Ice hockey

Ice hockey *there* is the same sport as *here*, though somewhat less popular; in North America it is played, but more as a fringe sport, as hibercrosse is the major winter sport there (at least as far as New Francy and the NAL are concerned). Hockey does, however, enjoy popularity in Europe and elsewhere, and the game's perennial powerhouses are Oregon, Russia, Sweden, Bohemia and, most recently arisen, Nassland. Indeed, the Russo-Oregonian rivalry is the stuff of legend, and every game between the two - even friendlies - can be expected to be a serious clash.

The biggest differences in the rules between hockey *here* and *there* is the lack *there* of a centre red line, and *there* there is no no-touch icing; rather, the internationally-accepted icing rule is as in the NHL *here*.

International Ice Hockey Federation

The sport is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation, which, besides standardising the rules and handling the international transfer of players from one country to another, organises yearly international competitions in the "World Championships" framework. The participating IIHF member states are divided into 4 tiers, categorised by the performance of the previous year.

A Pool

The uppermost division, the "A Pool" is comprised of sixteen teams assigned to 4 groups; the groups change for each year, and the current listing here is for the upcoming 2011 A Pool World Championship to be held in Slevania. The two last-place teams at the World Championships are demoted to Division 1.

2011 A Pool World Championship Groups:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Oregon	Belarus	RTC	Germany
Nassland	Hungary	Latvia	Japan
Bohemia	Russia	New Francy	Norway
Denmark	Slevania	NAL	Sweden

A Pool World Champions:

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1920	New Francy	NAL	Bohemia
1924	Oregon	Kemr	France
1928	New Francy	Sweden	Helvetia
1930	Bavaria	Helvetia	Austria
1931	Oregon	Austria	New Francy
1932	Bavaria	Saxony	NAL
1933	NAL	Bohemia	Sweden
1934	New Francy	Bavaria	Bohemia
1935	Helvetia	Kemr	Hungary
1936	Kemr	NAL	Germany
1937	New Francy	Kemr	Helvetia
1938	New Francy	Kemr	Bohemia
1939	New Francy	Helvetia	Nassland
1949	Bohemia	Oregon	Sweden
1950	Oregon	Kemr	Helvetia
1951	Sweden	Helvetia	Alyaska
1952	Oregon	Sweden	Turkestan
1953	Sweden	Germany	Helvetia
1954	Russia	Oregon	Sweden
1955	Oregon	Russia	Bohemia
1956	Russia	NAL	Oregon
1957	Sweden	Russia	Bohemia
1958	Oregon	Russia	Sweden
1959	Oregon	Russia	Bohemia
1960	NAL	Oregon	Russia
1961	Oregon	Bohemia	Russia
1962	Sweden	Oregon	New Francy
1963	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1964	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1965	Russia	Bohemia	Sweden
1966	Russia	Bohemia	Oregon
1967	Russia	Sweden	Oregon
1968	Russia	Bohemia	Oregon
1969	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1970	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1971	Russia	Bohemia	Sweden
1972	Bohemia	Russia	Sweden
1973	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1974	Russia	Bohemia	Sweden
1975	Russia	Bohemia	Turkestan
1976	Bohemia	Russia	Sweden
1977	Bohemia	Sweden	Russia
1978	Russia	Bohemia	Oregon
1979	Russia	Bohemia	Sweden
1981	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1982	Russia	Bohemia	Oregon
1983	Russia	Bohemia	Oregon
1985	Bohemia	Russia	Oregon
1987	Sweden	Russia	Bohemia
1989	Russia	Oregon	Bohemia
1990	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1991	Sweden	Oregon	Russia
1992	Sweden	Nassland	Bohemia
1993	Russia	Sweden	Bohemia
1994	Oregon	Nassland	Sweden
1995	Nassland	Sweden	Oregon
1996	Bohemia	Oregon	NAL
1997	Oregon	Sweden	Bohemia
1998	Sweden	Nassland	Bohemia
1999	Bohemia	Nassland	Sweden
2000	Bohemia	Slevania	Nassland
2001	Bohemia	Nassland	Sweden
2002	Slevania	Russia	Sweden
2003	Oregon	Sweden	Slevania
2004	Oregon	Sweden	NAL
2005	Bohemia	Oregon	Russia
2006	Sweden	Bohemia	Nassland
2007	Oregon	Nassland	Russia
2008	Russia	Oregon	Nassland
2009	Russia	Oregon	Sweden
2010	Bohemia	Russia	Sweden

Division 1

The second tier is called Division 1, which is divided into two groups; the two groups have separate tournaments each year, and the winner of each is promoted to the A Pool, the loser of each is relegated to Division 2. Following the 2000 season, what had been a single group was divided into two groups (this applies also to Divisions 2 and 3).

