 Elektrik Vladikarpaty           56   26  10  20   101   90  +11    88
10 UrGa Antakya                    56   26   7  23   163  142  +21    85
11 CSKA Tiraspol                   56   23  13  20   204  197   +7    82
12 Angely Pridnestrovskaya Gavan   56   23  10  23   197  189   +8    79
13 Nord-Vest Hockey                56   24   7  25    91   85   +6    79
14 Red Star Beledor                56   22   9  25   146  161  −15    75
15 Avangard Renechev               56   22   8  26   152  175  −23    74
16 Olimpik Dnistrosh               56   19  11  26   165  169   −4    68
17 Kesselburger Walruses           56   20   8  28   185  219  −34    68
18 Irbis Lesonetsk                 56   18  10  28   116  137  −21    64
19 Metalist Bratsk                 56   16  13  27   120  137  −17    61   Relegation to Hockey Second Division
20 Sonolovichyrevko                56   15   9  32   109  145  −36    54   Relegation to Hockey Second Division

HC Knyazev Krastyo Grigorov and HC Avtomobilist Lyubengelsk are promoted from the Pridnestrovian Hockey Second Division to the KHL.

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2031-32 KHL Playoffs - Quarterfinals
(1) HC Dinamo Bender 4-0 (8) HC Rotor Renzev (1-0 OT, 6-3, 5-4, 2-1)

(4) Dinamo Verkhovyansk 1-4 (5) HC Torpedo Verkhovyansk (2-4, 6-4, 4-7, 3-4, 2-3)

(3) HC Traktor Bender 4-0 (6) HC Sheriff Tiraspol (5-4, 7-5, 3-1, 4-3)

(2) HC Admiral Novorossiysk 4-0 (7) HC Sparta Slatsk (4-3 OT, 7-6, 7-6 OT, 4-2)

2031-32 KHL Playoffs - Semifinals
(1) HC Dinamo Bender 4-3 (5) HC Torpedo Verkhovyansk (3-0, 1-2, 1-2, 5-6 OT, 2-0, 4-0, 4-3 OT)

(2) HC Admiral Novorossiysk 1-4 (3) HC Traktor Bender (4-5, 3-6, 5-8, 4-3, 8-9 OT)

2032 Meshvedishvili Cup Finals

Dinamo Bender 1–1 Traktor Bender (1–2 OT)
Dinamo Bender 1–1 Traktor Bender (2–1 OT)
Traktor Bender 5–1 Dinamo Bender
Traktor Bender 2–2 Dinamo Bender (2–3 OT)
Dinamo Bender 0–1 Traktor Bender
Traktor Bender 3–1 Dinamo Bender

HC Traktor Bender wins the 2032 Meshvedishvili Cup 4-2

Congratulations to HC Traktor Bender, your 2032 Meshvedishvili Cup champions!

Pridnestrovia (PDN) Qualifiers for HCL 17
Puppet of Abanhfleft

HC Traktor Bender (2032 Meshvedishvili Cup champions)
HC Dinamo Bender (2032 Meshvedishvili Cup finalists)
HC Admiral Novorossiysk (Semifinalists)
HC Torpedo Verkhovyansk (Semifinalists)

[Mytanija]

SHLM LIGA ICE HOCKEY 28/29 SEASON REVIEW

SHLM Liga Ice Hockey History

Year   Champion      
00/01  Tekstil
01/02  KK Magevskaya
02/03  Tekstil
03/04  HK Prizren
04/05  HK Prizren
05/06  HK Prizren
06/07  Hajerek
07/08  Tekstil
08/09  HK Prizren
09/10  NK Thessia
10/11  HK Prizren
11/12  HK Prizren
12/13  Zavolja
13/14  Zeljeznicar
14/15  Tekstil
15/16  HK Prizren
16/17  Zavolja
17/18  Zavolja
18/19  KK Magevskaya
19/20  Zeljeznicar
20/21  NK Thessia
21/22  Hajerek
22/23  NK Thessia
23/24  Torpedo
24/25  NK Thessia
25/26  Hajerek
26/27  NK Thessia
27/28  Tekstil
28/29  

Team           Championships
HK Prizren     7
NK Thessia     5
Tekstil        5
Zavolja        3
Hajerek        3
KK Magevskaya  2
Zeljeznicar    2
Torpedo        1

Ice hockey is probably the least popular of the so-called 'major' team sports in Mytanija (i.e. football, basketball, handball, ice hockey and volleyball), with this mostly being due to its significantly restricted geographical range when compared to the others. This is mainly down to one of the key components of the sport - ice - not being in high supply in certain regions. Historically ice hockey teams were founded in cities that experience wintry conditions for longer periods of the year and often played on outdoor rinks, this ruled out lots of major cities from hosting teams in the SHLM Liga. Of course in the modern day this isn't as big an issue due to indoor ice rinks and the like, but the governing body are notoriously conservative and refuse to expand the league to feature teams from potentially lucrative markets such as Ebor, Tsrvena, Arsika or Severyan (indeed there are no teams in the league from Visoravna, Rauchnya or Nasto and Avnalia).

The sport's heartland within Mytanija is undoubtedly within the region of Thessia with teams from there having won the championship in just over half (15 out of 28) of SHLM Liga seasons. NK Thessia, Tekstil, Zavolja and Zeljeznicar are all strong outfits from the region and will usually be in the upper echelons of the league table come the end of the season. With this being said, the single strongest team in SHLM Liga history is HK Prizren who have won 7 championships down the years - but none since the 15/16 season. They're always a strong team due to the size of Prizren's population and they also draw players from throughout Vojovitica such is their reputation in ice hockey. The other Vojovitican teams (CDSA and HK Miago) cannot hold a candle to HK Prizren.

Outside of this Esca has a few teams (Akademija, BVK Dinamo, Dinamo and Zenit), but none of them have ever succeeded in winning the league title, perhaps accurately demonstrating the capital's preference for other sports. More widely in Zentria there is Hajerek and Torpedo who have both won the league title at one point or another, Obolon have surprised people a few times in recent seasons by finishing near the top of the table but they haven't managed to turn their good performances into a championship. KK Magevskaya are Magevskaya's sole representatives (perhaps unsurprisingly), and have a couple of championships which were won a long time apart. They often flatter to deceive, having good line-ups but also a tendency to self-destruct when it looks like they may be on their way to a title.

Let's see what happened this season:

## SHLM Liga             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Zavolja                34   25   6   3    84   33  +51    81  C, HCL
02 Tekstil                34   23   6   5    76   33  +43    75  HCL
03 Zeljeznicar            34   21   7   6    66   36  +30    70  HCL
04 HK Prizren             34   18  14   2    58   32  +26    68  HCL
05 Hajerek                34   19   9   6    71   42  +29    66
06 Torpedo                34   17   7  10    46   34  +12    58
07 CDSA                   34   16   9   9    53   39  +14    57
08 KK Magevskaya          34   14   6  14    43   48   −5    48
09 Slovan                 34   13   8  13    44   45   −1    47
10 NK Thessia             34   13   7  14    45   47   −2    46
11 Obolon                 34    9  12  13    47   59  −12    39
12 Akademija              34   11   6  17    37   55  −18    39
13 Olympic                34    9   8  17    37   50  −13    35
14 Atletik                34    9   5  20    35   66  −31    32
15 Zenit                  34    7   7  20    38   58  −20    28
16 Dinamo                 34    5   7  22    29   61  −32    22
17 BVK Dinamo             34    6   3  25    29   67  −38    21
18 HK Miago               34    5   5  24    31   64  −33    20

Zavolja secure their fourth SHLM Liga title and the first since they went back-to-back in 17/18 so it has been a long time coming. Their title win was built on their brilliant attacking play, they were the league leaders for scoring and their gameplan was very much built upon the goal scoring contribution of their two wings Ismet Susic and Sergej Gisic. Both topped 20 goals over the course of the season, with Susic leading the league with 25 and Gisic managing 23 of his own. They were absolutely brilliant and it helped that they both stayed injury free for all 34 games of the campaign.

Their centre Beriz Kopanja is only 20 years old but he put in performances that belied his tender years, he wasn't the main contributor in terms of scoring but he acted as a facilitator for both Susic and Gisic. He managed 18 assists for the season in addition to 12 goals of his own, a fantastic statistical performance in addition to him very much passing the eye test with how he played. His size is extremely beneficial, he stands at 194cm and weighs in at a hefty 96kg too, presumably with some room to grow and bulk up further - Kopanja could turn into a real talent if he can continue to perform like this.

At the opposite end Zavolja were led by the veteran Rahim Samardzic but it was the performance of 25 year old Elvedin Grbic which impressed the most. Grbic is a real strong two-way defenseman, capable of being physical with opponents whilst retaining the technical ability to make a difference to his team's play at the other end of the ice. Grbic was key with his shooting ability from outside, the accuracy and precision meaning opponents had to keep an eye on him which created room for other players.

All in all a really complete team and deserved champions, ice hockey means so much to the people of Zavolja - a town in the mountains of western Thessia with a population of around 300,000 - with their team being the town's most high-profile sporting representatives. The only other sports team they have are in the fourth tier of Mytanar football, so the hockey team really puts Zavolja on the map and this success allows them to get one over their closest rivals Zeljeznicar from the town of Sigurno which is the next nearest big settlement. It also allows Zavolja to put one over the rest of Thessia, the region which has provided the most ice hockey champions of all. This is now the 16th SHLM Liga title to go to a team from the region of Thessia in 29 seasons, demonstrating the dominance the region has over the rest of the country in this sport. The top three of Zavolja, Tekstil and the aforementioned Zeljeznicar demonstrate this even further, the rest of Mytanija has some ways to go to catch-up.

A win for another small market team reinforces the idea that ice hockey is a bit of a provincial sport in Mytanija too, ten titles have now been won by teams from towns with populations of less than 300,000 people, though HK Prizren, NK Thessia, Tekstil and KK Magevskaya do provide a bit of a response to that with their combined 19 titles (all have populations of at least over a million people).

Mytanija [MYT] qualifiers for HCL17
Zavolja
Tekstil
Zeljeznicar
HK Prizren

[Siovanija and Teusland]

As according to these results, the latest season of hockey in Siovanija & Teusland, Hockey Siovanija & Teusland is proud to submit the following clubs to international competition:

Siovanija & Teusland (STL) Qualifiers for HCL 17
HK Energija Chernovets (STL)
Eisbaren Stelburg (STL)
Stelburg Kaisers (STL)
Admirala Pomorie (STL)

[Banija]

Greater Banijan Hockey League- HCL 17

Team Information
(Note to Grader: I did not re-write this in any way since I used it during my submission for the last HCL, and it has not been worked on since the HCL 16 submission. So do what you like, but my presumption is that it's already been used for a graded RP for HCL 16, and should not count for RP bonus for HCL 17.)

Teams play an 8 game round robin against divisional opponents only for 56 regular season games. 2 points for a win, there is no shootout for this season. All games are played until there is a sudden death winner. Regular Season Overtime periods are 3 on 3 for 10 minute periods.

Playoff Qualification for the GBHL has changed. The top team in each conference is declared the conference champion. They get a bye to the GBHL semifinals, and automatic bids to the HCL. The next four best teams by record(regardless of conference), will play in the HCL Qualifying Series. The #3 team will play the #6 team, and the #4 team will play the #5 team. Both shall be Best of 3, with all three games hosted by the higher seed. The winners shall advance to the GBHL Semifinals, with the highest seeded advancing team to play the conference champion with the worse record, while the other conference champion plays the other advancing team. Both of these series will be Best of 7(2-3-2). The two winners of the HCL Qualifying Series shall also clinch the last two GBHL berths in the HCL.

The winners of the semifinal series will play in a best of seven in the GBHL championship series(2-2-1-1-1), with home ice given to the team with more points in the regular season.

