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The 1952–53 season saw only six teams competing in the OHL; the Taisgol Spires, Qabór Phoenix, Hugo Hitmen, Porvaos Condors, Arrecife Pioneers, and Prisamarina Mystics. The CHL was comprised of five; the Santa Maria Blazers, Novo Sierra Rangers, Antakee Monsters, Saqauwee Ceylonianos, and the East Sachia Sharks. The WHL had the most teams out of the three, being comprised of ten, spread across western Tierrador, Porlos, and Asteria. The WHL would remain at 10 until its merger with the OHL in 1972. The Tierradorian Hockey Cup tournament would be reorganized once again, being competed by the champion of the WHL versus the winner of a playoff series between the OHL and CHL champions. This era of hockey would be dominated by the Qabór Phoenix, where they, led by [[Matt Watson]], the first player to score fifty goals in a singular season, would win the cup four straight years from 1951 to 1954 and six straight years from 1959 to 1964. Watson would repeat his record three more times during the Phoenix dynasty.
The 1952–53 season saw only six teams competing in the OHL; the Taisgol Spires, Qabór Phoenix, Hugo Hitmen, Porvaos Condors, Arrecife Pioneers, and Prisamarina Mystics. The CHL was comprised of five; the Santa Maria Blazers, Novo Sierra Rangers, Antakee Monsters, Saqauwee Ceylonianos, and the East Sachia Sharks. The WHL had the most teams out of the three, being comprised of ten, spread across western Tierrador, Porlos, and Asteria. The WHL would remain at 10 until its merger with the OHL in 1972. The Tierradorian Hockey Cup tournament would be reorganized once again, being competed by the champion of the WHL versus the winner of a playoff series between the OHL and CHL champions. This era of hockey would be dominated by the Qabór Phoenix, where they, led by [[Matt Watson]], the first player to score fifty goals in a singular season, would win the cup four straight years from 1951 to 1954 and six straight years from 1959 to 1964. Watson would repeat his record three more times during the Phoenix dynasty.


Despite the massive talent seen throughout the WHL, they would only account for winning two Cups throughout the league's existence; the Ominasky Outlaws in 1955–56, who finished the 72–game regular season with a W-L-T record of 61–6–5 and sweeping the WHL playoffs, and the Topaqoí Wahoo in 1964–65, led by [[Willy Schaefer]], taking down the CHL champion Antakee Monsters in the first non-OHL Finals in Cup history. The CHL would only see one champion, the Santa Maria Blazers in 1965–66. Led by star forward [[Fyodor Koshchev]], and goaltender/Saukhin King [[King Apaha'enia|Apaha'enia]], the Blazers would take down the Centurions in one of the greatest upsets in Cup history. In 1964, two CHL clubs; the East Sachia Sharks and the Novo Sierra Rangers, were suspended from the league for the 1964–65 season after Ceylonian state investigations found that both clubs were laundering money earned through illegal pyramid schemes. In protest, the Saqauwee Ceylonianos would sit out the second half of the season, leaving the Antakee Monsters and the Santa Maria Blazers as the remaining CHL clubs for the season. For both the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons, the OHL and CHL would unofficially merge. The Monsters and Blazers would still play a championship series to decide the champion of Ceylonia, with Antakee winning in 1965 in 7 games, and Santa Maria winning the next year in 5 games.
Despite the massive talent seen throughout the WHL, they would only account for winning two Cups throughout the league's existence; the Ominasky Outlaws in 1955–56, who finished the 72–game regular season with a W-L-T record of 61–6–5 and sweeping the WHL playoffs, and the Topaqoí Wahoo in 1964–65, led by [[Willy Schaefer]], taking down the CHL champion Antakee Monsters in the first non-OHL Finals in Cup history. The CHL would only see one champion, the Santa Maria Blazers in 1965–66. Led by star forward [[Aphío Kalatoi]], and goaltender [[Grigori Maiskiy]], the Blazers would take down the Centurions in one of the greatest upsets in Cup history. In 1964, two CHL clubs; the East Sachia Sharks and the Novo Sierra Rangers, were suspended from the league for the 1964–65 season after Ceylonian state investigations found that both clubs were laundering money earned through illegal pyramid schemes. In protest, the Saqauwee Ceylonianos would sit out the second half of the season, leaving the Antakee Monsters and the Santa Maria Blazers as the remaining CHL clubs for the season. For both the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons, the OHL and CHL would unofficially merge. The Monsters and Blazers would still play a championship series to decide the champion of Ceylonia, with Antakee winning in 1965 in 7 games, and Santa Maria winning the next year in 5 games.


