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League Overview
- Total Teams: 100
- Conferences: 2 (Eastern Conference, Western Conference)
- Divisions per Conference: 5
- Teams per Division: 10
- Season Start: July 22, 2025
- Championship: VHL Cup
Conferences and Divisions
Eastern Conference
Competes for the Eastern Conference Trophy and Awards
Western Conference
Competes for the Western Conference Trophy and Awards
Road to the VHL Cup
- Regular Season: Each team plays 82 games, facing divisional opponents more frequently, with a balanced schedule against other divisions and conferences.
- Playoff Qualification: The top 8 teams from each conference (40 total) qualify for the playoffs, based on regular season points.
- Division winners are seeded 1-5 in each conference.
- Wild card spots (3 per conference) go to the next highest point earners.
- Playoff Format:
- First Round: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 (Best-of-7 series).
- Second Round: Winners advance (Best-of-7 series).
- Conference Finals: Remaining two teams per conference (Best-of-7 series).
- VHL Cup Finals: Conference champions compete (Best-of-7 series).
- Champion: The winner of the VHL Cup Finals is crowned the Season 1 VHL Champion on [TBD date, approximately April 2026].
The structure ensures geographic diversity and competitive balance across the 100-team league.