What does VHL stand for?

VHL stands for Vserossiyskaya Hokkeynaya Liga.

How many teams play in the VHL?

The VHL currently consists of 30 teams.

Who won the most recent VHL championship?

Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk won the most recent VHL championship in 2026.

Vysshaya Hokkeinaya Liga VHL 2016-2017

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk finished first in the 2016-17 VHL standings with 109 points. SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (107 points) and Saryarka Karaganda (102 points) followed.

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2016-2017 VHL Standings

2016-2017 VHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	50	30	-	5	4	11	160	100	60	109	2.18	Final loss
2.	SKA-Neva St. Petersburg	50	30	-	11	8	1	153	90	63	107	2.14	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Saryarka Karaganda	50	29	-	11	5	5	128	70	58	102	2.04	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Sputnik Nizhny Tagil	50	23	-	11	9	7	130	104	26	94	1.88	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Toros Neftekamsk	50	28	-	16	3	3	149	108	41	93	1.86	Last 16 loss
6.	Dynamo Balashikha	50	27	-	17	5	1	148	112	36	92	1.84	Champion
7.	THK Tver	50	26	-	15	5	4	139	112	27	92	1.84	Last 16 loss
8.	Zauralie Kurgan	50	24	-	14	4	8	120	107	13	88	1.76	Semifinal loss
9.	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	50	22	-	15	8	5	113	101	12	87	1.74	Last 16 loss
10.	Rubin Tyumen	50	22	-	17	8	3	131	112	19	85	1.70	Semifinal loss
11.	Neftyanik Almetievsk	50	23	-	19	5	3	116	103	13	82	1.64	Last 16 loss
12.	Dynamo St. Petersburg	50	22	-	17	5	6	120	108	12	82	1.64	Quarterfinal loss
13.	Yermak Angarsk	50	18	-	14	9	9	113	106	7	81	1.62	Last 16 loss
14.	Zvezda Chekhov	50	18	-	16	9	7	126	121	5	79	1.58	Last 16 loss
15.	HK Ryazan	50	20	-	19	4	7	124	113	11	75	1.50	Last 16 loss
16.	Izhstal Izhevsk	50	20	-	20	5	5	108	123	-15	75	1.50	Last 16 loss
17.	Molot-Prikamie Perm	50	17	-	21	8	4	133	130	3	71	1.42	Did not make playoffs
18.	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	50	17	-	21	7	5	133	147	-14	70	1.40	Did not make playoffs
19.	Dizel Penza	50	19	-	22	2	7	119	133	-14	68	1.36	Did not make playoffs
20.	HK Sarov	50	18	-	24	2	6	103	118	-15	64	1.28	Did not make playoffs
21.	Yuzhny Ural Orsk	50	14	-	23	4	9	99	127	-28	59	1.18	Did not make playoffs
22.	Bars Kazan	50	14	-	26	4	6	89	134	-45	56	1.12	Did not make playoffs
23.	Khimik Voskresensk	50	10	-	29	8	3	80	126	-46	49	0.98	Did not make playoffs
24.	Ariada Volzhsk	50	11	-	31	2	6	99	183	-84	43	0.86	Did not make playoffs
25.	Buran Voronezh	50	8	-	38	0	4	88	184	-96	28	0.56	Did not make playoffs
26.	Kristall Saratov	50	5	-	43	2	0	48	97	-49	19	0.38	Bankruptcy

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2016-2017 VHL Player Stats

2016-2017 VHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Stanislav Golovanov (F)	47	18	27	45	39
2.	Artyom Gordeyev (F)	49	21	22	43	26
3.	Igor Cherkasov (F)	42	14	26	40	10
4.	Anatoli Rayenko (F)	49	14	26	40	16
5.	Andrei Alexeyev (F)	39	13	26	39	52

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2016-2017 VHL Goalie Stats

2016-2017 VHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Yegor Nazarov (G)	22	1.30	.955
2.	Sergei Kudryavtsev (G)	10	1.59	.944
3.	Ilya Andryukhov (G)	21	1.78	.942
4.	Georgi Gelashvili (G)	27	1.31	.942
5.	Vitali Yevdokimov (G)	15	2.01	.941

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VHL Games

VHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/22/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Toros Neftekamsk	Omskie Krylia	-
10/21/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Dizel Penza	Buran Voronezh	0 - 4
10/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Neftyanik Almetievsk	CSK VVS Samara	3 - 2 (OT 63:35)
10/21/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Yuzhny Ural Orsk	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	1 - 3
10/21/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Magnitka Magnitogorsk	HK Norilsk	2 - 3 (OT 61:06)

