2019–20 Intercontinental Hockey League
The 2019–20 Intercontinental Hockey League was the third season of professional Florian Ice Hockey and the inaugural season of the ICHL. 31 teams competed in an 84-game regular season. The regular season began in October 2019 and the regular season finished in April 2020. The league operated a one-week mid-season break to accommodate the Micras Champions' Hockey League final. At the end of the season in July, the inaugural Ice Hockey World Cup will be hosted by Floria. For the majority of the season, the ICHL was competed by 32 teams but Port Farrar Pirates operations were suspended due to warfare in the city.
League business
Collective Bargaining Agreement
The league's inaugural collective bargaining agreement entered its first season. Franchises did not have an option to end the agreement this season but from 2021, Franchises will have the option to opt-out from the agreement until the CBA expires before the 2025–26 Intercontinental Hockey League season.
Salary Cap
The inaugural salary cap was set at $81.5 million for each franchisee with the salary floor set at $58.8 million.
Rule changes
The Intercontinental Hockey League has have different rules set out by the MEHL and MHL. The differences are as follows:
- Smaller rinks measuring at 60.96m by 25.91m.
- 10 minute overtime of 3-on-3 in the regular season.
- Implementation of a Goaltender trapezoid behind the net. Goaltenders are not permitted to handle the puck outside the trapezoid behind the goal line. For Micras' Champions Hockey League matches, ICHL franchises are permitted to retain the trapezoid markings, but the rule will not apply.
- Up to three timeout breaks each period.
- In the postseason, they will be consecutive 20 minute periods of 5-on-5 overtime until a goal is scored.
Media rights
This was the first season under the ICHL's ten year deal with Red Sports and Sports World. It was also confirmed that Otaq Aliens playoff matches should they reach that stage of the competition would be broadcast on Birgesh national free to air television and regular-season matches would be covered by radio.
Draft
The first ICHL Entry Draft was held in Victoria City, with Keiron Burke selected first overall by the Victoria Predators.
MEHL Pre season games
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MCHL Qualification
Qualification for the MCHL will be determined according to the following criteria:
- Northern Conference champions
- Southern Conference champions
- President's Shield winner
- Conference finalists
Otaq Aliens qualify automatically.- If any team qualifies through more than one of the above criteria, then the remaining berths will be allocated to the highest-placed teams in the overall standings.
Regular season
Metro Division Top 3
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Capitals | 84 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 317 | 246 | +71 | 161 |
| Northcliff Golden Knights | 84 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 298 | 244 | +54 | 152 |
| Longsight Jets | 84 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 283 | 238 | +45 | 149 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Farrar Division Top 3
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havenbarrow Giants | 84 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 298 | 221 | +77 | 181 |
| Lunaris | 84 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 316 | 281 | +35 | 149 |
| Pnica Panthers | 84 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 306 | 297 | +9 | 139 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Northern Conference Wildcard
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Predators | 84 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 291 | 259 | +32 | 142 |
| Longsight Flames | 84 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 283 | 271 | +12 | 130 |
| Newmarsh Hurricanes | 84 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 259 | 278 | −19 | 112 |
| Fatephur Sikri Buccaneers | 84 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 267 | 273 | −6 | 111 |
| KTH Klomina | 84 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 251 | 308 | −57 | 102 |
| Wolfpine Blizzard | 84 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 240 | 278 | −38 | 100 |
| GKS Viten Vikings | 84 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 238 | 306 | −68 | 100 |
| Northcliff Senators | 84 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 262 | 311 | −49 | 94 |
| HKS Opolla | 84 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 242 | 292 | −50 | 86 |
| Talenore Pirates | 84 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 249 | 322 | −73 | 84 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Europa Division Top 3
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonmoor Storm | 84 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 302 | 239 | +63 | 159 |
| Otaq Aliens | 84 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 291 | 246 | +45 | 154 |
| Newhedge Raptors | 84 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 279 | 235 | +44 | 136 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Central Division Top 3
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 84 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 304 | 225 | +79 | 181 |
| Blackoak Blues | 84 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 313 | 258 | +55 | 157 |
| Northsilver Rangers | 84 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 298 | 272 | +26 | 148 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Southern Conference Wildcard
| Team | Pld |
RW | OTW | OTL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Eura Devils | 84 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 265 | 253 | +12 | 143 |
| Westlake Kings | 84 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 285 | 249 | +36 | 136 |
| RB Las Andreas | 84 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 269 | 264 | +5 | 131 |
| Ostville Blackhawks | 84 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 289 | 275 | +14 | 128 |
| Etourney Avalanche | 84 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 285 | 281 | +4 | 126 |
| Oldhaven Wolfpack | 84 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 252 | 276 | −24 | 116 |
| Stonehall Steelers | 84 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 248 | 287 | −39 | 110 |
| Dragonmoor All-Golds | 84 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 272 | 287 | −15 | 105 |
| Dragonmoor Thunder | 84 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 279 | 307 | −28 | 105 |
| Port Farrar Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tie-breaking criteria: 1) Head-to-head points, 2) Head-to-head goal difference, 3) Total regulation wins, 4) Total wins, 5) Goal difference, 6) Goals scored. | |||||||||
Playoffs
| First Round (Best of 3) | Second Round (Best of 3) | Conference Finals (Best of 3) | Farrar Cup Finals (Best of 5) | |||||||||||||||
