Floria national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | The Storm |
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| Association | FLO Hockey |
| General Manager | Vacant |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistants | Vacant |
| Captain | Mike Byers |
| Home stadium | Various |
| MHL code | FLO |
| MHL ranking | 1 |
| Highest MHL ranking | 1 (2020) |
| Lowest MHL ranking | 17 (2017) |
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| First international | |
New Sussex  4 –3  Florian Republic | |
| Biggest win | |
Florian Republic 13–3  Helderbourgh | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Florian Republic 5–10  Senya | |
| MHL World Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | Winners (2020) |
History
The team entered the 'C' Conference of the 2018 MHL World Championships and finished 3rd in their group, narrowly missing out on promotion by a single point. They were given a second chance for promotion, however, following the resignation of the Vyktory national ice hockey team from the 'B' Conference, winning a play-off against Freeland to qualify. The team qualified successfully for the inaugural ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Micras Games however failed to advance from their group.
After a successful bid, the Confederate States of Floria known as the Florian Republic at the time hosted the 'A' and 'B' Conferences of the 2019 MHL World Championships. The team finished 2nd in the 'B' Conference and were eventually knocked out by Senya in the quarter-finals, giving them an 8th-place finish. Following the tournament, Leon Burton stepped down as head coach and was demoted to assistant coach. He was replaced by Seth Peters but Peters was replaced by Ben Tippet of Dragonmoor Storm after Peter's withdrew from the post as he took the Florian Eura head coach vacancy instead.
On the 24th May 2020, Floria won the 2020 MHL World Championships beating Senya 5–3 in the final. This was their first World Championship win at any level and the team became the first promoted nation to win the tournament at their first attempt.
Team
Current squad
The following players will represent the Confederate States of Floria in the 2021 MHL World Championships.
- Head Coach:
Ben Tippet
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Club |
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| G | Anthony Lewis | 24 | Dragonmoor Storm
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| G | Jack Quick | 26 | Longsight Jets
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| G | Justin Cook | 27 | Northcliff Capitals
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| Defencemen | ||||
| D | Blake Holden (A) | 24 | Northcliff Golden Knights
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| D | Kyle Edwards | 21 | Longsight Jets
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| D | Austin Mooney | 20 | Unattached | |
| D | Steven Jourdain | 23 | Dragonmoor Storm
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| D | Eddie Hammond | Northcliff Golden Knights
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| D | Daniel Holland | 19 | Northcliff Capitals
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| D | Blake Carlson | Northcliff Capitals
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| D | Billy Holden | Northcliff Capitals
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| D | Tristian Barker | 19 | Dragonmoor Storm
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| Forwards | ||||
| RW | Chris Connolly (A) | Northcliff Capitals
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| C | Mike Byers (C) | 22 | Dragonmoor Storm
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| LW | Harvey Carrier | Northcliff Golden Knights
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| LW | Daniel Lord | Dragonmoor Storm
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| C | Scott Sharp | 25 | Northcliff Golden Knights
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| RW | Pete Hammond | 24 | Dragonmoor Storm
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| LW | Corbin O'neal | 24 | Unattached | |
| RW | Nick Boyd | Northcliff Capitals
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| C | George Gibson | Longsight Jets
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| C | Patrick O'Reilly | Longsight Jets
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| LW | Harry Rose | Northcliff Golden Knights
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| RW | Patrick Wheeler | 21 | Longsight Jets
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| RW | Liam Connor | 25 | Longsight Jets
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Coaches
- Leon Burton: 2018,2019
- Ben Tippet: 2020,2021
Chronological competitive participation
- 2018 MHL World Championships 'C' Conference (as the Florian Republic)
- 2018 Micras Games qualification (as the Florian Republic)
- 2018 Micras Games (as the Florian Republic)
- 2019 MHL World Championships 'B' Conference (as the Florian Republic)
- 2020 MHL World Championships 'A' Conference
- 2020 Ice Hockey World Cup
Tournament record
MHL World Championships
- 2018 - Finished 19th Overall (Promoted to 'B' Conference via promotion playoff)
- 2019 - Finished 8th Overall (Promoted to 'A' Conference, Knocked out in Quarter-Finals)
- 2020 - Finished 1st Overall
Micras Games/Ice Hockey World Cup
Rivalries
Florian fans consider Mercury as their main rivals and the rivalry is considered the most heated on Micras as both share ice hockey as their national sport. It is common to see more than one fight and numerous penalties in a match between the two teams. The Confederate States of Floria is considered the most 'hated' and feared team in the world due to its infamous aggressive and high paced style of hockey and that has created much smaller rivalries especially when Floria were in the lower conferences of the MHL World Championships.
Honours
- MHL World Championships
- 2020 - Winners
Identity
Kits
| Home | Away | World Cup |
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Logos
The Confederate States of Floria national ice hockey team currently has three logos in use for different competitions.
| Primary | Alternate |
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Flag
Floria has used the following flag during the entirety of its MHL affiliation:
| 2017–20 | 2020– |
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