Supreme Hockey League

The Supreme Hockey League (SHL)Supreme Hockey LeagueTV-VHL on YouTube (, Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), 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.
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. 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 () 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
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==Seasons overview==
Season 	Petrov Cup winner 	Finalist 	Final score 	Regular season winner
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 	HC Izhstal 	4–2 	Saryarka Karagandy
2015–16	Neftyanik Almetyevsk 	HC Izhstal 	4–1 	THK Tver
2016–17	Dynamo Balashikha 	Kazzinc-Torpedo 	4–0 	Kazzinc-Torpedo
2017–18	Dinamo Saint Petersburg 	SKA-Neva 	4–2 	Dinamo Saint Petersburg
2018–19	Saryarka Karagandy 	Rubin Tyumen 	4–1 	SKA-Neva
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Zvezda Moscow
==Teams in 2019–20==
 	
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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 	LokoLoko-JuniorRossosh 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 VityaziJHC 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 	AlmazProgress 	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 SpartakAtlanty 	2005 	2015
KRS Heilongjiang 	Harbin 	Harbin Sport University Gymnasium 	2,500 	HC Kunlun Red Star 	KRS Junior 	2017 	2017
Lada Togliatti 	Tolyatti 	Lada Arena 	6,000 	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-1946SKA-Serebryanye LvySKA-Varyagi 	2008 	2010
Sokol 	Krasnoyarsk 	Arena Sever 	2,600 	Independent 	Krasnoyarskie Rysi 	1977 	2011
Toros 	Neftekamsk 	Ice Palace Neftekamsk 	1,900 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	TolparBatyr 	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 BarsyAltay 	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 	TaifunSarmatyYuzhny 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.
Club	Club 	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
 	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
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==
*Kontinental Hockey League
*VHL-B
*Junior Hockey League
*National Junior Hockey League
==References==
==External links==
*VHL Official 
*VHL Official 
*VHL Official
*AllHockey.Ru
*Euro Hockey
 
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