===OHL-CHL merger===
===OHL-CHL merger===
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===The "Golden Era" of hockey===
===The "Golden Era" of hockey===


The increasing modernization of the OHL and WHL would earn the nickname "Golden Era of Hockey" for the 1970s and 80s. In 1969, the OHL would sign its first ever television broadcasting contract with [[Qabóri Broadcasting System]], the public broadcaster in Tierrador. Before the contract was signed, people were only able to listen to hockey games through the radio, or by reading their local newspaper the following day. The OHL, now featuring teams in much more popular markets, had accumulated nearly double the revenue of its counterpart, the WHL, in the 1969–70 season. This would begin the downfall of the WHL. On January 9, 1970, the OHL announced it would be adding an expansion team to [[Alstin (City)|Alstin City]] for the 1970–71 season. The new team, nicknamed the [[Alstin Sentinels]], had created a brand new market in the [[Alstin|United Republic]]. The OHL had also signed a second media deal with Alstinian broadcaster [[ABS Corporation|ABS]], who agreed to broadcast all OHL matches in Alstin, though mostly favoring the Sentinels. The following year, the OHL would add the [[Wadičaq Phantoms]] and a second team in Taisgol, the [[Taisgol Marksmen|Marksmen]]. Before the start of the 1971–72 season, the Taisgol Spires had filed a lawsuit against both the Marksmen and the OHL, claiming that the league had violated its own collective bargaining agreement by allowing the Marksmen to play in [[Hacienda, Taisgol]], a neighborhood of the city which was directly in the Spires' market. Eventually, the [[Imperial Court of Tierrador|Imperial Court]] sided with the Spires, ordering the Marksmen to pay massive indemnities to the Spires. This would kickstart a fierce rivalry between the two, known now as the [[Cross-River Classic]]. The Marksmen would eventually move to [[Eastern Bend, Taisgol|Eastern Bend]], 25 miles from [[Woderq, Taisgol|Woderq]], where the Spires played.
The increasing modernization of the OHL and WHL would earn the nickname "Golden Era of Hockey" for the 1970s and 80s. In 1969, the OHL would sign its first ever television broadcasting contract with [[Qabóri Broadcasting Company]], the public broadcaster in Tierrador. Before the contract was signed, people were only able to listen to hockey games through the radio, or by reading their local newspaper the following day. The OHL, now featuring teams in much more popular markets, had accumulated nearly double the revenue of its counterpart, the WHL, in the 1969–70 season. This would begin the downfall of the WHL. On January 9, 1970, the OHL announced it would be adding an expansion team to [[Alstin (City)|Alstin City]] for the 1970–71 season. The new team, nicknamed the [[Alstin Sentinels]], had created a brand new market in the [[Alstin|United Republic]]. The OHL had also signed a second media deal with Alstinian broadcaster [[ABS Corporation|ABS]], who agreed to broadcast all OHL matches in Alstin, though mostly favoring the Sentinels. The following year, the OHL would add the [[Wadičaq Phantoms]] and a second team in Taisgol, the [[Taisgol Marksmen|Marksmen]]. Before the start of the 1971–72 season, the Taisgol Spires had filed a lawsuit against both the Marksmen and the OHL, claiming that the league had violated its own collective bargaining agreement by allowing the Marksmen to play in [[Hacienda, Taisgol]], a neighborhood of the city which was directly in the Spires' market. Eventually, the [[Imperial Court of Tierrador|Imperial Court]] sided with the Spires, ordering the Marksmen to pay massive indemnities to the Spires. This would kickstart a fierce rivalry between the two, known now as the [[Cross-River Classic]]. The Marksmen would eventually move to [[Eastern Bend, Taisgol|Eastern Bend]], 25 miles from [[Woderq, Taisgol|Woderq]], where the Spires played.


Before the end of the 1971–72 season, commissioner [[Alhunô Gourdinaí]] of the WHL, which had incurred heavy revenue losses due to the moves made by the OHL, announced that the WHL would cancel its 1972–73 season. While Gourdinaí had hoped for the league to return to play in late 1973, [[Tulangia Centurions]] owner [[Michael Sutton]] angrily stormed out of the press conference, shouting "We're not coming back!" One week later, on May 9, 1972, the Centurions applied to join the OHL for the 1972–73 season, and were accepted on the same day. Four more teams, the [[Topaqoí Wahoo]], [[Miccubo Heartlanders]], [[Alcosky Prairie Dogs]], and [[Pacuí Mammoth]], followed suit on May 11, 1972. The [[Ominasky Outlaws]] and [[Qazrogzo Wheatmen]] had originally planned to stay in the WHL, but were offered entry into the OHL on June 9, 1972, which they accepted. Due to their entry being four hours before the [[1972 OHL Draft]], both the Outlaws and Wheatmen were ineligible for participation. The remaining four WHL clubs, the [[Concordia Warriors]], [[Yarmouth Kings]], [[Winnecomac Marksmen]], and [[Naqili Hornets (1964–1972)|Naqili Hornets]], folded on October 17, 1972, thus ending the WHL.
