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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Asterian Hockey League (AHL)<br /><small>''Ligue de Hockey Astérienne (Gaullican)''<br /> ''Астерианская хоккейная лига (Soravian)''<br /> ''Ästeriansk Hockeyliga (Geatish)''<br /> ''Conradh Haca Asterian (Ghailish)</small>
| title = Asterian Hockey League (AHL)<br /><small>''Ligue de Hockey Astérienne (Gaullican)''<br /> ''Астерианская хоккейная лига (Soravian)''<br /> ''Ästeriansk Hockeyliga (Blostlandic)''<br /> ''Conradh Haca Asterian (Ghailish)''<br /> Liga Astérias de Hóquei no Gelo (Luzelese)</small>
| current_season  = 2021-2022
| current_season  = 2023-2024
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| current_season2 = <!-- do not wikilink -->
| last_season    = <!-- do not wikilink -->
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| sport          = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey Ice Hockey]
| sport          = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey Ice Hockey]
| founded        = {{Start date and age|1917|11|26|p=yes}},<br />[[Sainte-Marie|Sainte-Marie, Monbec]], Cassier
| founded        = {{Start date and age|1917|11|26|p=yes}},<br />[[Monbec|Sainte-Marie, Monbec]], Cassier
| owner          =  
| owner          =  
| ceo            =  
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| motto          =  
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| inaugural      = 1917–18
| inaugural      = 1917–18
| teams          = 32
| teams          = 40
| singles        =  
| singles        =  
| countries      =  {{flag|Cassier}} (9 teams)<br />{{flag|Chistovodia}} (9 teams)<br />{{flag|Rizealand}} (7 teams)<br />{{flag|Eldmark}} (6 teams)<br />{{flag|Vinalia}} (1 team)
| countries      =  {{flag|Cassier}} (9 teams)<br />{{flag|Rizealand}} (8 teams)<br />{{flag|Chistovodia}} (8 teams)<br />{{flag|Asterian Federative Republic}} (6 teams)<br />{{flag|Eldmark}} (6 teams)<br />{{flag|Vinalia}} (1 team)<br />{{flag|Vanhar}} (1 team)<br />[[Choachua]] (1 team)<br />
| headquarters    = Sainte-Marie, Monbec, Cassier
| headquarters    = [[Sainte-Marie]], Cassier
| venue          =  
| venue          =  
| continent      = [[Asteria Superior]]
| continent      = [[Asteria Superior]]
| folded          =  
| folded          =  
| champion        = Sainte-Marie Habitants (26th title)
| champion        = [[Eldmark|Stalkulle Vild]] (1st title)
| most_champs    = Sainte-Marie Habitants (26th title)
| most_champs    = Sainte-Marie Habitants (26th title)
| qualification  =  
| qualification  =  
| tv              = '''Cassier'''<br /> Hockeynet<br /> Cascom Media/Cascom Sports<br /> '''Chistovodia'''<br /> '''Rizealand'''<br /> '''Eldmark'''<br /> ESS<br /> ASN Sport<br /> '''Vinalia'''<br />
| tv              = '''Asterian Federative Republic'''<br /> SporTV Globo <br /> GAS TV<br /> '''Cassier'''<br /> Hockeynet<br /> Cascom Media/Cascom Sports<br /> '''Chistovodia'''<br /> '''Rizealand'''<br />[[RBC]]<br />[[Rizal Sports]]<br />[[RSN]]<br />'''Eldmark'''<br /> ESS<br /> ASN Sport<br /> '''Vinalia'''<br />
| sponsor        =  
| sponsor        =  
| related_comps  =  
| related_comps  =  
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The '''Asterian Hockey League''' ('''AHL''') is a professional {{wp|ice hockey}} {{wp|Sports league|league}} in [[Asteria Superior]], currently comprising 32 teams: 9 in [[Cassier]] and [[Chistovodia]], 7 in [[Rizealand]], 6 in [[Eldmark]], and 1 in [[Vinalia]]. The AHL is considered to be the premier ice hockey league in the world, one of the major professional sports leagues in the Asterias, as well as one of its oldest. The Albert Cup is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.
The '''Asterian Hockey League''' ('''AHL''') is a professional {{wp|ice hockey}} {{wp|Sports league|league}} in [[Asteria Superior]], currently comprising 40 teams: 9 in [[Cassier]], 8 in [[Rizealand]] and [[Chistovodia]], 6 in [[Eldmark]] and the [[Asterian Federative Republic]], and 1 in [[Vinalia]], [[Vanhar]], and [[Choachua]]. The AHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues within the Asterias. The {{wp|Stanley_Cup|Albert Cup}} is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.


