Editing Boston Spirits (section)

== Rivalries ==

=== Salem Loggers ===
The longest-standing rivalry in VHF history, dating back to its inaugural season in 1978, when the pair contested both the league finals and the Coupe Balbuzard finals. That season, the Spirits won the Coupe Balbuzard, but lost the series finals [2 - 3] to the Loggers. Matches between these teams have been dubbed the "[[Capital Derby]]," as the two teams are based in the capital province of Boston.

The two teams have contested the league finals four times, the last instance being in 1985. Each team has won their finals matchups twice. As the Loggers have struggled to maintain their early-80s results, the Spirits have pulled ahead in terms of most statistics.

=== Newfoundland Sailors ===
As the two most decorated teams in VHF history, the Spirits and the Sailors have naturally developed a rivalry contesting for the title of greatest Valorian ice hockey team. The Spirits remain ahead of the Sailors in most statistics: more league titles (17 to the Sailors' 11), more Doubles (2 to the Sailors' 1), and more Earle Trophies (25 to the Sailors' 13). Both teams sport two stars above their crest, and the Spirits have less Coupes Balbuzard to their name (6 to the Sailors' 10).

The Spirits and the Sailors have contested the VHL finals ten times, the most out of any pairing. The Spirits have come out on top on five of those occasions. Their first meeting was in 1990, and their latest in 2021. Their rivalry has been described as the most important in the VHL, as it is one of the longest standing rivalries that remains competitive to this day (unlike, for example, the Spirits and the Loggers, which is far less competitve nowadays). They contest the "[[Derby for Valoria]]."

More recently (in the past decade), the Sailors have found far more success than the Spirits, winning 8 trophies to the Spirits' 2.

=== Providence Doves ===
The rivalry between the Spirits and the Doves developed during the 2000s, as the two teams contested for that decade's star. They first met in a VHL finals series in 2001, with the Doves coming out on top. They have met a further seven times, each winning four series over the other.

Their latest finals meeting was in 2012, which saw the Spirits beaten by the Doves. The rivalry between the two teams continues to exist, despite a disparity in results since the early 2010s.