2011 Division 1 World Championship Groups:

Group A	Group B
Turkestan	France
Austria	Iceland
Italy	Chukotka
Estonia	Kemr
Louisianne	Araucania and Patagonia
Alyaska	Luxembourg
Ukraine	Helvetia

Division 1 Champions:

Year	Group A	Group B
1951	Italy	-
1952	Kemr	-
1953	Italy	-
1954	Italy	-
1955	Luxembourg	-
1959	Oltenia	-
1961	Norway	-
1962	Japan	-
1963	Norway	-
1964	RTC	-
1965	Belarus	-
1966	Germany	-
1967	RTC	-
1968	CSDS	-
1969	Luxembourg	-
1970	NAL	-
1971	Helvetia	-
1972	Malorussia (Ukraine)	-
1973	Luxembourg	-
1974	Latvia	-
1975	Luxembourg	-
1976	Oltenia	-
1977	Luxembourg	-
1978	Estonia	-
1979	Batavia	-
1980	Estonia	-
1981	Belarus	-
1982	Luxembourg	-
1983	Malorussia (Ukraine)	-
1984	Estonia	-
1985	RTC	-
1986	Helvetia	-
1987	RTC	-
1988	Turkestan	-
1989	Norway	-
1990	Helvetia	-
1991	Ukraine	-
1992	Austria	-
1993	Kemr	-
1994	Helvetia	-
1995	Slevania	-
1996	Estonia	-
1997	Belarus	-
1998	Ukraine	-
1999	Denmark	-
2000	Germany	-
2001	RTC	Croatia
2002	Belarus	Denmark
2003	Turkestan	France
2004	Belarus	Croatia
2005	Norway	Latvia
2006	Germany	Austria
2007	France	Croatia
2008	Hungary	Austria
2009	Italy	Turkestan
2010	Japan	RTC

Division 2

The third tier is Division 2, functionally and structurally the same as D1; the top team in each group is promoted, the last place team in each is demoted to D3.

2011 Division 2 World Championship Groups:

Group A	Group B
Croatia	Batavia
Bulgaria	Romania
Australasia	Aotearoa
England	Mejico
Persia	Beihanguo
Eire	Uyguristan

Division 2 Champions:

Year	Group A	Group B
1962	Oltenia	-
1963	Austria	-
1966	Italy	-
1967	Japan	-
1969	Austria	-
1970	Japan	-
1971	Oltenia	-
1972	Austria	-
1973	Norway	-
1974	Helvetia	-
1975	Norway	-
1976	Austria	-
1977	Hungary	-
1978	Batavia	-
1979	CSDS	-
1981	Austria	-
1982	Japan	-
1983	Batavia	-
1985	France	-
1986	Norway	-
1987	Japan	-
1988	CSDS	-
1989	Batavia	-
1990	CSDS	-
1991	Denmark	-
1992	Kemr	-
1993	Latvia	-
1994	Slevania	-
1995	Belarus	-
1996	Turkestan	-
1997	Ukraine	-
1998	Hungary	-
1999	Batavia	-
2000	Hungary	-
2001	Chukotka	Romania
2002	Estonia	Louisianne
2003	Chukotka	Scotland
2004	Beihanguo	Louisianne
2005	Alyaska	Aotearoa
2006	Romania	Beihanguo
2007	Alyaska	Chukotka
2008	Romania	Australasia
2009	Araucania and Patagonia	Louisianne
2010	Iceland	Chukotka

Division 3

The bottom tier is Division 3. It is divided into two groups, and each has its own separate yearly tournament. The top team in each is promoted to D2, but no relegation takes place.

2011 Division 3 World Championship Groups:

Group A	Group B
Turkey	Scotland
Dalmatia	Chile
Georgia	Armenia
Serbia	Jervaine
South Africa	Maghreb
Kurdistan	Riu de L'Argent
Azerbaijan	Mongolia

Division 3 Champions:

Year	Group A	Group B
1987	Australasia	-
1989	Persia	-
1990	Bulgaria	-
1996	Mejico	-
1997	New Dalmatia	-
1998	Bulgaria	-
1999	Turkey	-
2000	Jervaine	-
2002	Uyguristan	Mejico
2003	Aotearoa	Jervaine
2004	Iceland	Turkey
2005	Mejico	South Africa
2006	Iceland	Turkey
2007	Aotearoa	Eire
2008	Mongolia	South Africa
2009	Aotearoa	Turkey
2010	Eire	Uyguristan