MEHL Hockey
| Sport | Virtual (ice hockey) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| CEO | Commissioner : Vincent Lewis, Co Owner : Easton Bybee |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Countries | United States, Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Las Vegas Bones (1st title) |
| Most titles | Springfield Knighthawks (2) |
| Official website | challenge |
The Major Elite Hockey League (MEHL) is a virtual, simulated ice hockey league based in North America. It is currently in its 9th season of operation as of October 2024.[1] It is believed to be the oldest Simulated Hockey league on the internet, having lasted for 8+ years.
The teams play a 16–20 game regular season, starting in October and ending in early May with a playoff phase. Though the league had to shorten the 2023–24 MEHL season to 13 games. The top teams of the MEHL Scott Cup Playoffs meet in a predetermined location to play in the Scott Cup Championship. The league Ceased Operations 3 games into the 2024-25 season and every team went down with the league. The MEHL has recently made an announcement on August 1st 2026 that it would be returning for one final season.
Gameplay
Similar to how sports are covered on the radio, the MEHL hosts streams on its Discord server and is starting to stream the games on YouTube on the Ultimate Hockey Easton 2 YouTube Channel. Games will have music, goal horns, and cool effects as we get more advanced.
Streams take place on the Ultimate Hockey Easton 2 channel[2], while they are usually announced the morning of in the Discord.
Teams
| MEHL Teams | Championships | Teams First Season in the MEHL |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Generals | 0 | 2026 |
| Anaheim Attack | 0 | 2017 |
| Baltimore Bandits | 0 | 2026 |
| Casper Outlaws | 0 | 2024 |
| Colorado Sockeyes | 0 | 2021 |
| Flagstaff Seawolves | 1 | 2017 |
| Grand Rapids Black Bears | 0 | 2026 |
| Greenville Cherokee | 0 | 2026 |
| Hartford Icecats | 0 | 2022 |
| Houston Vultures | 0 | 2017 |
| Jacksonville Marlins | 0 | 2026 |
| Las Vegas Bones | 0 | 2016 |
| Mad City 77’s | 0 | 2026 |
| Minnesota Northern Lights | 0 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Aces | 0 | 2026 |
| Odessa Oilers | 1 | 2017 |
| Rapid City Lumberjacks | 0 | 2026 |
| Richmond Monarchs | 0 | 2026 |
| Salt Lake City Rattlers | 0 | 2024 |
| San Bernardino Colts | 0 | 2021 |
| Springfield Knighthawks | 2 | 2017 |
| Springfield Otters | 0 | 2022 |
| St. Louis Saw Bucks | 0 | 2017 |
| Wasilla Freeze | 0 | 2026 |
Past teams
Major Elite Hockey League [2016–26] Past / Folded / Rebranded / Moved Team Statistics|
- Dallas Dynamo ( Dallas, Texas, for 2017–2018 ; then folded )
- Tampa Bay Thunder ( Tampa Bay, Florida; 2017-2022; then folded )
- Bakersfield Buffalos ( Bakersfield, California ; 2021–2022 ; then folded )
- Scottsdale Phoenix ( Phoenix, Arizona; 2021-2022; rebranded to the Atlanta Phoenix( Atlanta, Georgia; 2023-2025; rebranded to the Jacksonville Marlins )
- Pittsburgh Phantoms ( Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; 2016–2023; moved to the USMHL )
- Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees ( Rio Grande, Texas ; 2022–2023 ; then folded )
- San Antonio Jr. Rampage ( San Antonio, Texas ; 2022–2023 ; then folded )
- Kingman Kings ( Scottsdale, Arizona; 2020–2023 ; rebranded to the Henderson Heat)
- Henderson Sewer Rats ( Henderson, Nevada;2016–2023 ;rebranded to Las Vegas Bones)
- Buffalo Blazers ( Buffalo, New York ; 2016–2024 ; then Folded )
- Cincinnati Gladiators ( Cincinnati, Ohio ; 2023–2024 ; then Folded )
- Corpus Christi Cyclones ( Corpus Christi, Texas ; 2023–2024 ; then Folded )
- Chicago Rage ( Chicago, Illinois ; 2017–2024 ; then Folded )
- Miami Pelicans ( Miami, Florida ; 2017–2024 ; then Folded )
- Minnesota Magicians ( Richfield, Minnesota ; 2022–2024 ; then Folded )
- New Mexico Scorpions ( Albuquerque, New Mexico ; 2022–2024 ; then Folded )
- Oregon Sabres ( Eugene, Oregon ; 2023–2024 ; then Folded )
- San Diego Thunderbirds ( Carlsbad, California ; 2018–2024 ; then Folded )
- Utah Galaxy ( Ogden, Utah ; 2020–2024 ; then Folded )
- Washington Cougars ( Washington, D.C. ; 2018–2024 ; then Folded )
- Vancouver Icecaps ( Vancouver, British Columbia ; 2017–2024 ; then Folded )
- Fresno IceRays ( Fresno, California; 2022–2024 ; rebranded to the Springfield Otters )
- Milwaukee Vipers ( Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; 2022–2024; moved to the USMHL )
- Henderson Heat ( Henderson Nevada; 2023-2025; folded )
- Kansas City Hornets (Kansas City Missouri; 2022-2025; rebranded to the Grand Rapids Black Bears )
- Boise Brown Bears ( Boise Idaho; 2022-2025; rebranded to the Rapid City Lumberjacks )
- Brampton Badgers ( Brampton Ontario; 2022-2025; rebranded to the Richmond Monarchs )
- Montreal Jets ( Montreal Canada; 2018-2025; rebranded to the Greenville Cherokee)
- Rochester Rockets ( Rochester New York; 2016-2025; rebranded to the Albany Generals )
- Atlanta Phoenix
Playoffs
The Scott Cup Championship is a playoff series held at the end of the MEHL season. The trophy is awarded annually to the national MEHL playoff champion.
The Scott Cup gained its name in November 2023 after being named the MEHL Cup previously.
- 2017 – Rochester Rockets
- 2018 – Springfield Knighthawks
- 2019 – Odessa Oilers
- 2020 – Flagstaff Seawolves
- 2021 – Springfield Knighthawks
- 2022 – Miami Pelicans
- 2023 – Montreal Jets
- 2024 - Las Vegas Bones
- 2025 - *League Ceased Operations *
- 2026 - *League Ceased Operations*
- 2027 - *TBD*
References
External links
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