Southwest                        Pld   W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 St.Jakob Crusaders             56   45  11   273  146 +127    90 - Conference Champion, Auto HCL Qualifier
2 Mansfield Warriors             56   39  17   197  154  +43    78 - Advance to the HCL Qualifying Series
3 Stalliongrad Mountaineers      56   37  19   205  124  +81    74 - Advance to the HCL Qualifying Series
4 Little Istria Tigersharks      56   31  25   168  152  +16    62
5 Gold Coast Thunder             56   28  28   168  175   −7    56
6 Kapetägien Kestrels            56   25  31   170  179   −9    50
7 Istria Golden Bears            56   16  40   113  182  −69    32
8 Shamkir Whalers                56    3  53    79  261 −182     6

North                            Pld   W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Quebec Grizzlies               56   42  14   192  113  +79    84 - Conference Champion, Auto HCL Qualifier
2 Schemerdrecht Caribou          56   39  17   198  146  +52    78 - Advance to the HCL Qualifying Series
3 Maal Pioneers                  56   36  20   193  160  +33    72 - Advance to the HCL Qualifying Series
4 Jaromirgrad  Huskies           56   34  22   174  153  +21    68
5 New Istria Eagles              56   25  31   163  179  −16    50
6 Cascadia Lions                 56   22  34   149  179  −30    44
7 Goldstaff Cocodragons          56   16  40   146  200  −54    32
8 Rosaria Knights                56   10  46   163  248  −85    20

HCL Qualifying Series Standings

Teams                            Pld   W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
2 Schemerdrecht Caribou          56   39  17   198  146  +52    78
2 Mansfield Warriors             56   39  17   197  154  +43    78
3 Stalliongrad Mountaineers      56   37  19   205  124  +81    74
3 Maal Pioneers                  56   36  20   193  160  +33    72

HCL Qualifying Series
Schemerdrecht Caribou v. Maal Pioneers
Mansfield Warriors v. Stalliongrad Mountaineers

Game 1
Schemerdrecht Caribou 7–2 Maal Pioneers
Mansfield Warriors 4–3 Stalliongrad Mountaineers

Game 2
Schemerdrecht Caribou 4–0 Maal Pioneers (Schemerdrecht Caribou win series 2-0)
Mansfield Warriors 8–4 Stalliongrad Mountaineers (Mansfield Warriors win series 2-0)

GBHL Semifinals
#1 St. Jakob Crusaders v. #4 Mansfield Warriors
#2 Quebec Grizzlies v. #3 Stalliongrad Mountaineers

Game 1
Quebec Grizzlies 7–2 Schemerdrecht Caribou (Quebec leads series 1-0)
St.Jakob Crusaders 8–3 Mansfield Warriors (St. Jakob leads series 1-0)

Game 2
Quebec Grizzlies 7–0 Schemerdrecht Caribou (Quebec leads series 2-0)
St.Jakob Crusaders 7–3 Mansfield Warriors (St. Jakob leads series 2-0)

Game 3
Schemerdrecht Caribou 3–3 Quebec Grizzlies (3–4 OT) (Quebec leads series 3-0)
Mansfield Warriors 5–4 St.Jakob Crusaders (St. Jakob leads series 2-1)

Game 4
Schemerdrecht Caribou 3–4 Quebec Grizzlies (Quebec earns sweep and wins series 4-0)
Mansfield Warriors 3–2 St.Jakob Crusaders (Series tied 2-2)

Game 5
Mansfield Warriors 1–5 St.Jakob Crusaders (St. Jakob leads series 3-2)

Game 6
St.Jakob Crusaders 4–1 Mansfield Warriors (St. Jakob wins series 4-2)

GBHL Championship Series
#1 St. Jakob Crusaders v. #2 Quebec Grizzlies

Game 1
St.Jakob Crusaders 5–9 Quebec Grizzlies (Quebec leads series 1-0)

Game 2
St.Jakob Crusaders 2–2 Quebec Grizzlies (2–3 OT) (Quebec leads series 2-0)

Game 3
Quebec Grizzlies 2–3 St.Jakob Crusaders (Quebec leads series 2-1)

Game 4
Quebec Grizzlies 2–0 St.Jakob Crusaders (Quebec leads series 3-1)

Game 5
St.Jakob Crusaders 3–4 Quebec Grizzlies (Quebec wins series 4-1, and are champions of the GBHL)

Mini Roundup
It was a very interesting season of the GBHL, where it shows how much has changed, and yet, how much has stayed the same. The Conference champions did not change- once again, the Quebec Grizzlies and St. Jakob Crusaders both showed their dominance in conference play, as both teams won their conference for the second straight seasons. The Golden Bears of Istria, the only GBHL team actually in Banija, also still stink.

But a lot has changed. The Rosaria Knights were hit with a raft of retirements, as the GBHL's last champions stunningly shocked the country and dropped from first to worst. From the champions of the Greater Banijan Hockey League, to last place in their conference. How far the mighty fall. Many questions will be asked of the Knights, but you saw teams that were willing to step up and take their place. Last season, Jaromirgrad, in Savojarna, won just one single game out of 56. This year, they won over 50% of their games and finished in 4th place in their Conference. The Schemerdrecht Caribou went from 7th to second in the North Conference, as behind the Quebec Grizzlies, there was a great re-shuffling in that conference.

Last season, the playoffs breeded chaos. The two conference champions were downed in the semifinals. The St. Jakob Crusaders were swept by Rosaria, while the Grizzlies lost an agonizing Game 7, on home ice, against the Stalliongrad Mountaineers. But both conference champions were ready for their challengers this time. The Grizzlies swept the Caribou, while the Crusaders had a more competitive series, but eventually won in six against Mansfield.

And that left us with a mouthwatering final- St. Jakob v. Quebec City. And it would be the Grizzlies who would win the series. With some road cooking, of course. THey won the opening two games in Teusland, downing St. Jakob by a stunning 9-5 in Game 1, and then winning in overtime in Game 2 to really take a stranglehold. While the Crusaders fought back in Game 3, a roaring home crowd witnessed the Grizzlies pitch a shutout in Game 4. While Game 5 was played in St. Jakob, the Grizzlies were able to jump to a 4-1 lead early in the third period, and then were barely able to hold on for their lives. St. Jakob made it 4-2 with 10:20 left, and made it 4-3 with 3:22 left. But the Grizzlies held those final 3 minutes and 22 seconds, and were able to lift that trophy.

Overall, another exciting season of the GBHL. The league seems to have stabilized at 16 teams. They have 16 markets they are committed to, and it seems to be going strong. Is HCL success on the horizon?

Banija (BNJ) Qualifiers for HCL 17
Quebec Grizzlies (BNJ) (GBHL Champions)
St. Jakob Crusaders (BNJ) (GBHL runners-up)
Schemerdrecht Caribou (BNJ) (HCL Qualifying Series Winner)
Mansfield Warriors (BNJ) (HCL Qualifying Series Winner)

[Kelssek]

HOCKEY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 17

First preliminary round

(STL) Admirala Pomorie	            6-4	            SC Las Palmas (MAP) 5-3   1-1
(HIN) Shiva Raiders                 7-10           Roxston Miners (NWH) 3-8   4-2
(MRC) SKK Ogdenagorv               12-5                   Tekstil (MYT) 5-2   7-3
(MRC) Acoflosa Penguins             7-0           Besanza Basques (AFT) 4-0   3-0
(STL) Stelburg Kaisers              6-3                Kangasdorf (GRÆ) 4-2   2-1
(VIL) Obaobai Bombers               9-2           Williamstown HC (OME) 5-1   4-1
(DAR) Chippewa Steel                2-3           Joeport Teapots (QOD) 1-1   1-2
(VAL) Zul'Atun Eagles              16-5   Highrise Point Penguins (SQR) 8-4   8-1
(MRC) Blue Strike Zoloroni          9-2       Lotharstadt Jaegers (AFT) 3-0   6-2
(KSK) Vickery Vikings               6-4  Wanda City Green Jackets (AFT) 3-3   3-1
(BNJ) Schemerdrecht Caribou         7-4                   Ilsburg (GRÆ) 2-3   5-1
(HIN) Ainubyu Ainus                 3-4            Souraoi Sabers (SQR) 3-2   0-2
(DAR) Sterling City Centurions      6-3             Ducs de Berry (OME) 3-2   3-1
(SQR) Midnight Mauds                7-6                HK Prizren (MYT) 3-2   4-4
(PDN) HC Dinamo Bender              4-7               Zeljeznicar (MYT) 0-3   4-4
(PDN) HC Admiral Novorossiysk      10-5          JK Pasi Darazsak (GGY) 6-1   4-4
(BNJ) St. Jakob Crusaders           6-2   Winter City Polar Bears (KGS) 3-1   3-1
(HIN) Dinyi Highlanders             7-1      EC Eisbaeren Ingbert (GGY) 2-1   5-0
(KSK) Olympique Langlois            8-7          Struggait United (MAP) 3-3   5-4
(VIL) Arcticala Icetricity         10-3             Balmope Betis (MAP) 5-0   5-3
(KSK) Redswyth Union                6-3              Longwood Oak (OME) 3-0   3-3
(TAE) Atlantea-Greenville           6-3                Akurgarten (GRÆ) 1-1   5-2
(QOD) Greschmeier Forks             4-5       Bridgewater Bombers (NWH) 3-2   1-3
(KGS) Schoenwetter Scorpions        5-4             Steinkirk IHC (OME) 1-3   4-1
(BNJ) Mansfield Warriors            5-6       Gravity Falls Elves (NWH) 2-3   3-3
(PDN) HC Torpedo Verkhovyansk      10-9  Gruene Fluegel Blauwelle (GGY) 5-6   5-3
(KGS) Schoenwetter HC               3-10       JK Suranyi Solymok (GGY) 2-5   1-5
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts          12-4           Kynythin Motors (QOD) 7-2   5-2

Second preliminary round

(KSK) Olympique Langlois             8-6             Roxston Miners (NWH)  5-2    3-4
(TAE) Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves  4-3                Zeljeznicar (MYT)  2-3    2-0
(DAR) Eau Claire Jets IF             7-3        Capital City Sirens (NWH)  4-2    3-1
(VIL) Obaobai Bombers                4-4a            Souraoi Sabers (SQR)  2-3    2-1
(STL) Eisbaren Stelburg              7-5                 Laafjörður (GRÆ)  4-3    3-2
(KSK) Vickery Vikings                6-9         Highmark Romantics (QOD)  2-5    4-4
(SQR) Kuzuru Kazoos                  4-8      Schemerdrecht Caribou (BNJ)  2-5    2-3
(HIN) Dinyi Highlanders              5-9        Bridgewater Bombers (NWH)  2-5    3-4
(MRC) SKK Ogdenagorv                 6-3        Gravity Falls Elves (NWH)  2-1    4-2
(VIL) Arcticala Icetricity           8-6                Home United (MAP)  2-2    6-4
(VAL) Stormguard Lions               8-3    HC Torpedo Verkhovyansk (PDN)  4-1    4-2
(QOD) Joeport Teapots               10-7           Suwkpel Gorillas (AFT)  4-5    6-3
(MRC) Blue Strike Zoloroni           5-10          Admirala Pomorie (STL)  4-5    1-5
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts            8-3         JK Suranyi Solymok (GGY)  4-2    4-1
(MRC) Acoflosa Penguins             11-3             Midnight Mauds (SQR)  6-2    5-1
(BNJ) St. Jakob Crusaders           11-5    HC Admiral Novorossiysk (PDN)  7-2    4-3
(TAE) Chinquin Cyclones             14-4   Sterling City Centurions (DAR)  7-0    7-4
(KSK) Redswyth Union                 8-6                  Timesteam (KGS)  3-6    5-0
(VAL) Zul'Atun Eagles                8-2                    Zavolja (MYT)  4-2    4-0
(STL) Stelburg Kaisers               7-8     Schoenwetter Scorpions (KGS)  5-6    2-2

Group stage draw

Group A                         Group B                        Group C
Stormguard Lions (VAL)          Reynea Monsoons (TAE)          Chinquin Cyclones (TAE)
Acoflosa Penguins (MRC)         Zul'Atun Eagles (VAL)          Morata Valley Fog (VIL)
Arcticala Icetricity (VIL)      Tsuki Jets (HIN)               Redswyth Union (KSK)
Admirala Pomorie (STL)          Highmark Romantics (QOD)       Souraoi Sabers (SQR)                              
                              
Group D                         Group E                        Group F
Raynor City Raptors (VAL)       Therathor Majestics (VAL)      Chuckio HC (DAR)
SKK Ogdenagorv (MRC)            St. Jakob Crusaders (BNJ)      HK Dynamo Shebchetsik (MRC)
Eisbaren Stelburg (STL)         HK Energija Chernovets (STL)   Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves (TAE)
Bridgewater Bombers (NWH)       Joeport Teapots (QOD)          Schemerdrecht Caribou (BNJ)                              
                              
Group G                         Group H               
Chinchinhua Catalysts (TAE)     Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)          
CH Outineau (KSK)               Eau Claire Jets IF (DAR)          
HC Traktor Bender (PDN)         Olympique Langlois (KSK)          
Schoenwetter Scorpions (KGS)    Quebec Grizzlies (BNJ)

Changes 9 Mar: In original post, Chippewa Steel (DAR) was incorrectly advanced instead of Joeport Teapots (QOD) to face Sukwpel Gorillas (AFT) in the 2nd preliminary round. Scorinated correctly, Joeport Teapots won the 2nd prelim round tie and as a pot 4 team, was given the group stage spot originally drawn for Sukwpel Gorillas.
12 Mar: Due to a digit missing in tallying the aggregate score of Schoenwetter HC 3-10 JK Suranyi Solymok, the wrong team was advanced to face Seraai Icestronauts. This has now been fixed and the coefficients updated accordingly.

