Intercontinental Hockey League
 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Inaugural season | 2019–2020 |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Nation(s) |
Florian Republic Ransenar North Antarctica Sanama Talenore |
| Most recent champion(s) | Birmingham Bruins (1st title) |
| Most titles | Birmingham Bruins (1st title) |
| TV partner(s) |
Red Sports (Florian Republic) Sports World (International) PRF 1 (Freeland) B-TV (selected Otaq Aliens matches) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
The Intercontinental Hockey League (ICHL;Alexandrian:Ligue de hockey intercontinental) is a professional ice hockey league operating in Apollonia, Cibola, Keltia and Benacia comprising of 32 teams: 23 from the Florian Republic and one from Sanama, Talenore, North Antarctica Ransenar and Florian Eura. The league is the successor of the Florian Hockey League the former top-flight ice hockey competition in the Florian Republic. Currently, the largest and most popular ice hockey league on Micras, the winner of the Intercontinental Hockey League is awarded the Farrar Cup annually and the highest-ranked Florian side will be declared Champion of Floria. The regular season champion is given the Presidents Shield. The Farrar Cup is considered one of the most important ice hockey championships available to the sport alongside the MHL World Championships and Micras Champions' Hockey League.
History
Format
The thirty-two teams are split into two conferences and in these conferences, both are split into two divisions of 8 teams. Teams play an 84-game season, 42 each of home and away. Teams in the ICHL play sixteen more games than the teams playing in the MEHL. Teams play four games against teams in their division, 3 games against non-divisional conference teams and 2 games against inter-conference teams.
Rules
The Intercontinental Hockey League adopt rules slightly different from the ones set by the MHL. The main differences being a smaller rink (60m by 28m) and operation of overtime in where teams will play one 10 minute period of 3-on-3. If there is no winner after that, a five-shot shootout will commence deciding the winner.
Season Structure
The Intercontinental Hockey League is divided into a regular season and a postseason playoff competition, the Farrar Cup. The league's regular-season standings are based on a point system. Two points are awarded for a win in regulation, overtime or a shootout. One point for losing in overtime or a shootout, and zero points for a loss in regulation. At the end of the regular season, the highest placed team with the most points is given the Presidents Shield.
Entry Draft
The Intercontinental Hockey League operates an Entry Draft each season for clubs to acquire new players. In the draft, all thirty-two franchises in three rounds select from two pools of players, one pool being Florian players and the other 'International' players where players from all MHL member nations are eligible to be entered to, the majority of which are from ICHL countries.
Teams
- Will leave the league at the end of the 2019–20 Intercontinental Hockey League season.
Former teams
| Club | Founded | City | Arena(s) | Capacity | Disbanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirekeep Exiles | 2018 | Shirekeep | 2019 | ||
| Port Farrar Pirates | 2019 | Port Farrar | Pirate Bay | 15,000 | 2020 |
| Oldhaven Wolfpack | 2017 | Oldhaven | Florian Bank Arena | 19,356 | 2020 |
 HKS Opolla
|
2018 | Opolla | Arena Opollska | 11,000 | 2020 |
| GKS Viten Vikings
|
2018 | Viten | Vrek Arena | 15,000 | 2020 |
| Pnica Panthers
|
2018 | Pnica | PLM Arena | 12,500 | 2020 |
| KTH Kłomina
|
2018 | Kłomina | Miejskie Lodowisko | 11,500 | 2020 |
Future teams
| Club | Founded | City | Arena(s) | Capacity | Joining league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jokerit Hellistelli
|
2019 | Hellistelli | Jaaland Centre | 14,000 | 2020 |
 Borussia Bergdorf
|
2020 |
Players
| Country | Players (2019–20) |
% |
|---|---|---|
 Florian Republic
|
591 | 76.95 |
| Freeland
|
62 | 8.07 |
 Sanama
|
24 | 3.13 |
| Other | 24 | 3.13 |
 Florian Eura
|
18 | 2.34 |
 Shireroth
|
18 | 2.34 |
 Birgeshir
|
16 | 2.08 |
 Etourney
|
12 | 1.56 |
 Mercury
|
3 | 0.39 |
| Total | 768 | 100 |
Trophies
Seasons overview
Media coverage
Florian Republic
Broadcasting rights for the league in the Florian Republic are held by Red Sports and Sports World in a deal believed to be around $5.2 billion which will commence in the inaugural season of the league. Coverage by Red Sports and Sports World are in English and coverage in Florian language is covered by both broadcaster's red button service. Red Sports only broadcast matches involving Florian teams and matches involving two teams outside the Florian Republic are not covered on the network. With a noticeable gap in television rights vacant. Newly formed Sports World, a sports broadcasting network mostly dedicated to hockey was launched by a consortium of the league's owners to cover the gap in television broadcasting.
International
In Mercury, six games per week and all play-off games are shown live, with all other games shown as part of a highlights programme every Tuesday and Sunday night.
