The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL)TV-VHL on YouTube (, Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)), also known as the Supreme Hockey League,Supreme Hockey League Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL) (, Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga), is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Russian hockey.
As the Kontinental Hockey League, the top tier of Russian ice hockey, is independent from the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia, the VHL's champion is also declared the Champion of Russia.
History 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 2022–23 season, most VHL teams were affiliated with a KHL team (e.g., Khimik Voskresensk is affiliated with KHL's Spartak Moscow), while some teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.
Before the 2022/23 season, the league was renamed from Supreme Hockey League () to All-Russian Hockey League ().
Since the 2024/25 season, when the KHL became independent from the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia, the league's champion is also declared the Champion of Russia.
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 AttendanceFebruary 17, 2012Central StadiumFootball, RugbyKrasnoyarskSokol KrasnoyarskLokomotiv Yaroslavl2–316,100January 19, 2014Central StadiumFootballChelyabinskChelmet ChelyabinskLada Togliatti2–59,200February 14, 2015Sputnik StadiumFootballNizhny TagilSputnik Nizhny TagilYuzhny Ural Orsk0–48,350February 7, 2016Khimik StadiumFootballTverTHK TverBuran Voronezh1–2 (OT)6,350January 14, 2017Park LegendMoscowDynamo BalashikhaKhimik Voskresensk1–31,831January 28, 2018Central StadiumFootballKurganZauralie KurganRubin Tyumen0–43,000
Seasons overview Season Petrov Cup winner Finalist Final score Regular season winner2010–11 Rubin Tyumen Neftyanik Almetyevsk 4–0 Rubin Tyumen2011–12 Toros Neftekamsk Rubin Tyumen 4–1 Rubin Tyumen2012–13 Toros Neftekamsk Saryarka Karagandy 4–3 Saryarka Karagandy2013–14 Saryarka Karagandy Rubin Tyumen 4–2 Toros Neftekamsk2014–15 Toros Neftekamsk Izhstal Izhevsk 4–2 Saryarka Karagandy2015–16 Neftyanik Almetyevsk Izhstal Izhevsk 4–1 THK Tver2016–17 Dynamo Balashikha Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 4–0 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk2017–18 Dinamo Saint Petersburg SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg 4–2 Dinamo Saint Petersburg2018–19 Saryarka Karagandy Rubin Tyumen 4–1 SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Zvezda Moscow2020–21 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Metallurg Novokuznetsk 4–1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk2021–22 Rubin Tyumen Dinamo Saint Petersburg 4–1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk2022–23 Khimik Voskresensk Sokol Krasnoyarsk 4–0 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk2023–24 Neftyanik Almetyevsk AKM Tula 4–0 Molot-Prikamye Perm2024–25 Khimik Voskresensk 4–2 Metallurg Novokuznetsk2025–26 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Khimik Voskresensk 4–1 Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Teams in 2025–26 Team City Arena Capacity KHL Affiliate Team(s) MHL/NMHL Affiliate Team(s) Founded Joined league 1 AKM Tula Ice Palace 3,363 Independent Akademiya MikhailovaAKM-Junior 2021 2021 2 Bars Kazan Sports Palace Kazan 3,845 Ak Bars Kazan Irbis 2009 2014 3 Buran Voronezh LDS Jubileiny 3,200 Severstal Cherepovets EcoNiva BobrovHC Proton 1949 2012 4 CSK VVS Samara Samara Vladimir Vysotsky Sport Palace 5,000 Lada Togliatti None 1950 2023 5 Chelmet Chelyabinsk Yunost Sport Palace 3,500 Traktor Chelyabinsk Belye Medvedi 1948 2010 6 Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny Ice Sports Palace 1,500 Admiral Vladivostok None 1970 2023 7 Dizel Penza Dizel Arena 5,500 Severstal Cherepovets Dizelist Penza 1956 2010 8 Dynamo Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 Dynamo Moscow JHC Dinamo Saint Petersburg 2013 2016 9 Dynamo-Altai Barnaul Titov Arena 4,281 Sibir Novosibirsk None 1954 2023 10 Gornyak-UGMK Verkhnyaya Pyshma Alexei Kozitsyn Ice Arena 1,500 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Avto 2013 2017 11 HC Norilsk Norilsk Arktika Sport Palace 2,184 Independent None 2023 2023 12 HC Tambov Tambov Kristall Ice Palace 1,500 Independent JHC Tambov 1981 2018 13 HC Izhstal Izhevsk Sports Palace Izhstal 3,268 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Progress 1958 2010 14 Khimik Voskresensk Podmoskovie Ice Palace 4,000 Spartak Moscow JHC Spartak 2005 2015 15 Kristall Saratov Saratov Kristall Ice Sport Palace 5,141 Independent JHC Kristall 1947 2010 16 HC Magnitka Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk Ice Sport Palace 330 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy 2024 2024 17 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace 7,533 Independent Kuznetskie Medvedi 1949 2017 18 Molot Perm Universal Sports Palace Molot 6,000 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl MHC Molot 1948 2010 19 Neftyanik Almetyevsk Yubileyny Sports Palace 2,000 Ak Bars Kazan Sputnik Almetyevsk 1965 2010 20 Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk Kirovo-Chepetsk Olimp-Arena 1,793 Independent None 1954 2024 21 Omskie Krylya Omsk Avangard Hockey Academy 1,200 Avangard Omsk Omskie Yastreby 2021 2021 22 HC Rostov Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena 600 HC Sochi None 2004 2019 23 Rubin Tyumen Sports Palace Tyumen 3,300 Independent Tyumensky Legion 1959 2010 24 Ryazan-VDV Ryazan Ryazan Olympic Sports Palace 3,000 Independent JHC Ryazan-VDV Kapitan Stupino 1999 2010 25 SKA-VMF Saint Petersburg Hockey City Sport Complex 1,418 SKA Saint Petersburg SKA-1946SKA Academy 2008 2010 26 Sokol Krasnoyarsk Arena Sever 2,600 Independent Krasnoyarskie Rysi 1977 2011 27 Toros Neftekamsk Ice Palace Neftekamsk 1,900 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Tolpar 1988 2010 28 Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod Konovalenko Sports Palace 4,300 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Chaika 2019 2019 29 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk Arena Ugra 5,500 Independent Mamonty Yugry 2006 2018 30 Yuzhny Ural Orsk Ice Palace Yubileyny 4,500 Independent Sarmaty 1958 2010 31 Zauralie Kurgan Ice Sports Palace Mostovik 2,500 Independent Fakel-Yamal 1962 2010 32 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 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