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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| name          = Major Hockey League
| name          = Major Hockey League
| current_season = 2015–16 VHL season
| current_season =
| logo          = Supreme Hockey League.svg.png
| logo          = Supreme Hockey League.svg.png
| pixels        = 180
| pixels        = 180
| sport          = Ice hockey
| sport          = Ice hockey
| countries      = {{RUS}} (24 teams)<br />{{KAZ}} (2 teams)
| countries      = {{RUS}} (29 teams)
| champion      = [[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]
| champion      = [[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]
| most_champs    = [[Toros Neftekamsk]] (3)
| most_champs    = [[Toros Neftekamsk]] (3)
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| divisions      =  
| divisions      =  
| conferences    =  
| conferences    =  
| teams          = 26
| teams          = 29
| feeds          =
| feeds          =
| feeder        =  
| feeder        =  
| promotion      =  
| promotion      =  
| relegation    =  
| relegation    =  
| champ          = [[Bratina Cup]]
| champ          = [[Petrov Cup]]
| assc_champ    =
| assc_champ    =
| most successful club =  
| most successful club =  
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}}


The '''Supreme Hockey League'''<ref>[http://www.vhlru.ru/en/ Supreme Hockey League]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/tvvhl TV-VHL on YouTube]</ref> ({{lang-ru|Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ)|links=no}}, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga ('''VHL''')''), also known as the '''Major Hockey League'''<ref name=vhlofficial>{{cite web|title=League Structure|url=http://en.khl.ru/official/22019/|publisher=KHL|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/6/26/23873.html|title=Medical Support For All |date=26 June 2010 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |accessdate=26 June 2010}}</ref> or '''Higher Hockey League''' ('''HHL'''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fhr.ru/content/news/8824.html |title=The press conference devoted to the start of the season of Higher Hockey League was |publisher=[[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia]] |accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref> is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of [[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia|Russian hockey]]. Though currently acting independently, plans were in place to convert it to a farm system for the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL)'s [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/3/19/26831.html |title=Учреждение ВХЛ |publisher=KHL.ru |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> It was preceded by the [[Vysshaya Liga|Major League of the Russian Championship]] that formerly held a relegation role for the [[Russian Superleague]], and was governed by the [[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia]]. As of 2011–12 season some VHL teams are affiliated with a KHL team (e.g. HC Sarov is affiliated with KHL's [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod|Torpedo]]), while other teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.
The '''Supreme Hockey League'''<ref>[http://www.vhlru.ru/en/ Supreme Hockey League]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/tvvhl TV-VHL on YouTube]</ref> ({{lang-ru|Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ)|links=no}}, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga ('''VHL''')''), also known as the '''Major Hockey League'''<ref name=vhlofficial>{{cite web|title=League Structure|url=http://en.khl.ru/official/22019/|publisher=KHL|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/6/26/23873.html|title=Medical Support For All |date=26 June 2010 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |accessdate=26 June 2010}}</ref> or '''Higher Hockey League''' ('''HHL'''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fhr.ru/content/news/8824.html |title=The press conference devoted to the start of the season of Higher Hockey League was |publisher=[[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia]] |accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref> is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of [[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia|Russian hockey]].  


==Transition to KHL==
Though currently acting independently, plans were in place to convert it to a farm system for the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL)'s [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/3/19/26831.html |title=Учреждение ВХЛ |publisher=KHL.ru |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> It was preceded by the [[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Major League of the Russian Championship]] (Vysshaya Liga) that formerly held a relegation role for the [[Russian Superleague]], and was governed by the [[Ice Hockey Federation of Russia]]. As of the 2017–18 season, some VHL teams are affiliated with a KHL team (e.g. [[HC Sarov]] is affiliated with KHL's [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod|Torpedo]]), while other teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.
It is believed that the league will become more of a developmental league. Only seven players over the age of 29 will be allowed onto each team's roster.  With no promotion/relegation system set in place with the new [[Kontinental Hockey League]], it has been speculated that most teams in the league will eventually become farm teams of the KHL teams.
 