The Asterian Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917 as the Cassien Hockey League (Gaullican: ''Ligue de Hockey Cassien'') (LHC), in Sainte-Marie as a replacement for the defunct Cassien Hockey Association (Gaullican: ''Association de Hockey Cassien'') (AHC) founded in 1909. The organization established itself as Cassier's primary hockey league, with four teams representing the four most populated cities in western Cassier. Three years after its founding the LHC became the primary sports organization that competed for the Albert Cup, a trophy named in honour of Gaullican King Albert III, which was first awarded in 1893. The LHC underwent major changes in 1920 with the introduction of three new teams from Rizealand and Chistovodia into the league. Having established a presence internationally, the LHC was renamed to the Asterian Hockey League.
The Asterian Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917 as the Cassien Hockey League (Gaullican: Ligue de Hockey Cassien) (LHC), in [[Sainte-Marie]], [[Monbec]]. It was officially rebranded to the ''Asterian Hockey League'' in 1920, following the addition of two Rizean teams to the league. More teams were added to the league over the course of several major mergers and expansions, eventually reaching its current size of 40 teams across 8 Asterian countries. The AHL is the [#th] largest professional sport league in the world by revenue, behind [other leagues].


The AHL has steadily grown in size since its foundation, expanding to 32 teams across 6 different countries and is widely considered to be the foremost professional ice hockey league. While Cassiens have historically made up the majority of the players in the AHL, recent years have seen an increasing percentage of players from other Asterian and Euclean nations enter the league. It is one of the wealthiest sports organizations in the world by revenue and is amoung the largest in terms of viewership.
The AHL's regular season is typically held from October to May, with each team playing 82 games. Following the conclusion of the regular season, 20 teams will advance to the Albert Cup playoffs, a five-round tournament that runs into late June to determine the league champion. Since the league's founding in 1917, the Sainte-Marie Habitants have won the most combined AHL titles with 26, four of which were championship series before the league took full exclusivity of the cup. The reigning league champions are the [[Eldmark|Stalkulle Vild]], who defeated the [[Rizealand|Camden Cardinals]] in the 2023 Albert Cup Finals.  


==History==
==History==
===Establishment===
===Establishment===
The Asterian Hockey League was established in 1920 as the successor organization of the various hockey leagues that existed in Asteria Superior in the early 20th century. The oldest of these leagues was the Cassien Hockey Association (AHC), which was founded in 1909 and was one of the first professional ice hockey leagues. The AHC consisted of eight teams from western Cassier; including the Sainte-Marie Habitants and the predecessor organizations of the Monbec Axes, New Rayenne Gouverneurs, and Andade Olympiques; and played for a total of nine seasons. While the AHC was the most successful professional sports league in Cassier disagreements regarding rules and monetary concerns due to the ongoing [[Great Collapse]] resulted in a schism amongst players and team owners. These disputes culimated in the creation Cassien Hockey League (LHC) in 1917. Though short-lived, the LHC established many of the standards found in the modern Asterian Hockey League, perhaps the most notable of which being formalization of the Albert Cup as the championship trophy of the league. The LHC consisted of four (later five following the entrance of the Bellevue Ours in 1919) teams that played both against each other and against visitors from Rizealand, Chistovodia, and Euclea.
* Roots in Cassier and LHC years
* Introduction of Rizean teams and the [[Great War]]


