Supreme Hockey League

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Supreme Hockey League
Supreme Hockey League.svg.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2010
No. of teams 29
Most recent champion(s) Khimik Voskresensk
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

Teams in 2022–23

Team City Arena Capacity KHL Affiliate Team(s) MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s) Founded Joined league
1 AKM Flag of Russia Tula Ice Sports Palace 3,000 Independent Mikhailov Academy 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 Rossosh Voronezh 1949 2012
4 Chelmet Flag of Russia Chelyabinsk Yunost Sport Palace 3,500 Traktor Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi 1948 2010
4 CSK VVS Samara Flag of Russia Samara CSK VVS Sport Palace 3,500 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Independent 1950 2017
5 Dinamo Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 Dynamo Moscow JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg 2013 2016
6 Dizel Flag of Russia Penza Dizel Arena 5,500 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Dizelist Penza 1956 2010
8 Gornyak Flag of Russia Uchaly LDS Jubileiny 1,500 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Avto 2013 2017
9 HC Izhstal Flag of Russia Izhevsk Sports Palace Izhstal 3,268 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Progress 1958 2010
10 Khimik Flag of Russia Voskresensk Podmoskovie Ice Palace 4,000 Spartak Moscow JHC Spartak 2005 2015
11 Lada Togliatti Flag of Russia Tolyatti Lada Arena 6,000 Independent Ladya 2004 2018
12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Flag of Russia Novokuznetsk Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace 7,533 Sibir Novosibirsk Kuznetskie Medvedi 1949 2017
13 Molot Flag of Russia Perm Universal Sports Palace Molot 6,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl MHC Molot 1948 2010
14 Neftyanik Flag of Russia Almetyevsk Yubileyny Sports Palace 2,000 Independent Sputnik Almetyevsk 1965 2010
15 HC Rostov Flag of Russia Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena 600 HC Sochi Independent 2004 2019
16 Rubin Flag of Russia Tyumen Sports Palace Tyumen 3,300 Independent Tyumensky Legion 1959 2010
17 Ryazan-VDV Flag of Russia Ryazan Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace 3,000 Vityaz Podolsk MHC Ryazan-VDV Kapitan Stupino 1999 2010
18 SKA-Neva Flag of Russia Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 SKA Saint Petersburg SKA-1946
SKA-Serebryanye Lvy
SKA-Varyagi
2008 2010
19 Sokol Flag of Russia Krasnoyarsk Arena Sever 2,600 Independent Krasnoyarskie Rysi 1977 2011
20 HC Tambov Flag of Russia Tambov Crystal Ice Palace 1,200 Independent Independent 1981 2018
21 Toros Flag of Russia Neftekamsk Ice Palace Neftekamsk 1,900 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Tolpar
Batyr
1988 2010
22 Torpedo-Gorky Flag of Russia Nizhny Novgorod Konovalenko Sports Palace 4,300 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Chaika 2019 2019
23 Yermak Flag of Russia Angarsk Arena Ermak 6,900 Sibir Novosibirsk Sibirskie Snaipery 1959 2010
24 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Flag of Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Arena Ugra 5,500 Avangard Omsk Mamonty Yugry 2006 2018
25 Yuzhny Ural Flag of Russia Orsk Ice Palace Yubileyny 4,500 Admiral Vladivostok Taifun
Sarmaty
Yuzhny Ural-Metallurg Orsk
1958 2010
26 Zauralie Flag of Russia Kurgan Ice Sports Palace Mostovik 2,500 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy 1962 2010
27 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 - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - 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
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

Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup

National leagues

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