==Russian Classic==
The '''Russian Classic''' (Russian: Русская классика, Russkaya klassika) is an outdoor ice hockey game that is played during the Supreme Hockey League regular season. So far, the visiting team has won every edition of the game.
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:100%;"
|-
! Date
! Venue
! Sport
! Location
! Home Team
! Visiting Team
! Score
! Attendance
|-
|align=center|February 17, 2012
|Central Stadium
|align=center|football, Rugby
|[[Krasnoyarsk]]
|[[Sokol Krasnoyarsk]]
|'''[[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (VHL)|Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]'''
|align=center|2–3
|align=center|16,100
|-
|align=center|January 19, 2014
|Central Stadium
|align=center|football
|[[Chelyabinsk]]
|[[Chelmet Chelyabinsk]]
|'''[[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]]'''
|align=center|2–5
|align=center|9,200
|-
|align=center|February 14, 2015
|Sputnik Stadium
|align=center|football
|[[Nizhny Tagil]]
|[[Sputnik Nizhny Tagil]]
|'''[[Yuzhny Ural Orsk]]'''
|align=center|0–4
|align=center|8,350
|-
|align=center|February 7, 2016
|Khimik Stadium
|align=center|football
|[[Tver]]
|[[THK Tver]]
|'''[[Buran Voronezh]]'''
|align=center|1–2 (OT)
|align=center|6,350
|-
|align=center|January 14, 2017
|Park Legend
|align=center|
|[[Moscow]]
|[[Dynamo Balashikha]]
|'''[[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]]'''
|align=center|1–3
|align=center|1,831
|-
|align=center|January 28, 2018
|Central Stadium
|align=center|football
|[[Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast|Kurgan]]
|[[Zauralie Kurgan]]
|'''[[Rubin Tyumen]]'''
|align=center|0–4
|align=center|3,000
|-
|}
*{{small|'''Bolded''' teams denote winners}}


==Seasons overview==
==Seasons overview==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Season||[[File:Gold medal icon.png]] [[Bratina Cup]] Winner||[[File:Silver medal icon.png]] Finalist||Regular season winner
!Season||[[File:Gold medal icon.png]] [[Petrov Cup]] Winner||[[File:Silver medal icon.png]] Finalist||Regular season winner
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 VHL season|2010–11]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Rubin Tyumen]]'''||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rubin Tyumen]]
|[[2010–11 VHL season|2010–11]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Rubin Tyumen]]'''||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rubin Tyumen]]
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|-
|-
|[[2015-16 VHL season|2015-16]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]'''||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Izhstal]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[THK Tver]]
|[[2015-16 VHL season|2015-16]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]'''||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Izhstal]]||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[THK Tver]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Supreme Hockey League season|2016–17]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Dynamo Balashikha]]''' || {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]] || {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Supreme Hockey League season|2017–18]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg|Dinamo Saint Petersburg]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[SKA-Neva]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg|Dinamo Saint Petersburg]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Supreme Hockey League season|2018–19]] || {{flagicon|KAZ}} '''[[Saryarka Karaganda]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rubin Tyumen]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[SKA-Neva]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Supreme Hockey League season|2019–20]] || colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Zvezda Moscow|Zvezda Moscow]]
|-
|[[2020–21 Supreme Hockey League season|2020–21]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Yugra|Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Yugra|Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]
|-
|[[2021–22 Supreme Hockey League season|2021–22]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Rubin Tyumen]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg|Dinamo Saint Petersburg]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Yugra|Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Supreme Hockey League season|2022–23]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sokol Krasnoyarsk]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Yugra|Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Supreme Hockey League season|2023–24]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[AKM Tula]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Molot-Prikamye Perm]]
|-
|[[2024–25 Supreme Hockey League season|2024–25]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Torpedo-Gorky]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]]|| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]
|-
|[[2025–26 Supreme Hockey League season|2025–26]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[HC Ugra]]''' || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]
|}
|}


