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. HC 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 ==
=== 3rd place===
* (W2) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – (E2) Amur Khabarovsk 1:3, 4:3, 1:0 OT
== External links ==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
* Season on hockeyarchives.ruv
Category:2004–05 in Russian ice hockey leagues
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