Supreme Hockey League

Ice hockey league in Eastern Europe

"Russian Minor League" redirects here. For junior ice hockey league, see Junior Hockey League (Russia).

All-Russian Hockey League

Sport| Ice hockey
Founded| 2010
No. of teams| 29 (2023–2024 season)
Countries| Russia (29 Teams)

Most recent
champion(s)| Khimik Voskresensk (1st title)
Most titles| Toros Neftekamsk (3)
Related
competitions| Kontinental Hockey League
VHL-B
Junior Hockey League
National Junior Hockey League
Official website| www.vhlru.ru/en/

The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL)[1][2] (Russian: Всероссийская хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), Vserossiyskaya 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.

## History[edit]

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 2022–23 season, most VHL teams were affiliated with a KHL team (e.g., Khimik Voskresensk is affiliated with KHL's Spartak Moscow), while some teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.[citation needed]

## Russian Classic[edit]

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

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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[edit]

Season |  Petrov Cup winner |  Finalist | Final score | Regular season winner

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2010–11 |  Rubin Tyumen |  Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 4–0 |  Rubin Tyumen
2011–12 |  Toros Neftekamsk |  Rubin Tyumen | 4–1 |  Rubin Tyumen
2012–13 |  Toros Neftekamsk |  Saryarka Karagandy | 4–3 |  Saryarka Karagandy
2013–14 |  Saryarka Karagandy |  Rubin Tyumen | 4–2 |  Toros Neftekamsk
2014–15 |  Toros Neftekamsk |  Izhstal Izhevsk | 4–2 |  Saryarka Karagandy
2015–16 |  Neftyanik Almetyevsk |  Izhstal Izhevsk | 4–1 |  THK Tver
2016–17 |  Dynamo Balashikha |  Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 4–0 |  Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
2017–18 |  Dinamo Saint Petersburg |  SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg | 4–2 |  Dinamo Saint Petersburg
2018–19 |  Saryarka Karagandy |  Rubin Tyumen | 4–1 |  SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |  Zvezda Moscow
2020–21 |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk |  Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 4–1 |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2021–22 |  Rubin Tyumen |  Dinamo Saint Petersburg | 4–1 |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2022–23 |  Khimik Voskresensk |  Sokol Krasnoyarsk | 4–0 |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk

## Teams in 2022–23[edit]

|  | Team  | City  | Arena  | Capacity  | KHL Affiliate Team(s)  | MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s)  | Founded  | Joined league

