Gerenian Ice Hockey League
Current season or competition: 2017 Gerenian Ice Hockey League | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Inaugural season | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Nation(s) | Gerenia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Standard Victoria HC |
| Most titles |
Dínamo Tawlkar HC Stentor (2) |
| Qualification | Micras Hockey League |
| TV partner(s) | Channel 4 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
Gerenian Ice Hockey League (Gerenian: Leran Hokyŷeles Gherenies) is a semi-professional ice hockey league composed of nine teams in Gerenia. It is run by the SHG (Strazal Hokyes Gherenies, Gerenian Hockey Association).
History
The League was founded in late 2012 by the then Gerenian Hockey National Commission in order to develop ice hockey in Gerenia. Soon afterwards, eight teams applied for membership, which was granted to all during December. The first season was announced to take place in 2013, from March to September.
The first League champions were HC Stentor as they defeated Standard Victoria in the Final game. Dínamo Tawlkar won the League title in the 2014 season, and managed to successfully defend the title in 2015. The 2015 season saw the inclusion of a ninth team, Alfa-Nekal, and in 2016, Merbet joined the league.
Format
The season commences mid March and runs through to the last weekend of August. Games are usually played on Saturday or Sunday. Teams nominally play each of their eight opponents in the league four times for a total of 32 regular season games.
The four best teams qualify for the playoffs, which consist on a two-legged semi-final (1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd), and a single-game final held in a neutral venue.
Teams
The following are the League teams since 2015.
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa-Nekal | San Martín | Mikkel Barsen Arena |
| Clementsgrad City | Klämen | Capital Arena |
| Dínamo Tawlkar | Tawlkar | Aeroton Sports Complex |
| Glaxo Academy Hockey Team | Port Elerat | Glaxo Sports Complex |
| HC Stentor | Port Elerat | Fluslar Victories Hockey Arena |
| HK Taizun | Taizun | Taizun City Rink |
| Maremedres Hockey Union | Mergeazes | Mergeazes Ice Hall |
| Merbet Sargaflus | Sargaflus | Sargaflus City Rink |
| Ramez Pardi 318 | Ramez City | Alumni Municipal Hockey Arena |
| Standard Victoria HC | Port Elerat | Glaxo Sports Complex |
Champions
The champion qualifies for the following Micras Hockey League season.
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | HC Stentor | 7–4 | Standard Victoria HC |
| 2014 | Dínamo Tawlkar | 4–1 | HC Stentor |
| 2015 | Dínamo Tawlkar | 9–5 | Standard Victoria HC |
| 2016 | Standard Victoria HC | 4–2 | Clementgrad City |
| 2017 | HC Stentor | 4–3 | Dínamo Tawlkar |
| 2018 | TBD | – | TBD |
