LNH
Current season, competition or edition: LNH 11 | |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Jean-Luc Anger |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country | Lisander |
| Most recent champion(s) | Beaumont Wolves |
| Most titles | Kasandora Blues (2 titles) |
| Official website | lnh.ls |
The Liga Nacional de Hóquei (LNH) is the premier professional ice hockey league in Lisander, serving as the pinnacle of the sport's competitive structure. While ice hockey has deep historical roots in the alpine and mountainous regions of Northern Lisander, in cities like Salinas, Beaumont, and Dalena, the LNH has successfully expanded into the south of the country through the popularization of indoor arenas.
Structure and Format
The league currently consists of 18 teams divided into Northern and Southern divisions.Due to questions relative to weather, stadium usage and rule interpretation differences between northern and southern teams, the LNH format varies constantly. However, the most usual system is that competition follows a double round-robin format, culminating in a conference playoff system, where the winners of each side face off for the Harmin Cup.
- Regular Season: Double Round-Robin, Home and Away Matches.
- Playoffs: Single match per round. From Conference Finals, always in neutral venues.
- Harmin Cup: Single match, always in a neutral venue.
Extra Goal Rule
For purposes of the qualification table, overtime wins and losses aren't counted, and a win in Shoot-out counts as an extra goal. So if a game ties 3-3 after three periods and overtime, the winner of the Shoot-out gets an extra goal on the match result (it becomes a 4-3).
Teams
The LNH underwent a period of rapid growth between its 6th and 8th seasons, expanding from a small 8-team circuit to its current professional scale.