National Junior Hockey League

Junior Hockey League Division B
Sport	ice hockey
Founded	2011
Motto	Лига сильных (Liga silnykh, The League of the strong)
Inaugural season	2011–12
No. of teams	31
Country(ies)	Russia (28 teams) Lithuania (1 team) Moldova (1 team) Belarus (1 team)
Most recent champion(s)	HC Rossosh
Official website	http://mhl2.khl.ru
Related competitions	Kontinental Hockey League VHL Minor Hockey League Russian Hockey League

The 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.

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 will take place on 23 February 2012 in Penza and will feature Team East against Team West.

Future Cup

The Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) is an exhibition game featuring under-18 players of MHL and MHL-B. The first ever Future Cup will take place on 13 March 2012 in Chelyabinsk and will feature players not born before 1 January 1994.

2012 expansion

Seven new teams were confirmed for the 2012–13 season: MHC Dmitrov, Zauralie Kurgan, HC Ryazan, Buran Voronezh, HC Belgorod, Sputnik Nizhny Tagil and Platina Chișinău from Moldova.

Teams in 2014–15

Minor Hockey League - B Eastern Conference Team City Arena Affiliate Team Founded Altayskie Berkuty Barnaul Barnaul Titov Sports Palace Barnaul Altai Barnaul (RUS3) 2011 Angarsky Yermak Angarsk Yermak Ice Stadium Yermak Angarsk (VHL) 2011 HC Batyr Neftekamsk Neftekamsk Indoor Ice Rink Toros Neftekamsk (VHL) 2011 Dizelist Penza Penza Temp sports ice palace Dizel Penza (VHL) 2011 HC Gornyak Uchaly Uchaly Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly None 2013 Kometa Samara Samara CSK VVS Samara (RUS3) 2014 Kristall-Yunior Saratov Saratov HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) 2011 Krasnoyarskie Rysi Krasnoyarsk Fakel Ice Palace Sokol Krasnoyarsk (VHL) 2011 Mechel Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Mechel Ice Palace Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 1949 Molot Perm Perm Molot-Prikamye Perm (VHL) 2011 Progress Glazov Glazov Progress Sports Palace HC Izhstal (VHL) 1954 Sputnik Almetievsk Almetyevsk None 2011 Yunior-Sputnik Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Sputnik Nizhny Tagil (VHL) 2012 Yuzhny Ural-Metallurg Orsk Orsk Yuzhny Ural Orsk (VHL) 2014 Western Conference Team City Arena Affiliate Team Founded HC Belgorod Belgorod Oranzevjy led None 1994 HC Bryansk Bryansk Desna Stadium None 1957 Dinamo-Raubichi Raubichi Raubichi Ice Rink None 2013 Draguny Mozhaysk Mozhaysk Ice Palace Bagration Mozhaysk None Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Sports Complex Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) 2013 MHC Dmitrov Dmitrov Dmitrov Sports Palace None 2012 MHC Klin Sportivny Klin Valeri Kharlamov Klin Ice Palace Titan Klin (VHL) 2011 Kristall Elektrostal Elektrostal Ice Palace Kristall None 1949 Molniya Ryazan Ryazan HC Ryazan (VHL) 2012 Platina Chișinău Chișinău None 2010 HC Rossosh Rossosh Buran Voronezh (VHL) 2012 Raketa Sarov Sarov HC Sarov (VHL) 2012 SKA-Varyagi Vsevolozhski Vsevolozhsk None 2014 Tverichi Tver Tver THK Tver (VHL) 2012 HC Yelets Lipetsk None 2013 HC Žalgiris Vilnius Elektrėnai Ice Palace None 2014 MHK Zelenograd Zelenograd Ice Arena Zelenogradsky JHC Spartak (MHL) 2011

Champions

• 2012: Molot (Oktan) Perm
• 2013: Junior Kurgan
• 2014: Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar
• 2015: HC Rossosh
• 2016: Gornyak Uchaly

External links

• MHL-B Official Website

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