==Teams in 2013–14==
==Teams in 2025–26==
{| cellpadding="0"  
{| cellpadding="0"
|- align="left" style="vertical-align: top"  
|- align="left" style="vertical-align: top"
|
|  
|  
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{| cellpadding="1" width="1000px" style="font-size: 100%; border: 1px solid gray;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="145" | Team
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="145" | Team
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! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40"  | Capacity
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40"  | Capacity
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="110" | KHL Affiliate Team(s)
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="110" | KHL Affiliate Team(s)
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="110" | MHL Affiliate Team(s)
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="110" | MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s)
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Founded
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Founded
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Joined league
! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Joined league
|-
|-
| '''[[Ariada Volzhsk]]'''
| 1 '''[[HC AKM|AKM]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Volzhsk]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
| [[Ariada Ice Palace]]
| Ice Palace
| align=center | 2,250
| align=center | 3,363
| [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]
| Independent
| Kuznetskie Medvedi
| [[Akademiya Mikhailova]]<br/>[[AKM-Junior]]
| align=center | 1996
| align=center | 2021
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2021
|-
| 2 '''[[JHC Bars|Bars]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kazan]]
| [[Sports Palace Kazan]]
| align=center | 3,845
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
| [[JHC Irbis|Irbis]]
| align=center | 2009
| align=center | 2014
|-
|-
| '''[[Buran Voronezh]]'''
| 3 '''[[Buran Voronezh|Buran]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Voronezh]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Voronezh]]
| [[LDS Jubileiny]]
| [[LDS Jubileiny]]
| align=center | 3,040
| align=center | 3,200
| [[Atlant Moscow Oblast]]
| [[Severstal Cherepovets]]
| Atlanty<br>Rossosh
| [[EcoNiva Bobrov]]<br/>[[HC Proton]]
| align=center | 1977
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | 2012
| align=center | 2012
|-
|-
| '''[[Chelmet Chelyabinsk]]'''
| 4 '''[[CSK VVS Samara (ice hockey)|CSK VVS Samara]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Chelyabinsk]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Samara]]
| [[Sport Palace Yunost]]
| Vladimir Vysotsky Sport Palace
|align=center | 3,650
| align=center | 5,000
| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]]
| None
| align=center | 1950
| align=center | 2023
|-
| 5 '''[[Chelmet Chelyabinsk|Chelmet]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Chelyabinsk]]
| [[Yunost Sport Palace]]
|align=center | 3,500
| [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]]
| [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]]
| Belye Medvedi
| [[Chelyabinsk Polar Bears|Belye Medvedi]]
| align=center | 1948
| align=center | 1948
| align=center | 2012
| align=center | 2010
|-
| 6 '''[[HC Chelny|Chelny]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Naberezhnye Chelny]]
| Ice Sports Palace
|align=center | 1,500
| [[Admiral Vladivostok]]
| None
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | 2023
|-
|-
| '''[[Dizel Penza]]'''
| 7 '''[[Dizel Penza|Dizel]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Penza]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Penza]]
| [[Dizel Arena]]
| [[Dizel Arena]]
| align=center | 5,500
| align=center | 5,500
| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]
| [[Severstal Cherepovets]]
| Loko<br>Dizelist
| [[Dizelist Penza (MHL-B)|Dizelist Penza]]
| align=center | 1956
| align=center | 1956
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[Dynamo Balashikha]]'''
| 8 '''[[HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg|Dynamo Saint Petersburg]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Balashikha]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]]
| [[Balashikha Arena]]
| [[Yubileyny Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 6,500
| align=center | 7,000
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| HC MVD
| [[JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg]]
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2013
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2016
|-
|-
| '''[[Ermak Angarsk]]'''
| 9 '''[[Dynamo-Altay|Dynamo-Altai]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Angarsk]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Barnaul]]
| [[Arena Ermak]]
| Titov Arena
| align=center | 6,900
| align=center | 4,281
| [[Avangard Omsk]]
| [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]]
| Omskie Yatreby<br>Angarsky Ermak
| None
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 1954
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2023
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Izhstal|Izhstal Izhevsk]]'''
| 10 '''[[Gornyak-UGMK]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Izhevsk]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Verkhnyaya Pyshma]]
| [[Sports Palace Izhstal]]
| Alexei Kozitsyn Ice Arena
| align=center | 3,900
| align=center | 1,500
| [[Severstal Cherepovets]]
| [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| Almaz<br>Izhevskaya Stal
| [[JHC Avto|Avto]]
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 2013
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2017
|-
|-
| '''[[Kazzinc-Torpedo]]'''
| 11 '''[[HC Norilsk]]'''
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Oskemen]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Norilsk]]
| [[Boris Alexandrov Sport Palace]]
| Arktika Sport Palace
| align=center | 4,400
| align=center | 2,184
| Independent
| Independent
| None
| align=center | 2023
| align=center | 2023
|-
| 12 '''[[HC Tambov]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tambov]]
| Kristall Ice Palace
| align=center | 1,500
| Independent
| Independent
| align=center | 1956
| [[JHC Tambov]]
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 1981
| align=center | 2018
|-
|-
| '''[[Kristall Saratov]]'''
| 13 '''[[HC Izhstal]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saratov]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Izhevsk]]
| [[Ice Sports Palace Saratov]]
| [[Sports Palace Izhstal]]
| align=center | 5,000
| align=center | 3,268
| [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]]
| [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]]
| MHC Reaktor<br>Kristall-Yunior
| [[Progress Glazov|Progress]]
| align=center | 1955
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Kuban|Kuban Krasnodar]]'''
| 14 '''[[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasnodar]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast|Voskresensk]]
| [[Ice Palace]]
| [[Podmoskovie Ice Palace]]
| align=center | 3,100
| align=center | 4,000
| [[CSKA Moscow]]
| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| Krasnaya Armiya<br>Berkuty Kubani
| [[JHC Spartak]]
| align=center | 2012
| align=center | 2005
| align=center | 2012
| align=center | 2015
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]]'''
| 15 '''[[Kristall Saratov]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tolyatti]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saratov]]
| [[Lada Arena]]
| Kristall Ice Sport Palace
| align=center | 6,100
| align=center | 5,141
| [[HC Yugra]]
| Independent
| Mamonty Yugry<br>[[Ladia]]
| [[JHC Kristall]]
| align=center | 1976
| align=center | 1947
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Lipetsk]]'''
| 16 '''[[HC Magnitka Magnitogorsk]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lipetsk]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Magnitogorsk]]
| Zvezdny Ice Palace
| Ice Sport Palace
| align=center | 2,100
| align=center | 330
| [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]
| [[Stalnye Lisy]]
| align=center | 2024
| align=center | 2024
|-
| 17 '''[[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Novokuznetsk]]
| [[Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 7,533
| Independent
| Independent
| Elta
| [[Kuznetsk Bears|Kuznetskie Medvedi]]
| align=center | 1979
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | 2013
| align=center | 2017
|-
|-
| '''[[Molot-Prikamye Perm]]'''
| 18 '''[[Molot-Prikamye Perm|Molot]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Perm]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Perm, Russia|Perm]]
| [[Universal Sports Palace Molot]]
| [[Universal Sports Palace Molot]]
| align=center | 6,000
| align=center | 6,000
| Independent
| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]
| Molot
| [[HC Oktan Perm|MHC Molot]]
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | 1948
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]'''
| 19 '''[[Neftyanik Almetyevsk|Neftyanik]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Almetyevsk]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Almetyevsk]]
| [[Yubileinyi Sports Palace]]
| [[Yubileyny Sports Palace (Almetyevsk)|Yubileyny Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 2,200
| align=center | 2,000
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
| Bars<br>Sputnik
| [[Sputnik Almetyevsk]]
| align=center | 1965
| align=center | 1965
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[Rubin Tyumen]]'''
| 20 '''[[Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tyumen]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kirovo-Chepetsk]]
| Olimp-Arena
| align=center | 1,793
| Independent
| None
| align=center | 1954
| align=center | 2024
|-
| 21 '''[[Omskie Krylya]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Omsk]]
| Avangard Hockey Academy
| align=center | 1,200
| [[Avangard Omsk]]
| [[Omskie Yastreby]]
| align=center | 2021
| align=center | 2021
|-
 
