Elite League (Talvistova)
| Most recent season or competition: 2019 | |
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| Sport | Ice Hockey |
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| Founded | 1940 |
| Inaugural season | 1947 |
| Commissioner | Kai Parviainen (Since 2011) |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Country | Talvistova |
| Most recent champion(s) | Orheim Admirals (3) |
| Most titles | Ljustad Ässät (21) |
The Elite League, officially known as the Talvistovan Elite Ice Hockey League (Finnish: eliitti jääkiekkoliitto), is a Professional Ice Hockey League in Talvistova. It is considered on of the premier hockey leagues in Sunalaya, and the largest professional sports league in Talvistova. The Lord's Cup, the longest continuously awarded trophy in Corentia, is awarded annually to the league's champion.
The league was formed at the Olympia Hotel on March 5th, 1940 immediately after the bankruptcy of it's predecessor, the National Hockey Alliance. It adopted it's top 4 teams, the Ljustad Ässät, HC Vita Hästen, Jokerit HC, and Fjarora BK, as well as it's championship, the Lord's Cup.
The league has had it's headquarters in Ljustad ever since it's formation in 1940.
The current Elite league Champions are the Orheim Admirals, who defeated the Lonlond Ice Tigers in 5 games to claim their 3rd cup.
History
Teams
The Elite League Currently fields 20 teams, split into 2 Conferences.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Head Coach | Captain | |
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| Northern Conference | ||||||
| Jokerit HC | Asbjarnarstaoir, Djuga | Helix Center | 15,320 | Eeli Soini |  Markus Rissanen
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| Kvingandannes Rangers | Kvingandannes, Gilja | Metsä Center | 12,486 | Immanuel Rissanen | Pekka Paananen
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| Lonlond Ice Tigers | Lonlond, Glyra | leijonanluola | 18,400 | Simo Mäkelä |  Ryan Shields
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| Osta Wild | Skudenesstrøm, Osta | Frontier Arena | 15,000 | Hemmo Kivi | Atte Antti
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| Klovgorod Salmon Kings | Klovgorod, Glyra | Kingfisher Arena | 9,950 | Veikka Toivonen | Henrik Virtanen
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| Mjövalla Hawks | Mjölvalla, Glyra | The Nest | 11,250 | Harri Mäkinen |  August Kuttner
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| Smedeholm Komets | Smedeholm, Glyra | Smedeholm Civic Center | 15,000 | Vilho Vuorela | Akseli Lahtinen
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| Bjornhold Icebreakers | Bjornhold, Djuga | Oracle Arena | 13,250 | Arto Järvinen | Julius Heikinen
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| Grønskov Sporting | Grønskov, Djuga | Ice Forum | 18,492 | Sisko Haapalainen | Cooper Prince
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| Seyðisgerði Blazers | Seyðisgerði, Djuga | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 19,200 | Risto Ahtisaari | Tuukko Kukkinen
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| Southern Conference | ||||||
| Orheim Admirals | Orheim, Osta | Scandinavium | 13,000 | Jaraslav Halak |  Justen Boele
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| Ljustad Ässät | Ljustad, Osta | Ice Gardens | 25,000 | Iiro Ahola |  Andronikos Rokoulis
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| HC Vita Hästen | Skalgaard, Osta | Ajaa Arena | 21,285 | Aukusti Hautala | Kasperi Huhtala
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| HC Torkala | Torkala, Osta | Gavlerinken | 15,670 | Jacob Antonsson | Oliver Paulsson
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| Fjarora BK | Fjarora, Osta | King's Arena | 17,250 | Pietari Laukkanen | Vilhelm Norström
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| Skolsvik Wolverines | Skolsvik, Osta | Skolsvik Ice Hall | 14,500 | Erno Kaila | Erik Schauman
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| Pudaskinen Whalers | Pudaskinen, lysa | Kisapuisto | 10,900 | Liam Mattisson | Linus Pulkkinen
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| Oskarborg Stags | Oskarborg, Lysa | Oskarborg Community Arena | 17,850 | Iivo Karjalainen | Jorma Palo
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| Manavik Red Wings | Manavik, Lysa | Eriksson Bros Arena | 9,760 | Aarno Laaksonen | Colt Fenetry-Williams
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| Karkksa HC | Karkksa, Lysa | Municipal Arena | 12,600 | Jaakoppi Ihalainen | August Leinonen
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