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1 AKM |  Tula | Ice Sports Palace  | 3,000  | Independent  | Mikhailov Academy | 2021  | 2021
2 Bars |  Kazan | Sports Palace Kazan | 3,845  | Ak Bars Kazan | Irbis | 2009  | 2014
3 Buran |  Voronezh | LDS Jubileiny | 3,200  | Severstal Cherepovets | Rossosh Voronezh | 1949  | 2012
4 Chelmet |  Chelyabinsk | Yunost Sport Palace | 3,500  | Traktor Chelyabinsk | Belye Medvedi | 1948  | 2010
4 CSK VVS Samara |  Samara | CSK VVS Sport Palace | 3,500  | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Independent  | 1950  | 2017
5 Dinamo Saint Petersburg |  Saint Petersburg | Yubileyny Sports Palace | 7,000  | Dynamo Moscow | JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg | 2013  | 2016
6 Dizel |  Penza | Dizel Arena | 5,500  | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Dizelist Penza | 1956  | 2010
8 Gornyak |  Uchaly | LDS Jubileiny | 1,500  | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Avto | 2013  | 2017
9 HC Izhstal |  Izhevsk | Sports Palace Izhstal | 3,268  | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Progress | 1958  | 2010
10 Khimik |  Voskresensk | Podmoskovie Ice Palace | 4,000  | Spartak Moscow | JHC Spartak | 2005  | 2015
11 Lada Togliatti |  Tolyatti | Lada Arena  | 6,000  | Independent  | Ladya | 2004  | 2018
12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk |  Novokuznetsk | Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace | 7,533  | Sibir Novosibirsk | Kuznetskie Medvedi | 1949  | 2017
13 Molot |  Perm | Universal Sports Palace Molot | 6,000  | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | MHC Molot | 1948  | 2010
14 Neftyanik |  Almetyevsk | Yubileyny Sports Palace | 2,000  | Independent  | Sputnik Almetyevsk | 1965  | 2010
15 HC Rostov |  Rostov-on-Don | Ice Arena  | 600  | HC Sochi | Independent  | 2004  | 2019
16 Rubin |  Tyumen | Sports Palace Tyumen | 3,300  | Independent  | Tyumensky Legion | 1959  | 2010
17 Ryazan-VDV |  Ryazan | Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace | 3,000  | Vityaz Podolsk | MHC Ryazan-VDV Kapitan Stupino | 1999  | 2010
18 SKA-Neva |  Saint Petersburg | Yubileyny Sports Palace | 7,000  | SKA Saint Petersburg | SKA-1946
SKA-Serebryanye Lvy
SKA-Varyagi | 2008  | 2010
19 Sokol |  Krasnoyarsk | Arena Sever | 2,600  | Independent  | Krasnoyarskie Rysi | 1977  | 2011
20 HC Tambov |  Tambov | Crystal Ice Palace  | 1,200  | Independent  | Independent  | 1981  | 2018
21 Toros |  Neftekamsk | Ice Palace Neftekamsk | 1,900  | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | Tolpar
Batyr | 1988  | 2010
22 Torpedo-Gorky |  Nizhny Novgorod | Konovalenko Sports Palace | 4,300  | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Chaika | 2019  | 2019
23 Yermak |  Angarsk | Arena Ermak | 6,900  | Sibir Novosibirsk | Sibirskie Snaipery | 1959  | 2010
24 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk |  Khanty-Mansiysk | Arena Ugra | 5,500  | Avangard Omsk | Mamonty Yugry | 2006  | 2018
25 Yuzhny Ural |  Orsk | Ice Palace Yubileyny | 4,500  | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Taifun
Sarmaty
Yuzhny Ural-Metallurg Orsk | 1958  | 2010
26 Zauralie |  Kurgan | Ice Sports Palace Mostovik | 2,500  | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Stalnye Lisy | 1962  | 2010
27 Zvezda Moscow |  Moscow | CSKA Ice Palace | 5,600  | CSKA Moscow | Krasnaya Armiya | 2015  | 2015

### All-time team records[edit]

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 one club (Toros Neftekamsk) has made the playoffs in all nine championships of the VHL, reaching the semi-final stage six times. 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 | 2019 | 2020

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| Toros Neftekamsk | 2  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 5  | 10  | 3  |
Rubin Tyumen | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 11  | 19  | 10  | 17  | 4  |
Saryarka Karagandy |  |  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 4  | 10  |
Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 3  | 7  | 4  | 10  | 19  | 4  | 11  | 3  | 2  |
Dynamo Balashikha | 19  | 20  | 11  | 13  | 17  | 12  | 6  |  |  |
Dinamo Saint Petersburg |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 1  | 14  |
| HC Izhstal | 16  | 19  | 26  | 19  | 2  | 10  | 16  | 21  | 26  |
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 9  | 8  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 9  | 1  | 7  | 18  |
SKA-Neva | 11  | 11  | 18  | 25  | 21  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 1  |
| Dizel Penza | 7  | 5  | 16  | 6  | 10  | 20  | 19  | 19  | 21  |
THK Tver |  |  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 1  | 7  |  |  |
Molot-Prikamye Perm | 4  | 12  | 13  | 2  | 4  | 15  | 17  | 16  | 27  |
Buran Voronezh |  |  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 25  | 22  |
Zauralie Kurgan | 10  | 16  | 25  | 26  | 9  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 8  |
Ariada Volzhsk | 18  | 9  | 12  | 14  | 20  | 22  | 24  |  |  |
Donbass Donetsk |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ermak Angarsk | 8  | 6  | 8  | 17  | 12  | 6  | 13  | 6  | 28  |
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 12  | 14  | 6  | 24  | 13  | 14  | 4  | 26  |  |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |  | 22  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ryazan | 15  | 21  | 27  | 21  | 6  | 2  | 15  | 22  | 13  |
Lada Togliatti | 20  | 13  | 9  | 12  |  |  |  |  | 5  |
Yuzhny Ural | 6  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 18  | 17  | 21  | 11  | 16  |
Zvezda Moscow |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 14  | 12  | 6  |
Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 13  | 10  | 20  | 18  | 16  | 16  | 18  | 20  | 20  |
Sokol Krasnoyarsk |  | 18  | 24  | 16  | 22  | 18  | 9  | 8  | 12  |
Kuban |  |  | 17  | 5  | 14  |  |  |  |  |
Kristall Saratov | 17  | 23  | 21  | 22  |  | 25  | 26  |  |  |
Metallurg Novokuznetsk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  |
| Sarov | 5  | 17  | 15  | 20  | 23  | 13  | 20  | 9  | 25  |
Titan Klin |  | 15  | 22  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lipetsk |  |  |  | 23  | 5  |  |  |  |  |
Krylya Sovetov | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Khimik Voskresensk |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 23  | 15  | 9  |
Tsen Tou |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 15  |
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |
| Bars |  |  |  |  | 24  | 23  | 22  | 18  | 17  |
CSK VVS Samara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27  | 19  |
Gornyak Uchaly |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 24  |
HC Tambov |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  |
KRS-ORG Beijing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 29  |
Yunost Minsk |  |  | 23  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zvezda-VDV Dmitrov |  |  |  |  |  | 26  |  |  |  |
Dynamo Tver |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Humo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nomad |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ORG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HC Rostov |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Torpedo-Gorky |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Color | Result