[Kelssek]

HOCKEY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 17

  Group A                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Arc  Adm  SgL  Aco
1 Arcticala Icetricity                  6   5  0  1   19  10  +9   10    —   3–0  2–1  4–3
2 Admirala Pomorie                      6   2  2  2   22  19  +3    6   2–4   —   1–1  7–3
3 Stormguard Lions                      6   2  1  3   15  19  −4    5   4–2  3–7   —   2–5
4 Acoflosa Penguins                     6   1  1  4   18  26  −8    3   0–4  5–5  2–4   — 

  Group B                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Rey  ZAE  Hig  Tsu
1 Reynea Monsoons                       6   5  0  1   31  10 +21   10    —   5–1  1–3  5–2
2 Zul'Atun Eagles                       6   3  1  2   18  21  −3    7   2–7   —   3–2  5–2
3 Highmark Romantics                    6   2  1  3   13  17  −4    5   1–5  2–4   —   2–2
4 Tsuki Jets                            6   0  2  4   12  26 −14    2   1–8  3–3  2–3   — 

  Group C                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Chi  MVF  Sou  Red
1 Chinquin Cyclones                     6   5  1  0   22  12 +10   11    —   3–2  5–3  5–0
2 Morata Valley Fog                     6   4  0  2   19  16  +3    8   2–3   —   4–3  5–4
3 Souraoi Sabers                        6   1  1  4   14  20  −6    3   1–1  2–4   —   3–2
4 Redswyth Union                        6   1  0  5   15  22  −7    2   4–5  1–2  4–2   — 

  Group D                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   RCR  EiS  SKK  Bri
1 Raynor City Raptors                   6   5  1  0   30  10 +20   11    —   5–4  5–2  6–0
2 Eisbaren Stelburg                     6   3  1  2   19  14  +5    7   2–2   —   3–4  4–1
3 SKK Ogdenagorv                        6   3  0  3   19  25  −6    6   2–8  2–4   —   6–4
4 Bridgewater Bombers                   6   0  0  6    6  25 −19    0   0–4  0–2  1–3   — 

  Group E                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   The  EnC  SJC  Joe
1 Therathor Majestics                   6   5  0  1   24  16  +8   10    —   3–1  6–4  5–2
2 HK Energija Chernovets                6   3  1  2   17  15  +2    7   2–5   —   3–0  3–2
3 St. Jakob Crusaders                   6   2  2  2   16  16   0    6   4–1  3–3   —   3–1
4 Joeport Teapots                       6   0  1  5   12  22 −10    1   3–4  2–5  2–2   — 

  Group F                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   AGI  Chu  Dyn  ScC
1 Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves         6   3  3  0   21  15  +6    9    —   4–4  2–2  5–1
2 Chuckio HC                            6   3  1  2   23  16  +7    7   1–2   —   3–4  7–2
3 HK Dynamo Shebchetsik                 6   1  2  3   13  19  −6    4   4–4  0–3   —   1–4
4 Schemerdrecht Caribou                 6   2  0  4   17  24  −7    4   3–4  4–5  3–2   — 

  Group G                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   ChC  Tra  Out  ScS
1 Chinchinhua Catalysts                 6   4  2  0   32  12 +20   10    —   6–3  2–2  4–0
2 HC Traktor Bender                     6   3  1  2   20  20   0    7   4–4   —   2–3  4–3
3 CH Outineau                           6   3  1  2   18  23  −5    7  2–10  3–4   —   3–2
4 Schoenwetter Scorpions                6   0  0  6   10  25 −15    0   1–6  1–3  3–5   — 

  Group H                             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Ser  Que  ECJ  OlL
1 Seraai Icestronauts                   6   5  1  0   28  13 +15   11    —   6–1  4–2  4–2
2 Quebec Grizzlies                      6   3  1  2   19  19   0    7   2–4   —   5–4  3–1
3 Eau Claire Jets IF                    6   1  3  2   19  18  +1    5   5–5  2–2   —   5–1
4 Olympique Langlois                    6   0  1  5    8  24 −16    1   1–5  2–6  1–1   —

Round of 16
The group winners and runners-up were placed into separate pots. Teams representing the same association or who played in the same group cannot be drawn against each other.

(VIL) Arcitcala Icetricity          5-8    HK Energija Chernovets (STL)  4-4   1-4
(TAE) Chinquin Cyclones             7-6         Morata Valley Fog (VIL)	 3-3   4-3 (OT)
(TAE) Reynea Monsoons               7-0	               Chuckio HC (DAR)	 3-0   4-0
(TAE) Chinchinhua Catalysts         6-5          Admirala Pomorie (STL)	 1-4   5-1
(VAL) Raynor City Raptors          11-5         HC Traktor Bender (PDN)	 6-3   5-2
(VAL) Therathor Majestics           9-6          Quebec Grizzlies (BNJ)	 7-4   2-2
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts           7-5         Eisbaren Stelburg (STL)	 3-3   4-2
(TAE) Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves 9-5           Zul’Atun Eagles (VAL)	 7-2   2-3

Quarterfinals
No seeding or country protection applies from the quarterfinals onwards.

(TAE) Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves  5-6        Raynor City Raptors (VAL)  2-1   3-5
(TAE) Reynea Monsoons                8-6      Chinchinhua Catalysts (TAE)  4-4   4-2
(VAL) Therathor Majestics            4-6        Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)  2-5   2-1
(TAE) Chinquin Cyclones              7-6     HK Energija Chernovets (STL)  4-3   3-3

Semifinals

(VAL) Raynor City Raptors  7-4   Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)   3-2   4-2
(TAE) Chinquin Cyclones    5-3       Reynea Monsoons (TAE)   2-3   3-0

Final
E-XP Arena, Solaris City, North Wheatley (cap. 15,000)

(VAL) Raynor City Raptors    5–1    Chinquin Cyclones (TAE)

By successfully defending their title, Raynor City Raptors have also clinched a record sixth HCL trophy.

Entry notes for HCL 18

• Associations may enter up to four teams.
• Raynor City Raptors receives an automatic bye to the group stage of HCL 18. If this club does not qualify through its domestic league, Valanora will be awarded an additional place.
• Bids will be accepted for arenas to host the final of HCL 18. Associations interested in hosting the final should append to their entry the name of the arena, the city it is located in, and its spectator capacity.
• Updated coefficients

Changes to coefficient formula
To ensure better competitive balance, the following changes have been instituted to the ranking formula:

• From HCL 17 onwards, advancing to the round of 16 earns 2 points instead of 4.
• Association bonus is no longer applied to club rankings for each season, instead it is now a one-time bonus based on the association's current coefficient.

[Kelssek]

The entry deadline for Hockey Champions League 18 is set for May 10, 2021 at 23:59 UTC.

[Kriegiersien]

Again the Schoenwetter Scorpions made it into the group stage of the HCL, not champion Timesteam. The team celebrated and promised to challenge Timesteam in the KHL, too.
Three of the Top players pledging this later left the team towards the presidents championship team. "Money" and "love for the family" were claimed as reasons from the players.

Timesteam defended the title, close second became the Crazy Cowards, who reinforced their squad with players from the World Cup Quarterfinalists National team of Kriegiersien, young talents and talents from the women's national team.
The Schoenwetter Scorpions at least stayed in the Top 4, stating that the KHL was only the qualification for the HCL anyway and the title of Kriegiersien champion worthless.

KHL                         Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Timesteam                    14   10   2    37   10  +27    32
2 Crazy Cowards                14   10   3    21    7  +14    31
3 Scorpion City Scorpions      14    7   6    18   19   −1    22
4 Schoenwetter Scorpions       14    6   7    17   22   −5    19
5 Winter City Polar Bears      14    4   5    15   17   −2    17
6 Schoenwetter HC              14    5   7    14   20   −6    17
7 The Pirates                  14    3   7     9   24  −15    13
8 Pony City Ponies             14    2  10    13   25  −12     8

Kriegiersien (KGS) Qualifiers for HCL 18
Timesteam
Crazy Cowards
Scorpion City Scorpions
Schoenwetter Scorpions

[Vilitan League]

Vilitan Hockey Championship

A Summary of the results of the most recent Vilita & Turori Domestic Hockey Competition is included below:

Vilaye Domestic Hockey League :: Season 12

Western Conference        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Seraai Icestronauts      24   12   3   9    32   26   +6    27
2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge   24   11   4   9    34   33   +1    26
3 Marine Mammals           24   10   6   8    37   34   +3    26
4 Tivali River Sharks      24   10   6   8    44   38   +6    26
5 Arcticala Icetricity     24    8   8   8    30   31   −1    24
6 Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes    24    8   5  11    38   44   −6    21
7 Vilisorma Yutzies        24    5   8  11    33   42   −9    18

Eastern Conference        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Morata Valley Fog        24   14   4   6    47   36  +11    32
2 Lopinka Lynx             24   12   7   5    35   22  +13    31
3 Turoki Islanders         24   10   7   7    44   45   −1    27
4 Sile Crocodile           24    8   7   9    35   35    0    23
5 Eelandii Explorers       24    8   5  11    23   32   −9    21
6 Yeaddin HC               24    3  11  10    28   38  −10    17
7 Obaobai Bombers          24    5   7  12    34   38   −4    17

After an impressive run during VHL Season 11 that ended with a first round playoff exit at the hands of eventual runners up Obaobai Bombers, the Lopinka Lynx were optimistic about their chances of improving during VHL Season 12. However, very few could have expected their performance in the first half of the VHL Regular Season where the Lynx went unbeaten through the first 12 games of competition and opened up a commanding 7 point advantage atop the Eastern Conference over teh defending VHL Champion Morata Valley Fog.

As for the defending runners up, the Obaobai Bombers found themselves at the bottom of the league with just three wins from their opening twelve matches and last in the league with just 10 goals scored in that time period. Of course, some of that was due to the Bombers ultra defensive style of play with a shut down man zone that was also responsible for conceding the fewest amount of goals against in the league at the halfway mark. The only problem for Obaobai was that the Bombers were not scoring goals to turn ties into wins.

At the midway point in the Western Conference it was a virtual tossup with four teams separated by just 2 points and fighting for 3 spots in the playoffs. It had been an all or nothing season for the defending Western Conference champion Seraai Icetronauts who had just one tie and six wins to sit just outside the playoff zone.

