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! rowspan="5" style="background-color:#FFDDDD" |Boreal
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|Deyevsk Lumberjacks
|Deyevsk Lumberjacks
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Deyevsk
|Deyevsk, [[Kyshtovka Oblast]]
|Gorma Center
|Gorma Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,472
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|Poltovka HC
|Poltovka HC
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Poltovka
|Poltovka, [[Belorerino Oblast]]
|VorkutaGas Arena
|VorkutaGas Arena
| style="text-align:center;" | 18,915
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|Yadrin Penguins
|Yadrin Penguins
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Yadrin
|Yadrin, [[Orlik Oblast]]
|Rekelta Arena
|Rekelta Arena
| style="text-align:center;" | 18,526
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|Repyovka Ice Wolves
|Repyovka Ice Wolves
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Repyovka
|Repyovka, [[Kologrosk Oblast]]
|Bank of Volkia Arena
|Bank of Volkia Arena
| style="text-align:center;" | 20,149
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|Kovdor Falcons
|Kovdor Falcons
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Kovdor
|Kovdor, [[Norindzhik Oblast]]
|VolkiaWest Bank Arena
|VolkiaWest Bank Arena
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|Volkgoroda Statesmen
|Volkgoroda Statesmen
|[[Volkgoroda]], [[Volkgoroda Oblast]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} [[Volkgoroda]]
|VSB Arena
|VSB Arena
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|Uzlovaya Monarchs
|Uzlovaya Monarchs
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Askiz
|Askiz, [[Uzlovaya Oblast]]
|King's Coliseum
|King's Coliseum
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,186
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|Kalinibinsk Atoms
|Kalinibinsk Atoms
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Georgiyevsk
|Georgiyevsk, [[Kalinibinsk Oblast]]
|Alexander Lapidus Arena
|Alexander Lapidus Arena
| style="text-align:center;" | 18,120
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|HC Kodinsk
|HC Kodinsk
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Kodinsk
|Kodinsk, [[Vyalovsk Oblast]]
|Petroyva Center
|Petroyva Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 18,920
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|Okha Knights
|Okha Knights
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Okha
|Okha, [[Baksansky Oblast]]
|Besprov Center
|Besprov Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,508
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! rowspan="5" style="background-color:#80b8ff" |Central
|Kursavka Golden Eagles
|Kursavka Golden Eagles
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Kursavka
|Kursavka, [[Yekartovsk Oblast]]
|Yekartovsk Airlines Arena
|Yekartovsk Airlines Arena
| style="text-align:center;" | 21,504
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|Zarinsk Wolverines
|Zarinsk Wolverines
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Zarinsk
|Zarinsk, [[Zhukovsky Oblast]]
|TIK Arena
|TIK Arena
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|HC Svetlogorsk
|HC Svetlogorsk
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Svetlogorsk
|Svetlogorsk, [[Vladinsk Oblast]]
|Svetlogorsk Ice Arena
|Svetlogorsk Ice Arena
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| Kalista HC
| Kalista HC
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Kalista
| Kalista, [[Olyutorsk Oblast]]
| Velox Motors Center
| Velox Motors Center
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|Birsk HC
|Birsk HC
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Birsk
|Birsk, [[Shipayetsk Oblast]]
|Mishin Motors Arena
|Mishin Motors Arena
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! rowspan="5" style="background-color:#b0ffb0" |Coastal
|Vladinsk Sharks
|Vladinsk Sharks
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Izumrud
|Izumrud, Vladinsk Oblast
|Volktel Center
|Volktel Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 19,025
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|Osinsky Stingers
|Osinsky Stingers
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Petrovskoye
|Petrovskoye, [[Osinsky Oblast]]
|Air Volkia Center
|Air Volkia Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,562
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|Beryozovka Panthers
|Beryozovka Panthers
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Beryozovka
|Beryozovka, [[Khivlyar Oblast]]
|Osokin Financial Arena
|Osokin Financial Arena
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|Likhoslavl Thunder
|Likhoslavl Thunder
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Likhoslavl
|Likhoslavl, [[Olyutorsk Oblast]]
|Big Slice Center
|Big Slice Center
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|Makushin Cyclones
|Makushin Cyclones
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Volkia.png}} Nikolayevsk
|Nikolayevsk, [[Makushin Oblast]]
|Zhazh Center
|Zhazh Center
| style="text-align:center;" | 19,104
| style="text-align:center;" | 19,104

Revision as of 16:52, 30 May 2021

Volkian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
FoundedMarch 21, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-03-21), Volkgoroda, Volkia
Inaugural season1956-57
CommissionerMakar Uspensky
No. of teams20
CountryVolkia
Most recent
champion(s)		Vladinsk Sharks
(3rd title)
Most titlesVolkgoroda Statesmen
(15 titles)
TV partner(s)VTK Sports, NT, SRS
Official websitewww.vhl.vol

The Volkian Hockey League (VHL) (Volkian: Волкскийская хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), Volkskiyskaya hokkeynaya liga) is the top professional ice hockey league in Volkia. It comprises of 20 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 VHL began play with eight teams from the VHA, and expanded to a total of 10 in 1965. Four additional teams were added at the 1976 VHL Expansion for a total 14 teams. By 2006 the VHL had expanded to 18 teams, becoming larger than its predecessor was by one team. The VHL added a 19th team in 2015 and its 20th in 2018. The VHL is currently in talks with multiple cities for possible expansion teams.

