2018–19 Mercury Elite Hockey League
The 2018–19 Mercury Elite Hockey League is the third season of the Mercury Elite Hockey League, the premier ice hockey league in Mercury. The league will expand from 12 teams to 24, with 6 new Mercurian clubs joining, as well as 6 international clubs.
Regular season
The league's 24 teams play a 66-game schedule from August 2018 to March 2019. Each team plays every other team in the league twice, and each team in their conference a further four times. At the end of the season, the four conference winners advance to the play-offs in addition to the eight next-highest ranked teams in the overall standings.
| Club | Conf. | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Bisminster Battalion | NOR | 44 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 219 | 133 | +86 | 106 | Advances to play-offs |
| Nafferton Panthers | CEN | 44 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 197 | 120 | +77 | 99 | |
| Mercury Hornets | CEN | 44 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 180 | 127 | +53 | 97 | |
 Dyas Stiks
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INT | 44 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 178 | 115 | +63 | 96 | |
| Hanseong Stingrays | NOR | 44 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 165 | 129 | +36 | 85 | |
| Kuiper Jets | CEN | 44 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 169 | 142 | +27 | 80 | |
 Craitish Cosmos
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INT | 44 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 163 | 137 | +26 | 78 | |
 Savona Sport
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INT | 44 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 128 | +7 | 75 | |
| Kincester Kraken | SOU | 44 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 143 | 139 | +4 | 74 | |
| Castleton Vikings | CEN | 44 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 153 | 143 | +10 | 72 | |
| Clarkson Pirates | NOR | 44 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 148 | 142 | +6 | 69 | |
| Whitby Warriors | NOR | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 138 | 136 | +2 | 66 | |
 Newcastle Leopards
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INT | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 157 | −7 | 66 | |
| Longstoke Lions | SOU | 44 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 135 | 145 | −10 | 66 | |
| Tow Law Bears | SOU | 44 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 142 | 140 | +2 | 62 | |
| Harlby Hawks | SOU | 44 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 145 | 150 | −5 | 62 | |
| Taylor Torpedoes | CEN | 44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 123 | 151 | −28 | 60 | |
| PB Polar Bears | NOR | 44 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 145 | 167 | −22 | 53 | |
| Pelmanby Penguins | NOR | 44 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 157 | 165 | −8 | 49 | |
 NV Devils
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INT | 44 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 115 | 189 | −74 | 43 | |
| Deacon Thunder | SOU | 44 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 142 | 171 | −29 | 41 | |
| West Grinstead Wasps | SOU | 44 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 137 | 188 | −51 | 36 | |
| Eastmoor Archers | CEN | 44 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 115 | 188 | −73 | 29 | |
 Plennomorets Chetgavan
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INT | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 107 | 195 | −88 | 23 |
Conference standings
Northern Conference
| Club | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Bisminster Battalion | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 58 | +43 | 50 | Advances to play-offs |
| Hanseong Stingrays | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 37 | |
| Whitby Warriors | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 36 | |
| Clarkson Pirates | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 24 | |
| Pelmanby Penguins | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 18 | |
| PB Polar Bears | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 15 |
Central Conference
| Club | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nafferton Panthers | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 51 | Advances to play-offs |
| Mercury Hornets | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 45 | |
| Castleton Vikings | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 29 | |
| Taylor Torpedoes | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 26 | |
| Kuiper Jets | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 23 | Advances to play-offs |
| Eastmoor Archers | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 88 | −45 | 6 |
Southern Conference
| Club | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincester Kraken | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 40 | Advances to play-offs |
| Tow Law Bears | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 38 | |
| Longstoke Lions | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 37 | |
| Harlby Hawks | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 32 | |
| Deacon Thunder | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 20 | |
| West Grinstead Wasps | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 13 |
International Conference
| Club | GP | RW | OW | OL | RL | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyas Stiks
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20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 45 | Advances to play-offs |
| Craitish Cosmos
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20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 42 | |
| Savona Sport
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20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 34 | |
| Newcastle Leopards
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20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 29 | |
| NV Devils
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20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 18 | |
| Plennomorets Chetgavan
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20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 12 |
Play-offs
Qualifying play-offs
The qualifying play-offs will be played over two legs in March 2019. The four conference winners will advance directly to the quarter-finals.
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Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals will be played over two legs in March 2019.
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Semi-finals
The semi-finals will be played on the 30th March 2019 at the Mercury Ice Arena in Mercury.
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Final
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