The Patrienish Hockey League · Patríenic Soxití Hockíe

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Welcome to the Patrienish Hockey League's home page.  The PHL is Patria's premier professional hockey league, consisting of only six teams - just like the National Hockey League used to be before the great dilution of 1967.  Just like the NHL of yore, the PHL plays a 70-game schedule.  Numerous home-and-home series develop sometimes bitter rivalries.  In the Kamala Cup playoffs, the first place team plays the team finishing fourth, while the second and third place finishers face off in another semi-final.  The winners advance to the Kamala Cup finals, and the playoffs are done by early May. Unlike the NHL, the PHL has never suffered through a strike or lockout and played a full 2004-05 season!

Before the opening face-off, as the teams line up at the blue lines, please rise for Patria's national anthem.

2007-08 final standings and Kamala Cup playoff scores

Below are the team logos and profiles of each of the PHL's franchises.

Castoropolis CenturionsCASTOROPOLIS CENTURIONS

Home: Castoropolis, FDC
Arena: Columbia Street Arena (capacity: 16,485)
Colours: Forest green and white
Radio flagship: PMC (846 kHz)
Ice Chips: The Centurions have long been the PHL's flagship franchise, despite their lack of success in recent years.  Their 1998-99 Kamala Cup championship was their first PHL title in 24 years.  Kids in Patria dream of playing for the Centurions much like Canadian kids dream of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.  The Columbia Street Arena is as much of a hockey shrine as Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.  But like the Leafs, the Centurions on-ice product has been disappointing to say the least in recent years. The Cents experimented with wearing Roman numerals on their jerseys.  But when a player who wore #38 couldn't fit XXXVIII on his back, the idea was abandoned.

Lazuria Black BaronsLAZURIA BLACK BARONS
Home: Port Madhu, Lazuria
Arena: Lazuria Gardens (capacity: 15,700)
Colours: Black and gold
Radio flagship: PMEN (1566 kHz)
Ice Chips: The Black Barons were the PHL's dominant team through the 1990s, winning five Kamala Cups during the decade as well as the first Cup of the new millennium.  Although the Barons have suffered through a few "rebuilding" years since then, the "Gallery Gods", the extremely loud, drunken fans in the cheap seats of Lazuria Gardens, can still give the Barons a huge home-ice advantage.

Caesarea VioletsCAESAREA VIOLETS
Home: Hameshvara, Caesarea
Arena: Caesarea Square Garden (capacity: 16,800)
Colours: Violet (purple) and orange
Radio flagship: PHN (1251 kHz).  In Castoropolis, the Violets games are broadcast on PMBC (1152 kHz).
Ice Chips: The Violets are the Centurions' main and often bitter rivals.  They share some of the fan base with the Centurions, as much of the Precinct of Caesarea consists of the greater Castoropolis area's suburban sprawl.  A Cents-Violets game is as much of a battle as the Leafs vs. Canadiens in the Original Six era.

Nova Columbia CondorsNOVA COLUMBIA CONDORS

Home: Kayavarohan, Nova Columbia
Arena: Nova Columbia Memorial Arena (capacity: 14,257)
Colours: Red and gold
Radio flagship: PTOR (963 kHz)
Ice Chips: The Condors home arena has the smallest ice surface in the PHL, much like the old Boston Garden.  It's even got rat-infested dressing rooms, like the Bruins' former home. Condors fans are known for throwing plastic or rubber rats on the ice when the home team scores.

Arboria BeaversARBORIA BEAVERS
Home: Vanarpurí (Forest City), Arboria
Arena: Civic Arena (capacity: 15,900)
Colours: Brown, green, white
Radio flagship: PMIB (720 kHz)
Ice Chips: The team's name has become the butt of many bad jokes ("Save a tree, eat a beaver", "If you're Patrienish, show us your beaver!").  After several years out of the playoffs, and finishing dead last in 2001-02, the Beavers went from worst to first in 2002-03, taking the Kamala Cup (the team's first since 1989-90) thanks to the blessings of SRM-Amrita House Leader Mata Amritanandamayi (Arboria is Ammachi's adopted home state in Patria). They successfully defended their Kamala Cup championship in 2004, but were unable to "three-peat" in 2004-05. The Beavers they knocked off the Centurions in five games in the semi-finals, they blew a 3 game to 1 lead to the Violets in the 2005 Kamala Cup final.