It wouldn't be until the 14th game of the season that the Lopinka Lynx would finally take a loss doing so at the hands of the Sile Crocodile who were impressive early in the season as they looked to position themselves into the playoffs for the first time in team history. It would seemingly be the opening of the dam for the Lynx who saw their 7 point advantage atop the East and +16 Goals Differential quickly erased after subsequent defeats to the Turoki Islanders and Eelandii Explorers. After opening with a 13 match undefeated run the Lynx 3 straight defeats allowed the Morata Valley Fog to pull level on points with the Lynx headed into a head to head matchup atop the East at the Toys '4' All Arena in Lopinka. it was the 17th game of the season for Lopinka and 18th for the Fog who would take over the top spot in the East with a 1-0 victory at the Toy Box. The Lynx would use their game in hand to their advantage, however, defeating Yeaddin HC to pull back even with the Fog with Six games to play. The duo, fighting for Top spot in the East and a Bye in the first round of hte playoffs, held a 6 point edge over teh 4th place Sile Crocodile who were on the outside looking in for the playoffs at the time.

Over in the West the real surprise story were the Marine Mammals who were holding on strong to second place in the Conference looking to make some history of their own as they contended for a playoff position after finishing 1 point off the bottom of the table the season before. During Season 11, Marine had the fewest wins in the entire conference and second fewest in the league but with 8 wins in 18 matches and just five defeats the Mammals were contenders for the Western Conference playoffs. The Mammals picked up a huge 5-2 victory in Tivali against the Western Conference leading Tivali River Sharks in both sides 19th game of the season to solidify themselves as potential Conference title contenders and not just fighting for a chance in the playoffs. The Mammals would pull level with the River Sharks with a 1-0 victory over the Seraai Icetronauts when the River Sharks suffered an unexpected defeat to the Arcticala Electricity who were fighting hard to catch the Icestronauts for the last playoff spot in the West.

One of the highest scoring games came late in the season in the Eastern Conference when Obaobai defeated the Sile Crocodile by a 5-4 scoreline which also put a massive dent in Sile's hopes of advancing to the playoffs, leaving the team one point behind the Tuorki Islanders who also had a game in hand. Incredibly, after having scored and conceded the fewest goals in the league during the first half of the season, Obaobai's high scoring record would last just one match when they outdid themselves once more in a 6-6 tie with the Turoki Islanders on the penultimate matchday. While the Bombers were already out of Playoff Contention, surviving with a point was critical for the Turoki Islanders who were defending the final playoff spot in the East and extended their lead over the Sile Crocodile to two points heading into the final game of the regular season.


Over in the West, the Marine Mammals chance at topping the conference ended with a 4-2 defeat to the Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes on the penultimate matchday of the season and they would stand by and wait to see if scores on the final Matchday would see them through to the playoffs for the first time or not. With a 2 point advantage over the Lonngeylin Storm Surge, Marine were hoping their rivals would fail to win their final game to leave any doubt about their advancement behind. At the same time, the Seraai Icestrounauts had snuck through to the top of the conference standings by a single point over the Tivali River Sharks and the River Sharks would be playing their local rivals Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes needing a point to assure a place in the playoffs and two points to have a chance at the Conference Title if the Icestronauts were held by the Arcticala Electricity.

It was a bad day all around for teams who needed a result in the West and the Tivali River Sharks would get the worst end of the deal after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes. Coupled with a victory by the Lonngeylin Storm Surge over the Vilisorma Yutzies, the River Sharks were stuck in a three way tie on 26 points for 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the West behind the Champion Seraai Icestronauts. Despite having the Highest Goals scored in the conference overall, the tiebreak among the three teams would only consider the matches they played against each other and in those matches the River Sharks performed the worst with the two playoff spots instead going to the Lonngeylin Storm Surge and Marine Mammals.

In the Eastern Conference all the focus was on the Turoki Coliseum where the Sile Crocodile had the chance to join the Marine Mammals as first time playoff competitors if they could defeat the Turoki Islanders on their home ice. In a thrilling match, the Islanders prevailed 3-2 to secure the final playoff spot in the East behind the Morata Valley Fog, earning the bye for topping the regular season standings, and the Lopinka Lynx.



Conference 'Wild Card' Playoffs:

Lonngeylin Storm Surge 4–3 Marine Mammals (2OT)
Marine Mammals 3–5 Lonngeylin Storm Surge

:: Lonngeylin Storm Surge Advance 2-0 ::


Lopinka Lynx 3–2 Turoki Islanders
Turoki Islanders 3–4 Lopinka Lynx (OT)

:: Lopinka Lynx Advance 2-0 ::


For the first time since being introduced to the Vilitan Hockey League Playoff system, each of the two Conference Wild Card Playoff matchups were won in a sweep by the higher seeded team as the 2nd place team in the East, the Lonngeylin Storm Surge, defeated the debutant playoff side the Marine Mammals while the Lopinka Lynx made up for their early exit one season prior by defeating the Turoki Islanders over two games.

Of course, it wasn't for a lack of competition as all four games were thrilling with three periods of overtime played and the only game which was settled by more than a single goal was the Storm Surge's clincher over the Mammals that saw Lonngeylin net a late empty net goal to secure the 5-3 victory to move on to the Inter-Conference round.


Inter-Conference Playoffs:


Seraai Icestronauts 0–1 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 4–2 Seraai Icestronauts
Seraai Icestronauts 4–3 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 1–0 Seraai Icestronauts (2OT)
Seraai Icestronauts 3–4 Lopinka Lynx

:: Lopinka Lynx Advance 4-1 ::



Morata Valley Fog 3–2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 1–3 Morata Valley Fog
Morata Valley Fog 0–3 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 1–0 Morata Valley Fog (2OT)
Morata Valley Fog 4–2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 3–2 Morata Valley Fog
Morata Valley Fog 2–1 Lonngeylin Storm Surge

:: Morata Valley Fog Advance 4-3 ::


For the second straight season after earning the bye through the Inter-Conference Playoff Round, the Western Conference champion Seraai Icestronauts were handily defeated by the Eastern Conference Wild Card qualifier. While it was the Obaobai Bombers who ended the Icestronauts Vilitan Hockey League playoff run early during VHL Season 11, this time it would be the Lopinka Lynx. The Lynx took control of the series right from the start gutting out a 1-0 victory in Seraai to steal home ice advantage. In the end, it wouldn't be necessary as the Lynx would win 3 of the next four games including a double-overtime chess match in Lopinka in order to advance to their first ever Vilitan Hockey Championship.

It was quite the contrast to the other Inter-conference playoff which would go the distance a full seven games in a back-and forth series that the Morata Valely Fog always seemed to be half a step ahead. After opening the series with two straight victories it appeared the Fog might be able to roll straight on through the Storm Surge in a rare battle of weather phenomenon on the Ice. The Storm Surge would strike back in a big way however with a 3-0 thrashing over the Fog in Morata Valley before pulling level with their own double-overtime victory on home ice to tie the series at two. From then, Home Ice advantage would prevail as the teams exchanged victories before the Fog took game seven in Morata Valley to return to the Vilitan Hockey Championship for teh third straight season as they would look to become the first team in VHL history to win three straight championships.

While the Fog were searching for their own piece of history there was another piece of history already made as the Lopinka Lynx would become the second consecutive team to advance from the Wild Card rounds to make their first ever appearance in the Vilitan Hockey Championship. Of course, the Fog would have Home Ice advantage but that disadvantage did not stop the Lynx in their take down of the Seraai Icestronauts in the Inter-Conference Playoff Round. There was no road magic for the Lynx in Morata Valley to kick off the Vilitan Hockey Championship but they got their own back in Game 2 at home to tie the series at 1. It was also just the second time throughout the playoffs thus far that back-to-back games were won by two or more goals by different teams with the Fog taking the opener 4-2 and the Lynx winning at home 2-0.

The momentum of the series took a turn in Game 3 when the Lynx stunned the Fog with three goals in the third period to run out with a 5-4 victory taking a 2-1 lead in the series and control of Home Ice advantage. The Fog nearly got back into things forcing overtime in Game 4 but the Lynx would get the winner in the extra session to move within one game of their first ever Vilitan Hockey Championship. They would get the win they needed on the road after shutting down the Fog in Game five - with a 1-0 victory that would deny the Fog the chance to become the first ever three-peat winners of the Vilitan Hockey Championship and instead bring the Trophy back to the Toy Box in Lopinka for the first time in history.



Vilitan Hockey Championship

Morata Valley Fog 4–2 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 2–0 Morata Valley Fog
Morata Valley Fog 4–5 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 1–0 Morata Valley Fog (OT)
Morata Valley Fog 0–1 Lopinka Lynx



:: Lopinka Lynx Win 4-1 ::


With the title the Lynx became the Sixth different team to win the Vilitan Hockey Championship all time with Yeaddin HC (4) the Seraai Icestronauts (3) and the Morata Valley Fog (2) as the only repeat winners. Each of the Six championships have come from the Original 10 VHL Franchises and no team from the Expansion era has won the Vilitan Hockey Championship, with only the Obaobai Bombers during Season 11 advancing to the Final. With the Lynx having advanced to and won the Vilitan Hockey Championship, it leaves only the Tivali River Sharks among Original 10 franchises who have yet to contest a Vilitan Hockey Championship series.


VHL History
Season 1: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-2)
Season 2: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-3)
Season 3: Vilisorma Yutzies def. Yeaddin HC (4-1)
Season 4: Seraai Icestronauts def. Yeaddin HC (4-1)
Season 5: Seraai Icestronauts def. Vilisorma Yutzies (4-3)
Season 6: Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes def. Seraai Icestronauts (4-3)
Season 7: Yeaddin HC def. Eelandii Explorers (4-3)
Season 8: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-3)
Season 9: Seraai Icestronauts def. Vilisorma Yutzies (4-2)
Season 10: Morata Valley Fog def. Seraai Icestronauts (4-3)
Season 11: Morata Valley Fog def. Obaobai Bombers (4-3)
Season 12: Lopinka Lynx def. Morata Valley Fog (4-1)

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Vilitan Hockey Association Qualifiers

Lopinka Lynx (VIL)
Morata Valley Fog (VIL)
Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)
Lonngeylin Storm Surge (VIL)

Final Site Venue Submission:

Toys '4' All Arena, Lopinka, Vilita

Capacity: 21,400

Located in the heart of Vilita's Colonial Capital, the Toys '4' All Arena is nicknamed the "Toy Box' for its rectangular external appearance and sponsorship agreement. Home to the Lopinka Lynx, winners of the 12th Vilitan Hockey Championship

[Kelssek]

Results of Premiership season 19

Kelssek (KSK) entrants
Olympique Langlois
CH Outineau
Vickery Vikings
Kirkenes Dragons

[Grandistania]

GRANDISTANIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

10TH SEASON

The Grandistanian Ice Hockey Federation is looking forward to send four clubs to compete in the Hockey Champions League for the first time. The qualified teams will be the winner of Grandistanian Hokey League's playoffs, as well as the top three teams of the regular season table.

