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|+'''<big>Valorian Hockey League</big>'''</br>''Ligue valorienne de hockey'' (French)
|+'''<big>Valorian Hockey League</big>'''</br>''Ligue valorienne de hockey'' (French)
! colspan="2" |''<small>Current Season: [[VHL 2024]]</small>''
! colspan="2" |''<small>Current Season: [[VHL 2025]]</small>''
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! style="text-align:left" |<small>Sport</small>
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! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current champions</small>
! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current champions</small>
|<small>[[Boston Spirits]] (17th title)</small>
|[[Halifax Hockey Club|<small>Halifax Hockey Club</small>]] <small>(2nd title)</small>
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! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Most championships</small>
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!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current [[Coupe Balbuzard]] champions</small>
!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current [[Coupe Balbuzard]] champions</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Newfoundland Sailors]] (9th cup)</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Newfoundland Sailors]] (10th cup)</small>
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!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Most Coupes Balbuzard</small>
!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Most Coupes Balbuzard</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Providence Doves]] (10 cups)</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Providence Doves]], Newfoundland Sailors (10 cups)</small>
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!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Golden Puck holder</small>
!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Golden Puck holder</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Carlos Ortega]] (2nd award)</small>
|style="text-align:left;" |<small>[[Danilo Lorenz]] (6th award)</small>
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!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current League MVP</small>
!style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current League MVP</small>
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The VHL has a longstanding rivalry with the [[wikipedia:National_Hockey_League|NHL]], with whom they play an [[NHL/VHL All-Stars Match|All-Stars match]] every year, typically in July.
The VHL has a longstanding rivalry with the [[wikipedia:National_Hockey_League|NHL]], with whom they play an [[NHL/VHL All-Stars Match|All-Stars match]] every year, typically in July.


The [[Boston Spirits]] are current VHL champions, having defeated the [[Mainers]] [3 - 2] in the [[2023 VHL Finals Series]]. The Spirits also hold the record for most VHL titles, with 17.
[[Halifax Hockey Club]] are current VHL champions, having defeated [[EH Bas-Canada]] [3–0] in the 2024 VHL Finals Series to win their second title.


== History ==
== History ==

Latest revision as of 10:13, 28 October 2024

Valorian Hockey League
Ligue valorienne de hockey (French)
Current Season: VHL 2025
Sport Ice hockey
Country Valoria
First season 1978
Commissioner Calvin Halcomb
No. of teams 16
Current champions Halifax Hockey Club (2nd title)
Most championships Boston Spirits (17 titles)
Current Earle Trophy holders Boston Spirits (25th trophy)
Most Earle Trophies Boston Spirits (25 trophies)
Current Coupe Balbuzard champions Newfoundland Sailors (10th cup)
Most Coupes Balbuzard Providence Doves, Newfoundland Sailors (10 cups)
Golden Puck holder Danilo Lorenz (6th award)
Current League MVP Carlos Ortega (1st award)

The Valorian Hockey League (abbreviated VHL, French: Ligue valorienne de hockey—LVH) is the highest level of professional ice hockey competition in Valoria. Along with the Coupe Balbuzard, the VHL is organized, regulated, and sanctioned by the Valorian Hockey Federation. 45 seasons have been run since the inaugural 1978 campaign.

Across a VHL season, each team plays thirty games (playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away), with points awarded based off game results. As of the 2024 season, the eight teams with the most points at the end of the season qualify for the playoffs, playing each other in a best-of-five elimination tournament to determine the league champion.

The VHL has a longstanding rivalry with the NHL, with whom they play an All-Stars match every year, typically in July.

Halifax Hockey Club are current VHL champions, having defeated EH Bas-Canada [3–0] in the 2024 VHL Finals Series to win their second title.

