MHL league system

The MHL league system is a classification system for the various ice hockey leagues on Micras. The leagues are organised into tiers, based on the reputation of the league, professional standard and geographic reach.

Tier	Leagues	Description
1	Major leagues: Intercontinental Hockey League (32 teams, 8 nations) Mercury Elite Hockey League (24 teams, 9 nations)	Fully-professional league with a global reach Multiple teams qualify for the Micras Champions' Hockey League Host does not participate in the MHL Cup
2	Regional major leagues: Alduro-Wechua Hockey Federation AEHL Keltian Hockey League	Professional or semi-professional league with a continental or regional reach One team qualifies for the MCHL (barring Tier 1 host nations) Multiple teams qualify for the MHL Cup (barring Tier 1 hosts)
3	Regional minor leagues: AEHL 2 (14 teams, 2 nations) MEHL Challenge League (29 teams, 10 nations)	Professional or semi-professional league with multiple nations represented, but may be mainly focused in one nation Teams may qualify for the MHL Cup (barring Tier 1 hosts)
4	National leagues: Jääland-Liiga (10 teams) IJNB Pro League (8 teams)	Professional, semi-professional or amateur national league One or two teams qualify for the MHL Cup