Centralia CrusadersCENTRALIA CRUSADERS
Home: Mahakala, Centralia
Arena: Fraser Arena (capacity: 16,200)
Colours: Orange and black
Radio flagship: PMCH (540 kHz)
Ice Chips: After languishing in the PHL's basement for much of the 1990s, the Crusaders became a contending team in the new millennium. In 2002-03 they knocked off the defending Kamala Cup champion Castoropolis Centurions in a semi-final series that went the full seven games, with three games decided in double or triple overtime, but lost the Kamala Cup finals to the Arboria Beavers. In 2005-06, they claimed their first Kamala Cup in 15 seasons, knocking off Arboria in 6 games.

The Kamala Cup

Named after Jawaharlal Nehru's wife, the Kamala Cup is Patria's Stanley Cup.  Kamala Cup winners since the Cup's inception:

1940-41 Caesarea Violets
1941-42 Caesarea Violets
1942-43 Caesarea Violets
1943-44 Arboria Beavers
1944-45 Caesarea Violets
1945-46 Nova Columbia Condors
1946-47 Caesarea Violets
1947-48 Caesarea Violets
1948-49 Castoropolis Centurions
1949-50 Centralia Crusaders
1950-51 Nova Columbia Condors
1951-52 Castoropolis Centurions
1952-53 Nova Columbia Condors
1953-54 Centralia Crusaders
1954-55 Castoropolis Centurions
1955-56 Centralia Crusaders
1956-57 Nova Columbia Condors
1957-58 Castoropolis Centurions
1958-59 Arboria Beavers
1959-60 Castoropolis Centurions
1960-61 Arboria Beavers
1961-62 Castoropolis Centurions
1962-63 Castoropolis Centurions
1963-64 Caesarea Violets
1964-65 Castoropolis Centurions
1965-66 Castoropolis Centurions
1966-67 Lazuria Black Barons
1967-68 Arboria Beavers
1968-69 Lazuria Black Barons
1969-70 Lazuria Black Barons
1970-71 Arboria Beavers
1971-72 Castoropolis Centurions
1972-73 Nova Columbia Condors
1973-74 Nova Columbia Condors
1974-75 Castoropolis Centurions
1975-76 Lazuria Black Barons
1976-77 Nova Columbia Condors
1977-78 Nova Columbia Condors
1978-79 Arboria Beavers
1979-80 Nova Columbia Condors
1980-81 Nova Columbia Condors
1981-82 Lazuria Black Barons
1982-83 Arboria Beavers
1983-84 Caesarea Violets
1984-85 Caesarea Violets
1985-86 Arboria Beavers
1986-87 Centralia Crusaders
1987-88 Nova Columbia Condors
1988-89 Arboria Beavers
1989-90 Arboria Beavers
1990-91 Centralia Crusaders
1991-92 Lazuria Black Barons
1992-93 Lazuria Black Barons
1993-94 Caesarea Violets
1994-95 Lazuria Black Barons
1995-96 Nova Columbia Condors
1996-97 Lazuria Black Barons
1997-98 Lazuria Black Barons
1998-99 Castoropolis Centurions
1999-2000 Lazuria Black Barons
2000-01 Caesarea Violets
2001-02 Castoropolis Centurions
2002-03 Arboria Beavers
2003-04 Arboria Beavers
2004-05 Caesarea Violets
2005-06 Centralia Crusaders
2006-07 Centralia Crusaders
2007-08 Caesarea Violets

2007-08 Final Standings


Games Wins Losses Ties Points
Centralia
 70 41
 21
 8
 90
Caesarea
 70 37
 25
 8
 82
Arboria 70 34
 25
 11
 79
Nova Columbia
 70 31
 27
 12
 74
Lazuria
 70 21
 43
 6
 48
Castoropolis
 70 18
 41
 11
 47

Kamala Cup playoffs
Semi-Final: Centralia Crusaders (1) v. Nova Columbia Condors (4)
Game 1 at Centralia, Apr. 11 - Centralia 2, Nova Columbia 1 (OT)
Game 2 at Centralia, Apr. 13 - Nova Columbia 4, Centralia 2
Game 3, at Nova Columbia, Apr. 15 - Nova Columbia 5, Centralia 4 (OT)
Game 4, at Nova Columbia, Apr. 17 - Nova Columbia 3, Centralia 1
Game 5, at Centralia, Apr. 19 - Centralia 4, Nova Columbia 3 (2OT)
Game 6, at Nova Columbia, Apr. 21 - Nova Columbia 5, Centralia 4 (OT)
(Nova Columbia wins series 4 games to 2)

