# 2004–05 Vysshaya Liga season

The 2004–05 Vysshaya Liga season was the 13th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 28 teams participated in the league. MVD Tver and Vityaz Chekhov were promoted to the Russian Superleague.

## First round
### Western Conference

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HC MVD Tver | 52 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 76 | 121 |
| 2. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 52 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 163 | 69 | 119 |
| 3. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 52 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 168 | 85 | 110 |
| 4. | Vityaz Chekhov | 52 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 154 | 113 | 103 |
| 5. | Kristall Saratov | 52 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 143 | 108 | 96 |
| 6. | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 52 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 99 | 95 |
| 7. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 52 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 150 | 123 | 85 |
| 8. | Dizel Penza | 52 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 145 | 120 | 80 |
| 9. | CSK VVS Samara | 52 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 102 | 127 | 58 |
| 10. | HK Lipetsk | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 102 | 139 | 56 |
| 11. | HC Belgorod | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 96 | 173 | 40 |
| 12. | Spartak St. Petersburg | 52 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 103 | 165 | 38 |
| 13. | Kristall Elektrostal | 52 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 104 | 208 | 36 |
| 14. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 52 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 81 | 190 | 28 |

### Eastern Conference

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Mechel Chelyabinsk | 52 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 166 | 98 | 113 |
| 2. | Amur Khabarovsk | 52 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 159 | 75 | 112 |
| 3. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 52 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 168 | 88 | 108 |
| 4. | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 52 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 157 | 95 | 104 |
| 5. | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 52 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 146 | 105 | 95 |
| 6. | Kazakhmys Karaganda | 52 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 167 | 119 | 92 |
| 7. | Gazovik Tyumen | 52 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 106 | 105 | 71 |
| 8. | Energija Kemerovo | 52 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 108 | 115 | 68 |
| 9. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 52 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 110 | 127 | 67 |
| 10. | Zauralie Kurgan | 52 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 127 | 174 | 64 |
| 11. | Motor Barnaul | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 129 | 167 | 56 |
| 12. | Metallurg Serov | 52 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 108 | 185 | 38 |
| 13. | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg | 52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 96 | 198 | 34 |
| 14. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 52 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 75 | 170 | 26 |

## Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| W1 | HC MVD Tver | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E10 | Zauralie Kurgan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E10 | Zauralie Kurgan | 0 | W1 | HC MVD Tver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Kristall Saratov | 1 | E5 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 3 | | | | W1 | HC MVD Tver | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Amur Khabarovsk | 0 | | | | |
| E2 | Amur Khabarovsk | 3 | | | | | | | E2 | Amur Khabarovsk | 0 | | | | |
| W7 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 0 | E2 | Amur Khabarovsk | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 3 | W3 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Energija Kemerovo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Energija Kemerovo | 0 | | | | | | | | W1 | HC MVD Tver | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 1 |
| W2 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 1 |
| E9 | Izhstal Izhevsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E9 | Izhstal Izhevsk | 1 | W2 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | HC Traktor Chelyabinsk | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 3 | E3 | HC Traktor Chelyabinsk | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 1 | | | | W2 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 3 | | | | |
| E1 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | 3 | | | | | | | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 3 | | | | |
| W8 | Dizel Penza | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Dizel Penza | 1 | E1 | HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 3 | W4 | Vityaz Chekhov | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Gazovik Tyumen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 3rd place

* (W2) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – (E2) Amur Khabarovsk 1:3, 4:3, 1:0 OT