Before the end of the 1971–72 season, commissioner [[Alhunô Gourdinaí]] of the WHL, which had incurred heavy revenue losses due to the moves made by the OHL, announced that the WHL would cancel its 1972–73 season. While Gourdinaí had hoped for the league to return to play in late 1973, [[Tulangia Centurions]] owner [[Michael Sutton]] angrily stormed out of the press conference, shouting "We're not coming back!" One week later, on May 9, 1972, the Centurions applied to join the OHL for the 1972–73 season, and were accepted on the same day. Four more teams, the [[Topaqoí Wahoo]], [[Miccubo Heartlanders]], [[Alcosky Prairie Dogs]], and [[Pacuí Mammoth]], followed suit on May 11, 1972. The [[Ominasky Outlaws]] and [[Qazrogzo Wheatmen]] had originally planned to stay in the WHL, but were offered entry into the OHL on June 9, 1972, which they accepted. Due to their entry being four hours before the [[1972 OHL Draft]], both the Outlaws and Wheatmen were ineligible for participation. The remaining four WHL clubs, the [[Concordia Warriors]], [[Yarmouth Kings]], [[Winnecomac Marksmen]], and [[Naqili Hornets (1964–1972)|Naqili Hornets]], folded on October 17, 1972, thus ending the WHL.
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The 1990s saw an increase in the amount of players from [[Kiravia]] and [[Audonia]]. [[Joey Abdelkawy]], who was born in [[Tapakdore]] and immigrated to Tierrador in 1986 to play hockey at the [[University of Aracadó]], was drafted 11th overall in 1990 by the [[Hugo Hitmen]]. Abdelkawy, along with Kiravian-born 1992 3rd and 22nd-overall selections [[Ivūlar Sotyktuv]], [[Kárav Katūtiren]], and 1994 33rd overall pick [[Apius Áukśav]], would form the "Hitmen Big Four." The Hitmen would win five Watson Cups with this core, and at least two of the four players appeared in the top-five highest scoring lists. In 1993, the OHL resurrected the [[Naqili Hornets]], and in 1998, the league expanded to [[Istrenya]], with the [[Karaba Mountaineers]]. The move to Karaba was marred with controversy in the team's early years, as the main financer for the team was Arco-Istrenytan petroleum drilling company [[Istrenco]], which had been the center of many non-hockey related issues. In 2002, the OHL forced Istrenco to sell the Mountaineers. In what was a nine-month ordeal which almost saw the Mountaineers being moved to [[Veraise|Gastineau, Veraise]], the team was sold to Istrenyan entrepreneurs [[U'kati Ashkyn]] and [[Askun Utovl]]. The OHL would also add two more teams in Alstin; the [[Sedem Regni Thrones]] and the [[Alstin Sentinels]].
The 1990s saw an increase in the amount of players from [[Kiravia]] and [[Audonia]]. [[Joey Abdelkawy]], who was born in [[Tapakdore]] and immigrated to Tierrador in 1986 to play hockey at the [[University of Aracadó]], was drafted 11th overall in 1990 by the [[Hugo Hitmen]]. Abdelkawy, along with Kiravian-born 1992 3rd and 22nd-overall selections [[Ivūlar Sotyktuv]], [[Kárav Katūtiren]], and 1994 33rd overall pick [[Apius Áukśav]], would form the "Hitmen Big Four." The Hitmen would win five Watson Cups with this core, and at least two of the four players appeared in the top-five highest scoring lists. In 1993, the OHL resurrected the [[Naqili Hornets]], and in 1998, the league expanded to [[Istrenya]], with the [[Karaba Mountaineers]]. The move to Karaba was marred with controversy in the team's early years, as the main financer for the team was Arco-Istrenytan petroleum drilling company [[Istrenco]], which had been the center of many non-hockey related issues. In 2002, the OHL forced Istrenco to sell the Mountaineers. In what was a nine-month ordeal which almost saw the Mountaineers being moved to [[Veraise|Gastineau, Veraise]], the team was sold to Istrenyan entrepreneurs [[U'kati Ashkyn]] and [[Askun Utovl]]. The OHL would also add two more teams in Alstin; the [[Sedem Regni Thrones]] and the [[Alstin Sentinels]].


