Eastern Belisarian Hockey League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2022-2023 VVHL season | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 31, 1968 |
| Inaugural season | 1968-1969 |
| Commissioner | Kimo Eidhmazur |
| No. of teams | 22 |
| 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
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.
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 | Northern |
| 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 | ||||
| Team | Bastyak | Nekulturnya | Arena | ### | 1974 | ||||
| Team | City | Nekulturnya | Arena | ### | 1974 | ||||
| Team | City | Nekulturnya | Arena | ### | 2010 | ||||
| Barderec Crucible | Barderec | Ostrozava | Barderec Omnisport Arena | 15,149 | 1997 | Ecaterina Vskovina | Pavlo Illych Volkovati | Sklenár Nedved-Falkovici | Southern |
| Kennai Mariners | Kennai | Tsurushima | Kennai Seaside Athletics Complex | ### | 1997 | ||||
| Kitagan Mountain Tengu | Otara | Tsurushima | Enizawa Stadium | ### | 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 |