Vserossiyskaya Hokkeynaya Liga VHL 2025-2026
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VHL Team Rosters
- AKM Tula Region
- Bars Kazan
- Buran Voronezh
- Chelmet Chelyabinsk
- CSK VVS Samara
- Dizel Penza
- Dynamo St. Petersburg
- Dynamo-Altay Barnaul
- Gornyak-UGMK
- HK Kaluga
- HK Norilsk
- HK Tambov
- Izhstal Izhevsk
- Khimik Voskresensk
- Kristall Saratov
- Magnitka Magnitogorsk
- Metallurg Novokuznetsk
- Molot Perm
- Neftyanik Almetievsk
- Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk
- Omskie Krylia
- Rubin Tyumen
- Ryazan-VDV
- SKA-VMF St. Petersburg
- Sokol Krasnoyarsk
- Toros Neftekamsk
- Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
- Yuzhny Ural Orsk
- Zauralie Kurgan
- Zvezda Moskva
2025-2026
2025-2026 Season
Metallurg Novokuznetsk finished first in the 2025-26 VHL standings with 106 points. Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (101 points) and Neftyanik Almetievsk (93 points) followed.
2025-2026 VHL Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/- | TP | PPG | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 62 | 40 | - | 7 | 11 | 4 | 226 | 131 | 95 | 106 | 1.71 | Semifinal loss  |
| 2. | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 62 | 39 | - | 8 | 8 | 7 | 178 | 93 | 85 | 101 | 1.63 | Champion |
| 3. | Neftyanik Almetievsk | 62 | 34 | - | 11 | 8 | 9 | 220 | 133 | 87 | 93 | 1.50 | Semifinal loss |
| 4. | Khimik Voskresensk | 62 | 35 | - | 15 | 5 | 7 | 182 | 121 | 61 | 87 | 1.40 | Final loss |
| 5. | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | 62 | 26 | - | 16 | 9 | 11 | 183 | 142 | 41 | 81 | 1.31 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 6. | Ryazan-VDV | 62 | 30 | - | 19 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 140 | 24 | 81 | 1.31 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 7. | Omskie Krylia | 62 | 30 | - | 20 | 8 | 4 | 169 | 133 | 36 | 80 | 1.29 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 8. | Gornyak-UGMK | 62 | 25 | - | 19 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 151 | 33 | 78 | 1.26 | Quarterfinal loss |
| 9. | Molot Perm | 62 | 22 | - | 20 | 14 | 6 | 150 | 155 | -5 | 78 | 1.26 | Last 16 loss |
| 10. | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 62 | 30 | - | 20 | 5 | 7 | 178 | 167 | 11 | 77 | 1.24 | Last 16 loss |
| 11. | Rubin Tyumen | 62 | 21 | - | 21 | 13 | 7 | 154 | 138 | 16 | 75 | 1.21 | Last 16 loss |
| 12. | Torpedo-Gorky NN | 62 | 24 | - | 22 | 10 | 6 | 174 | 145 | 29 | 74 | 1.19 | Last 16 loss |
| 13. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 62 | 31 | - | 22 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 145 | 15 | 74 | 1.19 | Last 16 loss |
| 14. | Dizel Penza | 62 | 28 | - | 21 | 5 | 8 | 154 | 139 | 15 | 74 | 1.19 | Last 16 loss |
| 15. | Bars Kazan | 62 | 24 | - | 19 | 6 | 13 | 130 | 139 | -9 | 73 | 1.18 | Last 16 loss |
| 16. | CSK VVS Samara | 62 | 24 | - | 22 | 8 | 8 | 166 | 150 | 16 | 72 | 1.16 | Last 16 loss |
| 17. | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | 62 | 21 | - | 22 | 11 | 8 | 146 | 151 | -5 | 72 | 1.16 | Did not make playoffs |
| 18. | Toros Neftekamsk | 62 | 23 | - | 23 | 6 | 10 | 144 | 153 | -9 | 68 | 1.10 | Did not make playoffs |
| 19. | Zauralie Kurgan | 62 | 21 | - | 25 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 153 | -6 | 66 | 1.06 | Did not make playoffs |
| 20. | Zvezda Moskva | 62 | 23 | - | 28 | 5 | 6 | 137 | 150 | -13 | 62 | 1.00 | Did not make playoffs |
| 21. | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 62 | 23 | - | 28 | 5 | 6 | 160 | 169 | -9 | 62 | 1.00 | Did not make playoffs |
| 22. | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | 62 | 23 | - | 27 | 4 | 8 | 128 | 153 | -25 | 62 | 1.00 | Did not make playoffs |
| 23. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 62 | 16 | - | 27 | 10 | 9 | 114 | 156 | -42 | 61 | 0.98 | Did not make playoffs |
| 24. | AKM Tula Region | 62 | 13 | - | 28 | 13 | 8 | 139 | 174 | -35 | 60 | 0.97 | Did not make playoffs |
| 25. | HK Tambov | 62 | 18 | - | 30 | 8 | 6 | 148 | 173 | -25 | 58 | 0.94 | Did not make playoffs |
| 26. | Kristall Saratov | 62 | 20 | - | 32 | 4 | 6 | 145 | 177 | -32 | 54 | 0.87 | Did not make playoffs |
| 27. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 62 | 19 | - | 30 | 3 | 10 | 105 | 170 | -65 | 54 | 0.87 | Did not make playoffs |
| 28. | Buran Voronezh | 62 | 16 | - | 33 | 6 | 7 | 130 | 181 | -51 | 51 | 0.82 | Did not make playoffs |
| 29. | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul | 62 | 13 | - | 31 | 7 | 11 | 133 | 193 | -60 | 51 | 0.82 | Did not make playoffs |
| 30. | HK Norilsk | 62 | 16 | - | 36 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 172 | -51 | 47 | 0.76 | Did not make playoffs |
| 31. | HK Rostov | 62 | 14 | - | 35 | 4 | 9 | 122 | 184 | -62 | 45 | 0.73 | Did not make playoffs |