History[edit | edit source]

1976–1977: Founding[edit | edit source]

When King Nicholas ascended to the throne in February 1976, he envisioned a reboot of the Valorian Ice Hockey Championship, which had run since 1908 and had, in his view, been co-opted by his father and grandfather to promote their regimes. Seeking to distance himself from the regimes of his predecessors and pursue his "New Valoria" policy, he sought for a new top-flight professional hockey league to be created, featuring new teams. The VIHC was formally dissolved after _ were crowned the final champions in April 1976, with a new league scheduled to begin sometime in 1977.

1977–1978: First season[edit | edit source]

Teams[edit | edit source]

16 teams currently compete in the VHL. Six have won the Earle Trophy, while eight have won the championship.

Team Abbreviation Home Arena Home City
Acadia Rage ACA Arena Acadia Moncton, AC
Boston Spirits BOS Charley Milner Arena Boston, BO
Concord Venom COV New Hampshire Provincial Stadium Concord, NH
Connecticut Bandits CNB House of New Haven New Haven, CO
Charlottetown Hockey CHA Charlottetown Gardens Charlottetown, NS
EH Bas-Canada BAS Stade de Canada Montréal, BC
Fredericton Stars FRE Fredericton Rink Fredericton, AC
Halifax Hockey Club HHC Yellow Bowl Halifax, NS
Hartford Hockey HAR Hartford Arena Hartford, CO
Mainers MAI Maine Province Hockey Arena Augusta, MN
Newfoundland Sailors NEW Alexander Kaufman Arena St. John's, NF
Plymouth Fishermen PLY The Cove Plymouth, MA
Providence Doves PRO Camp Eden Providence, RI
Salem Loggers SAL Naumkeag Arena Lynn, BO
Springfield Bullets SPR Massachusetts Rink Springfield, MA
Vermont VER Montpelier Arena Montpelier, VE

The five most valuable teams are as follows

  1. Newfoundland Sailors: $4.8 billion
  2. Boston Spirits: $4.0 billion
  3. EH Bas-Canada: $3.8 billion
  4. Salem Loggers: $2.7 billion
  5. Providence Doves: $2.6 billion

List of VHL champions by year[edit | edit source]

Year Champion Series Runner-up
1978 Salem Loggers [3–2] Boston Spirits
1979 Newfoundland Sailors [3–2] Vermont
1980 Boston Spirits [3–0] Salem Loggers
1981 Boston Spirits (2) [3–1] Concord Venom
1982 Salem Loggers (2) [3–1] Boston Spirits
1983 Salem Loggers (3) [3–0] Charlottetown Hockey
1984 Boston Spirits (3) [3–0] Mainers
1985 Boston Spirits (4) [3–0] Salem Loggers
1986 Salem Loggers (4) [3–0] EH Bas-Canada
1987 EH Bas-Canada [3–1] Boston Spirits
1988 Boston Spirits (5) [3–0] Halifax Hockey Club
1989 Boston Spirits (6) [3–2] Halifax Hockey Club
1990 Boston Spirits (7) [3–2] Newfoundland Sailors
1991 Boston Spirits (8) [3–2] Newfoundland Sailors
1992 Boston Spirits (9) [3–1] Newfoundland Sailors
1993 Boston Spirits (10) [3–1] Newfoundland Sailors
1994 Concord Venom [3–2] Halifax Hockey Club
1995 Newfoundland Sailors (2) [3–1] Boston Spirits
1996 Providence Doves [3–1] Halifax Hockey Club
1997 Newfoundland Sailors (3) [3–2] Providence Doves
1998 Newfoundland Sailors (4) [3–0] Boston Spirits
1999 Newfoundland Sailors (5) [3–1] Mainers
2000 Providence Doves (2) [3–1] Newfoundland Sailors
2001 Providence Doves (3) [3–1] Boston Spirits
2002 Providence Doves (4) [3–0] Connecticut Bandits
2003 Providence Doves (5) [3–2] Boston Spirits
2004 Boston Spirits (11) [3–2] Providence Doves
2005 Providence Doves (6) [3–0] Boston Spirits
2006 Boston Spirits (12) [3–2] Providence Doves
2007 Salem Loggers (5) [3–2] Acadia Rage
2008 Boston Spirits (13) [3–2] Providence Doves
2009 Boston Spirits (14) [3–1] Plymouth Fishermen
2010 Boston Spirits (15) [3–2] Providence Doves
2011 Newfoundland Sailors (6) [3–0] Boston Spirits
2012 Providence Doves (7) [3–1] Boston Spirits
2013 Boston Spirits (16) [3–0] Newfoundland Sailors
2014 Newfoundland Sailors (7) [3–1] Mainers
2015 Newfoundland Sailors (8) [3–2] Boston Spirits
2016 Newfoundland Sailors (9) [3–1] Providence Doves
2017 Salem Loggers (6) [3–2] Newfoundland Sailors
2018 Newfoundland Sailors (10) [3–1] Salem Loggers
2019 Halifax Hockey Club [3–2] Newfoundland Sailors
2020 cancelled
2021 Newfoundland Sailors (11) [3–0] Boston Spirits
2022 Mainers [3–2] Boston Spirits
2023 Boston Spirits (17) [3–2] Mainers
2024 Halifax Hockey Club (2) [3–0] EH Bas-Canada

