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[Frenline Delpha]

World Cup of Hockey XXXIII Host Bid: Frenline Delpha

IC Information

Frenline Delpha is a democratic republic headed by a president, with a large parliament consisting of 150 regionally elected members. The parliament convenes once a week to vote on current issues, with the president either choosing to accept or decline the new laws voted on by parliament. The parliament then can choose to overturn any veto if ⅔ of the parliament votes to do so. Half of all businesses are ran by the government, with 45% being privately owned. 5% are also controlled by more regional officials, such as regional mayors. Education is the priority of the Frenlinian government, with healthcare and welfare being second and third respectively. The Frenlinian economy produces {211 trillion a year, making it the fifth best economy in United Valhaven. As such, the cost of living is low, with plenty of improvements being made to the cities and towns of Frenline Delpha everyday.

After a string of recent terrorist attacks by a group only known as Free Individuals From Apathy (FIFA), Frenlinian security is on high alert. Passport checks have been buffed, and baggage checks are now more thorough than ever. Each arena during the WCoH will have a S.W.A.T team on patrol, as well as local security forces. The aim of the extra security is to provide security for visiting fans, and to prevent incidents like the Pinetall and Coatmen shootings from happening again. Just make sure to register your gun with the FDGA while you’re here, and you can take it anywhere you want. Public nudity is also legal, so don’t be surprised if you see naked men and women walking around (yes, even in the arenas. Some might even be participating in the Frenline Delpha slavery ring, a consensual contract between two or more people where one or more parties agrees to the will and bidding of a “master.” Or “masters.” The name tends to make tourists weary, but it is by all means rare, and you will never be forced into it.

Recently, Frenline Delpha has invented space-faring military vehicles, so look for those displays to take place at a lot of home games. Some nations may find Frenline Delpha’s plasma weapons worrisome, but they are not to be feared. Most of them are only in military service, although the Rasma has been approved for civilian use. Most citizens carry ballistic weapons, however. Guns are allowed in arenas, so long as their owner supplements their Gun Ownership Permit. So, you may see someone carrying an AK-49 (an advanced AK-47) at a hockey game. However, nobody uses their guns first in the arenas because they would get peppered with more bullets than Bonnie and Clyde if they even tried to shoot an innocent person. Even security has no mercy on those that betray the trust and respect gun ownership calls for.

What’s more, Frenline Delpha has finally adapted a policy that sets toll booths that operate in major cities from 8 am to 8 pm, during rush hour. Expect to be able to pay the small fee if you want to drive to certain arenas during the tournament. Four are located in big cities. However, Frenline Delpha money is worth a substantial amount, and you should get a great exchange rate. Hotels are fairly cheap, and many options will be available to you if you want to stay near an arena. We hope you enjoy a taste of all Frenline Delpha has to offer.

Group Draw

A live group draw will be done on Discord just before the Everything Thread comes up. This is to ensure that everyone knows who they play the very moment the ET appears on the page.

Format

Nothing really unique about this format. Just the Saintland-style playoffs, which are when two playoff games in a series are scorinated at once all rounds but the championship are best of five, and the aforementioned championship is best of 7.:

36: Six groups of six; double round robin; 16 playoff teams; Saintland-style playoffs

40: Eight groups of five; double round robin; 16 playoff teams; Saintland-style playoffs

42: Seven groups of six; double round robin; 16 playoff teams; Saintland-style playoffs

48: Eight groups of six; double round robin; 16 playoff teams; Saintland-style playoffs

Teams that win their group will always be seeded above all else (and sorted by tiebreakers against themselves), then the rest of the field is sorted by tiebreakers.

Scorination Experience

Frenline Delpha Baseball League
Frenline Delpha Domestic Water Polo League
Various Soccer Friendlies
NSCF 12 Mineral Conference
Gaelic Football World Championships II
2nd United Valhaven Track Championship
NSCF 14 Zephyr Conference
IBS 10 (with Schiltzberg)
World Bowl 29 (with Drawkland)
World Baseball Classic 37 (with Ilyseum)
World Baseball Classic 39 (with Frenline Delpha)

Scorination

I will use Saintland’s modified version of the hockey scorinator. RP Bonus will be cumulative and there will be a roster bonus for those who take it. RP bonus will be reset by 50% after the group stage, but the roster bonus will never degrade. If my team makes it to the play-offs, I will request a third-party scorinator to score all of my games. All Group Play games will be played at the home teams arena. Only the sixteen teams moving on to the playoffs and those in our group will be playing in Frenline Delpha. Plus, I have a special treat for those who make it into the playoffs. Just look at the WBC thread if you want to see it.

Tiebreakers

1) Total Points
2) Head-to-Head Wins
3) Head-to-Head Gaol Difference
4) Head-to-Head Goals Against
5) Gaol Difference
6) Goals Against
7) Road Wins

[A Mob of Emus]

Penguins are SOOOOOO Gonna win
that was funny

[Kaboomlandia]

snip

Wrong thread. Try the RL hockey megathread.

[Abanhfleft]

Why am I still doing this? I don't know anything about hockey. I'm never gonna win this. I'm still in, by the way.