Regular season

# Team                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Crownville Royals        44   21  12  11    57   40  +17    75
 2 Palmburg Pirates         44   20  13  11    57   38  +19    73
 3 Ironwood Blackhearts     44   19  12  13    61   42  +19    69
 4 Fernville Kiwis          44   18  13  13    59   54   +5    67
 5 Palmburg Flamingos       44   19   8  17    44   45   −1    65
 6 Pearl City Capitals      44   17  12  15    56   56    0    63
 7 Crownville Aardvarks     44   16  12  16    51   46   +5    60
 8 Dimburg Nightflyers      44   14  11  19    39   50  −11    53
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 9 Fernville Wasps          44   12  16  16    45   45    0    52
10 Tuskhorn Miners          44   12  14  18    36   52  −16    50
11 Copperhill Blizzard      44    9  17  18    51   62  −11    44
12 Silverpool Silverwings   44   10  14  20    33   59  −26    44

Quarter-finals (4 wins)

Crownville Royals   2–1 Dimburg Nightflyers
Dimburg Nightflyers 2–1 Crownville Royals
Crownville Royals   0–1 Dimburg Nightflyers
Dimburg Nightflyers 0–2 Crownville Royals
Crownville Royals   1–0 Dimburg Nightflyers
Dimburg Nightflyers 0–1 Crownville Royals

Winner: Crownville Royals

Palmburg Pirates     0–1 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 3–2 Palmburg Pirates
Palmburg Pirates     1–2 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 4–0 Palmburg Pirates

Winner: Crownville Aardvarks

Ironwood Blackhearts 2–1 Pearl City Capitals
Pearl City Capitals  2–1 Ironwood Blackhearts
Ironwood Blackhearts 0–1 Pearl City Capitals
Pearl City Capitals  2–1 Ironwood Blackhearts
Ironwood Blackhearts 0–1 Pearl City Capitals

Winner: Pearl City Capitals

Fernville Kiwis    1–2 Palmburg Flamingos
Palmburg Flamingos 0–1 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis    0–3 Palmburg Flamingos
Palmburg Flamingos 1–2 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis    2–0 Palmburg Flamingos
Palmburg Flamingos 3–0 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis    2–1 Palmburg Flamingos

Winner: Fernville Kiwis

Semi-finals (4 wins)

Crownville Royals    0–2 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 2–1 Crownville Royals
Crownville Royals    1–0 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 3–2 Crownville Royals
Crownville Royals    1–0 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 0–1 Crownville Royals
Crownville Royals    1–2 Crownville Aardvarks

Winner: Crownville Aardvarks

Fernville Kiwis     1–0 Pearl City Capitals
Pearl City Capitals 2–1 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis     2–0 Pearl City Capitals
Pearl City Capitals 1–0 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis     2–1 Pearl City Capitals
Pearl City Capitals 2–1 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis     2–1 Pearl City Capitals

Winner: Fernville Kiwis

Bronze Game (1 win)

Crownville Royals 0–4 Pearl City Capitals

Winner: Pearl City Capitals

Finals (4 wins)

Fernville Kiwis      0–1 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 2–1 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis      0–1 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 0–2 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis      1–0 Crownville Aardvarks
Crownville Aardvarks 1–2 Fernville Kiwis
Fernville Kiwis      0–2 Crownville Aardvarks

Winner: Crownville Aardvarks

Grandistan (GRN) qualifiers for HCL 18
Crownville Aardvarks (Playoff champions)
Crownville Royals (Regular season winner)
Palmburg Pirates (Regular season runner-up)
Ironwood Blackhearts (Regular season 3rd)

[Ko-oren]

Season 1 Results (Now a professional league!)

Ko-oren (KOR) Qualifiers
Serevne Northerners
Launott Polar Bears
Aevanna Plains Wanderers
South Aevanna Storm

[Taeshan]

Tae-Mart Blue Division Standings

   Team                     P   W   D   L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Chinquin Cylcones       76  37  16  23  130   91  +39  127
 2 Ying Jing Jokers        76  37  15  24  144  127  +17  126
 3 Docktown Demons         76  34  15  27  135  124  +11  117
 4 Atlantea Atoms          76  34  12  30  153  141  +12  114
 5 Los Riosa Rampage       76  30  17  29  125  117   +8  107
 6 Gieron Spiders          76  21  20  35  110  163  -53   83
 7 Greenville Sliders      76  19  14  43   81  150  -69   71
 8 Fadron Fleet            76  16  15  45  114  208  -94   63



Englemarkt Supermarket-Retail Green Division Standings

   Team                         P   W   D   L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Eshington Earthquakes       76  45  14  17  160   83  +77  149
 2 Machrobat Ice Kings         76  37  18  21  157  100  +57  129
 3 X Island Avalanche          76  36  18  22  140  103  +37  126
 4 Wiechester Wanderers        76  35  12  29  144  143   +1  117
 5 Blacklake Barnstormers      76  32  16  28  121  111  +10  112
 6 Taeshan City Loggers        76  28  23  25  103   97   +6  107
 7 Zorg City Zephyrs           76  22  16  38   86  127  -41   82
 8 Laketown Deep               76  18  12  46   84  168  -84   66



Fritidien Yellow Division Standings

   Team                            P   W   D   L  For   Ag   +/-  Pts
 1 Reynea Monsoons                76  43  16  17  171   93   +78  145
 2 Bayern Bombers                 76  42  12  22  160  101   +59  138
 3 Mt Ceabring Stormchasers       76  38  12  26  168  115   +53  126
 4 Loudon Thundercats             76  34  20  22  136  104   +32  122
 5 French Hills Frost Ninjas      76  32  20  24  133  107   +26  116
 6 Mierton Lakers                 76  18  12  46   84  175   -91   66
 7 Tintown Raptors                76  13  19  44   77  154   -77   58
 8 Ojian Midlanders               76   9  16  51   85  207  -122   43



Poplaburg Housing Developements Black Division Standings

   Team                                P   W   D   L  For   Ag  +/-  Pts
 1 Chinchinhua Catalysts              76  42  19  15  176   82  +94  145
 2 Yaton Fissures                     76  37  21  18  133   93  +40  132
 3 Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves      76  34  14  28  129  121   +8  116
 4 New Capetown Red Wings             76  30  22  24  120  108  +12  112
 5 Wolfin-Wolfville Tyogas            76  27  17  32  118  122   -4   98
 6 Quarant Quakers                    76  27  14  35  109  118   -9   95
 7 Pariot Phoenix                     76  24  22  30  108  120  -12   94
 8 Capetown Capricorns                76  22  17  37  120  141  -21   83

Wild Card Round
15 Atlantea Atoms 2-0 French Hills Frost Ninjas WC 1
16 New Capetown Red Wings 2-1 Blacklake Barnstormers WC 2

Round of Sixteen
1 Eshington Earthquakes 4-0 New Capetown Red Wings 16
2 Chinchinhua Catalysts 4-0 Atlantea Atoms 15
3 Reynea Monsoons 4-1 Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves 14
4 Chinquin Cyclones 4-0 Wiechester Wanderers 13
5 Bayern Bombers 4-3 Docktown Demons 12
6 Yaton Fissures 2-4 Loudon Thundercats 11
7 Machrobat Ice Kings 4-1 Ying Jing Jokers 10
8 Mt Ceabring Stormchasers 4-2 X Island Avalanche 9

Quarterfinals
1 Eshington Earthquakes 4-2 Loudon Thundercats 11
2 Chinchinhua Catalysts 4-1 Mt Ceabring Stormchasers 8
3 Reynea Monsoons 4-0 Machrobat Ice Kings 7
4 Chinquin Cyclones 4-3 Bayern Bombers 5

Semifinals
1 Eshington Earthquakes 4-2 Chinquin Cyclones 4
2 Chinchinhua Catalysts 3-4 Reynea Monsoons 3

Third place Series
Chinchinhua Catalysts 2-0 Chinquin Cyclones

Final Series
Eshington Earthquakes 4-2 Reynea Monsoons

Taeshan (TAE) Qualifiers for HCL 12
Eshington Earthquakes (TAE)
Reynea Monsoons (TAE)
Chinchinhua Catalysts (TAE)
Chinquin Cyclones (TAE)

[Banija]

GBHL Basic Information/Rosters
GBHL Regular Season
GBHL Playoffs

Banija (BNJ) Qualifiers for HCL 18
Jaromirgrad Huskies (BNJ) - GBHL Champions
Quebec Grizzlies (BNJ) - GBHL Runners-Up
St. Jakob Crusaders (BNJ) - Southwest Conference Champions
Mansfield Warriors (BNJ) - HCL Qualifying Series Winner

[Darmen]

2047-48 Darmeni Ice Hockey Season
DIHL-Part 1 | DIHL-Part 2 | EDIHA

The 2047-48 Darmeni ice hockey season delivered plenty of surprises, such as perennial playoff contender Tim City Orcas missing out altogether, or typically bottom feeding Buckingham Blue Arrows suddenly deciding to win their division. Chuckio HC, who have won the Southern Conference West Division in each of the five years since its inception, could manage only third place this time around. This was also the first 82 game season to not feature at least one team having scored more than 280 goals and just the second season to feature every team having at least 30 wins over the course of the season. Conclusion: the parity between teams is closer than its ever been, the competition being so fierce that the usual suspects for playoff contention are no longer safe bets at the bookies.

The Lyons Cup Finals featured two familiar teams however, as a rematch of the 2045-46 finals took place between the Darmen City Flames and Rogerton AIK. Two seasons ago, it was the southern team that whitewashed their northern opponents, but this time fortunes were reversed even though the Flames had a tougher time of it. With a 3-1 lead after the first four games of the finals series, Rogerton AIK won games five and six to bring the series level at 3-3. Game seven was scheduled for Rogerton and the 4,100 capacity Rogerton Ice Arena was filled to the brim with local fans expecting their team's third DIHL title. Flames winger Glaw Langer turned those dreams into nightmares as he scored two goals early in the second period to give the Flames a 2-0 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Team captain Lambert Roscoe would lift Darmen City's second Lyons Cup and first since the 2038-39 season as many young Rogerton fans sobbed in the stands.

Next season, DIHL fans can look forward to something new, as the league has awarded an expansion franchise to what will be its 32nd club: the Metro ERC 96 club located in Aissurop, Esportivan Darmen. The club has some amount of pedigree even before entering the DIHL: not only has it won this season's Esportivan Darmen Ice Hockey Association title handsomely (losing only two games over the course of a 52 game schedule), but the club (or perhaps more correctly one of its predecessors) also finished as runner-up in the second edition of the Hockey Champions League some three decades ago. The Raynor City Raptors of Valanora emerged victorious, 4-3, over the surprise finalists and despite the loss, the game is still remembered well by Aissuropian hockey fans.

Darmen (DAR) qualifiers
Darmen City Flames
Rogerton AIK
Vogler City HC
Liverpool Lakers

[Mytanija]

SHLM LIGA ICE HOCKEY 29/30 SEASON REVIEW

SHLM Liga Ice Hockey History

Year   Champion      
00/01  Tekstil
01/02  KK Magevskaya
02/03  Tekstil
03/04  HK Prizren
04/05  HK Prizren
05/06  HK Prizren
06/07  Hajerek
07/08  Tekstil
08/09  HK Prizren
09/10  NK Thessia
10/11  HK Prizren
11/12  HK Prizren
12/13  Zavolja
13/14  Zeljeznicar
14/15  Tekstil
15/16  HK Prizren
16/17  Zavolja
17/18  Zavolja
18/19  KK Magevskaya
19/20  Zeljeznicar
20/21  NK Thessia
21/22  Hajerek
22/23  NK Thessia
23/24  Torpedo
24/25  NK Thessia
25/26  Hajerek
26/27  NK Thessia
27/28  Tekstil
28/29  Zavolja
29/30

Team           Championships
HK Prizren     7
NK Thessia     5
Tekstil        5
Zavolja        4
Hajerek        3
KK Magevskaya  2
Zeljeznicar    2
Torpedo        1

Ice hockey is probably the least popular of the so-called 'major' team sports in Mytanija (i.e. football, basketball, handball, ice hockey and volleyball), with this mostly being due to its significantly restricted geographical range when compared to the others. This is mainly down to one of the key components of the sport - ice - not being in high supply in certain regions. Historically ice hockey teams were founded in cities that experience wintry conditions for longer periods of the year and often played on outdoor rinks, this ruled out lots of major cities from hosting teams in the SHLM Liga. Of course in the modern day this isn't as big an issue due to indoor ice rinks and the like, but the governing body are notoriously conservative and refuse to expand the league to feature teams from potentially lucrative markets such as Ebor, Tsrvena, Arsika or Severyan (indeed there are no teams in the league from Visoravna, Rauchnya or Nasto and Avnalia).

The sport's heartland within Mytanija is undoubtedly within the region of Thessia with teams from there having won the championship in just over half (16 out of 29) of SHLM Liga seasons. NK Thessia, Tekstil, Zavolja and Zeljeznicar are all strong outfits from the region and will usually be in the upper echelons of the league table come the end of the season. With this being said, the single strongest team in SHLM Liga history is HK Prizren who have won 7 championships down the years - but none since the 15/16 season. They're always a strong team due to the size of Prizren's population and they also draw players from throughout Vojovitica such is their reputation in ice hockey. The other Vojovitican teams (CDSA and HK Miago) cannot hold a candle to HK Prizren.