The late 90s saw the rise of former Rouges and Spirit star Kil Faxanen as head coach along with rookie sensation [[Marcus Kahemki]], with both leading the [[Agualaría Bluewave]] to win the Watson Cup in 2000. In 2005, the Auqali Shockers used their third-overall pick to select [[Andrew Slavachuk]], a center from Volonia. Slavachuk won rookie of the year in the 2005–06 season and ignited a very physical rivalry with Marcus Kahemki and the Hitmen Big Four. The next year, Slavachuk led the Shockers to the Southeast Division title, but they were swept in the first round by the Taisgol Spires. In 2007, the league's television contract with QBC had ended, and they elected not to renew it, instead signing a deal with [[Ambaqwe]]-based [[Televisión Cinco]]. That same year, Kil Faxanen and Marcus Kahemki would lead the Bluewave to another Watson Cup. Slavachuk would not see his first Cup until 2011, when the Shockers, led by Slavachuk, [[Anton Stralburg]], [[Aphío Antonov]], [[Jarmo Kapanen]], and rookie [[Antti Santanen]], led a dominant playoff campaign, which saw the heavily lopsided five-game upset of the Hugo Hitmen, who had shattered many OHL records and led the lead in nearly every category that year, and the Vernaza Titans in six games, who were heavily favored by nearly every sportswriter entering the Finals.
The late 90s saw the rise of former Rouges and Spirit star Kil Faxanen as head coach along with rookie sensation [[Marcus Kahemki]], with both leading the [[Agualaría Bluewave]] to win the Watson Cup in 2000. In 2005, the OHL's collective bargaining agreement had expired, and the OHLPA announced their refusal to sign the new CBA unless the salary cap had been increased. This began a six-month long stalemate which had delayed the start of the 2005–06 season. On December 9, 2005, the OHL and OHLPA finally came to an agreement, where the salary cap would be raised from $46 million to $50 million, the largest increase in the cap's history. The season began on December 25, 2005, and was shortened to 62 games. In the draft, the Auqali Shockers used their third-overall pick to select [[Andrew Slavachuk]], a center from Volonia. Slavachuk won rookie of the year in the 2005–06 season and ignited a very physical rivalry with Marcus Kahemki and the Hitmen Big Four. The next year, Slavachuk led the Shockers to the Southeast Division title, but they were swept in the first round by the Taisgol Spires. In 2007, the league's television contract with QBC had ended, and they elected not to renew it, instead signing a deal with [[Ambaqwe]]-based [[Televisión Cinco]]. That same year, Kil Faxanen and Marcus Kahemki would lead the Bluewave to another Watson Cup. Slavachuk would not see his first Cup until 2011, when the Shockers, led by Slavachuk, [[Anton Stralburg]], [[Aphío Antonov]], [[Jarmo Kapanen]], and rookie [[Antti Santanen]], led a dominant playoff campaign, which saw the heavily lopsided five-game upset of the Hugo Hitmen, who had shattered many OHL records and led the lead in nearly every category that year, and the Vernaza Titans in six games, who were heavily favored by nearly every sportswriter entering the Finals.


The next year, the [[Veraise Raiders]] would begin play as the fifth Alstinian team. The Santa Maria Blazers became the first non-Tierradorian team to win the Watson Cup since the Utopia Rouges in 1989, ironically doing so in seven games over the Rouges. The early 2010s saw the end of the Hitmen Big Four and the intensification of the player rivalry between Marcus Kahemki and Andrew Slavachuk. In 2015, the Bluewave won the Watson Cup over the Naqili Hornets. This was the final season for Kil Faxanen as a head coach, as he announced his retirement at the Bluewave's championship parade in [[Holčaq]]. One month later, Kahemki announced he would be signing with the Alcosky Prairie Dogs. In his first two years, the Prairie Dogs won two Watson Cups over the East Sachia Tubarões and Auqali Shockers in two of the most controversial Finals series’s in OHL history.  In 2016, the OHL added its 32nd and final expansion team, the [[Cuzco Beserkers]], and had also replaced TBS as its main television broadcaster with QBC and CSPN. The Beserkers advanced to the 2018 Watson Cup Finals in their second year of existence, however they were taken down by the Karaba Mountaineers in six games. The next year, the Tawakee Hurricanes, who had seen little to no success since their inception in 1986, shocked the world by winning the Watson Cup in 2019 over the Vernaza Titans. [[Jason Saunders]], who previously coached the Titans and led them to back-to-back Watson Cups in 2013 and 2014 before being abruptly terminated by the club in 2016, led the Hurricanes to the victory.
