National Junior Hockey League

Russian Hockey League
FormerlyJunior Hockey League Division B (2011-2016)
National Junior Hockey League (2016-2026)
SportIce hockey
Founded2011
First season2011–12
DirectorDmitry Yefimov
MottoЛига сильных (Liga silnykh, The League of the strong)
No. of teams26
CountryRussia
formerly also:
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Most recent
champion
Metallurg-VO Cherepovets (1st title)
Most titlesGornyak Uchaly (2 titles)
Promotion toMHL (2 finalists)
Related
competitions		KHL
VHL
MHL
VHL-B
Websitehttp://nmhl.fhr.ru/

The Russian Hockey League (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B (MHL-B), National Junior Hockey League (NMHL)) (Russian: Российская хоккейная лига) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, the KHL's junior ice hockey league. The B division was established in 2011 and the inaugural season was the 2011–12 season.

The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.

Generation Cup

The logo of Generation Cup

The Generation Cup (Russian: Кубок Поколения, Kubok Pokoleniya) is the all-star game of MHL-B and analog to the MHL's Challenge Cup. The first ever Generation Cup took place on 23 February 2012 in Penza and featured Team East against Team West.

Editions

EditionDateVenueTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2012 23 February Russia Temp sports ice palace, Penza Team West 3-2 Team East
2013 17 April Russia Olymp Arena, Kirovo-Chepetsk Team West 6–3 Team East
2014 18 January Russia Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly Team West 1–4 Team East
2015 17 January Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Almetyevsk Team East 3–4 Team West
2016 30 January Russia Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny, Naberezhnye Chelny Team East 4–0 Team West

Future Cup

The Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) was an exhibition game featuring under-18 players of MHL and MHL-B. The first ever (and so far only) Future Cup took place on 13 March 2012 in Chelyabinsk and featured players who were not born before 1 January 1994.

Editions

EditionDateVenueTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2011–12 12 March Russia Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk Team West 3–1 Team East

Super Cup

The Super Cup (Russian: Суперкубок, Superkubok) was the trophy awarded to the winner of the game between the winner of the Kharlamov Cup (the MHL champions) and the winner of the Regions Cup (the MHL-B champions). The first ever (and so far only) Super Cup took place on 30 April 2016 in Uchaly.

Editions

EditionDateVenueTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2016 30 April Russia Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly Gornyak Uchaly (MHL-B) 1–5 Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

2012 expansion

Seven new teams were confirmed for the 2012–13 season: MHC Dmitrov, Zauralie Kurgan, HC Ryazan, Buran Voronezh, HC Belgorod, Sputnik Nizhny Tagil and Platina Chișinău from Moldova.

Teams in 2026–27

Russian Hockey League
Conf. Team City Arena KHL/VHL affiliated club
West
 ArktikaRussia MurmanskUniversal sports and leisure center
Akhmat-Granit GroznyRussia GroznyIce Arena "Akhmat"
HC BryanskRussia BryanskDesna Stadium
Vityaz-PodolskRussia PodolskVityaz Ice Palace
Dynamo-576Russia St.PetersburgYubileyny Sports PalaceDynamo St.Petersburg
Dynamo-KareliaRussia KondopogaSports Palace "Kondopoga"Dynamo St.Petersburg
Kaluga RocketsRussia KalugaSports Palace "Tsentralny"HC Kaluga
Krasnaya Mashina AkademiyaRussia MytishchiMytishchi Arena
LeningradetsRussia VyborgSports Complex "Vyborg"
Metallurg-VORussia CherepovetsIce PalaceSeverstal Cherepovets
PolyotRussia RybinskSports Palace "Polyot"
Tverichi-SShORRussia TverSports Complex "Yubileiny"
Fakel YamalRussia SalekhardIce Palace
East
 HC BelgorodRussia BelgorodOranzevy liod
DizelistRussia PenzaDizel ArenaDizel Penza
YermakRussia AngarskWinter Stadium "Yermak"
HC KrasnodarRussia KrasnodarIce PalaceHC Sochi
Kristall-YuniorRussia SaratovIce Sports Palace "Kristall"Kristall Saratov
MHC Ryazan-VDVRussia RyazanSports Palace "Olimpiyskiy"HC Ryazan-VDV
MHC TambovRussia TambovIce Palace "Temp"HC Tambov
ProgressRussia GlazovGlazov Arena
ProtonRussia NovovoronezhIce Palace "Ostalnaya"Buran Voronezh
HC RostovRussia Rostov-on-DonSports Palace
SokolRussia NovocheboksarskIce Palace "Sokol"
HC SamaraRussia Samara
EcoNiva-BobrovRussia BobrovVyacheslav Fetisov Ice PalaceBuran Voronezh