Semi-Final: Caesarea Violets (2), v. Arboria Beavers (3)
Game 1 at Caesarea, Apr. 12 - Arboria 5, Caesarea 3
Game 2 at Caesarea, Apr. 14 - Caesarea 3, Arboria 1
Game 3 at Arboria, Apr. 16 - Arboria 5, Caesarea 4
Game 4 at Arboria, Apr. 18 - Caesarea 6, Arboria 1
Game 5 at Caesarea, Apr. 20 - Caesarea 7, Arboria 5
Game 6 at Arboria, Apr. 22 - Arboria 4, Caesarea 3 (OT)
Game 7 at Caesarea, Apr. 24 - Caesarea 4, Arboria 2
(Caesarea wins series 4 games to 3)

Final: Nova Columbia Condors v. Caesarea Violets
Game 1 at Caesarea, Apr. 26 - Caesarea 2, Nova Columbia 1 (OT)
Game 2 at Caesarea, Apr. 28 - Caesarea 5, Nova Columbia 3
Game 3 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 30 - Nova Columbia 4, Caesarea 3 (OT)
Game 4 at Nova Columbia, May 2 - Caesarea 6, Nova Columbia 3
Game 5 at Caesarea, May  4 -  Caesarea 4, Centralia  2
Caesarea Violets win Kamala Cup 4 games to 1


 2006-07 Final Standings


Games Wins Losses Ties Points
Centralia
 70 36
 16 18 90
Arboria
 70 28 23 19 75
Caesarea
 70 28 29 13 69
Lazuria
 70 27 28 15 69
Castoropolis
 70 27 30 13 67
Nova Columbia
 70 17 37 16 50

Kamala Cup playoffs
Semi-Final : Centralia Crusaders (1) v. Lazuria Black Barons (4)
Game 1 at Centralia, Apr. 14 - Centralia 2, Lazuria 1 (2 OT)
Game 2 at Centralia, Apr. 16 - Centralia 4, Lazuria 1
Game 3 at Lazuria, Apr. 18 - Lazuria 7, Centralia 6 (OT)
Game 4 at Lazuria, Apr. 20 - Centralia 3, Lazuria 2 (2OT)
Game 5 at Centralia, Apr. 22 - Lazuria 5, Centralia 3
Game 6 at Lazuria, Apr. 24 - Lazuria 6, Centralia 5
Game 7 at Centralia. Apr. 26 - Centralia 3, Lazuria 1
(Centralia wins series 4 games to 3)


Semi-Final: Arboria Beavers (2) v. Caesarea Violets (3)
Game 1 at Arboria, Apr. 13 - Arboria 3, Caesarea 1
Game 2 at Arboria, Apr. 15 - Caesarea 4, Arboria 3 (OT)
Game 3 at Caesarea, Apr. 17 - Caesarea 3, Arboria 0
Game 4 at Caesarea, Apr. 19 - Arboria 2, Caesarea 1
Game 5 at Arboria, Apr. 21 - Caesarea 6, Arboria 2
Game 6 at Caesarea, Apr. 23 - Caesarea 4, Arboria 3 (OT)
  (Caesarea wins series 4 games to 2)

Final: Centralia Crusaders v. Caesarea Violets
Game 1 at Centralia - Apr. 28 - Centralia 5, Caesarea 4 (OT)
Came 2 at Centralia - Apr. 30 - Centralia 6, Caesarea 3
Game 3 at Caesarea - May 3 - Caesarea 2, Centralia 1 (2OT)
Game 4 at Caesarea - May 5 - Centralia 5, Caesarea 4 (OT)
Game 5 at Centralia - May 8 - Caesarea 2, Centralia 1 (OT)
Game 6 at Caesarea - May 10 - Centralia 3, Caesarea 2 (3OT)
Centralia Crusaders win Kamala Cup 4 games to 2

2005-06 Final Standings



 Games Wins Losses Ties Points
Arboria 70 45 15 10 100
Centralia
 70 30 24 16 76
Caesarea
 70 32 28 10 74
Nova Columbia
 70 24 33 13 61
Castoropolis
 70 23 34 13 59
Lazuria  70 19 39 12 50