Series between LHC and international teams proved to be incredibly popular and profitable, motivating the league to establish a permanant presence in other countries in Asteria Superior. By June of 1920 the Cassien Hockey League acquired two teams in Rizealand; the Belltown Gliders and Liberty City Comets, and founded the Khmelnytskyi Dynamo in Chistovodia. In recognition of its expansion into Rizealand and Chistovodia the LHC was transformed into the Asterian Hockey League, beginning its inaugural season in December that year.
===Early Years===
* Exclusively Cassien and Rizean teams until 1970
* Expansion into Eldmark, 1970s and 80s


===Expansion===
===Expansion Era===
The Asterian Hockey League would consist of these "Original Eight" teams for the next 17 years. Although several proposals were made during the 1920s that sought to expand the league, the ongoing Great Collapse as well as the onset of the [[Great War]] in 1927 prevented the AHL from growing. Despite its neutrality in the conflict, Cassier was still technically a domain of the Gaullican Empire which forced AHL to suspend play between Cassien teams and their Rizean or Chistovodian counterparts between 1930 and 1935. The league continued to operate during the war however. The five Cassien teams competed against each other domestically for the Albert Cup; the Sainte-Marie Habitants winning a still unbeaten five consecutive champsionships; while the Rizean and Chistovodian teams played for the President's Trophy. Two temporary teams were also established in Rizealand and Chistovodia; today's Liberty City Titans and HK Misto Myru, both of which would be added to the league in 1937.
* The Chistovodia deal
[[File:Presidents-Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Named for the Chistovodian president, the President's Trophy is awarded to team with the best record during the regular season.]]
* The '92 Expansion into the AFR
* Introduction of Vinalia, Vanhar, and Choachua


Following the war's conclusion the AHL resumed regular operations in Rizealand and Chistovodia. As the nations of Asteria Superior began to recover from the war, the league sought to establish itself as the dominant professional ice hockey league in the Asterias and began to gradually extend its reach. 1940 would see the addition of the Winchester Cardinals, Zolochiv Locomotiv, and Khmelnytskyi Chervona Zirka, and the Barnier Oceanic into the AHL, bringing the number of teams to 14. This expansion was not without controversy however. The inclusion of the Barnier Oceanic exacerbated Rizean and Chistovodian fans' frustrations with the AHL, seeing the addition of a sixth Cassien team as a blatant attempt to further increase Cassier's majority in terms of players and teams. Likewise, many Cassien fans were disgruntled with the addition of the new franchises abroad for a myriad of reasons. The league responded to complaints by increasing the number of non-Cassien players, rebalancing the divisional structure, as well as other changes to improve the league's competitiveness and fairness throughout the 1940s and 50s. Still disastisfied, in 1954 the Chistovodian government threatened to withdraw their teams and players from the AHL unless an additional Chistovodian team was added to the league in the following season. Despite widespread outcry from Cassien and Rizean fans, the league assented to the demand, resulting in the addition of the Terebovlya Revolyutsiya in 1955.
==Teams==


The AHL experienced the most dramatic period of expansion during the 1960s and 70s. As technological innovations expanded the reach and popularity of hockey in the Asterias, the league began to look south for potential regions to establish franchises in. The AHL began to invest in or support minor league hockey organizations and players from [[Marchenia]], Eldmark, and southern Rizealand, as well as acquiring television and radio broadcasting rights, resulting in drastically differing levels of success. Hockey had been a well established part of Rizean life and culture for decades by the 1960s, and support for an AHL franchise in southern or western Rizealand had existed there for over a decade. In 1965 the league selected Los Santos as the site of the 16th AHL franchise; the Hawks; which began play in the 1967-68 season. The AHL's attempts to establish in presence in Marchenia is considered by contemporary fans and journalists to be a disaster. A combination of poor planning, corruption by AHL and Marchenian officials, competition by existing sports leagues, and a general lack of interest from the Marchenian public resulted in the loss of millions of Cassien Deniers between 1960 and 1975. The expansion into Eldmark was, in contrast to the league's failure in Marchenia, a major success. Improvements in air conditioning and media technology had fostered the growth of small but profitable clubs and minor leagues in Eldmark. AHL partnership and investment with these clubs, combined with the induction of several talented Eldmarsk players into the league, helped boost hockey's popularity in Eldmark. In 1967 the AHL absorbed the largest of these minor leagues which began its gradual integration into the rest of the league. The 1970 expansion saw the first two Eldmarsk teams; the Hammarvik Kungar and Erikstad Panik; begin play, along with the Armeins Remparts, Bougainville Foreurs, Lozova Avangard, Solone Metallurg, Portsmouth Bergs, and Gadsen Rockets. Four additional Eldmarsk teams would enter the league in the following seasons; the Hammarvik Anfallare in 1971 and the Grönsund Skeppsbyggare, Ånahavern Kungsörnen, and Stalkulle Vild in 1975.
The Asterian Hockey League consists of 40 teams divided amongst two different Conferences. Each conference is split into 5 divisions 4 teams each.


