"Isn't it obvious? For the Babes."
"I'm serious why did you want to play college hawkey?"
"Because I love hockey. I want to go the THL like everyone else."
" Well I wanted to win a national championship. That pansy over there cheap shots me. I get tossed out of the game. He steals the ring right off my finger! How would you feel?"
With the immortal words of Ashton Appleby before the Miracle on ice* in Sao Jorge, Cafundeu, and without further adieu but to add one final quote from Lazlo Holmes, TPSN Hockey announcer... "Let's do that hockey".
So obviously dates are a little bit tentative but as of now we have 48 official sign-ups with currently 3 tentative sign-ups should we reach a theoretical 54. Currently we are looking at 8 groups of 6, or 9 Groups of 4 if that works out. Anyways. Any group draw would occur Friday night, November 6 at around 8-9 PM Eastern US, you can join me in the Discord channel if you want. The likely beginning date then would be Wednesday, November 11th, and results would continue daily thoughout the double round Group Stage proceeding from that date, with one to two likely off-dates to be decided at a later date.
Group Info: (To Follow After Draw)
Group A:
Elejamie
Mercedini
Lorenthia
Ranoria
Taeshan
The Frozen Forrest
Group B:
Poafmersia
Neu Engollon
Bleronia
HUElavia
Graintfjall
NPC West Florida
Group C:
Savojarna
Transvolcanic
Tjorl
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TJUN-ia
Sylestone
Group D:
United Hemand Istria
Terre Septentrionale
Austrakia
Royal Kingdom of Quebec
New Waldenesia
Siovanija and Teusland
Group E:
Fluvannia
Banija
Megistos
Rwekazaland
Northwest Kalactin
Cassadaigua
Group F:
Kohnhead
Valanora
Gyatso-Kai
Tikariot
-Anthor-
Silvedonia
Group G:
Kelssek
Equestria
Abanhfleft
Ontorisa
Flekkefjord
The Fortem
Group H:
Nova Anglicana
Ko-oren
United States of Devonta
Gergary
Vilita and Turori
Chromatika
Schedule
Matchday 1 : 11/11/20 (7-8 PM normal) 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, 3 vs 4
Matchday 2 : 11/12/20 6 vs 4, 5 vs 3, 1 vs 2
Matchday 3: 11/13/20 2 vs 6, 3 vs 1, 4 vs 5
Matchday 4: 11/14/20 6 vs 5, 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3
Matchday 5: 11/15/20 3 vs 6, 4 vs 2, 5 vs 1
There will then be an off day on 11/16/20
The return fixtures in the same order but at the opposite places will follow in succession
Sunday the 22nd will mark an off day as well
The first round of the Double Elimination Playoff will follow on the 23rd. There will be off days every day after scorination throughout the playoffs. The Loser's bracket final will name the third place team. If the losers' bracket winner beats the winners' bracket winner there will be a second "final".
Sites for the Knockouts
Ice Palace (Greenville, Atlantea Island home of the Atlantea-Greenville IceWolves)
X Island Metro Arena (X Island, X Island, home of the X Island Avalanche)
New Capetown Center for Excellence (New Capetown, Cape Island, home of the New Capetown Red Wings)
Waterworks Arena (Laketown, Lake Island, home of Laketown Deep)
Machrobat Ice Arena (Machrobat, China Island home of Machrobat Ice Kings)
The Log Cabin (Taeshan City, Taeshan Island home of Taeshan City Loggers)
The Shelter (Bayern, Algaer Island home of Bayern Bombers)
Fadron Pizza Ice @ Magickarpa Arena (Wiechester, Wolf Island home of the Wiechester Wanderers)
*Obviously these were hammed up a little bit for the movie version, of course.