====== Alko Barbarians ======

{{ :thl_akb.png?200|}}The **Alko Barbarians** are a professional hockey team based in Alko, Pakola. They compete in the [[Torland Hockey League]] as a member of the [[Elam Division]]. The team is owned by Dick Valentine and plays their home games at the Enseco Center.

Founded in 1976 as the Guilden Barbarians, Valentine infamously moved the team to Alko in 1988. The Barbarians have not yet won a Marcotte Cup.

===== Team history =====

===== Team culture =====

==== Fan base ====

After moving to Alko, the fans on the eastern side of Alko embraced the Barbarians as their own, especially with the perfect fit of their style. The fanbase is still green but are eagerly supportive of their team and culture as a rough-and-tumble blue collar area.
==== Rivalries ====

=== Alko Wizards ===

The two teams in Alko are both young and newer to the league but the two could also not be more differently culturally and stylistically. The Wizards play in a much higher income side of Alko and prefer a fast-paced style of play. The Barbarians play in a rougher more blue collar side of Alko and prefer a defensive-heavy style.
===== Team information =====

==== Ownership ====

The Barbarians are currently owned by Dick Valentine, who founded the team in 1976 originally in Guilden, and moved the team to Alko in 1988. The move was derided by the fans in Guilden who didn't appreciate the way Valentine ran the team and left town. Valentine is considered //persona non grata// in Guilden. Alko, however, embraced the new team wholeheartedly.
==== Home ice ====

The Barbarians play their home games at the Enseco Center in Alko, Pakola. They played their first season in Alko in 1988 at the Rosa Nence Center in Alko, and they also played at Brimson Arena from 1989-1993.

==== Logos and uniforms ====

The Barbarians' colors are black, red, yellow, and white.

==== Minor league affiliates ====

===== Players & personnel =====

==== Current roster ====

==== Team captains ====

//Note: this list includes team captains from the Guilden Barbarians.//

  * Grover Laughlin, 1976-1978
  * John Jurski, 1979-1984
  * Lorenz Laduca, 1985-present

==== Staff and coaches ====

== Head coaches ==

^ Name ^ Years Employed ^ Playoffs ^ Cups ^ Awards ^
| Jonas Rayburn |  1976-present   |  7  |  0  | |

== Assistant coaches ==

== General managers ==

  * Russ Shoemaker (1976-present)
==== Drafts =====

===== Seasons =====

==== Guilden Barbarians ====
^  Season  ^  GP  ^  Record (W-T-L)  ^  Points  ^  Finish  ^  Playoffs  ^
|  1976  |  72  |  16-13-43  |  61  |  6th, Willard  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1977  |  72  |  19-8-45  |  65  |  7th, Willard  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1978  |  72  |  14-18-40  |  60  |  7th, Willard  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1979  |  72  |  28-21-23  |  105  |  4th, Willard  |  Lost in quarter-finals (0-4 vs. Glaciers)  |
|  1980  |  76  |  30-10-36  |  100  |  4th, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1981  |  76  |  35-16-25  |  121  |  2nd, Elam  |  Lost in quarter-finals (0-4 vs. Heralds)  |
|  1982  |  76  |  31-19-26  |  112  |  2nd, Elam  |  Lost in wild card round (2-3 vs. Swans)  |
|  1983  |  76  |  27-17-32  |  98  |  3rd, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1984  |  76  |  25-19-32  |  94  |  3rd, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1985  |  48  |  22-10-16  |  76  |  2nd, Elam  |  Lost in wild card round (2-3 vs. Pioneers)  |
|  1986  |  76  |  24-22-30  |  94  |  3rd, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1987  |  76  |  29-14-33  |  101  |  3rd, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |

==== Alko Barbarians ====
^  Season  ^  GP  ^  Record (W-T-L)  ^  Points  ^  Finish  ^  Playoffs  ^
|  1988  |  76  |  29-18-29  |  105  |  2nd, Elam  |  Lost in quarter-finals (1-4 vs. Electrics)  |
|  1989  |  76  |  36-22-18  |  130  |  1st, Elam  |  Lost in semi-finals (0-4 vs. Whales)  |
|  1990  |  76  |  35-13-28  |  118  |  2nd, Elam  |  Lost in quarter-finals (0-4 vs. Kodiaks)  |
|  1991  |  76  |  28-20-28  |  104  |  4th, Elam  |  Missed playoffs  |
|  1992  |  76  |  39-19-18  |  136  |  1st, Hatch  |  Lost in quarter-finals (2-4 vs. Snappers)  |
|  1993  |  76  |  43-16-17  |  145  |  1st, Hatch  |  Lost in quarter-finals (2-4 vs. Falcons)  |
|  1994  |  76  |  41-19-16  |  142  |  1st, Hatch  |  Lost in semi-finals (2-4 vs. Neptunes)  |

===== Team and league honors =====

==== Banners and trophies ====

^  Marcotte Cup  ^  Louis Trophy  ^  Division Title  ^
|    |    |  1989 Elam Division  |
|    |    |  1992 Hatch Division  |
|    |    |  1993 Hatch Division  |
|    |    |  1994 Hatch Division  |

==== Retired numbers ====

^  No.  ^  Player  ^  Position  ^  Career  ^  Retired  ^
|  33  |  Von Wentz  |  G  |  1976-1978  |  1981  |

==== Hall of Famers ====

//Note: this list includes Hall of Famers from the Guilden Barbarians.//

  * Von Wentz, G, 1976-1978, inducted 1981