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VHL Transactions

VHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Igor Shvyryov (F)	AKM Tula Region	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk	Details
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Yuri Kozhukhov (F)	Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	Details
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Artyom Bilinchuk (F)	Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	Details
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Denis Mingaleyev (F)	Dizel Penza	AKM Tula Region	Details
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Yaroslav Labutkin (D)	Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	Molot Perm	Details

2026-2027 VHL Free Agents

2026-2027 VHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	Ivan Fishchenko (F)
Yuzhny Ural Orsk	Semyon Rubtsov (F)
AKM Tula Region	Yeremei Shumilin (F)
Sokol Krasnoyarsk	Pavel Yelizarov (D)
Buran Voronezh	Yevgeni Shakurov (D)

2027-2028 VHL Free Agents

2027-2028 VHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Kristall Saratov	Nikita Chervontsev (F)
HK Norilsk	Mikhail Shalagin (F)
Bars Kazan	Ildar Shiksatdarov (F)
Omskie Krylia	Daniil Anop (F)
Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	Sergei Lapin (F)

VHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2016-2017 VHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Ariada Volzhsk	49	2 467	6'0"	185 lbs	22.47
2.	Bars Kazan	49	2 437	6'1"	196 lbs	22.12
3.	Buran Voronezh	43	2 360	6'0"	183 lbs	23.28
4.	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	51	2 564	6'0"	185 lbs	21.31
5.	Dizel Penza	43	5 043	6'0"	192 lbs	25.60
6.	Dynamo Krasnogorsk	47	2 663	6'0"	190 lbs	21.79
7.	Dynamo St. Petersburg	52	3 310	6'0"	190 lbs	23.13
8.	HK Sarov	41	3 953	6'0"	194 lbs	25.29
9.	Izhstal Izhevsk	44	5 579	6'0"	187 lbs	25.77
10.	Khimik Voskresensk	45	2 447	6'0"	183 lbs	22.36
11.	Kristall Saratov	37	2 756	6'0"	185 lbs	24.89
12.	Molot Perm	38	4 316	6'0"	185 lbs	25.47
13.	Neftyanik Almetievsk	43	6 184	5'11"	187 lbs	25.49
14.	Rubin Tyumen	45	6 576	6'0"	190 lbs	26.84
15.	Ryazan-VDV	40	4 568	6'0"	187 lbs	24.33
16.	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	44	3 955	6'0"	194 lbs	23.27
17.	Saryarka Karaganda	44	4 402	6'0"	190 lbs	26.07
18.	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	51	7 588	5'11"	190 lbs	26.41
19.	Sputnik Nizhny Tagil	57	7 126	5'10"	185 lbs	24.74
20.	THK Tver	54	5 141	6'0"	187 lbs	25.07
21.	Toros Neftekamsk	44	4 152	6'1"	194 lbs	24.73
22.	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	40	5 174	5'11"	187 lbs	27.68
23.	Yermak Angarsk	48	6 589	6'0"	196 lbs	26.40
24.	Yuzhny Ural Orsk	47	5 736	6'0"	187 lbs	25.23
25.	Zauralie Kurgan	43	5 467	6'0"	185 lbs	25.28
26.	Zvezda Moskva	44	2 095	6'0"	194 lbs	21.82

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

VHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Stepan Sannikov (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	19	16	19	35	54
2.	Vyacheslav Korotin (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	22	10	25	35	14
3.	Pavel Zhirnov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	18	14	32	8
4.	Valeri Gurin (F)	2026-2027	Gornyak Rudny	Kazakhstan	20	10	22	32	4
5.	Yegor Anisimov (F)	2026-2027	Kulager Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	22	10	20	30	8
6.	Timur Shingareyev (F)	2026-2027	Gornyak Rudny	Kazakhstan	19	14	13	27	4
7.	Vyacheslav Litovchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	22	8	18	26	6
8.	Artur Gatiyatov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	4	22	26	12
9.	Danila Karaban (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	22	17	8	25	2
10.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	19	12	13	25	2

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VHL All-Time Points

VHL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniil Yerdakov (F)	644	194	283	477
2.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	539	179	239	418
3.	Mikhail Mokin (F)	588	156	252	408
4.	Vitali Kamenev (F)	790	141	241	382
5.	Denis Davydov (F)	672	166	203	369