| 32. | HK Chelny | 62 | 12 | - | 37 | 8 | 5 | 141 | 201 | -60 | 45 | 0.73 | Did not make playoffs |
2025-2026 VHL Player Stats
| # | Player | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mikhail Shalagin (F) | 59 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 32 |
| 2. | Rasim Shakirov (F) | 61 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 12 |
| 3. | Maxim Mineyev (D) | 49 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 14 |
| 4. | Semyon Terekhov (F) | 44 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 16 |
| 5. | Nikita Anokhovsky (F) | 60 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 14 |
2025-2026 VHL Goalie Stats
| # | Player | GP | GAA | SVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yegor Zavragin (G) | 18 | 1.44 | .949 |
| 2. | Yevgeni Volokhin (G) | 40 | 1.51 | .948 |
| 3. | Maxim Arefyev (G) | 15 | 1.65 | .946 |
| 4. | Alexander Stolpechenkov (G) | 29 | 1.67 | .944 |
| 5. | Vladislav Sukhachyov (G) | 33 | 1.29 | .942 |
VHL Stories
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2025-2026 VHL Demographics
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VHL Transactions
| Date | Status | Player | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Daniil Zaitsev (D) | AKM Tula Region | Yunost Minsk | ||
| Confirmed | Yegor Yakovlev (F) | Neman Grodno | Zvezda Moskva | ||
| Confirmed | Pavel Maslochenko (D) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | ||
| Confirmed | Nikita Surayev (F) | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul | ||
| Confirmed | Mikhail Kabat (F) | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul |
VHL Team Comparison (Averages)
| # | Team | Players | Experience | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AKM Tula Region | 51 | 7 391 | 6'1" | 187 lbs | 24.73 |
| 2. | Bars Kazan | 41 | 4 830 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 23.54 |
| 3. | Buran Voronezh | 48 | 8 416 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 25.31 |
| 4. | CSK VVS Samara | 49 | 6 287 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 24.71 |
| 5. | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 45 | 4 148 | 6'0" | 172 lbs | 22.04 |
| 6. | Dizel Penza | 39 | 7 682 | 6'0" | 187 lbs | 25.44 |
| 7. | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 44 | 7 112 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | 24.93 |
| 8. | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul | 47 | 7 687 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 25.43 |
| 9. | Gornyak-UGMK | 43 | 4 799 | 6'1" | 179 lbs | 23.09 |
| 10. | HK Chelny | 52 | 7 152 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 25.13 |
| 11. | HK Norilsk | 41 | 9 059 | 6'0" | 187 lbs | 26.29 |
| 12. | HK Rostov | 35 | 4 497 | 6'1" | 183 lbs | 23.97 |
| 13. | HK Tambov | 52 | 8 896 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 25.46 |
| 14. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 48 | 9 982 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 26.38 |
| 15. | Khimik Voskresensk | 58 | 5 129 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | 23.00 |
| 16. | Kristall Saratov | 37 | 4 869 | 6'0" | 176 lbs | 24.65 |
| 17. | Magnitka Magnitogorsk | 37 | 4 464 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 23.54 |
| 18. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 39 | 5 522 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 25.51 |
| 19. | Molot Perm | 40 | 7 396 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 25.93 |
| 20. | Neftyanik Almetievsk | 37 | 7 822 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 25.49 |
| 21. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 48 | 9 776 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 26.46 |
| 22. | Omskie Krylia | 38 | 7 998 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 25.55 |
| 23. | Rubin Tyumen | 35 | 8 926 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | 26.83 |
| 24. | Ryazan-VDV | 47 | 7 013 | 5'11" | 179 lbs | 25.45 |
| 25. | SKA-VMF St. Petersburg | 57 | 4 117 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 22.30 |
| 26. | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | 41 | 6 328 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 25.41 |
| 27. | Toros Neftekamsk | 46 | 3 724 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 22.57 |
| 28. | Torpedo-Gorky NN | 50 | 5 575 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | 23.26 |
| 29. | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 37 | 8 219 | 5'11" | 181 lbs | 26.16 |
| 30. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 43 | 6 363 | 6'0" | 183 lbs | 24.58 |
| 31. | Zauralie Kurgan | 41 | 6 680 | 6'0" | 179 lbs | 25.51 |
| 32. | Zvezda Moskva | 46 | 5 193 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | 23.22 |
Where Are They Now?