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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[edit]

* Kontinental Hockey League
* VHL-B
* Junior Hockey League
* National Junior Hockey League

## References[edit]

1. ^ Supreme Hockey League
2. ^ TV-VHL on YouTube
3. ^ "League Structure". KHL. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
4. ^ "Medical Support For All". Kontinental Hockey League. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
5. ^ "The press conference devoted to the start of the season of Higher Hockey League was". Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
6. ^ "Учреждение ВХЛ". KHL.ru. Retrieved 4 April 2010.

## External links[edit]

* VHL Official (in Russian)
* VHL Official (in Chinese)
* VHL Official
* AllHockey.Ru
* Euro Hockey

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Supreme Hockey League

| Conference 1| Conference 2

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Division A

Dynamo MO

Dinamo Saint Petersburg

Humo Tashkent

Khimik

KRS-BSU

ORG Beijing

SKA-Neva

Tsen Tou Jilin City

Zvezda Chekhov

Division B

Bars Kazan

Buran Voronezh

Dizel Penza

Lada Togliatti

HC Rostov

Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod

HC Ryazan

HC Tambov

CSK VVS Samara

Division C

Chelmet Chelyabinsk

Gornyak Miner Uchaly

Izhstal Izhevsk

Molot-Prikamye Perm

Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Toros Neftekamsk

Yuzhny Ural Orsk

Zauralie Kurgan

Division D

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Nomad Nur-Sultan

Rubin Tyumen

Saryarka Karagandy

Sokol Krasnoyarsk

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk

HC Yugra

Yermak Angarsk

Former teams|

* Ariada Volzhsk
* Dynamo Balashikha
* HC Donbass
* HC Kuban
* HC Lipetsk
* Kristall Saratov
* Krylya Sovetov
* Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
* HC Sarov
* Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
* THK Tver
* Titan Klin
* Yunost Minsk
* Zvezda-VDV Dmitrov

VL seasons|

* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10

VHL seasons|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Related articles|

* Russian Superleague (top-level, 1996–2008)
* Kontinental Hockey League (top-level, from 2008)
* Petrov Cup (trophy for the winner)

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Ice hockey in Russia

Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

National teams|

| Men|

* Men
* U-20 Men
* U-18 Men

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Women|

* Women
* U-18 Women

Active leagues|

| Men|

* Kontinental Hockey League
* Supreme Hockey League
* Supreme Hockey League B

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Women|

* Women's Hockey League

Junior|

* Junior Hockey League
* National Junior Hockey League

Defunct leagues|

* International Hockey League
* Superleague
* Russian Major League
* Second League

Statistics|

* List of Soviet and Russian ice hockey champions
* List of scoring champions
* List of goal scoring champions

See also
Soviet Hockey Championship
Soviet national team
MVPs in the Soviet era
IIHF
CHL
Victoria Cup
World Cup of Hockey
Euro Hockey Tour
PSK Sakhalin
Red Army
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