| F1 | Havebarrow Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Longsight Flames | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Longsight Flames | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Lunaris | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Lunaris | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| F3 | Pnica Panthers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Lunaris | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Longsight Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Northcliff Capitals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Victoria Predators | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Northcliff Capitals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Longsight Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Northcliff Golden Knights | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Longsight Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Longsight Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Birmingham Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Birmingham Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Westlake Kings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Birmingham Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Northsilver Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Blackoak Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Northsilver Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Birmingham Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Otaq Aliens | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Dragonmoor Storm | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Florian Eura Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Dragonmoor Storm | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Otaq Aliens | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Otaq Aliens | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Newhedge Raptors | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
- Legend
- F1, F2, F3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Farrar Division, respectively
- M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Metropolitan Division, respectively
- C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Central Division, respectively
- E1, E2, E3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Europa Division, respectively
- WC – Wild Card teams
First Round
Northern
Havebarrow Giants vs Longsight Flames
| Havebarrow Giants | 4 – 2 (1–0, 2–0, 1–2) |
Longsight Flames |
|---|---|---|
| Havenbarrow Giants | 4 – 5 (1–1, 1–0, 2–4) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Longsight Flames | 4 – 3 (2–0, 1–1, 1–2) |
Havebarrow Giants |
|---|---|---|
Longsight Flames win the series 2-1
Lunaris vs Pnica Panthers
| Lunaris | 3 – 1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Pnica Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Lunaris | 1 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
Pncia Panthers |
|---|---|---|
Lunaris wins the series 2-0
Northcliff Capitals vs Victoria Predators
| Northcliff Capitals | 1 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) |
Victoria Predators |
|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Capitals | 2 – 6 (0–5, 1–0, 1–1) |
Victoria Predators |
|---|---|---|
Northcliff Capitals win the series 2-1
Northcliff Golden Knights vs Longsight Jets
| Northcliff Golden Knights | 1 – 3 (1–0, 0–0, 0–3) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Golden Knights | 0 – 2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
Longsight Jets win the series 2-0
Southern
Birmingham Bruins vs Westlake Kings
| Birmingham Bruins | 0 – 3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) |
Westlake Kings |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 2 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
Westlake Kings |
|---|---|---|
| Westlake Kings | 1 – 4 (0–3, 0–0, 1–1) |
Birmingham Bruins |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham Bruins wins the series 2-1
Blackoak Blues vs Northsilver Rangers
| Blackoak Blues | 2 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
Northsilver Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Blackoak Blues | 3 – 4 (1–0, 2–3, 0–1) |
Northsilver Rangers |
|---|---|---|
Northsilver Rangers wins the series 2-1
Dragonmoor Storm vs Florian Eura Devils
| Dragonmoor Storm | 4 – 2 (0–2, 1–0, 2–0) |
Florian Eura Devils |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonmoor Storm | 2 – 3 (1–1, 1–0, 0–2) |
Florian Eura Devils |
|---|---|---|
| Florian Eura Devils | 3 – 6 (2–1, 0–1, 1–4) |
Dragonmoor Storm |
|---|---|---|
Dragonmoor Storm wins the series 2-1
Otaq Aliens vs Newhedge Raptors
| Otaq Aliens | 6 – 2 (5–0, 1–0, 0–2) |
Newhedge Raptors |
|---|---|---|
| Otaq Aliens | 3 – 5 (1–0, 2–0, 0–5) |
Newhedge Raptors |
|---|---|---|
| Newhedge Raptors | 4 – 6 (0–2, 1–2, 3–2) |
Otaq Aliens |
|---|---|---|
Otaq Aliens wins the series 2-1
Second Round
Northern
Lunaris vs Longsight Flames
| Lunaris | 4 – 7 (0–7, 1–0, 3–0) |
Longsight Flames |
|---|---|---|
| Longsight Flames | 3 – 5 (1–1, 2–1, 0–2) |
Lunaris |
|---|---|---|
Lunaris wins the series 2-1
Northcliff Capitals vs Longsight Jets
| Northcliff Capitals | 1 – 4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Capitals | 0 – 1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
Longsight Jets wins the series 2-0
Southern
Birmingham Bruins vs Northsilver Rangers
| Birmingham Bruins | 0 – 1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) |
Northsilver Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 4 – 1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1) |
Northsilver Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Northsilver Rangers | 0 – 2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2) |
Birmingham Bruins |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham Bruins wins the series 2-1
Dragonnmoor Storm vs Otaq Aliens
| Dragonmoor Storm | 1 – 6 (0–3, 1–1, 0–2) |
Otaq Aliens |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonmoor Storm | 5 – 6 (4–0, 1–1, 0–5) |
Otaq Aliens |
|---|---|---|
Otaq Aliens wins the series 2-0
Conference Finals
Northern
| Longsight Jets | 4 – 3 (1–3, 0–0, 3–0) |
Lunaris |
|---|---|---|
| Longsight Jets | 8 – 2 (3–0, 3–1, 2–1) |
Lunaris |
|---|---|---|
Longsight Jets wins the series 2-0
Southern
| Birmingham Bruins | 6 – 3 (1–2, 2–0, 3–0) |
Otaq Aliens |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 3 – 1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0) |
Otaq Aliens |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham Bruins wins the series 2-0
Final
| Birmingham Bruins | 3 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 2 – 4 (0–2, 0–2, 2–0) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Longsight Jets | 7 – 3 (4–1, 2–0, 1–2) |
Birmingham Bruins |
|---|---|---|
| Longsight Jets | 4 – 5 (1–1, 0–2, 3–2) |
Birmingham Bruins |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bruins | 5 – 3 (2–1, 0–1, 3–1) |
Longsight Jets |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham Bruins wins the series 3-2 and win the Farrar Cup