The next year, the [[Veraise Raiders]] would begin play as the fifth Alstinian team. The Santa Maria Blazers became the first non-Tierradorian team to win the Watson Cup since the Utopia Rouges in 1989, ironically doing so in seven games over the Rouges. The early 2010s saw the end of the Hitmen Big Four and the intensification of the player rivalry between Marcus Kahemki and Andrew Slavachuk. The OHL once again shortened its season for the 2013–14 edition, as a six-month long players' strike. The season began on January 17, 2014 and was shortened to 56 games. The Vernaza Titans won their second-straight Watson Cup over the Qabór Phoenix. In 2015, the Bluewave won the Watson Cup over the Naqili Hornets. This was the final season for Kil Faxanen as a head coach, as he announced his retirement at the Bluewave's championship parade in [[Holčaq]]. One month later, Kahemki announced he would be signing with the Alcosky Prairie Dogs. In his first two years, the Prairie Dogs won two Watson Cups over the East Sachia Tubarões and Auqali Shockers in two of the most controversial Finals series’s in OHL history.  In 2016, the OHL added its 32nd and final expansion team, the [[Cuzco Beserkers]], and had also replaced TBS as its main television broadcaster with QBC and CSPN. The Beserkers advanced to the 2018 Watson Cup Finals in their second year of existence, however they were taken down by the Karaba Mountaineers in six games. The next year, the Tawakee Hurricanes, who had seen little to no success since their inception in 1986, shocked the world by winning the Watson Cup in 2019 over the Vernaza Titans. [[Jason Saunders]], who previously coached the Titans and led them to back-to-back Watson Cups in 2013 and 2014 before being abruptly terminated by the club in 2016, led the Hurricanes to the victory.


In 2021, the OHL brought back TBS as a secondary broadcaster. The early 2020s saw a massive gap in talent between a select few clubs and everyone else. In 2021, the Tansher Spirit drafted [[Ranger Roberts]] with the 4th overall pick. His talent and popularity propelled the club back on the global stage, making the King of Tapkoii Finals that same year. Also occurring in 2022, the Taisgol Spires finished the regular season with an impressive 64–13–5 record, and went 16–4 in the postseason en route to a Watson Cup Finals victory over the Tulangia Centurions. The next year, the Prisamarina Mystics would win their first Watson Cup since 1968, defeating the Tansher Spirit in five games. From 2024–2028, the Auqali Shockers, led by former player turned coach [[Aphío Antonov]], would lead a very successful dynasty, shattering many records, along with winning three Watson Cups, including back-to-back victories in 2024 and 2025, and two back-to-back Woqali's Trophies in those same years. The Shockers also became the first OHL club to win more than 70 total games in back-to-back seasons, winning 78 in 2024 and 81 in 2025. The Tulangia Centurions also led a dynasty under the helm of coach [[Barry Adriza]], winning five Watson Cups from 2026 to 2034. Other successful teams in the 2020s-2030s include the Wadičaq Phantoms, Sedem Regni Thrones, Naqili Hornets, and Sačia Tropics.
In 2021, the OHL brought back TBS as a secondary broadcaster. The early 2020s saw a massive gap in talent between a select few clubs and everyone else. In 2021, the Tansher Spirit drafted [[Ranger Roberts]] with the 4th overall pick. His talent and popularity propelled the club back on the global stage, making the King of Tapkoii Finals that same year. Also occurring in 2022, the Taisgol Spires finished the regular season with an impressive 64–13–5 record, and went 16–4 in the postseason en route to a Watson Cup Finals victory over the Tulangia Centurions. The next year, the Prisamarina Mystics would win their first Watson Cup since 1968, defeating the Tansher Spirit in five games. From 2024–2028, the Auqali Shockers, led by former player turned coach [[Aphío Antonov]], would lead a very successful dynasty, shattering many records, along with winning three Watson Cups, including back-to-back victories in 2024 and 2025, and two back-to-back Woqali's Trophies in those same years. The Shockers also became the first OHL club to win more than 70 total games in back-to-back seasons, winning 78 in 2024 and 81 in 2025. The Tulangia Centurions also led a dynasty under the helm of coach [[Barry Adriza]], winning five Watson Cups from 2026 to 2034. Other successful teams in the 2020s-2030s include the Wadičaq Phantoms, Sedem Regni Thrones, Naqili Hornets, and Sačia Tropics.
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