Supreme Hockey League B

{{About|the current 3rd tier ice hockey league in Russia|the former top tier ice hockey league in Russia|Russian Superleague}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = All-Russian Hockey League B

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| formerly = Pervaya Liga

| sport = Ice hockey

| countries = Russia (5 teams)

| champion = CSK VVS Samara (1st title)

| most_champs = HC Rostov (3)

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| founded = 2011

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| teams = 5 (2022–2023 season)

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| website = [http://www.vhl.su/ vhl.su]

| related_comps = KHL
VHL
MHL
NMHL

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The All-Russian Hockey League B or VHL-B ({{langx|ru|Первенство Всероссийской хоккейной лиги (ВХЛ-Б)}}, Pervenstvo Vserossiyskoy hokkeynoy ligi) is an ice hockey league in Russia. It stands at the third-tier of the Russian ice hockey pyramid, below the second-level VHL and the top-tier KHL.

History

Since 1992, it was the First League of the Russian Ice Hockey Championship. During the 2010–11 season, it was known as the Championship of Russia between the club teams of regions ({{langx|ru|Первенство России среди клубных команд регионов}}, Pervenstvo Rossii sredi klubnykh komand regionov), which was considered a feeder league to both the KHL and the VHL. A majority of the teams were simply junior versions of their professional counterparts. During the era of the Soviet Championship League, it was referred to as "Class B"{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

The league in 2010–11 featured clubs from the 2009–10 season of the Pervaya Liga and also clubs from the 2009–10 season of the Vysshaya Liga that were not accepted into the VHL for 2010–11.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On August 23, 2011, the FHR announced the creation of the Russian Hockey League that replaced the Pervaya Liga. The league had 2 divisions. The West Division featured teams from both the Central and Povolzhie divisions of the Pervaya Liga. The East Division featured teams from the Ural and West Siberia division as well as teams from the Siberian and Far East division. The Russian Hockey League was also the same name of the organization responsible for organizing the top-tier hockey league of Russia at the time that existed from 1996 and 2008, when it was rebranded and reorganized as the Kontinental Hockey League.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Prior to the beginning of the 2014–15 season, there was a big decrease in league members (with seven teams either leaving to join a different league or disbanding altogether). In connection with this number of losses, FHR officials who ran the league were forced to combine the two territorial divisions into one league table.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

After the 2014–15 season and prior to the 2015–16 season, the FHR transferred the organization of the RHL (which had seen its membership numbers plummet from 24 teams in 2011/12 to nine in 2014/15) to the Supreme Hockey League, with the hope of developing a better third-tier competition with an eventual promotion/relegation system with the second-level league thus creating the Supreme Hockey League Championship.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Prospects for expansion

It was planned to replenish the league from the following sources:

VHL teams, for financial reasons, leaving the league.
Foreign clubs. For example, interest to the league has been shown by representatives of Latvia.
Teams from different cities of Russia.
Independent teams of the MHL and/or the NMHL who left due to reorganization.{{cite web |url=http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/sportploschadka/718365.html |title=Оптимизация МХЛ поможет возродить РХЛ |publisher=Sports.ru |access-date=30 October 2017}}

Teams for 2022–2023

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style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" \| Team ! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" \| City ! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" \| Arena ! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" \| Capacity ! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" \| Founded ! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" \| Joined league
Dinamo-Altay \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Barnaul \| Titov Sports Palace \| align=center \| 3,800 \| align=center \| 2006 \| align=center \| 2011
CSK VVS Samara \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Samara \| Vladimir Vysotsky Sport Palace \| align=center \| 5,000 \| align=center \| 1993 \| align=center \| 2022
Feniks \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Kazan \| Sport Palace \| align=center \| 3,345 \| align=center \| 2022 \| align=center \| 2022
HC Chelny \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Naberezhnye Chelny \| Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny \| align=center \| 1,500 \| align=center \| 2004 \| align=center \| 2016
Kristall \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Saratov \| Ice Sports Palace Saratov \| align=center \| 5,000 \| align=center \| 1946 \| align=center \| 2017

