Levantine Hockey League: Difference between revisions

| title          = Levantian Hockey League <br> Liga Levantina Hoccei <br> Levantiax Xókívundin <br> Lerverntirnern Herkeyr Lerg

| country        = {{flagicon image|KiravianFlag.png|25px}} [[Kiravia]] (10 teams)<br>{{flagicon image|Burgundie flag.png|25px}} [[Burgundie]] (8 teams)<br>{{flagicon image|Fiannria-Flag.png|25px}} [[Fiannria]] (8 teams)<br>{{flagicon image|UrceaRepublic.png|25px}} [[Urcea]] (4 teams)<br>{{flagicon image|5nQUTA8.png|25px}} [[Faneria]] (2 teams)<br>{{flagicon image|Cronzcovina Flag.jpg|25px}} [[Cronzcovina]] (1 team)<br>{{flagicon image|Eagaria flag.png|25px}} [[Eagaria]] (1 team)

| champion        = [[Urceopolis Royals]]

| most_champs    = [[File:NH_Albatrosses Logo.png|20px]][[Levantian_Hockey_League#NordHalle_Albatrosses|NordHalle Albatrosses]] (180 titles)

The sport of hockey originated in [[Levantia]], and has a close historical association with that continent. Archaeological evidence, including cave paintings and what appear to be rudimentary hockey sticks buried as {{wp|grave goods}}, indicates that the earliest forms of hockey were played among the various primitive fishing tribes that settled along the continent's northern coast during the Neolithic Era. Various regional variants of the game were played by the [[Levzeish]] peoples, who had presumably assimilated it from the aforementioned fishing tribes as they became absorbed into [[Levzeish]] communities. The first record of hockey in the Latin language is found in the ''Annales Septentrionales'' of  Marcus Aspergillus, who refers to it as ''ludus qui inter Pretannos hoccæus apellatur''.

The Levantian Hockey League (LHL) has 33 teams, 10 from [[Kiravia]], 8 each from [[Burgundie]] and [[Fiannria]], four from [[Urcea]], two from [[Faneria]], and one from [[Cronzcovina]] and [[Eagaria]]. With the most teams [[Kiravia]] also has the largest fan base. The industry makes about $14 billion collectively, $5.3 billion in [[Kiravia]] alone. [[Burgundie]] comes in a close second with its 8 teams bringing in $4.5 billion. While not a requisite, many of the nations whose teams participate in the league also have national all-star teams who compete in the Olympics and other international competitions.

In [[1736]], the team was demoted to leaguiam minoriam, moved to [[Mattiusvalle]] and renamed the Saints. There they were able to acquire a number of good players coming out of the parochial systems of [[Burgundie]], [[Ultmar]], and [[Fiannria]]. The team picked up victories at 24 of the next 30 minor league cups and was asked to leave the league for the leagueiam majoriam again. In [[1767]], they were formally moved back to [[NordHalle]], this time as the Merchants. They had a smattering of success in the late 18th century but were unable to secure a cup. In [[1809]], they upset the league by advancing and clinching the cup from the [[Béyasar]] TBDs, a decidedly better team by all accounts.  

The team, like all teams of the [[Isle of Burgundie]] and [[Ultmar]], joined the [[War of Northern Aggression]] on the side of the local magistrate or lord. They joined the Christensen army and served with valor in the battles of TBD, TBD, and TBD. As the war developed all of the teams of [[Burgundie]] and [[Ultmar]] did not compete in the LHL and lost significant talent and training time in the war. As such, on the reentry of the Merchants and the other [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] teams into the LHL in [[1839]], they underperformed for decades. In [[1845]] the Merchants were bought out by the leading interest in the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]], Emmanuel Vichois-Ermau de Milasse Esq. and rebranded with the company seal, the albatross. They remained the Merchants until the advent of mascots in the 1940s when they adopted the bird as their own. The fans connected with the albatross and put together a fanclub petition to have the name changed. In [[1951]], the team finally adopted its current name, the Albatrosses.

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