VHL All-Time Goals

VHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniil Yerdakov (F)	644	194	283	477
2.	Maxim Kitsyn (F)	475	193	175	368
3.	Alexei Knyazev (F)	678	186	181	367
4.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	539	179	239	418
5.	Oleg Lomako (F)	539	179	169	348

VHL All-Time Assists

VHL — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniil Yerdakov (F)	644	194	283	477
2.	Mikhail Mokin (F)	588	156	252	408
3.	Vitali Kamenev (F)	790	141	241	382
4.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	539	179	239	418
5.	Valeri Polyakov (F)	497	127	223	350

VHL All-Time Penalty Min.

VHL — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Stanislav Tunkhuzin (D)	420	50	145	704
2.	Ilya Bochkov (D)	753	45	201	682
3.	Maxim Yushkov (F)	453	99	243	664
4.	Andrei Demidov (F)	490	116	261	526
5.	Maxim Sergeyev (D)	478	35	149	506

VHL All-Time Games Played

VHL — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vitali Kamenev (F)	790	141	241	382
2.	Ilya Bochkov (D)	753	45	156	201
3.	Dmitri Lyutov (D)	736	30	152	182
4.	Alexander Sumin (D)	734	35	167	202
5.	Grigori Glebov (D)	710	70	141	210

VHL All-Time Points Per Game

VHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Robert Nilsson (F)	2	1	4	2.00
2.	Yegor Milovzorov (F)	1	1	2	2.00
3.	Egor Chinakhov (F)	2	2	3	1.50
4.	Maxim Sushinsky (F)	2	1	3	1.50
5.	Alexei Ionov (F)	2	1	3	1.50

VHL All-Time Points Per Season

VHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikhail Shalagin (F)	2025-2026	VHL	59	32	39	71	1.20	32
2.	Maxim Kitsyn (F)	2019-2020	VHL	53	39	30	69	1.30	32
3.	Maxim Kitsyn (F)	2021-2022	VHL	52	32	36	68	1.31	32
4.	Alexander Timiryov (F)	2018-2019	VHL	55	32	29	61	1.11	20
5.	Daniil Yerdakov (F)	2021-2022	VHL	51	19	42	61	1.20	16

VHL All-Time Goals Per Season

VHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Maxim Kitsyn (F)	2019-2020	VHL	53	39	30	69	1.30	32
2.	Mikhail Shalagin (F)	2025-2026	VHL	59	32	39	71	1.20	32
3.	Maxim Kitsyn (F)	2021-2022	VHL	52	32	36	68	1.31	32
4.	Alexander Timiryov (F)	2018-2019	VHL	55	32	29	61	1.11	20
5.	Nikita Popugayev (F)	2024-2025	VHL	64	31	16	47	0.73	12

VHL All-Time Assists Per Season

VHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alexander Shibayev (F)	2012-2013	VHL	51	14	47	61	1.20	28
2.	Dmitri Sidlyarov (F)	2024-2025	VHL	63	12	45	57	0.90	24
3.	Maxim Mineyev (D)	2025-2026	VHL	49	4	45	49	1.00	14
4.	Daniil Yerdakov (F)	2021-2022	VHL	51	19	42	61	1.20	16
5.	Rasim Shakirov (F)	2025-2026	VHL	61	19	40	59	0.97	12

VHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

VHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Maxim Yeprev (D)	2012-2013	VHL	27	0	0	0	0.00	175
2.	Igor Knyazev (D)	2012-2013	VHL	48	3	2	5	0.10	169
3.	Igor Golovkov (D)	2010-2011	VHL	36	1	1	2	0.06	154
4.	Vladislav Dashkevich (D)	2010-2011	VHL	51	4	7	11	0.22	149
5.	Darcy Verot (F)	2012-2013	VHL	26	4	2	6	0.23	145

List of VHL Champions

VHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2025	Torpedo-Gorky NN
2024	Neftyanik Almetievsk
2023	Khimik Voskresensk
2022	Rubin Tyumen
2021	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2019	Saryarka Karaganda
2018	Dynamo St. Petersburg
2017	Dynamo Balashikha
2016	Neftyanik Almetievsk
2015	Toros Neftekamsk
2014	Saryarka Karaganda
2013	Toros Neftekamsk
2012	Toros Neftekamsk
2011	Rubin Tyumen