[nsert 1999] expansion.
===2022-23 Season teams===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"
==Teams==
|-
! style="background:white; align=center"|Division
! style="background:white; align=center"|Team
! style="background:white; align=center"|City
! style="background:white; align=center"|Arena
! style="background:white; align=center"|Capacity
! style="background:white; align=center"|Founded
! style="background:white; align=center"|Joined
! style="background:white; align=center"|Manager
! style="background:white; align=center"|Head coach
! style="background:white; align=center"|Captain
|-
|-
! style="background:#A6192E;" colspan="11"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Hockey Conference</span>
|-
! rowspan="4"|Charbagne
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Monbec Axes]]'''
| [[Monbec|Monbec City]]
| {{wp|Videotron Centre|Centre Boréal}}
| align=center | 18,259
| 1910
| 1917
|  Hervé Firmin Paré
|  Toussaint Proulx
|  Wilfrid Levesque
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Bellevue Ours]]'''
| [[New Sylvagne|Bellevue]]
| {{wp|TD Garden|Banque République Arena}}
| align=center | 17,850
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1919
|  Ulric Bélanger
|  Octave Lionel Dumas
|  Alphonse Lamoureux
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Sainte-Marie Habitants]]'''
| [[Sainte-Marie]]
| {{wp|Bell Centre|TM Arena}}
| align=center | 21,105
| 1909
| 1917
|  Étienne Desrochers
|  Henri Paré
|  Théophile Dufresne
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Belltown Gliders]]'''
| [[Belltown]]
| !{{wp|Climate Pledge Arena}}
| align=center | 17,151
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1920
| 
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Metropolitan
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|New Rayenne Gouverneurs]]'''
| [[Nouvelle-Rayenne|New Rayenne]]
| {{wp|Scotiabank Arena|Place des Gouverneurs}}
| align=center | 18,800
| 1910
| 1917
|  François Béliveau
|  Clément Larouche
|  Maurice Desjardins
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Andade Bûcherons]]'''
| [[Andade]]
| {{wp|Canadian Tire Centre|CAC Arena}}
| align=center | 19,347
| 1911
| 1917
|  Valérien Armand Coutu
|  Philibert Lachance
|  Alexandre Dombrowski
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Portmouth Bergs]]'''
| [[Portmouth]]
| !{{wp|KeyBank Center}}
| align=center | 19,070
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1970
|
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Liberty City Comets]]'''
| [[Liberty City, Lothicania|Liberty City]]
| !{{wp|Enterprise Center}}
| align=center | 18,096
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1920
| 
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Coastal
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Liberty City Titans]]'''
| [[Liberty City, Lothicania|Liberty City]]
| !{{wp|UBS Center}}
| align=center | 17,255
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Los Santos Hawks]]'''
| [[Los Santos]]
| !{{wp|SAP Center}}
| align=center | 17,435
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1967
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Assunçã Vingadores]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Assunçã]]
| !{{wp|Pechanga Arena}}
| align=center | 14,600
| 1938
| 1992
| 
|
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Forte Azul Ondas]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Fort Azul]]
| !{{wp|Tech CU Arena}}
| align=center | 4,200
| 1938
| 1992
| 
|
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Central
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Forte Saint Reynard Cavaleiros]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Forte Saint Reynard]]
| !{{wp|Tucson Convention Center}}
| align=center | 6,521
| 1975
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Ponte Quebrad Condores]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Ponte Quebrad]]
| !{{wp|Mechanics Bank Arena}}
| align=center | 8,751
| 1943
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Rio Vermelho Incêndios]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Rio Vermelho]]
| !{{wp|Acrisure Arena}}
| align=center | 10,087
| 1969
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Rio da Orla Gigantes]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Rio da Orla]]
| !{{wp|XL Center}}
| align=center | 14,750
| 1972
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
! rowspan="4"|Southern
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Hammarvik Kungar]]'''
| [[Hammarvik]]
| !{{wp|Crypto.com Arena}}
| align=center |18,230
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1970
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Hammarvik Anfallare]]'''
| [[Hammarvik]]
| !{{wp|T-Mobile Arena}}
| align=center | 17,500
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1971
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Ånahavern Kungsörnen]]'''
| [[Eldmark|Ånahavern]]
| !{{wp|Mullett Arena}}
