VHL 2023: Difference between revisions

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**VHL 2023**
Dates	August 2022 – April 2023
Champions	Boston Spirits (17th title)
Runners-up	Mainers
Coupe Balbuzard	Newfoundland Sailors (9th cup)
Golden Puck	Carlos Ortega (2nd award)

The 2023 Valorian Hockey Season, stylized VHL 2023, was the forty-sixth running of the Valorian Hockey League and Coupe Balbuzard competitions, held from August 2022 to 2023.

The most recent edition of both competitions, the Boston Spirits won a record-breaking 17th league title, a decade since their last. They defeated the Mainers in the finals series, in a rematch of the series the Spirits had lost the season prior.

The Newfoundland Sailors successfully defended their Coupe Balbuzard title, claiming their 9th cup by defeating the Acadia Rage at the Kaufman Arena.

2023 was the final season to feature only four teams qualifying, with 2024 instead promoting eight to the playoffs.

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-|+'''<big>Valorian Hockey League</big>'''</br>''Ligue valorienne de hockey'' (French)
+|+'''<big>VHL 2023</big>'''
-! colspan="2" |''<small>Current Season: [[VHL 2024]]</small>''
 |- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left" |<small>Sport</small>
+! style="text-align:left" |Dates
-|[[wikipedia:Ice_hockey|<small>Ice hockey</small>]]
+|<small>August 2022 – April 2023</small>
 |- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Country</small>
+! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Champions</small>
-|[[Republic of Valoria|<small>Valoria</small>]]
+|<small>[[Boston Spirits]] (17th title)</small>
 |- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>First season</small>
+! style="text-align:left;" |Runners-up
-|[[VHL 1978|<small>1978</small>]]
+|<small>[[Mainers]]</small>
 |- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Commissioner</small>
+! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Coupe Balbuzard</small>
-|[[Calvin Halcomb|<small>Calvin Halcomb</small>]]
+|<small>[[Newfoundland Sailors]] (9th cup)</small>
 |- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>No. of teams</small>
+! style="text-align:left;" |Golden Puck
-|<small>16</small>
+|<small>[[Carlos Ortega]] (2nd award)</small>
-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Current champions</small>
-|<small>[[Boston Spirits]] (17th title)</small>
-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
-! style="text-align:left;" |<small>Most championships</small>
-|<small>Boston Spirits (17 titles)</small>
 |}
-The '''2023 Valorian Hockey League''' was the forty-sixth running of the [[Valorian Hockey League]], held from August 2022 to April 2023.
+The '''2023 Valorian Hockey Season''', stylized '''VHL 2023''', was the forty-sixth running of the [[Valorian Hockey League]] and [[Coupe Balbuzard]] competitions, held from August 2022 to 2023.
+The most recent edition of both competitions, the [[Boston Spirits]] won a record-breaking 17th league title, a decade since their [[VHL 2013|last]]. They defeated the [[Mainers]] in the [[2023 VHL Finals Series|finals series]], in a rematch of the [[2022 VHL Finals Series|series the Spirits had lost the season prior]].
-The most recent edition of theh competition, the [[Boston Spirits]] won a record-breaking 17th league title, a decade since their [[VHL 2013|last]]. They defeated the [[Mainers]] in the [[2023 VHL Finals Series|finals series]], in a rematch of the [[2022 VHL Finals Series|series the Spirits had lost the season prior]].
+The [[Newfoundland Sailors]] successfully defended their Coupe Balbuzard title, claiming their 9th cup by defeating the [[Acadia Rage]] at the Kaufman Arena.
 was the final season to feature only four teams qualifying, with [[VHL 2024|2024]] instead promoting eight to the playoffs.