Played in the league during season
| # | 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. | Valeri Gurin (F) | 2026-2027 | Gornyak Rudny | Kazakhstan | 21 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4 |
| 4. | Pavel Zhirnov (F) | 2026-2027 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Kazakhstan | 21 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8 |
| 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. |  Artyom Likhotnikov (F) | 2026-2027 | Saryarka Karaganda | Kazakhstan | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 27 |
| 8. |  Danila Karaban (F) | 2026-2027 | Saryarka Karaganda | Kazakhstan | 23 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 |
| 9. | Vladislav Nikulin (F) | 2026-2027 | Saryarka Karaganda | Kazakhstan | 23 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| 10. | Vyacheslav Litovchenko (F) | 2026-2027 | HK Almaty | Kazakhstan | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 |
Regular Season
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) | 589 | 156 | 252 | 408 |
| 4. | Vitali Kamenev (F) | 792 | 141 | 241 | 382 |
| 5. | Denis Davydov (F) | 672 | 166 | 203 | 369 |
VHL All-Time Goals
| # | Player | GP | G | A | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniil Yerdakov (F) | 644 | 194 | 283 | 477 |
| 2. | Maxim Kitsyn (F) | 476 | 193 | 175 | 368 |
| 3. | Alexei Knyazev (F) | 679 | 186 | 181 | 367 |
| 4. | Yevgeni Rymarev (F) | 539 | 179 | 239 | 418 |
| 5. | Oleg Lomako (F) | 539 | 179 | 169 | 348 |
VHL All-Time Assists
| # | Player | GP | G | A | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniil Yerdakov (F) | 644 | 194 | 283 | 477 |
| 2. | Mikhail Mokin (F) | 589 | 156 | 252 | 408 |
| 3. | Vitali Kamenev (F) | 792 | 141 | 241 | 382 |
| 4. | Yevgeni Rymarev (F) | 539 | 179 | 239 | 418 |
| 5. | Valeri Polyakov (F) | 497 | 127 | 223 | 350 |
VHL All-Time Penalty Min.
| # | Player | GP | G | TP | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanislav Tunkhuzin (D) | 420 | 50 | 145 | 704 |
| 2. | Ilya Bochkov (D) | 755 | 46 | 202 | 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
| # | Player | GP | G | A | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vitali Kamenev (F) | 792 | 141 | 241 | 382 |
| 2. | Ilya Bochkov (D) | 755 | 46 | 156 | 202 |
| 3. | Dmitri Lyutov (D) | 738 | 30 | 153 | 183 |
| 4. | Alexander Sumin (D) | 734 | 35 | 167 | 202 |
| 5. | Grigori Glebov (D) | 712 | 70 | 144 | 213 |
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
| # | 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
| # | 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
| # | 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
| # | 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 |
Player Nationalities Throughout History
- 4533 players
- 162 players
- 156 players
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List of VHL Champions
VHL Awards
- VHL Anatoli Firsov (Best Player) Award
- VHL Best Coach
- VHL Best Defenseman
- VHL Best Forward
- VHL Best GAA
- VHL Best Goaltender
- VHL Best Plus/Minus
- VHL Best Rookie
- VHL Best SVS%
- VHL Champion
- VHL Defenseman of the Month
- VHL Forward of the Month
- VHL Goaltender of the Month
- VHL Most Assists
- VHL Most Goals
- VHL Most Penalized Player
- VHL Most Points
- VHL Playoffs Best GAA
- VHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus
- VHL Playoffs Best SVS%
- VHL Playoffs Most Assists
- VHL Playoffs Most Goals
- VHL Playoffs Most Penalized Player
- VHL Playoffs Most Points
- VHL Playoffs MVP
- VHL Rookie of the Month