| 22 '''[[HC Rostov]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rostov-on-Don]]
| Ice Arena
| align=center | 600
| [[HC Sochi]]
| None
| align=center | 2004
| align=center | 2019
|-
| 23 '''[[Rubin Tyumen|Rubin]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tyumen]]
| [[Sports Palace Tyumen]]
| [[Sports Palace Tyumen]]
| align=center | 3,300
| align=center | 3,300
| [[Admiral Vladivostok]]
| Independent
| Tyumensky Legion
| [[Tyumensky Legion]]
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | 1959
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Ryazan]]'''
| 24 '''[[HC Ryazan|Ryazan-VDV]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ryazan]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ryazan]]
| [[Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace]]
| [[Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 2,700
| align=center | 3,000
| Independent
| Independent
| Molnia
| [[MHC Ryazan|JHC Ryazan-VDV]] [[Kapitan Stupino]]
| align=center | 1999
| align=center | 1999
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Sarov]]'''
| 25 '''[[SKA-Neva|SKA-VMF]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sarov]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]]
| [[Sarov Ice Palace]]
| Hockey City Sport Complex
| align=center | 1,200
| align=center | 1,418
| [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]]
| [[SKA Saint Petersburg]]
| Chaika<br>Raketa
| [[SKA-1946]]<br/>[[SKA Academy]]
| align=center | 2002
| align=center | 2008
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[HC Saryarka]]'''
| 26 '''[[Sokol Krasnoyarsk|Sokol]]'''
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Karagandy]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasnoyarsk]]
| [[Karagandy Arena]]
| align=center | 5,500
| Independent
| Kazakhmys
| align=center | 2006
| align=center | 2012
|-
|'''[[Sokol Krasnoyarsk]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasnoyarsk]]  
| [[Arena Sever]]
| [[Arena Sever]]
| align=center | 2,600
| align=center | 2,600
| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| MHC Spartak<br>Krasnoyarskie Rysi
| align=center | 2008
| align=center | 2011
|-
| '''[[Sputnik Nizhny Tagil]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nizhny Tagil]]
| [[Sotnikov Ice Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 4,200
| [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]]
| Avto<br>Yunior-Sputnik
| align=center | 1948
| align=center | 2010
|-
| '''[[THK Tver]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tver]]
| [[Ice Palace Yubileyny]]
| align=center | 1,980
| Independent
| Independent
| Tverichi
| [[Krasnoyarskie Rysi]]
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | 1977
| align=center | 2012
|-
| '''[[Titan Klin]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast|Klin]]
| [[Valeri Kharlamov Ice Palace]]
| align=center | 1,500
| [[HC Vityaz Podolsk|Vityaz Podolsk]]
| Russkie Vityazi<br>MHC Klin
| align=center | 1953
| align=center | 2011
| align=center | 2011
|-
|-
| '''[[Toros Neftekamsk]]'''
| 27 '''[[Toros Neftekamsk|Toros]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Neftekamsk]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Neftekamsk]]
| [[Ice Palace Neftekamsk]]
| [[Ice Palace Neftekamsk]]
| align=center | 1,900
| align=center | 1,900
| [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]
| [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]
| Tolpar<br>Batyr
| [[Tolpar Ufa|Tolpar]]
| align=center | 1998
| align=center | 1988
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[VMF Karelia]]'''
| 28 '''[[Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod|Torpedo-Gorky]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kondopoga]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nizhny Novgorod]]
| [[Ice Palace Kondopoga]]
| [[Konovalenko Sports Palace]]
| align=center | 1,850
| align=center | 4,300
| [[SKA Saint Petersburg]]
| [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]]
| [[SKA-1946]]
| [[Chaika Nizhny Novgorod|Chaika]]
| align=center | 2008
| align=center | 2019
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2019
|-
| 29 '''[[HC Yugra|Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| [[Arena Ugra]]
| align=center | 5,500
| Independent
| [[Mamonty Yugry]]
| align=center | 2006
| align=center | 2018
|-
|-
| '''[[Yuzhny Ural Orsk]]'''
| 30 '''[[Yuzhny Ural Orsk|Yuzhny Ural]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Orsk]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Orsk]]
| [[Ice Palace Yubileyny]]
| [[Ice Palace Yubileyny]]
| align=center | 4,500
| align=center | 4,500
| [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]
| Independent
| Stalnye Lisy<br>Metallurg Mednogorsk
| [[Sarmaty Orenburzhya|Sarmaty]]
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
|-
| '''[[Zauralie Kurgan]]'''
| 31 '''[[Zauralie Kurgan|Zauralie]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast|Kurgan]]  
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast|Kurgan]]
| [[Ice Sports Palace Mostovik]]
| [[Ice Sports Palace Mostovik]]
| align=center | 2,500
| align=center | 2,500
| [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]]
| Independent
| Sibirskie Snaipery<br>Yunior
| [[Fakel-Yamal]]
| align=center | 1993
| align=center | 1962
| align=center | 2010
| align=center | 2010
|-
| 32 '''[[HC Zvezda Moscow|Zvezda Moscow]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
| [[CSKA Ice Palace]]
| align=center | 5,600
| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| [[Krasnaya Armiya (JHL)|Krasnaya Armiya]]
| align=center | 2015
| align=center | 2015
|-
|}
|}
|}
|}
===All-time team records===
Since its foundation in 2010, 40 different clubs have played in the VHL, and 34 of them have at least once qualified for the playoffs. Only two clubs ([[Toros Neftekamsk]] and [[Kazzinc-Torpedo|Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk]]) have made the playoffs in all seven championships of the VHL with [[Toros Neftekamsk|Toros]] reaching the semi-final stage in five seasons. The table gives the final regular-season ranks for all teams, with the playoff performance encoded in colors. The teams are ordered by their best championship results.
{{col-begin}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;"
|-
! colspan=2 | Club
! [[2010–11 VHL season|2011]]
! [[2011–12 VHL season|2012]]
! [[2012–13 VHL season|2013]]
! [[2013–14 VHL season|2014]]
! [[2014–15 VHL season|2015]]
! [[2015–16 VHL season|2016]]
! [[2016–17 Supreme Hockey League season|2017]]
! [[2017–18 Supreme Hockey League season|2018]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan=6 bgcolor="#ffcfcf" |
|align="left"| [[Toros Neftekamsk]]
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 2
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 2
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 3
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 1
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 8
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 3
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 10
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Rubin Tyumen]]
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 1
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 2
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 3
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 10
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Saryarka Karagandy]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 4
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 1
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 8
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 3
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 4
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Neftyanik Almetyevsk]]