The VHL draws many skilled players from around the world, though Volkians have historically made up the majority of players in the league.

History

Organizational structure

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is the ruling and governing body of the Volkian Hockey League. As each team is a member of the league, they will appoint a Governor (typically the club owner) and two alternates to the Board. The Board's current chairman is Birsk HC's owner Valerii Chernoff. The Board of Governors exists to establish the league policies and uphold the league constitution. Some responsibilities include:

  • review and approve any changes to league rules.
  • hiring and firing of the League Commissioner.
  • review and approve any purchase, sale, or relocation of any member club.
  • review and approve salary caps for member clubs.
  • review and approve any changes to the structure of the game schedule.

The Board of Governors meets semiannually in March and September, with the exact date and place set by the League Commissioner.

League Executives

The chief executive of the league is League Commissioner Makar Uspensky. Some of the principal decision-makers who serve under the commissioner's authority include:

  • Deputy League Commissioner: Leonid Kravchuk
  • Chief Legal Officer: Vlad Ponomaryov
  • Executive Vice President & CFO: Yemelyan Loginovsky
  • Chief Operating Officer: Ilya Nikiforov
  • Executive Vice President & Hockey Operations Director: Mitrofan Bychkov
  • Director of Player Safety: Nikita Sharapov

Teams

The VHL has consisted of 20 teams since the 2018-2019 season. The league is divided into two conferences containing ten teams each: the Northern Conference and the Southern Conference. Each conference is further split into two divisions of five 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 Okha Knights in Okha, Baksansky Oblast. As of May 2021, the league is reportedly in talks with multiple cities in Volkia for potential expansion teams.

Division Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head Coach Captain
Northern Conference
Boreal Deyevsk Lumberjacks Deyevsk Gorma Center 17,472 2006 Vanya Kolesov Filipp Isayev
Poltovka HC Poltovka VorkutaGas Arena 18,915 1923 1955 Georgy Dementyev Anton Sychyov
Yadrin Penguins Yadrin Rekelta Arena 18,526 1916 1955 Stas Tsvetkov Rostislav Balabanov
Repyovka Ice Wolves Repyovka Bank of Volkia Arena 20,149 1965 Oleg Kutuzov Venedikt Korotkov
Kovdor Falcons Kovdor VolkiaWest Bank Arena 19,174 1976 Pavel Zarubin Kuzma Kuzmetsov
Metro Volkgoroda Statesmen Volkgoroda VSB Arena 21,872 1915 1955 Yaromir Samoylov Patya Bogdanov
Uzlovaya Monarchs Askiz King's Coliseum 17,186 1992 Markus Soosaar Gennady Ibragimov
Kalinibinsk Atoms Georgiyevsk Alexander Lapidus Arena 18,120 1976* Sergei Zaporozhets Foreign Captain
HC Kodinsk Kodinsk Petroyva Center 18,920 1919 1955 Valentin Kryukov Fedir Lavrov
Okha Knights Okha Besprov Center 17,508 2018 Alexei Bobrov Sasha Bezrukov
Southern Conference
Central Kursavka Golden Eagles Kursavka Yekartovsk Airlines Arena 21,504 1927 1955 Albert Vinogradov Pavel Ozerov
Zarinsk Wolverines Zarinsk TIK Arena 17,879 1976* Petya Tereschchenko Maksim Ulyanov
HC Svetlogorsk Svetlogorsk Svetlogorsk Ice Arena 18,375 1943 1955 Anton Kapitsa Foreign Captain
Kalista HC Kalista Velox Motors Center 20,941 1965 Yuliy Zaytsev Gennady Engalychev
Birsk HC Birsk Mishin Motors Arena 17,059 1976* Foreign Head Coach Timur Aksyonov
Coastal Vladinsk Sharks Izumrud Volktel Center 19,025 1925 1955 Vadim Nikiforov Foreign Captain
Osinsky Stingers Petrovskoye Air Volkia Center 17,562 1919 1955 Zahkar Lavrov Kir Gagarin
Beryozovka Panthers Beryozovka Osokin Financial Arena 17,365 2000 Igor Kalashnik Leonid Yevdokimov
Likhoslavl Thunder Likhoslavl Big Slice Center 21,302 2015 Yuri Zhdanov Leonid Seleznyov
Makushin Cyclones Nikolayevsk Zhazh Center 19,104 1995 Ipatiy Balandin Aleks Yakubovich
Notes
  1. An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

Players

Game

Season structure

Trophies and awards

Volkian Federative Republic
Main article: Volkia
Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Volkian language ♦ Lunarism ♦ Volkian korona ♦ Defense Forces
Government: Federal Government ♦ President ♦ Cabinet ♦ National Assembly ♦ Federal Supreme Court ♦ Political Parties
History: Grand Principality of Volkia ♦ Duchy of Volkia ♦ Kingdom of Volkia ♦ Volkian Civil War ♦ Northern Revolt ♦ Volkian Revolution
Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Aleksey Pushkarev ♦ Stefan Gurkovsky ♦ Ivan Ogarkov ♦ Vasily Tolmachyov ♦ Yulian Lebedev
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