| align=center | 4,600
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1975
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Stalkulle Vild]]'''
| [[Asterian Federative Republic|Rio da Orla]]
| !{{wp|Xcel Energy Center}}
| align=center | 17,954
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1975
| 
| 
| 
|-
! style="background:#00205B;" colspan="11"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Hockey Conference</span>
|-
! rowspan="4"|North
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Barnier Oceanic]]'''
| [[Montagne|Barnier]]
| !{{wp|Rogers Arena|Pico Arena}}
| align=center | 18,910
| 1911
| 1940
|  Adélard Hebert
|  Norbert Savard
|  Janus Fortin
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Khmelnytskyi Dynamo]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Khmelnytskyi]]
| !{{wp|Little Caesars Arena}}
| align=center | 19,515
| 1920
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Zolochiv Locomotiv]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Zolochiv]]
| !{{wp|Nationwide Arena}}
| align=center | 18,500
| 1940
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Zaizd Tyhry]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Zaizd]]
| !{{wp|PNC Arena}}
| align=center | 18,680
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1992
| 
|
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Weanoke
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Bougainville Foreurs]]'''
| [[Katepas|Bougainville]]
| {{wp|Rogers Place|Place de Mastodon}}
| align=center | 18,347
| 1950
| 1970
|  Maximilien Meunier
|  Patrick Cannes
|  Jules Wallais
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Nanowin Gardians]]'''
| [[Beaumont|Nanowin]]
| {{wp|Canada Life Centre|Rivière Arena}}
| align=center | 15,321
| 1950
| 1972
|  Isaac LaRochelle
|  Lauréat Galmont
|  Luc Dufrense
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Camden Cardinals]]'''
| [[Camden]]
| !{{wp|Capital One Arena}}
| align=center | 18,573
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1940
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Winchester !Sabres]]'''
| [[Winchester]]
| !{{wp|KeyBank Center}}
| align=center | 19,070
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1940
| 
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Central
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Armeins Remparts]]'''
| [[Katepas|Armeins]]
| {{wp|Scotiabank Saddledome|BDE Centre}}
| align=center | 19,289
| 1921
| 1970
|  Seamus Thompson
|  Henri Lapointe
|  Mikhail Ivanov
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Gadsen Rockets]]'''
| [[Gadsen]]
| !{{wp|American Airlines Center}}
| align=center | 18,532
| 1950
| 1972
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Terebovlya Revolyutsiya]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Terebovlya]]
| !{{wp|Amerant Bank Arena}}
| align=center | 19,250
| 1955
| 1992
| 
| 
|
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Lozova Avangard]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Lozova]]
| !{{wp|Ball Arena}}
| align=center | 18,573
| 1970
| 1992
| 
|
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Lumine
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Solone Metallurg]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Solone]]
| !{{wp|Amalie Arena}}
| align=center | 19,092
| 1970
| 1992
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Hockey Klub Misto Myru]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Misto Myru]]
| !{{wp|Madison Square Garden}}
| align=center | 18,006
| 1937
| 1992
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Hockey Klub Varva]]'''
| [[Chistovodia|Varva]]
| !{{wp|Prudential Center}}
| align=center | 16,514
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1999
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Orlavo Sokoly]]'''
| [[Vinalia|Orlavo]]
| !{{wp|State Farm Arena}}
| align=center | 17,624
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1999
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="4"|Southern
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Erikstad Panik]]'''
| [[Eldmark|Erikstad]]
| !{{wp|Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center}}
| align=center | 20,306
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1970
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|São José !Barons]]'''
| [[Choachua|São José]]
| !{{wp|Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse}}
| align=center | 18,926
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1999
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Aques Guerreiros]]'''
| [[Vanhar|Aques]]
| !{{wp|Honda Center}}
| align=center | 17,174
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1999
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
| '''[[Asterian Hockey League#List of teams|Grönsund Skeppsbyggare]]'''
| [[Eldmark|Grönsund]]
| !{{wp|Bridgestone Arena}}
| align=center | 17,159
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1975
|
| 
| 
| 
|-
|}