Champions

Season Regions Cup Champion Regions Cup Finalist Series
Result		 Bronze Medalist Eastern
Division winner		 Central
Division winner		 Western
Division winner		 Regular season winner
2011–12Russia Oktan PermRussia Kristall Berdsk3–1Russia BatyrRussia Kristall Berdsk (30-2-0)Russia Oktan Perm (31-5-0)Russia MHK Zelenograd (25-10-1)Russia Kristall Berdsk
Season Regions Cup Champion Regions Cup Finalist Series
Result		 Bronze Medalist Northwest
Division winner		 Volga
Division winner		 Ural-Siberia
Division winner		 Regular season winner
2012–13Russia Junior KurganRussia Batyr3–1Russia SputnikLatvia HK Liepājas Metalurgs (32-6-2)Russia Irbis Kazan (33-8-3)Russia Junior Kurgan (36-7-0)Russia Junior Kurgan
Season Regions Cup
Champion		 Regions Cup
Finalist		 Series
Result		 Bronze
Medalist		 Eastern Conference
winner		 Western Conference
winner		 Regular season
winner
2013–14Russia Berkuty Kubani KrasnodarRussia Loko-Junior Yaroslavl3–1Russia Mechel ChelyabinskRussia Mechel Chelyabinsk (32-5-1)Russia Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar (31-5-2)Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk
2014–15Russia Rossosh VoronezhRussia Gornyak Uchaly3–2Russia Batyr &
Russia MHK Zelenograd[*]		Russia Gornyak Uchaly (44-6-2)Russia Rossosh Voronezh (51-9-4)Russia Rossosh Voronezh
2015–16Russia Gornyak UchalyRussia Rossosh Voronezh3–0Russia Loko-Junior YaroslavlRussia Gornyak Uchaly (28-10-2)Russia Rossosh Voronezh (34-6-4)Russia Rossosh Voronezh
2016–17Russia Gornyak UchalyRussia Dizelist Penza3–2Russia Loko-Junior YaroslavlRussia Gornyak Uchaly (37-4-1-6)Russia Dizelist Penza (34-3-2-5)Russia Gornyak Uchaly
2017–18Russia Dizelist PenzaRussia Batyr3–0Russia Loko-Junior YaroslavlRussia Progress Glazov (20-4-1-7)Russia Dizelist Penza (21-5-3-7)Russia Dizelist Penza
2018–19Russia Dizelist PenzaRussia Batyr3–0Russia Loko-Junior YaroslavlRussia Progress Glazov (20-4-1-7)Russia Dizelist Penza (21-5-3-7)Russia Dizelist Penza
2019–20Playoff matches were not played due to COVID-19 pandemicRussia Dynamo-Junior St.Petersburg
2020–21Russia Loko-Junior YaroslavlRussia Dynamo-Junior St.Petersburg3–1
2021–22Russia Poliot RybinskRussia Ryazan-VDV (Ryazan)3–1
2022–23Russia MHC TambovRussia Poliot Rybinsk3–1
2023–24Russia Yunison-MoscowRussia MHC Tambov3–1
2024–25Russia MHC TambovRussia Kristall Saratov3–1
2025–26Russia Metallurg-VO CherepovetsRussia Granit-Chekhov3-0Russia Ryazan-VDV
Russia Yermak Angarsk		Russia Ryazan-VDV (40-5-2-1)Russia Buran Moscow (41-1-3-3)Russia Ryazan-VDV

 [*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals

References

  1. ↑ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (22 March 2012). Кубок Регионов в офисе МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (26 April 2016). Суперкубок МХЛ завершит молодежный хоккейный сезон (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (30 April 2016). «Локо» - обладатель первого в истории Суперкубка МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (27 April 2012). В Первенство МХЛ вступили шесть новых клубов (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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