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The Asterian Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917 as the Cassien Hockey League (Gaullican: Ligue de Hockey Cassien) (LHC), in [[Monbec|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 would be added to the league over the course of several major mergers and expansions, eventually reaching its current size of 38 teams across 8 different countries. The AHL is the [#th] largest professional sport league in the world by revenue, behind [other leagues].
The Asterian Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917 as the Cassien Hockey League (Gaullican: Ligue de Hockey Cassien) (LHC), in [[Monbec|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 would be added to the league over the course of several major mergers and expansions, eventually reaching its current size of 38 teams across 8 different 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 [[Eldmark]], who defeated the [[Rizealand]] team in the 2023 Albert Cup Finals.  
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]] team), who defeated the ([[Rizealand]] team) in the 2023 Albert Cup Finals.  


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 00:30, 12 October 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)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023-2024
Asterian-Hockey-League-Logo.png
SportIce Hockey
FoundedNovember 26, 1917 (107 years ago) (1917-11-26),
Sainte-Marie, Monbec, Cassier
Inaugural season1917–18
CommissionerJacques Guilbert
No. of teams38
Countries Cassier (8 teams)
 Rizealand (8 teams)
 Chistovodia (7 teams)
 Asterian Federative Republic (6 teams)
File:Eldmark.png Eldmark (6 teams)
 Vinalia (1 team)
 Vanhar (1 team)
Choachua (1 team)
HeadquartersSainte-Marie, Monbec, Cassier
ContinentAsteria Superior
Most recent
champion(s)
Eldmark
Most titlesSainte-Marie Habitants (26th title)
TV partner(s)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 38 teams: 8 in Cassier and Rizealand, 7 in 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 would be added to the league over the course of several major mergers and expansions, eventually reaching its current size of 38 teams across 8 different 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 (Eldmark team), who defeated the (Rizealand team) 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
Named for the Rizean president, the President's Trophy is awarded to team with the best record during the regular season.

Teams

The Asterian Hockey League consists of 38 teams divided amongst two different conferences. Each conference is split into three divisions comprising 5 teams.

2022-23 Season teams

Division Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Manager Head coach Captain