The Asterian Hockey League consists of 32 teams divided amongst two different conferences: the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. Each conference is split into two divisions comprising of 8 teams.


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 25 November 2023

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Asterian Hockey League (AHL)
Ligue de Hockey Astérienne (Gaullican)
Астерианская хоккейная лига (Soravian)
Ästeriansk Hockeyliga (Blostlandic)
Conradh Haca Asterian (Ghailish)
Liga Astérias de Hóquei no Gelo (Luzelese)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023-2024
Asterian-Hockey-League-Logo.png
SportIce Hockey
FoundedNovember 26, 1917 (106 years ago) (1917-11-26),
Sainte-Marie, Monbec, Cassier
Inaugural season1917–18
CommissionerJacques Guilbert
No. of teams40
Countries Cassier (9 teams)
 Rizealand (8 teams)
 Chistovodia (8 teams)
 Asterian Federative Republic (6 teams)
File:Eldmark.png Eldmark (6 teams)
 Vinalia (1 team)
 Vanhar (1 team)
Choachua (1 team)
HeadquartersSainte-Marie, Cassier
ContinentAsteria Superior
Most recent
champion(s)		Stalkulle Vild (1st title)
Most titlesSainte-Marie Habitants (26th title)
TV partner(s)Asterian Federative Republic
SporTV Globo
GAS TV
Cassier
Hockeynet
Cascom Media/Cascom Sports
Chistovodia
Rizealand
RBC
Rizal Sports
RSN
Eldmark
ESS
ASN Sport
Vinalia
Official websiteAHL.com

The Asterian Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in Asteria Superior, currently comprising 40 teams: 9 in Cassier, 8 in Rizealand and Chistovodia, 6 in Eldmark and the Asterian Federative Republic, and 1 in Vinalia, Vanhar, and Choachua. The AHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues within the Asterias. The Albert Cup is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.

The Asterian Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917 as the Cassien Hockey League (Gaullican: Ligue de Hockey Cassien) (LHC), in Sainte-Marie, Monbec. It was officially rebranded to the Asterian Hockey League in 1920, following the addition of two Rizean teams to the league. More teams were added to the league over the course of several major mergers and expansions, eventually reaching its current size of 40 teams across 8 Asterian countries. The AHL is the [#th] largest professional sport league in the world by revenue, behind [other leagues].

The AHL's regular season is typically held from October to May, with each team playing 82 games. Following the conclusion of the regular season, 20 teams will advance to the Albert Cup playoffs, a five-round tournament that runs into late June to determine the league champion. Since the league's founding in 1917, the Sainte-Marie Habitants have won the most combined AHL titles with 26, four of which were championship series before the league took full exclusivity of the cup. The reigning league champions are the Stalkulle Vild, who defeated the Camden Cardinals in the 2023 Albert Cup Finals.

History

Establishment

  • Roots in Cassier and LHC years
  • Introduction of Rizean teams and the Great War

Early Years

  • Exclusively Cassien and Rizean teams until 1970
  • Expansion into Eldmark, 1970s and 80s

Expansion Era

  • The Chistovodia deal
  • The '92 Expansion into the AFR
  • Introduction of Vinalia, Vanhar, and Choachua

Teams

The Asterian Hockey League consists of 40 teams divided amongst two different Conferences. Each conference is split into 5 divisions 4 teams each.

