Floria national ice hockey team

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Confederate States of Floria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Storm
Association FLO Hockey
General Manager Floria Brandon White
Head coach Floria Ben Tippet
Assistants Floria Leon Burton
Floria James Kirk
Captain Mike Byers
Home stadium Various
MHL code FLO
MHL ranking 1
Highest MHL ranking 1 (2020)
Lowest MHL ranking 17 (2017)
Team colours               
First international
New Sussex New Sussex 4 –3 Florian Republic Florian Republic
Biggest win
Florian Republic Florian Republic 13–3 Helderbourgh Helderbourgh
Biggest defeat
Florian Republic Florian Republic 5–10 Senya 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 2020 MHL World Championships.

No. Pos. Name Age Club
Goaltenders
G Sebastian Jarry 24 Floria Havenbarrow Giants
G Jack Quick 26 Floria Longsight Jets
G Justin Cook 27 Floria Northcliff Capitals
Defencemen
D Blake Holden (A) 24 Floria Northcliff Golden Knights
D Kyle Edwards 21 Floria Longsight Jets
D Austin Mooney 20 Birgeshir Otaq Aliens
D Steven Jourdain 23 Floria Dragonmoor Storm
D Eddie Hammond Floria Northcliff Golden Knights
D Daniel Holland 19 Floria Northcliff Capitals
D Blake Carlson Floria Northcliff Capitals
D Jackson Bénard Floria Southland Coyotes
D Ollie Clark 19 Floria Northsilver Rangers
Forwards
RW Paddy Kane (A) 23 Floria Ostville Blackhawks
C Mike Byers (C) 22 Floria Dragonmoor Storm
LW Aaron Harrison 19 Floria Newhedge Raptors
LW Keiron Burke 19 Floria Victoria Predators
C Scott Sharp 25 Floria Northcliff Golden Knights
RW Pete Hammond 24 Floria Dragonmoor Storm
LW Corbin O'neal 24 Birgeshir Otaq Aliens
RW Nick Boyd Floria Northcliff Capitals
C George Gibson Floria Longsight Jets
C Patrick O'Reilly Floria Blackoak Blues
LW Alexis Lafrance Floria Havenbarrow Giants
RW Patrick Wheeler 21 Floria Longsight Jets
RW Liam Connor 25 Floria Longsight Jets

Coaches

  • Leon Burton: 2018,2019
  • Ben Tippet: 2020

Chronological competitive participation

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

Identity

Kits

Home Away World Cup
FR Hockey Home kit.png FR Hockey Away kit 2020.png FR Hockey IHWC kit 2020.png

Logos

The Confederate States of Floria national ice hockey team currently has three logos in use for different competitions.

Primary Alternate
Floria IHWC logo.png Florian Republic alternate Ice Hockey Logo.png

Flag

Floria has used the following flag during the entirety of its MHL affiliation:

2017–20 2020–
Florian Republic
Floria