Supreme Hockey League

The Supreme Hockey League (SHL)[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. There will be 34 teams from 4 nations (Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan) participating in the 2019–20 season.[6]

"Russian Minor League" redirects here. For junior ice hockey league, see Junior Hockey League (Russia).
Supreme Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20 Supreme Hockey League season
SportIce hockey
Founded2010
No. of teams34 (2019–2020 season)
Countries Russia (27 teams)
 Kazakhstan (3 teams)
 China (3 teams)
 Uzbekistan (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Saryarka Karagandy (2)
Most titles Toros Neftekamsk (3)
Related
competitions		Kontinental Hockey League
VHL-B
Junior Hockey League
National Junior Hockey League
Official websitevhlru.ru

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.[7] 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 Petrov Cup winner FinalistFinal scoreRegular season winner
2010–11 Rubin Tyumen Neftyanik Almetyevsk4–0 Rubin Tyumen
2011–12 Toros Neftekamsk Rubin Tyumen4–1 Rubin Tyumen
2012–13 Toros Neftekamsk Saryarka Karagandy4–3 Saryarka Karagandy
2013–14 Saryarka Karagandy Rubin Tyumen4–2 Toros Neftekamsk
2014–15 Toros Neftekamsk HC Izhstal4–2 Saryarka Karagandy
2015–16 Neftyanik Almetyevsk HC Izhstal4–1 THK Tver
2016–17 Dynamo Balashikha Kazzinc-Torpedo4–0 Kazzinc-Torpedo
2017–18 Dinamo Saint Petersburg SKA-Neva4–2 Dinamo Saint Petersburg
2018–19 Saryarka Karagandy Rubin Tyumen4–1 SKA-Neva
2019–20
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 Zvezda Moscow

Teams in 2019–20
Team City Arena Capacity KHL Affiliate Team(s) MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s) Founded Joined league
Bars Kazan Sports Palace Kazan 3,845 Ak Bars Kazan Irbis 2009 2014
Buran Voronezh LDS Jubileiny 3,200 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Loko
Loko-Junior
Rossosh Voronezh		 1949 2012
Chelmet Chelyabinsk Yunost Sport Palace 3,500 Traktor Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi 1948 2010
CSK VVS Samara Samara CSK VVS Sport Palace 3,500 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Independent 1950 2017
Dinamo Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 Vityaz Podolsk Russkie Vityazi
JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg		 2013 2016
Dizel Penza Dizel Arena 5,500 Independent Dizelist Penza 1956 2010
Dynamo Tver Tver Sports Complex Yubileiny 2,000 Dynamo Moscow MHC Dynamo Moscow 2019 2019
Ermak Angarsk Arena Ermak 6,900 Sibir Novosibirsk Sibirskie Snaipery 1959 2010
Gornyak Uchaly LDS Jubileiny 1,500 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Avto 2013 2017
HC Izhstal Izhevsk Sports Palace Izhstal 3,268 Severstal Cherepovets Almaz
Progress		 1958 2010
HC Rostov Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena 600 Independent Independent 2004 2019
HC Ryazan Ryazan Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace 3,000 HC Sochi Kapitan Stupino 1999 2010
HC Tambov Tambov Crystal Ice Palace 1,200 Independent Independent 1981 2018
Humo Tashkent Humo Ice Dome 12,500 Independent Independent 2019 2019
Khimik Voskresensk Podmoskovie Ice Palace 4,000 Spartak Moscow JHC Spartak
Atlanty		 2005 2015
KRS Heilongjiang Harbin Harbin Sport University Gymnasium 2,500 HC Kunlun Red Star KRS Junior 2017 2017
Lada Togliatti Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena 600 Independent Ladya 2004 2018
Metallurg Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace 7,533 Sibir Novosibirsk Kuznetskie Medvedi 1949 2017
Molot-Prikamye Perm Universal Sports Palace Molot 6,000 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Reaktor 1948 2010
Neftyanik Almetyevsk Yubileyny Sports Palace 2,000 Independent Sputnik Almetyevsk 1965 2010
Nomad Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan Sports Palace 4,070 Barys Snezhnye Barsy 2007 2019
ORG Beijing Shougang Ice Rink 2,000 HC Kunlun Red Star KRS Junior 2019 2019
Rubin Tyumen Sports Palace Tyumen 3,300 Independent Tyumensky Legion 1959 2010
Saryarka Karagandy Karagandy Arena 5,500 Independent HC Temirtau (KHC) 2006 2012
SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 SKA Saint Petersburg SKA-1946
SKA-Serebryanye Lvy
SKA-Varyagi		 2008 2010
Sokol Krasnoyarsk Arena Sever 2,600 Independent Krasnoyarskie Rysi 1977 2011
Toros Neftekamsk Ice Palace Neftekamsk 1,900 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Tolpar
Batyr		 1988 2010
Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod Konovalenko Sports Palace 4,300 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Chaika 2019 2019
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk Boris Alexandrov Sports Palace 4,400 Barys Snezhnye Barsy
Altay		 1955 2010
Tsen Tou Jilin City Jilin Jilin Arena 8,000 Independent Independent 2017 2017
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk Arena Ugra 5,500 Avangard Omsk Mamonty Yugry 2006 2018
Yuzhny Ural Orsk Ice Palace Yubileyny 4,500 Admiral Vladivostok Taifun
Sarmaty
Yuzhny Ural-Metallurg Orsk		 1958 2010
Zauralie Kurgan Ice Sports Palace Mostovik 2,500 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy 1962 2010
Zvezda Moscow 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 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.

See also

References
  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. "Teams". Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  7. "Учреждение ВХЛ". KHL.ru. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
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