Union Cup

== Overview ==
The Union Cup is the most prestigious cup competition in the ILIH. Despite it's prestige, it's one of the younger competitions, only having been founded in Season 4. It uses a seeding bracket based on Division 1 and 2 league performances of its members.
== Format ==
The Union Cup uses a seeded bracket system with its 16 qualified teams. Once seeds are decided through qualification stages and league performance, the tournament starts with best 2 of 3, first round match-ups between 1st-16th, 2nd-15th, 3rd-14th, etc. The higher seed hosts the 1st and 3rd game, if needed. The final is one game. The tournament bracket is drawn, from the first round, to ensure a 1st-2nd match-up isn't possible until the final.
== Qualification ==
The Qualification stages are played as 1 game knockout fixtures similar to a 16 team tournament bracket. The best seeded of the not automatically qualified teams hosts the worst seeded, 2nd hosts the 2nd worst and so on, until there are only 4 teams left in the tournament. These 4, ordered by preexisting seed, are seeds 11-14. 15 and 16 were the teams who lost to those 4 with the best goal differential. Ties in GD are decided by preexisting seed.
Place in Division 1	Automatic Qualification	Qualification Playoffs
1 	x 	
2 	x 	
3 	x 	
4 	x 	
5 	x 	
6 	x 	
7 	x 	
8 	x 	
9 	x 	
10 	x 	
11 	 	x
12 	 	x
13 	 	x
14 	 	x
* All Division 2 sides are in the Qualification Playoffs. 
The losers of the Round of 16 enter qualification rounds to fill seeds 5-8 for The Vase Round of 16.
The loser of the Quarter Finals fill seeds 1-4 for The Vase Round of 16.
== Prize Money ==
Every Game Played: $1,000,000
Win Round of 16: $5,000,000
Win Quarter Final: $15,000,000
Win Semi Final: $20,000,000
Win Final: $25,000,000
== Season 6 ==
NHL 17
 -- ZNOJMO ASC CHAMPIONS --
Final:
Znojmo 7-3 West
Semi Finals:
Znojmo 2-0 Hershey
East 0-2 West
Quarter Finals:
Znojmo 2-1 Madison
East 2-0 North Bay
West 2-0 Moncton
Hershey 2-1 Swift Current
Round of 16:
Znojmo 2-0 Dynasty
East 2-0 Val d'Or
West 2-0 Mora
Swift Current 2-1 Industrial
Hershey 2-0 Kloten
Kelowna 1-2 Moncton
Rostock 1-2 North Bay
Madison 2-0 La Chaux de Fonds
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
7 - L. Kukkonen	10 - M. Akerlund	14 - M. Akerlund	23 - P. Korpan 	94.9 - E. Mink
5 - H. Ehrhardt	8 - M. Mogilny 	13 - L. Kukkonen	17 - C. Axelsson	91.9 - T. Benin
4 - H. Robinson	6 - P. Korpan 	9 - B. Lalande 	14 - M. Akerlund	91.1 - L. Nouza
4 - J. Guggemos	6 - C. Axelsson 	9 - T. Janicki 	10 - G. Maatta 	90.5 - T. Kelly
4 - T. Janicki 	6 - L. Kukkonen 	9 - C. Axelsson 	10 - L. Kukkonen	90.2 - J. Baumgartner
4 - G. Mogilny 	6 - S. Novak 	9 - M. Mogilny 	 	
4 - M. Akerlund	6 - B. Lalande 	 	 	
MVP - Milan Akerlund
Winner's Lineup
G. Maatta - (A)M. Akerlund - L. Kukkonen
C. Axelsson - P. Korpan
T. Janicki - (A)O. Danielsson - J. Fical
D. Leonov - J. Weinhandl
(C)M. Albrecht - L. Sykora - C. Langbroek
V. Nodl - H. Vikingstad
J H. Ko - K. Pavletic - D. Simion
L. Nouza - L. Charpenon
== Season 5 ==
NHL 17
 -- RAPPERSWIL EAST CHAMPIONS --
Final:
Znojmo 1-3 East
Semi Finals:
Znojmo 2-0 Kelowna
East 2-0 North Bay
Quarter Finals:
Znojmo 2-0 Rostock
West 1-2 North Bay
East 2-0 La Chaux de Fonds
Kelowna 2-1 Swift Current
Round of 16:
Znojmo 2-0 Dynasty
West 2-0 Olomouc
East 2-0 Borussia
Kelowna 2-0 Mora
Swift Current 2-0 Lubbock
La Chaux de Fonds 2-1 Hershey
Madison 0-2 North Bay
Rostock 2-0 Moncton
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
6 - D. Bergeron 	9 - S. Novak 	10 - S. Novak 	15 - S. Novak 	91.4 - H. Zednik
6 - L. Van Allen	8 - A. Lehtera 	10 - A. Lehtera 	14 - A. Lehtera	91.3 - T. Benin
5 - K. Dopita 	7 - C. Grucinciev	10 - D. Vey 	12 - N. Dupont 	89.5 - G. Sivan
5 - M. Ustorf 	7 - D. Vey 	9 - N. Dupont 	11 - K. Dopita 	87.7 - T. Kelly
5 - B. Lalande 	6 - J. Desharnais	8 - K. Dopita 	9 - D. Leonov 	87.7 - E. Mink
5 - B. Lima 	6 - H. Vikingstad	8 - O. Danielsson	9 - C. Axelsson	87.7 - L. Nouza
MVP - Stuart Novak
Winner's Lineup
(C)K. Dopita - (A)N. Dupont - H. Robinson
A. Lehtera - (A)S. Novak
R. Holmberg - T. Hulse - B. Lalande
C. Bentley - K. Sislo
B. Bates - Y. Sislo - B. Sislo
J. Glebov - E. Glebov
K. Fritsche - P. Hlinka - L. Fazzini
H. Zednik - D. Brimanis
== Season 4 ==
NHL 14
 -- RAPPERSWIL WEST CHAMPIONS --
Final:
West 4-1 Swift Current
Semi Finals:
Znojmo 1-2 Swift Current
West 2-1 East
Quarter Finals:
Znojmo 2-0 Madison
Swift Current 2-1 Rostock
West 2-1 La Chaux de Fonds
East 2-0 Kelowna
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
7 - S. Kariya 	7 - J. Prasaukas	10 - S. Kariya 	7 - N. Dupont 	92.77 - E. Mink
5 - A. Benjamin 	7 - V. Cechmanek	9 - R. Svedberg 	6 - H. Klimek 	92.41 - T. Kelly
5 - J. Brylin 	6 - R. Svedberg 	8 - V. Cechmanek	6 - H. Robinson	90.07 - H. Zednik
4 - K. Dopita 	6 - H. Robinson 	8 - H. Robinson 	6 - E. Glebov 	89.87 - G. Sivan
4 - O. Danielsson	6 - L. Kukkonen 	8 - J. Prasaukas	6 - C. Bentley 	88.81 - E. Nelson
 	 	8 - A. Benjamin 	 	
Winner's Lineup
(A)J. Doherty - (A)R. Svedberg - R. Sykora
T. Zherdev - (C)B. Lazarev
J. Brylin - P. Latta - L. O'Byrne
M. Mogilny - W. McCauley
K. Loughlin - T. Smits - S. Roy
A. Tenkrat - J. Desharnais
V. Laitinen - T. Petruzalek - K. Norman
T. Kelly - L. Keller