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Higher Hockey League

Supreme Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event2014–15 VHL season
Supreme Hockey League.svg
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded 2010
No. of teams 26 (2015–2016 season)
Countries  Russia (24 teams)
 Kazakhstan (2 teams)
Most recent
champion(s)
Toros Neftekamsk
Most titles Toros Neftekamsk (3)
Related
competitions
Kontinental Hockey League
VHL-B
Junior Hockey League
Official website vhlru.ru

The Supreme Hockey League (Russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), 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.

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 2011–12 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.

It is believed that the league will become more of a developmental league. Only seven players over the age of 29 will be allowed onto each team's roster. With no promotion/relegation system set in place with the new Kontinental Hockey League, it has been speculated that most teams in the league will eventually become farm teams of the KHL teams.

The Russian Classic (Russian: Русская классика, Russkaya klassika) is an outdoor ice hockey game during the Supreme Hockey League season.


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