The Shield of Moncton

==Overview==
The Shield of Moncton is one of 3 regional cup competitions in the ILIH. Although it was first introduced to the league in Season VII with the other two regional competitions, it is a reintroduction of a competition of the same name that was periodically played deep into the MHL era. The champion is awarded The Shield of Moncton, the same shield that was awarded in the original competition. The competition is played mid-season and features the 16 Moncton based teams in the ILIH.
==Format==
The Shield of Moncton features a partially randomly drawn set of matchups and a partially predetermined set of matchups in its bracket format. For instance, all teams based in Metropolitan Madison, including Hershey Shadows, are always together on one side of the bracket. This means one team from Metropolitan Madison always makes it to the final, and that team is coined the City Champions and is awarded the City Honor. The Madison side of the bracket has the same matchups in every rendition in the round of 16, although the hosts are randomly chosen.
Madison City Blades - Richmond Hill Rangers
Hershey Shadows - Olomouc United
Kelowna Chiefs - St. Catharine's Rose
North Bay Coasters - Chur Phoenix
Where these matchups occur on the Madison side of the bracket is also randomized.
The rest of Moncton clubs start on the other half of the bracket and their matchups are all randomly drawn.
Finally, the side of the bracket whose champion will host the final is also determined by a random drawing.
Each matchup is a single game that goes straight into a shootout if undecided in regulation.
==Qualification==
The 8 clubs from Metropolitan Madison are:
Chur Phoenix
Hershey Shadows
Kelowna Chiefs
Madison City Blades
North Bay Coasters
Olomouc United
Richmond Hill Rangers
St. Catharine's Rose
The 8 clubs from the rest of Moncton are:
Glendale Borussia
Glens Falls Blackhearts
Lubbock Hibernian
Moncton United
Oakville Ravens
Rostock Athletic Club
Victoria Caledonian
Znojmo ASC
==Prize Money==
Win Round of 16: $1,000,000
Win Quarter Final: $1,000,000
Win Semi Final: $1,000,000
Win Final: $1,000,000
== Season VII ==
NHL 17
MADISON CITY BLADES CHAMPIONS
Round of 16 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Final 	Semifinals 	Quarterfinals 	Round of 16
Rose 2 - 1 Kelowna 	 	 	 	 	 	Glens Falls Blackhearts 2 - 3 Rostock
Chur 2 - 0 North Bay 	Rose 1 - 3 Chur 	Chur 2 - 5 Madison	Madison City Blades - 4(SO)	Rostock 5 - 8 Moncton	Victoria Caledonian 2 - 3 Rostock	Oakville Ravens 2 - 4 Victoria Caledonian
Rangers 2 - 4 Madison	Olomouc 3 - 4 Madison	 	Moncton United - 3 	 	Moncton 4 - 2 Znojmo 	Moncton 5 - 2 Hibernian
Hershey 0 - 3 Olomouc	 	 	 	 	 	Borussia 4 - 6 Znojmo
Winner's Lineup
J. Marek - R. Belle - (C)C. Salei
(A)J. Joensuu - (A)R. Setzinger
C. Bekar - M. Nordgren - J. Guggemos
H. Vikingstad - B. Simpson
M. Eastwood - M. Kaberle - T. Girgensons
R. Thibault - J. Backer
V. Burian - S. Lagerstrom - E. Sacek
B. Hagos - D. Nouza