Teams by VHL championships[edit | edit source]

Rank Team Titles Years Won
1 Boston Spirits 17 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2023
2 Newfoundland Sailors 11 1979, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
3 Providence Doves 7 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012
4 Salem Loggers 6 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2007, 2017
5 Halifax Hockey Club 2 2019, 2024
6 EH Bas-Canada 1 1987
Concord Venom 1 1994
Mainers 1 2022

Teams by VHL Finals Series appearances[edit | edit source]

Rank Team Finals Appearances Years Appeared Titles Won
1 Boston Spirits 30 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 17
2 Newfoundland Sailors 19 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 11
3 Providence Doves 13 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016 7
4 Salem Loggers 9 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2007, 2017, 2018 6
5 Halifax Hockey Club 6 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2019, 2024 2
6 Mainers 5 1984, 1999, 2014, 2022, 2023 1
7 EH Bas-Canada 3 1986, 1987, 2024 1
8 Concord Venom 2 1981, 1994 1
9 Vermont 1 1979 -
Charlottetown Hockey 1 1983 -
Connecticut Bandits 1 2002 -
Acadia Rage 1 2007 -
Plymouth Fishermen 1 2009 -

Winning Managers[edit | edit source]

In the 45 VHL seasons since 1978, a total of 14 managers have won the championship, 8 of which have won it more than once. Emmanuel Bernardi has won the most, with 7 titles. Chris Lindstrom is the reigning championship-winning manager, taking his second title with the Boston Spirits in the 2023 VHL Finals Series. By winning that title, he also became the first manager in VHL history to win the championship with two different teams (winning a prior title with Halifax Hockey Club).

Rank Manager Trophies Team(s) Years Won
1 Emmanuel Bernardi 7 Providence Doves 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012
2 Quentin Bethea 6 Boston Spirits 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Charley Milner 6 Boston Spirits 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Dorian Hargrove 6 Newfoundland Sailors 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
3 Clement Sterling 4 Boston Spirits 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
Edwin Redmond 4 Salem Loggers 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986
Jules Lundsford 4 Newfoundland Sailors 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
4 Chris Lindstrom 2 Halifax Hockey Club, Boston Spirits 2019, 2023
5 Garrett Jacobsen 1 Newfoundland Sailors 1979
Edouard Lefebvre 1 EH Bas-Canada 1987
Riley Booker 1 Concord Venom 1994
Pascal Montalvo 1 Salem Loggers 2007
Joseph Courtney 1 Salem Loggers 2017
Dominique Bergeron 1 Mainers 2022
Nigel Murray 1 Halifax Hockey Club 2024
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