Outside of this Esca has a few teams (Akademija, BVK Dinamo, Dinamo and Zenit), but none of them have ever succeeded in winning the league title, perhaps accurately demonstrating the capital's preference for other sports. More widely in Zentria there is Hajerek and Torpedo who have both won the league title at one point or another, Obolon have surprised people a few times in recent seasons by finishing near the top of the table but they haven't managed to turn their good performances into a championship. KK Magevskaya are Magevskaya's sole representatives (perhaps unsurprisingly), and have a couple of championships which were won a long time apart. They often flatter to deceive, having good line-ups but also a tendency to self-destruct when it looks like they may be on their way to a title.

Let's see what happened this season:

## SHLM Liga             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Zavolja                34   24   5   5    74   26  +48    77  C, HCL
02 Hajerek                34   21  10   3    72   35  +37    73  HCL
03 Tekstil                34   20   6   8    64   35  +29    66  HCL
04 HK Prizren             34   19   8   7    65   30  +35    65  HCL
05 NK Thessia             34   20   5   9    59   29  +30    65
06 CDSA                   34   19   8   7    57   35  +22    65
07 HK Miago               34   18   7   9    61   44  +17    61
08 KK Magevskaya          34   18   4  12    54   42  +12    58
09 Zeljeznicar            34   16   9   9    55   42  +13    57
10 Slovan                 34   13   5  16    43   55  −12    44
11 Obolon                 34   13   4  17    54   61   −7    43
12 Torpedo                34   11   7  16    48   54   −6    40
13 Dinamo                 34   11   7  16    34   53  −19    40
14 Atletik                34    7   8  19    42   65  −23    29
15 BVK Dinamo             34    3  12  19    34   69  −35    21
16 Olympic                34    4   8  22    26   66  −40    20
17 Zenit                  34    5   5  24    26   74  −48    20
18 Akademija              34    2   6  26    21   74  −53    12

Only two clubs have ever retained the SHLM Liga title before, HK Prizren - on two occasions - and Zavolja, who have now also done it on two separate occasions. They were not quite as good as they were last season, finishing four points worse off overall, but that mattered little in the end as their mean defensive performances made sure that they were the best in the competition. Jusuf Kapic might be the best goaltender in the country at the moment and Elvedin Grbic has really developed into a top-class defenseman over the past few years, he was ably partnered by the veteran Rahim Samardzic in Zavolja's first choice defensive partnership. Beriz Kopanja is only 21 years of age and is already bullying much older players, he is improving at a rate not seen since when Andrei Yeryomin initially burst onto the scene. Ismet Susic and Sergej Gisic are two of the most incisive wing players in Mytanija and their play off of Kopanja creates plenty of scoring opportunities as they misdirect their opponents. All in all this was a well deserved title for Zavolja, they were not quite as good as their title-winning team from last season but they are still the best Mytanija has to offer and they will go into the Champions' League full of belief. Everybody else has a job on their hands to catch them domestically, this allowed them to move level with NK Thessia and Tekstil on five SHLM Liga titles, the Thessian dominance of the sport does not seem to be changing any time soon.

Hajerek have done well to break into the top four, they were left on the outside looking in last season as they finished 5th, just outside the Champions' League positions. They were in the running for the title for much of the season, but slightly faded towards the end as Zavolja's greater star power carried them to the championship. It was a breakout year for right-wing Tihomir Milosevic, the 21 year old will surely be on Ivica Takac's radar for the national team ahead of the next World Cup of Hockey. Hajerek will point at their 10 drawn games as missed opportunities as they were actually the hardest team in the SHLM Liga to beat during the 29/30 season, only losing three times in total. They will take heart from finishing in the top four, to be consistently towards the top of the league every year despite hailing from a town of only 200,000 people is quite impressive given that they're regularly out-competing teams from much larger cities like Prizren and Thessia. Much credit has to go to the likes of Hajerek - as well as champions Zavolja and Zeljeznicar, both from towns of around 300,000 people - for doing so well on much lower budgets and sticking it to the big boys so often.

Speaking of clubs from much larger cities, Tekstil and HK Prizren rounded out the top four and qualified for the Champions' League as a result. They will both want to close the gap to the top two and actual compete for the title next year, with Tekstil wanting to repeat their success from the 27/28 season and HK Prizren wanting to win their first title since 15/16. They might be the most successful team in Mytanar ice hockey but they have gone through one hell of a championship drought since then. NK Thessia and CDSA both finished level on points with HK Prizren but were beaten by their superior goal differential. NK Thessia signed Andrei Yeryomin from KK Magevskaya prior to the season for a record fee but the national team starter didn't enjoy the best of debut seasons, he still scored 19 goals but he didn't have the same dominant effect that he had for his hometown club and it may be a case of him taking some time to adjust to his new environment in Thessia as they try to build a championship team around him. Young players like Lakic, Suljic, Jusufovic and especially Zejnil Akanovic can learn from Yeryomin and few would be surprised if they are major challengers for the SHLM Liga title next year.

Mytanija [MYT] qualifiers for HCL18
Zavolja
Hajerek
Tekstil
HK Prizren

[Valanora]

Per these results

Valanora (VAL) Qualifiers for HCL 18
Raynor City Raptors (VAL) ~ Holders
Zul'Atun Eagles (VAL)
Soldarian Royals (VAL)
Travesian Giants (VAL)

[Abanhfleft]

(OOC: Don't know how much time I have left for this so I'm just going to get this one out as quick as I can.)

2031-32 FNIHL Regular Season

WESTERN CONFERENCE                 Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win %
 1 Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens [x]   82   46   9  27   161  122  +39    0.616
 2 Besanza Basques [x]              82   46   9  27   317  267  +50    0.616
 3 Zzimmonnttogg Direwolves         82   41  13  28   271  239  +32    0.579
 4 Mykorrigan Dust Devils           82   39  17  26   260  222  +38    0.579
 5 Wadim-ti Force [x]               82   40  12  30   244  222  +22    0.561
 6 Markovsky Berserkers             82   37   9  36   149  160  −11    0.506
 7 Marble Arch Cavalry              82   33  13  36   263  276  −13    0.482
 8 Releinthi Deathsticks            82   28  18  36   168  176   −8    0.451
 9 Braganopolis Aces                82   30  13  39   140  164  −24    0.445
10 Sfax Heat                        82   28  15  39   280  315  −35    0.433
11 Oof Blizzard                     82   28  14  40   253  277  −24    0.427
12 Reyes Doom                       82   25  17  40   159  175  −16    0.409
13 Wanda City Green Jackets         82   24  16  42   207  275  −68    0.390
14 Riuwiee Icemen                   82   22  13  47   265  335  −70    0.348
15 Bytuch Azam Rays                 82   16  13  53   216  360 −144    0.274

*[x] = division champion

EASTERN CONFERENCE                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD    Win %
 1 Suwkpel Gorillas [x]            82   53  11  18   329  203 +126    0.713
 2 Bendy Benny Hammerheads         82   48  11  23   231  178  +53    0.652
 3 Lotharstadt Jaegers [x]         82   47  10  25   303  226  +77    0.634
 4 Porcusces Bucks                 82   44  12  26   156  113  +43    0.610
 5 Immola Venom [x]                82   43  10  29   160  131  +29    0.585
 6 Manilaonilao Blazers            82   39  14  29   152  142  +10    0.561
 7 Vikrant Steelers                82   43   6  33   306  263  +43    0.561
 8 Mereilles Dockers               82   34  18  30   295  281  +14    0.524
 9 Bergson Fortress                82   37  12  33   283  277   +6    0.524
10 Antslinngs City Tarpons         82   35  14  33   276  250  +26    0.512
11 Koob Nomads                     82   34  13  35   251  276  −25    0.494
12 Ja Steamwheelers                82   32  10  40   218  220   −2    0.451
13 Sebet Egrets                    82   25  14  43   253  302  −49    0.390
14 Pilken Aviators                 82   20  15  47   115  173  −58    0.335
15 Calfragilis Roughriders         82   18  19  45   125  186  −61    0.335

*[x] = division champion

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2031-32 FNIHL Playoffs
Western Conference

Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens 4–1 Releinthi Deathsticks (2–1, 1–2, 2–1, 2–1 OT, 3–0)
Mykorrigan Dust Devils 4–3 Wadim-ti Force (1–6, 3–2, 6–7 OT, 6–4, 4–3 OT, 5–6 OT, 4–2)
Zzimmonttogg Direwolves 4–3 Markovsky Berserkers (0–3, 3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 2–0, 4–0)
Besanza Basques 4–0 Marble Arch Cavalry (6–4, 5–2, 2–0, 4–0)

Eastern Conference
Suwkpel Gorillas 4–3 Mereilles Dockers (3–9, 8–1, 4–2, 8–6, 5–6, 4–7, 3–1)
Porcusces Bucks 4–2 Immola Venom (1–0, 0–1, 2–1, 2–1 OT, 1–2 OT, 3–2 OT)
Lotharstadt Jaegers 4–2 Manilaonilao Blazers (1–2, 1–0, 3–5, 1–0, 3–0, 4–2)
Bendy Benny Hammerheads 3–4 Vikrant Steelers (3–5, 1–3, 4–2, 6–5 OT, 5–6 OT, 3–2, 1–5)

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2032-33 FNIHL Conference Semifinals
Western Conference

Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens 4–2 Mykorrigan Dust Devils (3–1, 2–1, 0–1, 1–2 OT, 2–0, 4–3)
Besanza Basques 0–Zzimmonnttogg Direwolves (5–6 OT, 4–7, 0–2, 3–4)

Eastern Conference

Suwkpel Gorillas 4–2 Porcusces Bucks (2–0, 1–2 OT, 2–5, 3–1, 2–0, 3–1)
Lotharstadt Jaegers 1–4 Vikrant Steelers (5–6, 1–3, 4–0, 8–9 OT, 3–6)

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2032-33 FNIHL Conference Finals
Western Conference

Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens 4–3 Zzimmonnttogg Direwolves (4–0, 2–1, 2–4, 5–1, 0–1 OT, 1–3, 3–1)

Eastern Conference

Suwkpel Gorillas 4–1 Vikrant Steelers (3–5, 7–4, 6–3, 12–7, 5–2)

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2033 Bixbee Cup Finals

Suwkpel Gorillas 3–1 Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens
Suwkpel Gorillas 3–6 Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens
Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens 1–2 Suwkpel Gorillas
Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens 6–6 Suwkpel Gorillas (6–7 OT)
Suwkpel Gorillas 3–2 Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens

Suwkpel Gorillas wins the 2033 Bixbee Cup Finals 4-1

Abanhfleft (AFT) Qualifiers for HCL 18

Suwkpel Gorillas (2033 Bixbee Cup champions)
Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens (2033 Bixbee Cup finalists)
Zzimmonnttogg Direwolves (Western Conference finalists)
Vikrant Steelers (Eastern Conference finalists)

[Quintessence of Dust]

Results and review

Quintessence of Dust (QOD) qualifiers
Kynythin Motors
Greschmeier Forks
Joeport Teapots
Dareb Architects

This nation is a puppet of Græntfjall.

[Graintfjall]

Results and review

Græntfjall (GRÆ) qualifiers
Laafjörður
Hinteram
Hinteram
Harmersgrunn

Quintessence of Dust is a puppet of this nation. In the event that puppets are excluded, please exclude the submission from Quintessence of Dust and retain this submission.

