Federal Hockey League season 2016–17
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The Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 was a professional minor league ice hockey season in North America featuring teams such as the Cornwall Nationals competing for the league championship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 canonical | 1 |
| Federal Hockey League season 2017–18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9184751 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 Context triple: [Cornwall Nationals, participatedIn, Federal Hockey League season 2016–17]
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A.
2016–17 AHL season
The 2016–17 AHL season was the 81st season of the American Hockey League, featuring 30 teams competing as the primary developmental league for the NHL.
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B.
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league in North America that operated primarily in the Midwest and Northeast from the early 1990s until 2010.
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C.
SPHL
SPHL is a professional minor league ice hockey organization in the United States known as the Southern Professional Hockey League.
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D.
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League was a North American minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in the central United States from the 1960s through the early 2010s.
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E.
USHL Anderson Cup race
The USHL Anderson Cup race is the United States Hockey League’s regular-season championship competition, awarded to the team with the best overall record before the playoffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 Target entity description: The Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 was a professional minor league ice hockey season in North America featuring teams such as the Cornwall Nationals competing for the league championship.
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A.
2016–17 AHL season
The 2016–17 AHL season was the 81st season of the American Hockey League, featuring 30 teams competing as the primary developmental league for the NHL.
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B.
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league in North America that operated primarily in the Midwest and Northeast from the early 1990s until 2010.
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C.
SPHL
SPHL is a professional minor league ice hockey organization in the United States known as the Southern Professional Hockey League.
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D.
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League was a North American minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in the central United States from the 1960s through the early 2010s.
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E.
USHL Anderson Cup race
The USHL Anderson Cup race is the United States Hockey League’s regular-season championship competition, awarded to the team with the best overall record before the playoffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey league season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| championshipTrophy | Commissioner’s Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | minor professional ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2017-04-09 ⓘ |
| endYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| expansionTeam |
Cornwall Nationals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredCompetition | Federal Hockey League playoffs 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsRunnerUp | Port Huron Prowlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| gender | men’s ⓘ |
| governingBody | Federal Hockey League front office ⓘ |
| includedTeam |
Berlin River Drivers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornwall Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ Danbury Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ Danville Dashers NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Huron Prowlers NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Watertown Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Federal Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRegion |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Ahmed Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | Federal Hockey League season 2017–18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 7 ⓘ |
| playoffChampion | Danville Dashers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffsName | Commissioner’s Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | Federal Hockey League season 2015–16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Danville Dashers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | Federal Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-10-28 ⓘ |
| startYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| tier | low-level minor league ⓘ |
| topScorer | Ahmed Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 Description of subject: The Federal Hockey League season 2016–17 was a professional minor league ice hockey season in North America featuring teams such as the Cornwall Nationals competing for the league championship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cornwall Nationals
subject surface form:
Cornwall Nationals
this entity surface form:
Federal Hockey League season 2017–18