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Revision as of 00:11, 21 April 2023

Eastern Belisarian Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022-2023 VVHL season
File:Chilean Ice Hockey Crest.jpg
SportIce hockey
FoundedOctober 31, 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-10-31)
Inaugural season1968-1969
CommissionerKimo Eidhmazur
No. of teams22
Countries

The Eastern Belisarian Hockey League (Ludic: Восточная Велисарийская Хоккейная Лига; Vostochnaya Velisariyskaya Khokkeynaya Liga; VVHL) is an international professional ice hockey league. The VVHL is comprised of 22 teams distributed across six countries in Eastern Belisaria and Tsurushima. The league is the premier ice hockey organization in its geographical boundaries and draws both audiences and talent from a greater international reach.

The VVHL was founded in 1968 through a merger of the Ludvosiyan Elite Hockey League and the Veliko National League with an initial roster of five teams. The league has subsequently undergone waves of expansion in 1974, 1983, 1997, and 2010 to arrive at its current number of 22 teams.

History

Organization

Rules

Diagram of VVHL rink

The Eastern Belisarian Hockey League plays on a narrow-sized rink, measuring 61 m long and 26 m wide and generally follows the standard rules for international ice hockey. Major differences include the assessment of certain penalties and the format of overtime. Overtime is consistent across the regular season and playoffs, with the typical number of five skaters (plus a goalie) per team reduced to three skaters. There is no limit to the number of overtime periods that may be played, but the format is sudden death and the game ends as soon as one team scores a tie-breaking goal.

The modern season consists of 803 games. Each team plays every other team in their division four times and every team in the opposite division three times for a total of 73 games per team in a season. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams in each division are seeded into a playoff bracket, with each matchup decided by a best-of-seven games series. The final series for the VVHL championship is contested between the champions of the Northern division and the Southern division. Teams typically play four pre-season exhibition games against a rotating selection of opponents in their division.

The point system in the VVHL awards three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win, one for an overtime loss, and no points for a regulation loss.

Teams

Team City Country Arena Capacity Founded/joined General manager Head coach Captain Division
Angrast Ice Dragons Angrast Drevstran Winter Solstice Arena 8,000 1997 Latisman Orbraggar Antton Dobornik Nicholaus Warosesky Southern
Blue Salamanders Beredino Gresnaya Arena ### 2010
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1968
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1968
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1968
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1974
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1983
Team City Ludvosiya Arena ### 1983
Kennai Mariners Kennai Tsurushima Kennai Seaside Athletics Complex ### 1997    
Kitagan Mountain Tengu Otara Tsurushima Enizawa Stadium ### 2010    
Barderec Crucible Barderec Ostrozava Barderec Omnisport Arena 15,149 1997 Ecaterina Vskovina Pavlo Illych Volkovati Sklenár Nedved-Falkovici
Team Bastyak Nekulturnya Arena ### 1974 Northern
Team City Nekulturnya Arena ### 1974
Team City Nekulturnya Arena ### 2010
Nizogorod Knights Nizogorod Velikoslavia Nizogorod Hockey Complex ### 2010
Torla Reindeer Torla Velikoslavia Torlakupol Arena ### 1983
Engels Wolf Pack Engels Velikoslavia The Den ### 1997
Zarinsk Bears Zarinsk Velikoslavia Orlof Centre ### 1968
Levograv Giants Levograv Velikoslavia Zulli-Klim Iceplex ### 1968
Saint Dumont Chiroptera Saint Dumont Velikoslavia Grand Athletics Amphitheatre ### 1974
Kostyanopol Falcons Kostyanopol Zamorodna NONU Central Arena 14,290 1983 Osyp Yevhenuk Blybudynok Anton Antonuk Nebohodunky Vahon Volodyharuk Horetsky
Baraban Black Riders Barabanopol Zamorodna Barabash Regional Iceplex 9,320 1997 Yakyv Lukyanuk Lys'nyk Yvanko Vanyovuk Saloman Devyd Petryvuk Mydnyk

Trophies and awards

See also