Meckelnburgh Professional Hockey League
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1661 AN |
Headquarters | Alexandretta |
Director | Dame Anne Marlow |
No. of teams | 20 |
Nation(s) | Meckelnburgh |
Venue(s) | Alexandretta Ice Gymnasium |
TV partner(s) | MB-TV, TV Lunden |
Sponsor(s) | Ministry of Culture & Sport |
Related competitions | Meckelnburgh national ice hockey team |
Official website | hockey.mb |
The Meckelnburgh Professional Hockey League (MPHL; Alexandrian: Ligue professionnelle Meckelmbourgeoise de hockey; Aspiranto: Mekelnburga Profesia Glacihokeo-Ligo) is a professional ice hockey league comprised of 20 teams in Meckelnburgh and the tier 1 league of hockey in the kingdom.
Format
The league is split into four divisions across two conferences, with five teams each. The Lowlands and Channel Divisions belong to the Northern Conference, and the Peninsula and Mountain Divisions belong to the Southern Conference.
Each team plays 16 games a season, 8 in a round robin against its fellow division teams, 4 amongst other conference teams, and 4 amongst teams from the opposing conference. Each game, a team win points from a win, lose or draw. The top two scoring teams from each division after the regular season then enter a playoff series. Both teams from the same division compete, followed by the two victors from the conference, and then a final between winners of both conference.
The winner of the playoff series earns the Crystal Lake Cup. The best performing team of the regular season also earns the Patron's Trophy.