Kamala Cup playoffs
Semi-Final : Arboria Beavers (1) v. Nova Columbia Condors (4)
Game 1 at Arboria, Apr. 21 - Arboria 3, Nova Columbia 2 (2 OT)
Game 2 at Arboria, Apr. 23 - Nova Columbia 2, Arboria 1 (OT)
Game 3 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 25 - Arboria 7, Nova Columbia 5
Game 4 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 27 - Nova Columbia 2, Arboria 1 (OT)
Game 5 at Arboria, Apr. 29 - Arboria 3, Nova Columbia 0
Game 6 at Nova Columbia, May 1 - Nova Columbia 6, Arboria 5 (OT)
Game 7 at Arboria, May 3 - Arboria 4, Nova Columbia 1
(Arboria wins series 4 games to 3)

Semi-Final: Centralia Crusaders (2) v. Caesarea Violets (3)
Game 1 at Centralia, Apr. 22 - Caesarea 2, Centralia 1 (OT)
Game 2 at Centralia, Apr. 24 - Centralia 5, Caesarea 3
Game 3 at Caesarea, Apr. 26 - Caesarea 4, Centralia 2
Game 4 at Caesarea, Apr. 28 - Centralia 4, Caesarea 3 (OT)
Game 5 at Centralia, Apr. 30 - Centralia 3, Caesarea 1
Game 6 at Caesarea, May 2 - Centralia 4, Caesarea 3 (OT)
(Centralia wins series 4 games to 2)

Final: Arboria Beavers (1) v. Centralia Crusaders (2)
Game 1 at Arboria, May 5 - Centralia 7, Arboria 6 (0:18 OT)
Game 2 at Arboria, May 7 - Centralia 2, Arboria 1
Game 3 at Centralia, May 9 - Arboria 2, Centralia 1 (3OT)
Game 4 at Centralia, May 12 - Arboria 6, Centralia 3
Game 5 at Arboria, May 14 - Centralia 6, Arboria 3
Game 6 at Centralia, May 17 - Centralia 2, Arboria 0
Centralia Crusaders win Kamala Cup 4 games to 2


2004-05 Final Standings


 Games Wins Losses Ties Points
Caesarea 70 41 19 10 92
Arboria  70 39 19 12 90
Castoropolis 70 29 24 17 75
Nova Columbia
 70 25 29 16 66
Centralia
 70 22 38 10 54
Lazuria  70 15 42 13 43

Kamala Cup playoffs

Semi-Final: Caesarea Violets (1) vs. Nova Columbia Condors (4)
Game 1 at Caesarea, Apr. 12 - Caesarea 4, Nova Columbia 2
Game 2 at Caesarea, Aprl 14 - Nova Columbia 3, Caesarea 2 (2OT)
Game 3 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 16 - Caesarea 1, Nova Columbia 0
Game 4 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 18 - Nova Columbia 5, Caesarea 3
Game 5 at Caesarea, Apr. 20 - Caesarea 4, Nova Columbia 1
Game 6 at Nova Columbia, Apr. 22 - Nova Columbia 4, Caesarea 3 (3OT)
Game 7 at Caesarea, Apr. 24 - Caesarea 3, Nova Columbia 1
(Caesarea wins series 4 games to 3)

Semi-Final: Arboria Beavers (2) vs. Castoropolis Centurions (3)
Game 1 at Arboria, Apr. 13 - Arboria 8, Castoropolis 6
Game 2 at Arboria, Apr. 15 - Castoropolis 4, Arboria 3 (OT)
Game 3 at Castoropolis, Apr. 17 - Arboria 4, Castoropolis 3 (OT)
Game 4 at Castoropolis, Apr. 19 - Arboria 6, Castoropolis 3
Game 5 at Arboria, Apr. 21 - Arboria 5, Castoropolis 4 (OT)
(Arboria wins series 4 games to 1)

Final: Caesarea Violets (1) vs.  Arboria Beavers (2)
Game 1 at Caesarea, Apr. 28 - Arboria 3, Caesarea 2
Game 2 at Caesarea, Apr. 30 - Caesaera 2, Arboria 0
Game 3 at Arboria, May 2 - Arboria 5, Caesarea 4 (OT)
Game 4 at Arboria, May 4 - Arboria 2, Caesarea 1 (2OT)
Game 5 at Caesarea,  May 7 - Caesarea 8, Arboria 6
Game 6 at  Arboria, May  10  - Caesarea 4, Arboria 3 (OT)
Game 7 at Caesarea, May 12 - Caesarea 5, Arboria 3
Caesarea Violets win Kamala Cup 4 games to 3


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