[Kelssek]

HOCKEY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 18

Qualifying round

(QOD) Joeport Teapots             8-9                    Hinteram (GRÆ)   5-6   3-3
(BNJ) Quebec Grizzlies           10-9	 Zzimmonnttogg Direwolves (AFT)   4-5   5-4  (6-4 OT)
(VAL) Travesian Giants	          6-5	        Crownville Royals (GRN)   4-2   2-3
(VIL) Morata Valley Fog           6-5            Palmburg Pirates (GRN)   3-3   3-2
(DAR) Liverpool Lakers            8-2                  HK Prizren (MYT)   4-2   4-0
(KSK) CH Outineau                 9-5     Scorpion City Scorpions (KGS)   5-4   4-1
(TAE) Chinquin Cyclones           6-4         South Aevanna Storm (KOR)   3-3   3-1
(KSK) Vickery Vikings             6-8                  Kangasdorf (GRÆ)   1-4   5-4
(KGS) Schoenwetter Scorpions      4-3            Kirkenes Dragons (KSK)   2-2   2-1
(DAR) Rogerton AIK                9-8        Ironwood Blackhearts (GRN)   4-4   4-4  (5-4 OT)
(KOR) Aevanna Plains Wanderers   a8-8                     Tekstil (MYT)   4-3   4-5
(TAE) Chinchinhua Catalysts       8-3            Dareb Architects (QOD)   3-2   5-1
(VIL) Lonngeylin Storm Surge      8-5        Crownville Aardvarks (GRN)   4-2   4-3
(BNJ) St. Jakob Crusaders         7-2                Harmersgrunn (GRÆ)   3-1   4-1
(GRÆ) Laafjörður                  4-7                     Zavolja (MYT)   2-2   2-5
(VAL) Soldarian Royals            8-0               Crazy Cowards (KGS)   4-0   4-0
(DAR) Vogler City HC              7-6           Greschmeier Forks (QOD)   4-3   3-3
(AFT) Vikrant Steelers            6-7         Launott Polar Bears (KOR)   2-2   4-5
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts        10-1                     Hajerek (MYT)   5-1   5-0
(BNJ) Mansfield Warriors          3-4  Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens (AFT)   0-2   3-2

Group stage

  Group A                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   OLa  MVF  ChC  PTA                 
1 Olympique Langlois           KSK   6   4  1  1   20  15  +5    9    —   1–2  3–3  4–3
2 Morata Valley Fog            VIL   6   4  0  2   18  13  +5    8   2–3   —   3–1  5–2
3 Chinquin Cyclones            TAE   6   3  1  2   18  13  +5    7   2–4  2–1   —   5–1
4 Port Thimpodopoulos Aliens   AFT   6   0  0  6   14  29 −15    0   3–5  4–5  1–5   — 

  Group B                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   ZAE  Liv  Kan  Suw
1 Zul’Atun Eagles              VAL   6   3  3  0   17   7 +10    9    —   2–2  4–1  4–0
2 Liverpool Lakers             DAR   6   2  3  1   18  12  +6    7   1–1   —   4–4  2–3
3 Kangasdorf                   GRÆ   6   2  2  2   16  17  −1    6   2–2  1–4   —   5–1
4 Suwkpel Gorillas             AFT   6   1  0  5    8  23 −15    2   1–4  1–5  2–3   — 

  Group C                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   RCR  DCF  Jar  Zav
1 Raynor City Raptors          VAL   6   4  1  1   19  14  +5    9    —   3–2  3–2  2–2
2 Darmen City Flames           DAR   6   3  1  2   20  16  +4    7   5–3   —   3–4  3–3
3 Jaromirgrad Huskies          BNJ   6   3  0  3   18  13  +5    6   2–4  1–3   —   4–0
4 Zavolja                      MYT   6   0  2  4    8  22 −14    2   1–4  2–4  0–5   — 

  Group D                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Sol  Ser  AeP  Kyn                 
1 Soldarian Royals             VAL   6   4  0  2   23  13 +10    8    —   4–3  1–3  8–1
2 Seraai Icestronauts          VIL   6   4  0  2   23  16  +7    8   2–3   —   4–3  5–2
3 Aevanna Plains Wanderers     KOR   6   3  0  3   17  15  +2    6   3–2  2–3   —   2–4
4 Kynythin Motors              QOD   6   1  0  5   11  30 −19    2   1–5  2–6  1–4   — 

  Group E                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Out  Esh  Ser  Sch             
1 CH Outineau                  KSK   6   5  0  1   26  15 +11   10    —   3–4  6–0  4–3
2 Eshington Earthquakes        TAE   6   4  1  1   25  17  +8    9   4–5   —   5–2  1–1
3 Serevne Northerners          KOR   6   1  1  4   16  29 −13    3   2–5  3–7   —   6–3
4 Schoenwetter Scorpions       KGS   6   0  2  4   15  21  −6    2   2–3  3–4  3–3   — 

  Group F                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   SJC  Rog  Lon  Lau                  
1 Rogerton AIK                 DAR   6   6  0  0   25  13 +12   12    —   3–2  3–1  2–0
2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge       VIL   6   2  2  2   19  17  +2    6   5–7   —   5–2  2–2
3 Quebec Grizzlies             BNJ   6   1  1  4   15  21  −6    3   2–4  2–4   —   5–2
4 Launott Polar Bears          KOR   6   0  3  3   11  19  −8    3   3–6  1–1  3–3   — 

  Group G                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Rey  Vol  Tra  Hin                   
1 Reynea Monsoons              TAE   6   5  1  0   24  11 +13   11    —   3–3  3–1  6–1
2 Vogler City HC               DAR   6   2  2  2   19  19   0    6   2–4   —   4–3  1–3
3 Travesian Giants             VAL   6   1  2  3   15  19  −4    4   3–5  3–3   —   3–2
4 Hinteram                     GRÆ   6   1  1  4   12  21  −9    3   1–3  3–6  2–2   — 

  Group H                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts   Chi  SJC  Lop  Tim                   
1 Chinchinhua Catalysts        TAE   6   3  3  0   24  16  +8    9    —   4–3  3–3  7–3
2 St. Jakob Crusaders          BNJ   6   3  1  2   23  13 +10    7   2–2   —   3–4  5–0
3 Lopinka Lynx                 VIL   6   2  2  2   22  23  −1    6   4–4  3–5   —   6–3
4 Timesteam                    KGS   6   1  0  5   12  29 −17    2   1–4  0–5  5–2   —

CORRECTION 14 May 2021, 0051 UTC
Due to a scorinator input error, Darmen City Flames were not in Group C as they should have been. The entire group has been re-scorinated.

Round of 16 draw
Group winners were seeded and runners-up unseeded. Teams representing the same association or from the same group cannot play each other. The team listed first will play the first leg at home.

CH Outineau (KSK) vs. Morata Valley Fog (VIL)
Rogerton AIK (DAR) vs. St. Jakob Crusaders (BNJ)
Reynea Monsoons (TAE) vs. Darmen City Flames (DAR)
Liverpool Lakers (DAR) vs. Chinchinhua Catalysts (TAE)
Olympique Langlois (KSK) vs. Lonngeylin Storm Surge (VIL)
Vogler City HC (DAR) vs. Soldarian Royals (VAL)
Raynor City Raptors (VAL) vs. Eshington Earthquakes (TAE)
Zul’Atun Eagles (VAL) vs. Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)

[Kelssek]

HOCKEY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 18

Round of 16

(KSK) CH Outineau            2-7         Morata Valley Fog (VIL)  0-3    2-4
(DAR) Rogerton AIK           5-4       St. Jakob Crusaders (BNJ)  3-3    2-1
(TAE) Reynea Monsoons        7-2        Darmen City Flames (DAR)  4-2    3-0
(TAE) Chinchinhua Catalysts  4-7          Liverpool Lakers (DAR)  3-4    1-3
(KSK) Olympique Langlois     3-9    Lonngeylin Storm Surge (VIL)  1-6    2-3
(VAL) Soldarian Royals       6-3            Vogler City HC (DAR)  1-1    5-2
(VAL) Raynor City Raptors   11-3     Eshington Earthquakes (TAE)  5-2    6-1
(VAL) Zul’Atun Eagles        2-8       Seraai Icestronauts (VIL)  2-3    0-5

Quarterfinals

(VAL) Soldarian Royals      7-10             Rogerton AIK (DAR)  3-4    4-6
(VIL) Morata Valley Fog     5-6    Lonngeylin Storm Surge (VIL)  3-5    2-1
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts  a4-4       Raynor City Raptors (VAL)  1-2    3-2
(TAE) Reynea Monsoons       5-4          Liverpool Lakers (DAR)  3-1    1-3 (3-2 OT)

Semifinals

(VIL) Lonngeylin Storm Surge  5-9   Reynea Monsoons (TAE)  3-4    2-5
(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts     9-6      Rogerton AIK (DAR)  6-4    3-2

Final - Toys '4' All Arena, Lopinka, Vilita

(VIL) Seraai Icestronauts    2–4    Reynea Monsoons (TAE)

Reynea Monsoons wins the Hockey Champions League for the second time.

Entry notes for HCL 19

• Associations may enter up to four teams.
• Reynea Monsoons receives an automatic bye to the group stage of HCL 18. If this club does not qualify through its domestic league, Taeshan will be awarded an additional place.
• Bids will be accepted for arenas to host the final of HCL 19. Associations interested in hosting the final should append to their entry the name of the arena, the city it is located in, and its spectator capacity.
• Updated coefficients

[Kelssek]

The entry deadline for Hockey Champions League 19 will be July 24, 2021 at 23:59 UTC.

[Vilitan League]

Vilitan Hockey Championship

A Summary of the results of the most recent Vilita & Turori Domestic Hockey Competition is included below:

Vilaye Domestic Hockey League :: Season 13

Western Conference        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Lonngeylin Storm Surge   24   12   6   6    57   53   +4    30
2 Vilisorma Yutzies        24   12   5   7    44   38   +6    29
3 Seraai Icestronauts      24   11   3  10    47   46   +1    25
4 Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes    24    8   6  10    31   40   −9    22
5 Marine Mammals           24    8   5  11    34   36   −2    21
6 Tivali River Sharks      24    9   3  12    34   32   +2    21
7 Arcticala Icetricity     24    8   4  12    42   44   −2    20

Eastern Conference        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Lopinka Lynx             24   11   8   5    52   40  +12    30
2 Turoki Islanders         24    9   8   7    34   33   +1    26
3 Sile Crocodile           24    9   7   8    35   38   −3    25
4 Morata Valley Fog        24    8   8   8    30   27   +3    24
5 Obaobai Bombers          24    7   8   9    35   41   −6    22
6 Eelandii Explorers       24    7   8   9    26   27   −1    22
7 Yeaddin HC               24    6   7  11    40   46   −6    19

Of the four Vilitan Hockey League Teams competing in the 18th Hockey Champions League - only the Champion team, the Lopinka Lynx, failed to advance from the Group Stage. It was a best ever showing for Vilitan Teams with three teams advantaging to the Quarter-Finals where the Lonngeylin Storm Surge defeated the Morata Valley Fog and the Seraai Icestronauts advanced over the Raynor City Raptors of Valanora. The two remaining Vilitan sides avoided each other in the Semi-Finals with just one surviving: The Seraai Icestronauts. After home-and-away victories over Rogerton AIK of Darmen, the Icestronauts would head East to the Toys '4' All Arena in Lopinka for the first ever Hockey Champions League final played in Vilita. Unfortunately, the Icestronauts could not get the job down in front of a largely pro-Vilitan crowd as they were defeated in a close game 4-2 by the Reynea Monsoons of Taeshan. The Icestronauts were pushing for a late equalizer until the Monsoons blasted one into the empty net to secure the title.

The defending Vilitan Hockey Champion Lopinka Lynx raised their first ever championship banner at the very same arena just weeks later against the Obaobai Bombers to kick off Season 13 of the Vilitan Hockey League. It was a perfect celebration for all the fans in Vilita's Colonial Capital as the Lynx raised the banner in style with a 4-2 victory that put them on top the Eastern Conference Table once more to kick off the season. The Lynx would have an up and down start to the season however, being both the first team to achieve double digits in goals scored - and in goals against. After a 3-4 defeat to the Eelandii Explorers on Matchday 4 the Lynx had 11 goals scored and 11 conceded in four games to start the season.

Excitement was abound in the Western Conference on Matchday 2 when two games accounted for a total of 20 goals with The Arcticala Icetricity energizing the fans at the Electric Box with a 6-4 victory over the Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes while the Lonngeylin Storm Surge were victories on the road against the Seraai Icestronauts by the same scoreline. It was a stark contrast to the results in the West on Matchday 4 when all three games ended in a 1-0 scoreline.

