Volkian Hockey League
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 16 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. It is also the country's most popular sports league.
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | March 21, 1935, Volkgoroda, Volkia |
| Inaugural season | 1936-37 |
| Commissioner | Makar Uspensky |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Volkia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Vladinsk Sharks (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Volkgoroda Statesmen (15 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | VTK Sports, NT, SRS |
| Official website | www.vhl.vol |
History
Organizational structure
Teams
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head Coach | Captain |
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| Northern Conference | ||||||||
| Boreal | TEAM NAME | Deyevsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN |
| TEAM NAME | Poltovka | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Yadrin | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Repyovka | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| Metro | Volkgoroda Statesmen | Volkgoroda | VSB Arena | 19,872 | 1927 | 1936 |  Yaromir Samoylov
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Patya Bogdanov
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| Uzlovaya Monarchs | Askiz | Askiz Coliseum | 17,186 | 1978 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| TEAM NAME | Georgiyevsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Kodinsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| Southern Conference | ||||||||
| Central | TEAM NAME | Kursavka | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN |
| TEAM NAME | Zarinsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Svetlogorsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Kalista | ARENA | ARENA CAP | JOINED & FOUNDED | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| Coastal | Vladinsk Sharks | Izumrud | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN |
| TEAM NAME | Petrovskoye | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Beryozovka | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Birsk | ARENA | ARENA CAP | FOUNDED | JOINED LEAGUE | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
Game
Season structure
Trophies and awards
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Volkian Federative Republic |
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| 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 | ||