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 3
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 7
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 4
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 10
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 4
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 3
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Dynamo Balashikha]]
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 6
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg|Dinamo Saint Petersburg]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 1
|- align="center"
| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffbf" |
|align="left"| [[HC Izhstal|Izhstal]]
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 16
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 26
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 2
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 10
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Kazzinc-Torpedo|Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 8
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 7
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SKA-Neva]]
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 25
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 7
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 2
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 2
|- align="center"
| rowspan=7 bgcolor="#b0ffb0" |
|align="left"| [[Dizel Penza]]
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 7
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 5
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 10
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[THK Tver]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 19
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 8
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 3
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 1
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 7
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Molot-Prikamye Perm]]
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 4
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 2
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 4
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Buran Voronezh]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 7
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 7
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 25
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 25
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Zauralie Kurgan]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 10
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 16
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 25
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 26
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 11
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 8
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 5
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Ariada Volzhsk]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 18
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 12
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Donbass|Donbass Donetsk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#b0ffb0" | 3
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
| rowspan=11 bgcolor="#cff8ff" |
|align="left"| [[Yermak Angarsk|Ermak Angarsk]]
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 8
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 8
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 6
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Sputnik Nizhny Tagil]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 4
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 26
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (VHL)|Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 22
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 10
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Ryazan|Ryazan]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 27
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 2
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Chelmet Chelyabinsk]]
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 13
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 10
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]]
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 12
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Yuzhny Ural Orsk|Yuzhny Ural]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 6
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 4
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 7
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 11
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[HC Kuban|Kuban]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Kristall Saratov]]
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 17
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 25
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 26
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Sokol Krasnoyarsk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 16
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 8
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#cff8ff" | 13
|- align="center"
| rowspan=7 bgcolor="#80b8ff" |
|align="left" | [[HC Sarov|Sarov]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 17
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 13
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 20
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 9
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Titan Klin]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Lipetsk|Lipetsk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 5
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Zvezda Chekhov]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 21
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 12
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Krylya Sovetov Moscow|Krylya Sovetov]]
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 15
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Tsen Tou Jilin City|Tsen Tou]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#80b8ff" | 14
|- align="center"
| rowspan=6 bgcolor="#e7e7e7" |
|align="left"| [[JHC Bars|Bars]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 22
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 18
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[CSK VVS Samara (ice hockey)|CSK VVS Samara]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 27
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[HC Gornyak Uchaly|Gornyak Uchaly]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[KRS Heilongjiang]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 24
|- align="center"
|align="left" | [[Yunost Minsk]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 23
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Zvezda-VDV Dmitrov]]
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#e7e7e7" | 26
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
| bgcolor="#d0d0d0" |
|}
{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;"
! Color !! Result
|- bgcolor="#ffcfcf"
| Red || [[Bratina Cup]] Winner
|- bgcolor="#ffffbf"
| Yellow || [[Runner-up]]
|- bgcolor="#b0ffb0"
| Green || Semifinalist
|- bgcolor="#cff8ff"
| Light Blue || Quarterfinalist
|- bgcolor="#80b8ff"
| Blue || Qualified for playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e7e7e7"
| Light Gray || Not qualified for playoffs
|- bgcolor="#d0d0d0"
| Gray || Did not play in the season
|}
{{col-end}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Kontinental Hockey League]]
* [[Kontinental Hockey League]]
 
