Jääland-Liiga

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Jääland-Liiga
Countries Jääland Flag.png Jääland
Confederation MHL
Founded 2019
Number of teams 10
Levels on pyramid 1
League cup(s) Jääland-Liiga Playoffs
International cup(s) MHL Cup
MCHL (via MHL Cup)
Current champions TPS Ukkonen
2019-20 Jaaland-Liiga

Jääland-Liiga is the elite ice hockey league of Jääland and has 10 teams with the league having two MHL cup spots. The Jääland-Liiga operates MHL rules unlike the other major Apollonian ice hockey League, the ICHL. The league, as well as the Freelandzka Hokej Ekstra Liga, is considered a major development league for hockey players until they are ready to be in the ICHL.

History

Results

Champions

Playoff Winners

League structure

Teams play each other 6 times (3 x home, 3 x away), making for a 60-game regular season. Three points are awarded for a regulation win, two for overtime and one for an overtime or penalty shootout defeat. Overtime consists of five minutes of three-on-three hockey and ends immediately if a goal is scored. The team that has most points at the end of the regular season will be declared champion of the league.

The Playoffs are contested by the teams with the best regular-season records. The winner is crowned the champion of the Jääland Championship. The top eight teams of the regular season qualify for the quarter-finals, with their league position determining their seeding. All quarter-finals are two-legged ties. Both the semi-finals and the final take place over a single weekend in March at the Red Bear Centre in Hellistelli.

Players

Despite being the national sport of the country, the league struggles to maintain teams which fully contains homegrown players due to the top talent in the country being drafted into the ICHL each year and therefore imports from leagues such as the AEHL are common in each team. Because of the number of imports, the style of hockey is similar to the one found in Floria. The number of imports and homegrown players in the league are split around 50/50. The league provides the majority of players for the MHL World Championships.

Clubs

Club Founded City Arena(s) Capacity
Darude HM 2019 Hellistelli Red Bear Centre 11,280
Hurrikaani HC 2019 Hellistelli Liittouma Arena 7,500
IFK Hellistelli 2019 Hellistelli Liittouma Arena 7,500
Jokerit Hellistelli 2019 Hellistelli Red Bear Centre 11,280
Jääland Florians 2019 Hellistelli Red Bear Centre 11,280
Kankylä IFK 2019 Kankylä Portti stadion 6,700
Karhut IFK 2019 Karhut Riemujuhla Centre 8,250
Länsi Pelicians 2019 Länsi Marmori Arena 5,500
Sport Eteläinen 2019 Eteläinen Eteläinen Arena 9,600
TPS Ukkonen 2019 Ukkonen Safiiri Dome 10,500