[-Anthor-]

Ducks set to make a return!

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Yea.

[-Anthor-]

A Hosting Bid Submitted for Your Consideration By: The Anthoran International Hockey Federation
Drafted By: Federation President Léandre Valois and the Commissioner for International Settings Nicholas Jones

A Visitor's Overview to the Kingdom of Anthor:

The Kingdom of Anthor is a constitutional monarchy consisting of some two hundred million souls within the borders of Atlantian Oceania; headed by her King, Samuel III, and her duly elected Prime Minister, Thomas Dalen, the average Anthoran of the better part of two decades has been able to enjoy freedom, peace and comfort; with the levels of all three of those, as well as the standards of living rising at large paces in more recent years, thanks to modern innovations created in Anthoran labs or across the multiverse, and brought into daily life by the Anthoran businessman or entrepreneur.

The Kingdom itself prides itself on it's relative safety and freedoms, though the two are usually carefully balanced. If the WCOH was to come to Anthor, visitors would find themselves in the northern city of Kirkwall, the provincial capital of the Ebele Province and one of the first major cities if you crossed the kingdom's northern border. Home to some 5 million people, and a further one million in the nearby suburbs, towns and fringes of the city, Kirkwall is one of the most modern cities one could visit in Anthor, without losing the scenic countryside views that traditional Anthorans love seeing on postcards and pictures. Freedoms afforded to visitors are parallel to those of our citizenry, though they may not be as wide as some other nations; you are free to express your opinion and yourself, but ownership of firearms and weaponry is regulated, and while the police presence is not overwhelming, it would be unusual to not see one of the protectors of the King's people during the course of a day.

Thanks to recent economic success, though slow at first, the Anthoran pound is on pace with most other currencies, or close enough that visitors would get equal or near-equal value in their exchange of their native monetary amounts, and some banks will even cover any money you may have lost, depending on which company it is. Additionally, hotels are usually more styled on offering larger options and packages, at a far cheaper price; the standard package usually includes free room service, access to the hotel's shuttle service and facilities, as well as other similar perks.

Hockey itself is the second largest sport nationally across the Kingdom, and in the north, it certainly outpaces football by good margins. Kirkwall itself is home to a CJHL team, the Kirkwall Panthers, and within a twenty minute drive is the city of Yarmouth, home to the professional level Yarmouth Ducks who have been the perennial champion or title contestants in the last decade within the AIHF, so visitors and Anthorans alike have plenty to enjoy for most of the season to ensure they get their hockey fill.

Consult with your foreign affairs department now before booking a flight, or the closest Anthoran embassy. A bit in the outskirts of town and not close to either? Contact us at (18)100-541-8171, or visit us at experienceanthor.gov.ath for quick, easy help and advice for your visit to Anthor.

Format:

Under the Anthoran Bid For Hosting World Cup of Hockey 33, we would propose a traditional group stage round, where the top two seeded teams in each group will advance, with possible additional qualifiers based on the number of signups. During the playoff stage, a series of three will be played for each stage except the championship, which will be a best of five series;

28; seven groups of four, double round robin group stage, Top 2 group teams, plus the 2 best third place teams advance

35; seven groups of five, double round robin group stage, Top 2 group teams, plus the 2 best third place teams advance

42; seven groups of six, double round robin group stage, Top 2 group teams advance into playoffs

49, seven groups of seven, single round robin stage, Top 2 group teams advance into the playoffs

56, seven groups of eight, single round robin stage, Top 2 group teams advance into the playoffs

Teams that win the group will be seeded above all else; tiebreakers will be decided by, in order, total points, head-to-head wins, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals against, goal difference, goals against.

Scorination will be conducted using xkorante, with the additive style. RP bonus will be a cumulative and generous, with judging being based on originality, effort, and using information relevant to the Cup, such as opposing rosters, etc. There will also be a roster bonus for those who contribute one. All group stage games will be played at the home teams arena, while the playoff games will be conducted inside the northern regions of Anthor.

A Overview of Experience:

The user behind Anthor does lack any real hosting experience with major tournaments, with our only experience coming from scorinating our domestic association football, baseball and hockey leagues, however while new to the scene, I believe I can offer a fresh view on the hosting experience, a new setting from which our fellow writers can tell their story, and a overall fun experience for those who partake.

Questions, comments or concerns will happily be fielded by the AIHF's Commissioner for International Settings, Nicholas Jones, his office, press relations representatives of the AIHF, and press officials, representatives and experts from the Ministry of Sports, and the Minister of Sports personal office.

[World Cup of Hockey Federation]

Sign-ups have been updated and host bids have been added.

[Tomikosan]

I'm not going to fool around with this!

[West Phoencia]

Sign West Phoenicia up.

[Cosneolta]

preconfirming Cosneolta

yeah, mate

[AllahAkbarium]

The nation of Allahakbarium wishes to partake in this sporting event for the glory of the Glorious Caliphate.