{{Euro Hockey}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]]
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]]

Latest revision as of 00:25, 12 July 2026

Supreme Hockey League
Supreme Hockey League.svg.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2010
No. of teams 29
Most recent champion(s) Neftyanik Almetyevsk
Most championship(s) Toros Neftekamsk (3)
Official website vhlru.ru
Related competitions Kontinental Hockey League
Junior Hockey League (Russia)

The Supreme Hockey League[1][2] (Russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)), also known as the Major Hockey League[3][4] or Higher Hockey League (HHL),[5] is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Russian hockey.

Though currently acting independently, plans were in place to convert it to a farm system for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)'s 2010–11 season.[6] It was preceded by the Major League of the Russian Championship (Vysshaya Liga) that formerly held a relegation role for the Russian Superleague, and was governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of the 2017–18 season, some VHL teams are affiliated with a KHL team (e.g. HC Sarov is affiliated with KHL's Torpedo), while other teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.

Russian Classic

The Russian Classic (Russian: Русская классика, Russkaya klassika) is an outdoor ice hockey game that is played during the Supreme Hockey League regular season. So far, the visiting team has won every edition of the game.

Date Venue Sport Location Home Team Visiting Team Score Attendance
February 17, 2012 Central Stadium football, Rugby Krasnoyarsk Sokol Krasnoyarsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2–3 16,100
January 19, 2014 Central Stadium football Chelyabinsk Chelmet Chelyabinsk Lada Togliatti 2–5 9,200
February 14, 2015 Sputnik Stadium football Nizhny Tagil Sputnik Nizhny Tagil Yuzhny Ural Orsk 0–4 8,350
February 7, 2016 Khimik Stadium football Tver THK Tver Buran Voronezh 1–2 (OT) 6,350
January 14, 2017 Park Legend Moscow Dynamo Balashikha Khimik Voskresensk 1–3 1,831
January 28, 2018 Central Stadium football Kurgan Zauralie Kurgan Rubin Tyumen 0–4 3,000
  • Bolded teams denote winners

