Division 1

## Overview

Division 1 is the the most prestigious league competition in the ILIH. It's also the oldest of all the competitions, being the only trophy available in Season 1. It relegates between 2-3 teams to Division 2 at the end of every season, promoting an equal amount from it.

## Format

The league plays a point format. 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. At the end of a 52 games season, in which the 14 teams have all played eachother 4 times each, the team with the most points wins the league. In situations where points accrued is tied, whoever has the best goal/goals-allowed ratio is higher in the table. In Season 1,2, and 3, the league was just a seeding process for the playoffs, where the champion of those playoffs was crowned champion. The playoffs have since been abandoned, with the creation of the Union Cup instead.

## Qualification

Champion of Division 2 automatically replaces 14th in Division 1

Runner-Up of Division 2 automatically replaces 13th in Division 1

In the relegation playoffs:

3rd Place in Division 2 plays best 2 of 3 games against 12th in Division 1. Division 1 teams always host games 1 and 3.

*\*Between Season V and Season VI 2nd Place in Division 2 played best 2 of 3 against 13th in Division 1 in a playoff.*

## Season 1

*NHL 13*

**West 1-0 Moncton**

**Znojmo 9-5 La Chaux de Fonds**

**East 0-4 Hershey**

**Madison(MOC) 4-2 Chur(NB)**

**Znojmo 1-0 Hershey**

**West 2-5 Madison(MOC)**

**Znojmo 2-1 Madison(MOC)**

**-- ZNOJMO CHAMPIONS --**

**Winner's Lineup**

L. Sugihara - L. Kukkonen - (C)M. Albrecht

R. Mayorov - (A)C. Axelsson

J. Fical - (A) O. Danielsson - D. Bergeron

P. Korpan - V. Nodl

M. Kuba - L. Sykora - S. Uotila

M. Sauve - T. Janicki

M. Hanzal - M. Viitanen - M. Laatikainen

L. Nouza - E. Nelson

## Season 2

*NHL 14*

**Swift Current 3-2 Val d'Or**

**Rostock 3-0 La Chaux de Fonds**

**East 3-1 Madison**

**Znojmo 1-3 West**

**Swift Current 2-3 East**

**Rostock 1-3 West**

**East 0-3 West**

**-- WEST CHAMPIONS --**

**Winner's Lineup**

(C)J. Doherty - (A)R. Svedberg - R. Sykora

T. Zherdev - (A) B. Lazarev

R. Fernandez - T. Kolosov - S. Roy

A. Tenkrat - H. Klimek

C. Harris - L. Sugihara - M. Martensson

P. Houle - B. Simpson

C. Bulis - T. Petruzalek - P. Benoit

T. Kelly - S. Stone

## Season 3

*NHL 14*

**Znojmo 3-1 Val d'Or**

**West 1-3 East**

**Rostock 0-3 Oshawa(MOC)**

**Swift Current 3-2 La Chaux de Fonds**

**Znojmo 3-0 East**

**Oshawa(MOC) 3-0 Swift Current**

**Znojmo 3-2 Oshawa(MOC)**

**-- ZNOJMO CHAMPIONS --**

**Winner's Lineup**

(C)M. Albrecht - L. Kukkonen - M. Akerlund

V. Nodl - (A)C. Axelsson

J. Fical - (A)O. Danielsson - T. Janicki

R. Mayorov - P. Korpan

G. Maatta - L. Sykora - M. Viitanen

J. Weinhandl - O. Tarkir

M. Kuba - S. Uotila - M. Laatikainen

L. Nouza - E. Nelson

## Season 4

*NHL 14*

**Winner's Lineup**

J. Fical - (A)M. Akerlund - T. Janicki

D. Leonov - P. Korpan

(C)M. Albrecht - O. Danielsson - L. Kukkonen

V. Nodl - (A)C. Axelsson

G. Maatta - L. Sykora - M. Laatikainen

J. Weinhandl - R. Mayorov

M. Kuba - S. Uotila - M. Viitanen

L. Nouza - E. Nelson

## Season 5

*NHL 17*

**Winner's Lineup**

G. Maatta- (A)M. Akerlund - L. Kukkonen

(A)C. Axelsson - P. Korpan

J. Fical - O. Danielsson - T. Janicki

D. Leonov - J. Weinhandl

(C)M. Albrecht - L. Sykora - D. Simion

V. Nodl - R. Mayorov

J. Ko - K. Pavletic - C. Langbroek

L. Nouza - E. Nelson

## Season 6

*NHL 17*

**Winner's Lineup**

G. Maatta- (A)M. Akerlund - L. Kukkonen

(A)C. Axelsson - P. Korpan

T. Janicki - O. Danielsson - J. Fical

D. Leonov - J. Weinhandl

(C)M. Albrecht - L. Sykora - C. Langbroek

V. Nodl - R. Mayorov

J. Ko - K. Pavletic - D. Simion

L. Nouza - L. Charpenon