[Savojarna]

Kebec will join
Possible host bid contingent of Savojarna

Unfortunately not happening this edition. I won't bid for 33 due to my exams, which will be largely in its timeframe and I don't wanna risk falling behind in host duties - if I host, I wanna do it properly. Doesn't mean Kep might not bid with someone else, that's up to them obv.

[Tobiasia]

Signing up

[Allamunnic States]

Allamunnic States in. Maybe one day I'll enter consecutive WCoH's again.

[Tomikosan]

I'm not going to fool around with this!

Oh yeah, btw! From now on, Komarov-Thomiya will now be my nation's name. My people would be called the Komarois or the Komariques in plural. Basically, like Quebecois and Nordiques in terms of how you call it.

My trigramme will be 'KMT'. Remember that.

[Elejamie]

I'm not going to fool around with this!

Oh yeah, btw! From now on, Komarov-Thomiya will now be my nation's name. My people would be called the Komarois or the Komariques in plural. Basically, like Quebecois and Nordiques in terms of how you call it.

My trigramme will be 'KMT'. Remember that.

Alright, in that case I'd recommend putting your new name into your sig so we all don't forget. I'll edit the sign-ups later and change Tomikosan to Komarov-Thomiya.

[Polar Islandstates]

In.

[World Cup of Hockey Federation]

Sign-ups have been updated.

(And apologies to Elgenstad for spelling your name wrong in the sign-up list, I've fixed that. Thanks for letting us know - Elejamie)

[Elgenstad]

Host Bid for World Cup of Hockey 33
Elgesken Nasjonal Ishockey Føderasjon

IC Information

Elgenstad is a tiny nation of two million people in Rushmore. The population of the country is contained within or near two main cities: Havnen, on the coast, and Byen, in the mountains. The people of Elgenstad have a strong and fiercely independent national identity that they would love to share with the world in their WCoH premier. The year-round cold climate of Elgenstad makes it a haven for winter sports, hockey especially. Elgenstadders are of Norwegian descent and Norwegian is the everyday language. However, English was promoted by the government in an effort to increase economic activity with the rest of the world, so that will get you by fine in Elgenstad.

Elgenstad is constitutional monarchy in which a monarch is elected from the royal family by the 40 members of the Storting, or legislature, that are elected by Elgish citizens. This monarch, currently Elgeskkonge Eivar I, serves as both the Head of State and Head of Government. He functions much as a president does in a republic with veto powers and the legislature possesses an override power.

The people of Elgenstad are hard-nosed and unfazed by the sometimes brutal climate of their homeland. They possess a great work ethic and take much pride in their culture. Politically, they would be considered conservative. Religion plays a major role in Elgenstad with nearly the whole population actively participating in organized relgion, primarily Catholicism. Generally wary of outsiders, Elgenstadders still welcome the fellowship of foreigners as it gives them a chance to showcase their homeland.

Format and Tiebreakers

Format

Any number divisible by 8: 8 groups of x teams. Top two from each group advance to playoffs.
Divisible by 6, but not by 8: 6 groups of x teams. Top two from each group plus best 4 third-place finishers advance.
Points will be awarded as standard (3 for wins, 1 for draws, 0 for losses)

Regardless of the number of teams, the group stage will be home-and-away double round robin because Elgenstad does not have the capacity to host the entire tournament within its borders.

For the playoffs, advancing teams will be seeded 1-16 with no regard to their group stage finish, meaning a second place team can be seeded above a first place team provided they perform better in the group stage. The highest seed will always play the lowest seed, the 2nd highest plays the 2nd lowest, and so on. Every playoff series will be Best-of-3, except the final which will be Best-of-5. Should a series need to go to Game 3, it will be scorinated at the same time as Game 2 so that these teams do not get the advantage of an extra day of RP material over team that win in two.

Tiebreakers
Points
H2H Wins
H2H Goal Difference
Goal Difference
H2H Goals For
Goals For
Playoff Game (scorinated on the last matchday and only if it affects the playoffs)

Scorination and RP Bonus

I will be using Saintland's modified hockey scorinator in xkoranate. Style modifiers will be additive. RP Bonus will be very generous and will include a significant bonus for posting a roster. RP Bonus will be cumulative and will never degrade. RPs about hockey and those about other things completely will be treated the same. If a player RPs multiple times in one day, it will all be treated as one larger RP.

Should my team make the playoffs, I will request third party scorination for all of my games.

Host Experience

The user behind Elgenstad has significant hosting experience as his previous nation, Vaugania. As far as major events, these include World Baseball Classic 28 and World Cup of Hockey 25 with Quebec. This user has also co-hosted 3 editions of NSCAA Ice Hockey as well as two editions of NSCAA Basketball, the most recent as Elgenstad. This is in addition to some small tournaments listed in the signature of this post.

Please be forthcoming with any questions, comments, or concerns about this bid.

[The Valhallan Union]

In.

Change of plan.

Please amend this entry to say The Valhallan Union instead. Thanks.

[Elejamie]

In.

Change of plan.

Please amend this entry to say The Valhallan Union instead. Thanks.

There we go. I've also added Elgenstad's bid to the list.

[Vilita and Turori]

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[The Kiaser Colonies]

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