The National Junior Hockey League (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, junior ice hockey league. The B division was established in 2011 and the inaugural season is the 2011–12 season. A promotion and relegation system is in place between the MHL and MHL-B, where the bottom 2 teams at the end of the season of MHL are relegated to MHL-B and 2 best MHL-B teams are promoted to MHL.
The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.[1]
Generation Cup
The logo of Generation Cup
The Generation Cup (Russian: Кубок Поколения, Kubok Pokoleniya) is the all-star game of MHL-B and analog to the MHL's Challenge Cup. The first ever Generation Cup took place on 23 February 2012 in Penza and featured Team East against Team West.
Editions
| Edition |
Date |
Venue |
Team 1 |
Score |
Team 2
|
| 2012
|
23 February
|
 Temp sports ice palace, Penza
|
Team West
|
3-2
|
Team East
|
| 2013
|
17 April
|
Olymp Arena, Kirovo-Chepetsk
|
Team West
|
6–3
|
Team East
|
| 2014
|
18 January
|
Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly
|
Team West
|
1–4
|
Team East
|
| 2015
|
17 January
|
Yubileyny Sports Palace, Almetyevsk
|
Team East
|
3–4
|
Team West
|
| 2016
|
30 January
|
Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny, Naberezhnye Chelny
|
Team East
|
4–0
|
Team West
|
Future Cup
The Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) was an exhibition game featuring under-18 players of MHL and MHL-B. The first ever (and so far only) Future Cup took place on 13 March 2012 in Chelyabinsk and featured players who were not born before 1 January 1994.
Editions
Super Cup
The Super Cup (Russian: Суперкубок, Superkubok) was the trophy awarded to the winner of the game between the winner of the Kharlamov Cup (the MHL champions) and the winner of the Regions Cup (the MHL-B champions). The first ever (and so far only) Super Cup took place on 30 April 2016 in Uchaly.[2]
Editions
Teams in 2018–19
Champions
|
|
| Season
|
 Regions Cup Champion
|
 Regions Cup Finalist
|
Series
Result
|
 Bronze Medalist
|
Eastern
Division winner
|
Central
Division winner
|
Western
Division winner
|
Regular season winner
|
| 2011–12 |
Oktan Perm |
Kristall Berdsk |
3–1 |
Batyr |
Kristall Berdsk (30-2-0) |
Oktan Perm (31-5-0) |
MHK Zelenograd (25-10-1) |
Kristall Berdsk
|
| Season
|
Regions Cup Champion
|
Regions Cup Finalist
|
Series
Result
|
Bronze Medalist
|
Northwest
Division winner
|
Volga
Division winner
|
Ural-Siberia
Division winner
|
Regular season winner
|
| 2012–13 |
Junior Kurgan |
Batyr |
3–1 |
Sputnik |
 HK Liepājas Metalurgs (32-6-2) |
Irbis Kazan (33-8-3) |
Junior Kurgan (36-7-0) |
Junior Kurgan
|
| Season
|
Regions Cup
Champion
|
Regions Cup
Finalist
|
Series
Result
|
Bronze
Medalist
|
Eastern Conference
winner
|
Western Conference
winner
|
Regular season
winner
|
| 2013–14 |
Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar |
Loko-Junior Yaroslavl |
3–1 |
Mechel Chelyabinsk |
Mechel Chelyabinsk (32-5-1) |
Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar (31-5-2) |
Mechel Chelyabinsk
|
| 2014–15 |
Rossosh Voronezh |
Gornyak Uchaly |
3–2 |
Batyr &
MHK Zelenograd[*] |
Gornyak Uchaly (44-6-2) |
Rossosh Voronezh (51-9-4) |
Rossosh Voronezh
|
| 2015–16 |
Gornyak Uchaly |
Rossosh Voronezh |
3–0 |
Loko-Junior Yaroslavl |
Gornyak Uchaly (28-10-2) |
Rossosh Voronezh (34-6-4) |
Rossosh Voronezh
|
| 2016–17 |
Gornyak Uchaly |
Dizelist Penza |
3–2 |
Loko-Junior Yaroslavl |
Gornyak Uchaly (37-4-1-6) |
Dizelist Penza (34-3-2-5) |
Gornyak Uchaly
|
| 2017-18 |
Dizelist Penza |
Batyr |
3–0 |
Loko-Junior Yaroslavl |
Progress Glazov (20-4-1-7) |
Dizelist Penza (21-5-3-7) |
Dizelist Penza
|
|
- 2018-19: Rossosh Penza
- 2019-20: Dynamo Yunior St. Petersburg (regular season), playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2020-21: Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl
- 2021-22: Polyot Rybinsk
- 2022-23: MHK Tambov
[*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals
References
External links
Russia (22 teams)
Temp sports ice palace, Penza