Seasons overview

Season Gold medal icon.png Petrov Cup Winner Silver medal icon.png Finalist Regular season winner
2010–11 Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen Flag of Russia Neftyanik Almetyevsk Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen
2011–12 Flag of Russia Toros Neftekamsk Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen
2012–13 Flag of Russia Toros Neftekamsk Flag of Kazakhstan HC Saryarka Flag of Kazakhstan HC Saryarka
2013-14 Flag of Kazakhstan HC Saryarka Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen Flag of Russia Toros Neftekamsk
2014-15 Flag of Russia Toros Neftekamsk Flag of Russia HC Izhstal Flag of Kazakhstan Saryarka Karagandy
2015-16 Flag of Russia Neftyanik Almetyevsk Flag of Russia HC Izhstal Flag of Russia THK Tver
2016–17 Flag of Russia Dynamo Balashikha Flag of Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo Flag of Kazakhstan Kazzinc-Torpedo
2017–18 Flag of Russia Dinamo Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia SKA-Neva Flag of Russia Dinamo Saint Petersburg
2018–19 Flag of Kazakhstan Saryarka Karaganda Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen Flag of Russia SKA-Neva
2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Flag of Russia Zvezda Moscow
2020–21 Flag of Russia Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Flag of Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk Flag of Russia Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2021–22 Flag of Russia Rubin Tyumen Flag of Russia Dinamo Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2022–23 Flag of Russia Khimik Voskresensk Flag of Russia Sokol Krasnoyarsk Flag of Russia Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2023–24 Flag of Russia Neftyanik Almetyevsk Flag of Russia AKM Tula Flag of Russia Molot-Prikamye Perm
2024–25 Flag of Russia Torpedo-Gorky Flag of Russia Khimik Voskresensk Flag of Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk
2025–26 Flag of Russia HC Ugra Flag of Russia Khimik Voskresensk Flag of Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Teams in 2025–26

Team City Arena Capacity KHL Affiliate Team(s) MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s) Founded Joined league
1 AKM Flag of Russia Tula Ice Palace 3,363 Independent Akademiya Mikhailova
AKM-Junior
2021 2021
2 Bars Flag of Russia Kazan Sports Palace Kazan 3,845 Ak Bars Kazan Irbis 2009 2014
3 Buran Flag of Russia Voronezh LDS Jubileiny 3,200 Severstal Cherepovets EcoNiva Bobrov
HC Proton
1949 2012
4 CSK VVS Samara Flag of Russia Samara Vladimir Vysotsky Sport Palace 5,000 Lada Togliatti None 1950 2023
5 Chelmet Flag of Russia Chelyabinsk Yunost Sport Palace 3,500 Traktor Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi 1948 2010
6 Chelny Flag of Russia Naberezhnye Chelny Ice Sports Palace 1,500 Admiral Vladivostok None 1970 2023
7 Dizel Flag of Russia Penza Dizel Arena 5,500 Severstal Cherepovets Dizelist Penza 1956 2010
8 Dynamo Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 Dynamo Moscow JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg 2013 2016
9 Dynamo-Altai Flag of Russia Barnaul Titov Arena 4,281 Sibir Novosibirsk None 1954 2023
10 Gornyak-UGMK Flag of Russia Verkhnyaya Pyshma Alexei Kozitsyn Ice Arena 1,500 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Avto 2013 2017
11 HC Norilsk Flag of Russia Norilsk Arktika Sport Palace 2,184 Independent None 2023 2023
12 HC Tambov Flag of Russia Tambov Kristall Ice Palace 1,500 Independent JHC Tambov 1981 2018
13 HC Izhstal Flag of Russia Izhevsk Sports Palace Izhstal 3,268 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Progress 1958 2010
14 Khimik Flag of Russia Voskresensk Podmoskovie Ice Palace 4,000 Spartak Moscow JHC Spartak 2005 2015
15 Kristall Saratov Flag of Russia Saratov Kristall Ice Sport Palace 5,141 Independent JHC Kristall 1947 2010
16 HC Magnitka Magnitogorsk Flag of Russia Magnitogorsk Ice Sport Palace 330 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy 2024 2024
17 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Flag of Russia Novokuznetsk Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace 7,533 Independent Kuznetskie Medvedi 1949 2017
18 Molot Flag of Russia Perm Universal Sports Palace Molot 6,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl MHC Molot 1948 2010
19 Neftyanik Flag of Russia Almetyevsk Yubileyny Sports Palace 2,000 Ak Bars Kazan Sputnik Almetyevsk 1965 2010
20 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk Flag of Russia Kirovo-Chepetsk Olimp-Arena 1,793 Independent None 1954 2024
21 Omskie Krylya Flag of Russia Omsk Avangard Hockey Academy 1,200 Avangard Omsk Omskie Yastreby 2021 2021
22 HC Rostov Flag of Russia Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena 600 HC Sochi None 2004 2019
23 Rubin Flag of Russia Tyumen Sports Palace Tyumen 3,300 Independent Tyumensky Legion 1959 2010
24 Ryazan-VDV Flag of Russia Ryazan Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace 3,000 Independent JHC Ryazan-VDV Kapitan Stupino 1999 2010
25 SKA-VMF Flag of Russia Saint Petersburg Hockey City Sport Complex 1,418 SKA Saint Petersburg SKA-1946
SKA Academy
2008 2010
26 Sokol Flag of Russia Krasnoyarsk Arena Sever 2,600 Independent Krasnoyarskie Rysi 1977 2011
27 Toros Flag of Russia Neftekamsk Ice Palace Neftekamsk 1,900 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Tolpar 1988 2010
28 Torpedo-Gorky Flag of Russia Nizhny Novgorod Konovalenko Sports Palace 4,300 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Chaika 2019 2019
29 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Flag of Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Arena Ugra 5,500 Independent Mamonty Yugry 2006 2018
30 Yuzhny Ural Flag of Russia Orsk Ice Palace Yubileyny 4,500 Independent Sarmaty 1958 2010
31 Zauralie Flag of Russia Kurgan Ice Sports Palace Mostovik 2,500 Independent Fakel-Yamal 1962 2010
32 Zvezda Moscow Flag of Russia Moscow CSKA Ice Palace 5,600 CSKA Moscow Krasnaya Armiya 2015 2015