Big results would become the norm in the West as only one team - the Marine Mammals - seemed to have any clue how to play Defense. Marine, however, would finally come undone on Matchday 5 conceding four of their six goals against on the season in a 4-3 defeat to the Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes. It was nothing compared with the goal fest in Seraai when a new season record was established as the lamp was lit twelve times as Seraai defeated the Vilisorma Yutzies 7-5.

At the halfway point in the season, things were becoming clear in the East as the Morata Valley Fog and Eelandii Explorers lagged behind as the only teams in the league still stuck on single-digit points. The Turoki Islanders held the top spot with the best Defense in the league conceding just five goals in 12 games - the only team averaging less than one goal conceded per game. Defending champion Lopinka Lynx had righted the ship after an up and down start to climb back into the playoff zone two points clear of the 4th place Yeaddin HC.

In the Western Conference there was nothing between any of the 7 teams with just four points and nine goals separating the leaders Arcticala Icetricity from bottom side Alikk-Corra Aye-Ayes. While no club in the East had conceded twenty goals and just one team had scored twenty (Defending champion Lopinka Lynx), three teams in the West had conceded twenty and four had scored twenty or more goals including the Seraai Icertonauts who led the league in both categories with 23 goals scored and 28 goals conceded.

The Lopinka Lynx rode their momentum in the East back to the top of the standings with a massive 6-3 victory over fellow playoff contenders the Sile Crocodile on Matchday fourteen. It propped the Lynx five points clear of the playoff cutoff as they became the first team on the season to achieve a double-digit positive goal differential.

With six games to play, the Lynx were caught by the Turoki Islanders and the two sides would seem prepared to duke it out for the Eastern Conference Title and first round bye. Four points behind them, the Sile Crocodile searched for a spot in the playoffs but had Yeaddin HC hot on their heels looking to take that spot away. In the West, the Lonngeylin Storm Surge had separated themselves from the pack with five wins from six games to put five points between them and the fourth place Tivali River Sharks.

The Lynx would all but secure the Eastern Conference title with a 6-4 victory at the Turoki Coliseum over the Islanders amidst a four match winning streak that would separate them from the competition. The Islanders had an opportunity to get back in the fight on Matchday 23 when the Morata Valley Fog upset the Lynx but the Islanders could not take advantage dropping a 6-3 result on the road to the Obaobai Bombers which allowed the Bombers to stay narrowly in playoff contention while securing the Eastern Conference title for the Lynx.

In the Western Conference the most critical matchup came on Matchday 22 with the Seraai Icestronauts coming in with a 1 point lead over in a four-way battle for the last playoff spot with the Tivali River Sharks, Arcticala Icetricity and Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes all level just one point behind them. The Icestronauts would complete a critical 1-0 victory over the River Sharks to provide some breathing room in the battle with the Icetricity also suffering defeat on the day to the Vilisorma Yutzies.

Heading into the final day of competition, the Eastern Conference was riding on the result of the Sile Crocodile and Obaobai Bombers. The Crocodile could shut out the Morata Valley Fog and advanced to the playoffs by securing at least a point in their final match. The Turoki Islanders were already assured a playoff spot while the Lopinka Lynx had already clinched the Conference Title.

In the West, the Vilisorma Yutzies and Lonngeylin Storm Surge were separated by a single point for the top spot with a bye on the line on the final matchday. The Seraai Icestronauts were in a comfortable position two poitns clear of the Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes but could still technically drop out of the playoff zone.

The most exciting conclusion to a regular season in recent memory came when the Lonngeylin Storm Surge collected a late 3-2 victory to defeat the Vilisorma Yutzies and come from behind to clinch the Western Conference title. The Storm Surge earned it as the top scoring team in the regular season and would be joined by the Yutzies and Icetronauts in the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, the Sile Crocodile and Turoki Islanders played out their final match as a goalless draw - a result that suited both teams just fine as neither was looking to concede much information as they prepared for a best of three playoff series between them.



Conference 'Wild Card' Playoffs:

Vilisorma Yutzies 5–4 Seraai Icestronauts (OT)
Seraai Icestronauts 7–3 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 2–1 Seraai Icestronauts (OT)

:: Vilisorma Yutzies Advance 2-1 ::


Turoki Islanders 1–2 Sile Crocodile
Sile Crocodile 4–5 Turoki Islanders (OT)
Turoki Islanders 3–2 Sile Crocodile

:: Turoki Islanders Advance 2-1 ::


It was a party in the Coliseum as the Sile Crocodile came in for their franchises first ever playoff game and won on the road against the Turoki Islanders to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Unfortunately for the Crocs, it would be as close as they would get to the Inter-Conference Playoff round, losing 5-4 in overtime in their first ever home playoff game then dropping the deciding game to the Islanders who would advance to the Semi-Finals.

The Western Conference Wild Card matchup was a thriller with the home team winning each match giving the advantage to the Vilisorma Yutzies. However, it was perhaps against the form of the series as for stretches the Seraai Icestronauts looked the better side. Both games that the Yutzies won at home were done so in Overtime while the Icestronauts had an impressive 7-3 victory for their lone win in front of their home fans.


Inter-Conference Playoffs:


Lonngeylin Storm Surge 3–2 Turoki Islanders
Turoki Islanders 3–2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 5–2 Turoki Islanders
Turoki Islanders 3–1 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 2–0 Turoki Islanders
Turoki Islanders 6–3 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 2–1 Turoki Islanders (OT)

:: Lopinka Lynx Advance 4-1 ::



Lopinka Lynx 0–3 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 2–3 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 0–1 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 5–3 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 5–3 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 1–2 Lopinka Lynx
Lopinka Lynx 0–2 Vilisorma Yutzies

:: Morata Valley Fog Advance 4-3 ::


In an incredible Inter-Conference Playoff round, both series would go a full seven games and one would require overtime before things were all said and done. The Western Conference Champion Lonngeylin Storm Surge would square off against the Turoki Islanders in a series that would see the Home Team get the advantage in every game. The Storm Surge set the tone with a 3-2 victory in the opener and would need the home ice advantage to get back to the Vilitan Hockey Championship. The home team would win each of the first six games leading to game seven back in Lonngeylin. There was no winner in regulation but the home crowd erupted when the winning goal was scored just three minutes into the overtime period sending the Storm Surge to the title round for the first time in modern history.

Unlike the other Semi-Final matchup, there was seemingly no home ice advantage to be had in the series between the defending champion Lopinka Lynx and the Vilisorma Yutzies. The Vilaye Energy Drink backed team would seemingly steal all the momentum opening up the series with a 3-0 victory on the road in Lopinka but saw all the momentum leak away in Vilisorma when the Lynx re-claimed home ice advantage with a 3-2 result. It wouldn't be until Game 4 that a team would finally claim victory on home ice with the Yutzies winning 5-3 over the Lynx. That would send the series back to Lopinka where the Lynx had not only failed to win - but failed to score a single goal on home ice yet in the series. That would change with five goals by the Lynx who kept the series going with their first home win. The Lynx would then head to Vilisorma and force game seven with a 2-1 victory. Their championship rein would come to an end in front of their home fans when the Lynx were upended 0-2 in Game Seven sending the Yutzies back to the Vilitan Hockey Championship. For the defending champions, it was a conclusion to the season that left more questions than asnwers as they were shutout in three out of four home games in the Semi-Final Round.

While the Championship would be the first attempt for the Long Island Storm Surge, the Yutzies would be getting their fourth shot after winning their first and only title during VHL Season 3. After out-gunning the Yutzies on the final day of the Regular Season, the Storm Surge would maintain home ice advantage for the Finals.

As they had done in the Semi-Finals, however, the Yutzies made a statement in the opening match of the series securing a 3-0 victory on the road to steal home ice from the Storm Surge. The Yutzies would then make the best of it winning in front of their own fans to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Storm Surge would finally earn their first ever Championship Series victory and did so on home ice with an exciting 4-3 victory in Game 3 to restore the competitiveness in the matchup. After a series of high scoring games the Yutzies took a 3-1 lead into Lonngeylin. The tone of the match changed completely with the championship on the line until the Storm Surge took the lead eight minutes into the third period, defending and holding on until the end to extend the series to a sixth game. Like Game five, Game six was a low scoring affair which was tied at one goal a piece at the end of regulation, sending the series to Overtime for the first time. The Yutzies would make the best of it getting the memorable Overtime Game Winner to clinch their second ever Vilitan Hockey Championship on home ice.


Vilitan Hockey Championship

Lonngeylin Storm Surge 0–3 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 4–2 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 4–3 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 4–3 Lonngeylin Storm Surge
Lonngeylin Storm Surge 1–0 Vilisorma Yutzies
Vilisorma Yutzies 2–1 Lonngeylin Storm Surge (OT)


:: Vilisorma Yutzies Win 4-2 ::


With the title the Vilisorma Yutzies became the Fourth different team to win the Vilitan Hockey Championship at least twice all time with Yeaddin HC (4) the Seraai Icestronauts (3) and the Morata Valley Fog (2) the other repeat winners. Every Vilitan Hockey Champion has come from the Original 10 VHL Franchises and no team from the Expansion era has won the Vilitan Hockey Championship, with only the Obaobai Bombers during Season 11 advancing to the Final. The Sile Crocodile appearing in the playoffs for the first time ensures every VHL team has made the playoffs at least once. The runners-up Lonngeylin Storm Surge participated in the championship for the first time leaving only the Tivali River Sharks among Original 10 franchises who have yet to contest a Vilitan Hockey Championship series.

VHL History
Season 1: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-2)
Season 2: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-3)
Season 3: Vilisorma Yutzies def. Yeaddin HC (4-1)
Season 4: Seraai Icestronauts def. Yeaddin HC (4-1)
Season 5: Seraai Icestronauts def. Vilisorma Yutzies (4-3)
Season 6: Alikki-Corra Aye-Ayes def. Seraai Icestronauts (4-3)
Season 7: Yeaddin HC def. Eelandii Explorers (4-3)
Season 8: Yeaddin HC def. Turoki Islanders (4-3)
Season 9: Seraai Icestronauts def. Vilisorma Yutzies (4-2)
Season 10: Morata Valley Fog def. Seraai Icestronauts (4-3)
Season 11: Morata Valley Fog def. Obaobai Bombers (4-3)
Season 12: Lopinka Lynx def. Morata Valley Fog (4-1)
Season 13: Vilisorma Yutzies def. Lonngeylin Storm Surge (4-2)

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Vilitan Hockey Association Qualifiers

Vilisorma Yutzies (VIL)
Lonngeylin Storm Surge (VIL)
Lopinka Lynx (VIL)
Turoki Islanders (VIL)

Defending HCL Runners-Up Seraai Icestronauts would be first alternates and would welcome the opportunity to replace defending HCL Champions if they are unable to participate due to the suspension of league play

[Kriegiersien]

Again not much change in the league. Timesteam celebrated their title with a parade in the city, that no one was interested in, except the people who got angry because of the traffic jam. The Schoenwetter Scorpions were back on second place, promising to make it into the Play Offs of the HCL next time, after ending in the group stage last time, still being the best Kriegiersien team in international tournaments. The crazy cowards immediately rejuvenated their squad again, getting new talents, while the Scorpion City Scorpions got the last spot for the HCL, after The Pirates stole a decisive point from the Schoenwetter HC in the last match and were rewarded with a joint party on an Party Island from the Sponsor of the Scorpion City Scorpions for that. An Island the Pirates after that took over.

KHL                         Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Timesteam                    14   14   0    35    3  +32    42
2 Schoenwetter Scorpions       14    9   5    23   11  +12    27
3 Crazy Cowards                14    8   4    20   18   +2    26
4 Scorpion City Scorpions      14    4   7    16   18   −2    15
5 Schoenwetter HC              14    4   7    13   16   −3    15
6 Winter City Polar Bears      14    4   8     8   17   −9    14
7 The Pirates                  14    4   9    11   27  −16    13
8 Pony City Ponies             14    3  10     8   24  −16    10

Kriegiersien (KGS) Qualifiers for HCL 19
Timesteam
Schoenwetter Scorpions
Crazy Cowards
Scorpion City Scorpions