2022-23 Season teams

Division Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Manager Head coach Captain
Western Hockey Conference
Charbagne Monbec Axes Monbec City Centre Boréal 18,259 1910 1917 Hervé Firmin Paré Toussaint Proulx Wilfrid Levesque
Bellevue Ours Bellevue Banque République Arena 17,850 1919 Ulric Bélanger Octave Lionel Dumas Alphonse Lamoureux
Sainte-Marie Habitants Sainte-Marie TM Arena 21,105 1909 1917 Étienne Desrochers Henri Paré Théophile Dufresne
Belltown Gliders Belltown !Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 1920
Metropolitan New Rayenne Gouverneurs New Rayenne Place des Gouverneurs 18,800 1910 1917 François Béliveau Clément Larouche Maurice Desjardins
Andade Bûcherons Andade CAC Arena 19,347 1911 1917 Valérien Armand Coutu Philibert Lachance Alexandre Dombrowski
Portmouth Bergs Portmouth !KeyBank Center 19,070 1970
Liberty City Comets Liberty City !Enterprise Center 18,096 1920
Coastal Liberty City Titans Liberty City !UBS Center 17,255 1967
Los Santos Hawks Los Santos !SAP Center 17,435 1967
Assunçã Vingadores Assunçã !Pechanga Arena 14,600 1938 1992
Forte Azul Ondas Fort Azul !Tech CU Arena 4,200 1938 1992
Central Forte Saint Reynard Cavaleiros Forte Saint Reynard !Tucson Convention Center 6,521 1975 1992
Ponte Quebrad Condores Ponte Quebrad !Mechanics Bank Arena 8,751 1943 1992
Rio Vermelho Incêndios Rio Vermelho !Acrisure Arena 10,087 1969 1992
Rio da Orla Gigantes Rio da Orla !XL Center 14,750 1972 1992
Southern Hammarvik Kungar Hammarvik !Crypto.com Arena 18,230 1970
Hammarvik Anfallare Hammarvik !T-Mobile Arena 17,500 1971
Ånahavern Kungsörnen Ånahavern !Mullett Arena 4,600 1975
Stalkulle Vild Rio da Orla !Xcel Energy Center 17,954 1975
Eastern Hockey Conference
North Barnier Oceanic Barnier !Pico Arena 18,910 1911 1940 Adélard Hebert Norbert Savard Janus Fortin
Khmelnytskyi Dynamo Khmelnytskyi !Little Caesars Arena 19,515 1920 1992
Zolochiv Locomotiv Zolochiv !Nationwide Arena 18,500 1940 1992
Zaizd Tyhry Zaizd !PNC Arena 18,680 1992
Weanoke Bougainville Foreurs Bougainville Place de Mastodon 18,347 1950 1970 Maximilien Meunier Patrick Cannes Jules Wallais
Nanowin Gardians Nanowin Rivière Arena 15,321 1950 1972 Isaac LaRochelle Lauréat Galmont Luc Dufrense
Camden Cardinals Camden !Capital One Arena 18,573 1940
Winchester !Sabres Winchester !KeyBank Center 19,070 1940
Central Armeins Remparts Armeins BDE Centre 19,289 1921 1970 Seamus Thompson Henri Lapointe Mikhail Ivanov
Gadsen Rockets Gadsen !American Airlines Center 18,532 1950 1972
Terebovlya Revolyutsiya Terebovlya !Amerant Bank Arena 19,250 1955 1992
Lozova Avangard Lozova !Ball Arena 18,573 1970 1992
Lumine Solone Metallurg Solone !Amalie Arena 19,092 1970 1992
Hockey Klub Misto Myru Misto Myru !Madison Square Garden 18,006 1937 1992
Hockey Klub Varva Varva !Prudential Center 16,514 1999
Orlavo Sokoly Orlavo !State Farm Arena 17,624 1999
Southern Erikstad Panik Erikstad !Wells Fargo Center 20,306 1970
São José !Barons São José !Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,926 1999
Aques Guerreiros Aques !Honda Center 17,174 1999
Grönsund Skeppsbyggare Grönsund !Bridgestone Arena 17,159 1975
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