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style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" | Team

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" | City

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" | Arena

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" | Capacity

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Founded

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="35" | Joined league

Dinamo-Altay

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Barnaul

| Titov Sports Palace

| align=center | 3,800

| align=center | 2006

| align=center | 2011

CSK VVS Samara

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Samara

| Vladimir Vysotsky Sport Palace

| align=center | 5,000

| align=center | 1993

| align=center | 2022

Feniks

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan

| Sport Palace

| align=center | 3,345

| align=center | 2022

HC Chelny

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Naberezhnye Chelny

| Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny

| align=center | 1,500

| align=center | 2004

| align=center | 2016

Kristall

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Saratov

| Ice Sports Palace Saratov

| align=center | 5,000

| align=center | 1946

| align=center | 2017

Former teams

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! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" | Team

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" | City

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" | Arena

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="40" | Capacity

! style="background: #eeeeee;" width="160" | Fate of the team

Angel Sibiri

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tobolsk

| Crystal Sports Complex

| align=center | Unknown

|Unknown

Avangard-Yugra

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Kogalym

| Iceberg Sports Complex

| align=center | Unknown

|Originally joined, but ultimately did not participate; possibly disbanded

Buran Voronezh

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Voronezh

| LDS Jubileiny

| align=center | 3,200

|Joined the VHL in 2012

Burevestnik Yekaterinburg

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yekaterinburg

| KRK Uralets

| align=center | 5,570

|Withdrew during 2013–14 season; later disbanded due to connection with financial problems

Burevestnik-1976

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tomsk

| Crystal Sport Palace

| align=center | Unknown

|Currently, the club performs in the Siberian Student Hockey League

HC Belgorod

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Belgorod

| Oranzevjy led

| align=center | 1,200

|Joined the NMHL (then MHL-B) in 2012 due to financial issues

HC Bryansk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Bryansk

| Desna Stadium

| align=center | 1,000

|Joined the NMHL (then MHL-B) in 2014

HC Cheboksary

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Cheboksary

| Cheboksary-Arena

| align=center | 7,500

|Disbanded

HC Lipetsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lipetsk

| Zvezdny Sports Complex

| align=center | 2,000

|Joined the VHL in 2013; later withdrew in 2015

HC Rostov

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Rostov-on-Don

| Ice Arena

| align=center | 600

|Joined the VHL in 2019

HC Tambov

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tambov

| Crystal Ice Palace

| align=center | 1,200

|Joined the VHL in 2018

Junior-Sputnik

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Tagil

| Sotnikov Ice Sports Palace

| align=center | 4,200

|Club skips season due to financial problems

Kedr Novouralsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Novouralsk

| Novouralsk Ice Palace

| align=center | 1,200

|Disbanded

Krasnoyarskie Rysi

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk

| Arena Sever

| align=center | 2,600

| Joined the JHL in 2022

Kristall Elektrostal

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elektrostal

| Kristall Sport Palace

| align=center | 3,500

|Disbanded

Kristall-Yugra Beloyarsky

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Beloyarsky

| Palace of Sports

| align=center | 450

|Possibly disbanded

Krylya Sovetov Novosibirsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Novosibirsk

| Unknown

| align=center | -

|Disbanded

Neftyanik Almetyevsk-2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Almetyevsk

| Yubileyny Sports Palace

| align=center | 2,000

|Changed name to Sputnik; joined the MHL in 2012 as farm club of Neftyanik (Almetyevsk) (VHL)

Progress Glazov

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Glazov

| Progress Sports Palace

| align=center | 4,300

|Joined the NMHL (then MHL-B) in 2014; became farm club of Izhstal (Izhevsk) (VHL)

