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The '''Volkian Hockey League''' ('''VHL''') ([[Volkian language|Volkian]]: Волкскийская хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), ''Volkskiyskaya hokkeynaya liga'') is the top professional {{wp|ice hockey}} league in [[Volkia]]. It comprises of 24 member clubs who compete annually for the Polivanov Cup, which is awarded to the league's playoff champion at the end of each season. The VHL is considered to be the premier professional lupine ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the [[major professional sports leagues in Volkia]].
The Volkian Hockey League was founded in 1955 after the suspension of operations of its predecessor, the Volkian Hockey Association (VHA). The VHL began play in the 1956-57 season with teams originally from the VHA. The Polivanov Cup was brought over by the VHA's former teams, and is still competed for by the VHL today. The highest ranked Volkian team receives the title Champion of Volkia at the end of the season.
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The VHL has consisted of 24 teams since the 2018-2019 season. The league is divided into two conferences containing twelve teams each: the Northern Conference and the Southern Conference. Each conference is further split into two divisions of six teams each. The conferences first came about after the 1976 VHL Expansion.
The most recent expansion of the VHL occurred in 2018 with the addition of the
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==Trophies and awards==
===Teams===
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|+ '''VHL championships'''<br /><small>Defunct teams not included.</small>
! Team
! Titles
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| Volkgoroda Statesmen ||15
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| Yadrin Penguins || 8
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| Kursavka Golden Eagles || 5
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| Vladinsk Sharks || 4
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| HC Svetlogorsk || 4
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| Kalinibinsk Atoms || 4
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| Makushin Cyclones || 4
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| HC Kodinsk || 3
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| Tulunsky HC || 3
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| Repyovka Ice Wolves || 3
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| Zarinsk Wolverines || 3
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| Osinsky Stingers || 2
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| Birsk HC || 2
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| Kovdor Falcons || 1
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| Kyakhta HC || 1
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| Uzlovaya Monarchs || 1
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| Deyevsk Lumberjacks || 1
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| Beryozovka Panthers || 1
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="6"| <small>VHA championships are '''not''' included.</small>
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The most prestigious team award is the Polivanov Cup, which is awarded to the league champion following the end of the Polivanov Cup playoffs. The team that has the most points in the regular season is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. With the addition of foreign teams, the title Champion of Volkia was created in 2015 and is awarded to the highest placing Volkian team.
The Volkgoroda Statesmen are the most successful franchise in the league. Since the league's first started play in 1956, they have won the Polivanov Cup 15 times and previously won it eight times as a member of the Volkian Hockey Association. The Volkgoroda Statesmen have the highest number of championships of any major professional sports league in Volkia.
The longest streak of winning the Polivanov Cup is four, held by the Volkgoroda Statesmen from 1976-77 to 1980-81.
The second most successful VHL franchise is the Yadrin Penguins with 12 total Polivanov Cups, most recently in 2018. The Penguins' won four cups Cups as a member club of the VHA.
The same trophy is reused every year for each of its awards. This makes the Polivanov Cup unique in Volkian sports, as the championship trophies of the country's other professional sport leagues are made new every year for that year's champion. Although only one trophy is used, the names of the winning teams and players are engraved every year on the Polivanov Cup. The same can be said for the other trophies reissued every year.
===Players===
There are numerous trophies awarded to players for their statistics during the regular season. They include, among others, the Leonid Alexandrov Trophy for the league scoring champion (goals and assists), the Damir Gorokhov Memorial Trophy for the goaltender(s) of the team with the fewest goals against them, and the Fyodor Krutikov Trophy for the goal-scoring leader.
The other player trophies are voted on by the team general managers or the Hockey Writers' Association of Volkia (HWAV). These individual awards are presented at a formal ceremony held after the completion of the playoffs. Arguably the most prestigious individual award is the Petrenko Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the {{wp|Most Valuable Player}}. The 200 voting members of the HWAV vote on the player considered most valuable to his team during the regular season. The general managers of the VHL teams vote annually on the person they consider to be the best goaltender and awards them with the Tsyganov Trophy. The Daniil Yurasov Trophy is awarded annually to the Volkian Hockey League's best defenseman, the Somov Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the league's top rookie, and the Viktoriya Usova Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to combine the highest degree of skill and sportsmanship; all three of these awards are voted on by members of the HWAV.
Besides the regular season awards, the Boris Leskov Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the VHL Polivanov Cup Playoffs. While the trophy rewards the player who performed exceptionally well during the entirety of the playoffs, it has never been awarded to a player whose team did not at least reach the Polivanov Cup Final. Additionally, the Pavel Aslanov Award is presented to the top coach in the league as selected by a poll of the VHL Broadcasters Association. The league publishes the names of the top three vote getters for all awards, then reveals the winner during the VHL Awards Ceremony.
Players, coaches, officials, and team builders who have had notable careers are eligible to be voted into the Volkian Hockey Hall of Fame. Players cannot enter until five years have passed since their last professional game. The Hall of Fame is located in Volkgoroda and holds exhibits about players, teams, VHL records, memorabilia, and VHL trophies, including the Polivanov Cup.
== List of champions ==
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*1957 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1958 – Izborsk Trawlers (defunct)
*1959 – Vladinsk Sharks
*1960 – Vladinsk Sharks
*1961 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1962 – Tulunsky HC
*1963 – HC Kodinsk
*1964 – Yadrin Penguins
*1965 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1966 – HC Svetlogorsk
*1967 – Osinsky Stingers
*1968 – Kursavka Golden Eagles
*1969 – Tulunsky HC
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*1970 – HC Svetlogorsk
*1971 – HC Svetlogorsk
*1972 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1973 – Yadrin Penguins
*1974 – HC Kodinsk
*1975 – Kursavka Golden Eagles
*1976 – Kyakhta HC
*1977 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1978 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1979 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1980 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1981 – HC Kodinsk
*1982 – Yadrin Penguins
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*1983 – Tulunsky HC
*1984 – Kovdor Falcons
*1985 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1986 – Kalinibinsk Atoms
*1987 – Repyovka Ice Wolves
*1988 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1989 – Yadrin Penguins
*1990 – Kalinibinsk Atoms
*1991 – Vladinsk Sharks
*1992 – Zarinsk Wolverines
*1993 – Kursavka Golden Eagles
*1994 – Birsk HC
*1995 – Osinsky Stingers
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*1996 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*1997 – HC Svetlogorsk
*1998 – Repyovka Ice Wolves
*1999 – Yadrin Penguins
*2000 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*2001 – Repyovka Ice Wolves
*2002 – Uzlavoya Monarchs
*2003 – Kalinibinsk Atoms
*2004 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*2005 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*2006 – Makushin Cyclones
*2007 – Makushin Cyclones
*2008 – Kursavka Golden Eagles
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*2009 – Yadrin Penguins
*2010 – Yadrin Penguins
*2011 – Birsk HC
*2012 – Kursavka Golden Eagles
*2013 – Deyevsk Lumberjacks
*2014 – Beryozovka Panthers
*2015 – Kalinibinsk Atoms
*2016 – Volkgoroda Statesmen
*2017 – Makushin Cyclones
*2018 – Yadrin Penguins
*2019 – Makushin Cyclones
*2020 – Vladinsk Sharks
*2021 – Zarinsk Wolverines
*2022 - Zarinsk Wolverines
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