All-time team records

Since its foundation in 2010, 40 different clubs have played in the VHL, and 34 of them have at least once qualified for the playoffs. Only two clubs (Toros Neftekamsk and Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk) have made the playoffs in all seven championships of the VHL with Toros reaching the semi-final stage in five seasons. The table gives the final regular-season ranks for all teams, with the playoff performance encoded in colors. The teams are ordered by their best championship results.

Club 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Toros Neftekamsk 2 2 3 1 8 3 5 10
Rubin Tyumen 1 1 2 3 11 19 10 17
Saryarka Karagandy 1 4 1 8 3 4
Neftyanik Almetyevsk 3 7 4 10 19 4 11 3
Dynamo Balashikha 19 20 11 13 17 12 6
Dinamo Saint Petersburg 12 1
Izhstal 16 19 26 19 2 10 16 21
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 9 8 14 11 15 9 1 7
SKA-Neva 11 11 18 25 21 7 2 2
Dizel Penza 7 5 16 6 10 20 19 19
THK Tver 19 8 3 1 7
Molot-Prikamye Perm 4 12 13 2 4 15 17 16
Buran Voronezh 7 9 7 5 25 25
Zauralie Kurgan 10 16 25 26 9 11 8 5
Ariada Volzhsk 18 9 12 14 20 22 24
Donbass Donetsk 3
Ermak Angarsk 8 6 8 17 12 6 13 6
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 12 14 6 24 13 14 4 26
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 22 10
Ryazan 15 21 27 21 6 2 15 22
Chelmet Chelyabinsk 13 10 20 18 16 16 18 20
Lada Togliatti 20 13 9 12
Yuzhny Ural 6 4 5 7 18 17 21 11
Kuban 17 5 14
Kristall Saratov 17 23 21 22 25 26
Sokol Krasnoyarsk 18 24 16 22 18 9 8
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 13
Sarov 5 17 15 20 23 13 20 9
Titan Klin 15 22 15
Lipetsk 23 5
Zvezda Chekhov 21 14 12
Krylya Sovetov 14
Khimik Voskresensk 24 23 15
Tsen Tou 14
Bars 24 23 22 18
CSK VVS Samara 27
Gornyak Uchaly 23
KRS Heilongjiang 24
Yunost Minsk 23
Zvezda-VDV Dmitrov 26

Color Result
Red Bratina Cup Winner
Yellow Runner-up
Green Semifinalist
Light Blue Quarterfinalist
Blue Qualified for playoffs
Light Gray Not qualified for playoffs
Gray Did not play in the season

See also

References

External links

See also

European Hockey Overview
Top-Level Leagues
International

Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League

National

Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues
Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine (KAHL, UAHL)
Third-Level Leagues
Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
Cup Competitions
Cups

Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

Supercups

Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues
Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
Women's Leagues
International leagues

European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup

National leagues

Austria (Bundesliga, Regional Leagues) - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (U16) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland (Silesia) - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Defunct leagues

Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
University Leagues
European University Hockey League - European Union College Hockey League - Czech Republic - Finland - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Slovakia - Sweden
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