Rubin Tyumen-2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tyumen

| Sports Palace Tyumen

| align=center | 3,300

|Unknown

Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Prokopyevsk

| Snowflake Sports Complex

| align=center | 3,150

|Due to financial problems, the club decided to go to the Siberian Student Hockey League in 2013

Slavutych Smolensk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Smolensk

| Ice Palace SGAFKST

| align=center | 1,080

|Left league in 2017 due to financial problems

Sokol Novocheboksarsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Novocheboksarsk

| LD Sokol

| align=center | 3,000

|Disbanded

Soyuz

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Zarechny

| Sports Palace Soyuz

| align=center | Unknown

|Possibly disbanded

THK Tver

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tver

| Ice Palace Yubileyny

| align=center | 1,980

|Joined the VHL in 2012; later declared bankruptcy and ceased in 2017

Yamal Sterkhi

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Noyabrsk

| KSK Fakel

| align=center | Unknown

|Disbanded

Yantar Seversk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Seversk

| SK North

| align=center | Unknown

|Withdrew from league after 2011–12 season; later disbanded due to financial issues in 2013-14

Yuzhny Ural-Metallurg Orsk

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Orsk

| Unknown

| align=center | -

|Disbanded

Zauralje Kurgan-2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Kurgan

| Ice Sports Palace Mostovik

| align=center | 2,500

|Changed name to Junior and became a youth team joining the MHL and then the NMHL (then MHL-B) in 2012; currently still member of the league

Champions

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bgcolor="#eeeeee" \| style= width="33" \| Season \| style= width="158" \| File:Gold medal icon.svg Champion \| style= width="158" \| File:Silver medal icon.svg Finalist \| style= width="33" \| Series Result \| style= width="158" \| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medalist \| style= width="172" \| Regular season winner
2011–12	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Buran Voronezh	RR	{{flagicon\|RUS}} THK Tver	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Buran Voronezh
2012–13	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Yamal Sterkhi	3–2	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2013–14	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	^[NK]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Altai Barnaul & {{flagicon\|RUS}} Yamal Sterkhi^[*]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2014–15	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} CSK VVS Samara	3–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk & {{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk^[*]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2015–16	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Tambov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	4–1	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2016–17	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	4–1	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2017-18	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Tambov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Cheboksary	4–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2018-19	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	4–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Cheboksary	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov

^[*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals
^[NK]: Result not known

References

External links

[http://www.vhl.su/ VHL-B Official website]
[http://www.fhr-sdv.ru/ Inter-Regional Coordinating Council Siberia–Far East], responsible for the Siberia–Far East Division of Pervaya Liga
[http://www.nwhockey.ru/ Inter-Regional Coordinating Council Northwest], responsible for the Northwest Division of Pervaya Liga
[http://www.fhr-povolzhe.ru/ Inter-Regional Coordinating Council Povolzhye], responsible for the Povolzhye Division of Pervaya Liga
[http://uralhockey.ru/ Inter-Regional Coordinating Council Ural–West Siberia], responsible for the Ural–West Siberia Division of Pervaya Liga
[http://www.eurohockey.com/league/223-vhl-b.html/ Euro Hockey]

Rus

Category:Professional ice hockey leagues in Russia

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2011–12	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Buran Voronezh	RR	{{flagicon\|RUS}} THK Tver	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Buran Voronezh
2012–13	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Yamal Sterkhi	3–2	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2013–14	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	^[NK]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Altai Barnaul & {{flagicon\|RUS}} Yamal Sterkhi^[*]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2014–15	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} CSK VVS Samara	3–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk & {{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk^[*]	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk
2015–16	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Tambov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	4–1	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2016–17	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Slavutych Smolensk	4–1	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2017-18	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Tambov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Cheboksary	4–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov
2018-19	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Mordovia Saransk	4–0	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Cheboksary	{{flagicon\|RUS}} HC Rostov

Supreme Hockey League B

History

Prospects for expansion

Teams for 2022–2023

Former teams

Champions

See also

References

External links