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, Kyshtovka Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 2006 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Poltovka, Belorerino Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1954 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| Yadrin Penguins | Yadrin, Orlik Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1926 | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Repyovka, Kologrosk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1954 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| Metro | Volkgoroda Statesmen | Volkgoroda, Volkgoroda Oblast | VSB Arena | 19,872 | 1927 | 1936 |  Yaromir Samoylov
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Patya Bogdanov
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| Uzlovaya Monarchs | Askiz, Uzlovaya Oblast | Askiz Coliseum | 17,186 | 1978 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| Kalinibinsk Atoms | Georgiyevsk, Kalinibinsk Oblast | Alexander Lapidus Arena | 18,120 | 1993* | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| TEAM NAME | Kodinsk, Vyalovsk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1929 | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| Southern Conference | ||||||||
| Central | TEAM NAME | Kursavka, Yekartovsk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1927 | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN |
| TEAM NAME | Zarinsk, Zhukovsky Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1991* | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| TEAM NAME | Svetlogorsk, Vladinsk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1946 | CAPTAIN | |||
| TEAM NAME | Kalista, Olyutorsk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| Coastal | Vladinsk Sharks | Izumrud, Vladinsk Oblast | Volktel Center | 19,025 | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| Osinsky Stingers | Petrovskoye, Osinsky Oblast | Air Volkia Center | 17,562 | 1930 | 1936 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | |
| TEAM NAME | Beryozovka, Khivlyar Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 1991 | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
| TEAM NAME | Birsk, Shipayetsk Oblast | ARENA | ARENA CAP | 2002* | HEAD COACH | CAPTAIN | ||
- Notes
- An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
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 | ||