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 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.

Volkian Hockey League

Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	March 21, 1955 (1955-03-21), Volkgoroda, Volkia
Inaugural season	1956-57
Commissioner	Makar Uspensky
No. of teams	20
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

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.

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.

Teams

The VHL has consisted of 20 teams since the 2018-2019 season. The league is divided into two conferences: the Northern Conference and the Southern Conference. Each conference is further split into two divisions and each conference contains ten teams.

Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head Coach	Captain
Northern Conference
Boreal	Deyevsk Lumberjacks	Deyevsk, Kyshtovka Oblast	Gorma Center	17,472	2006		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Poltovka HC	Poltovka, Belorerino Oblast	VorkutaGas Arena	18,915	1923	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Yadrin Penguins	Yadrin, Orlik Oblast	Rekelta Arena	18,526	1916	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Repyovka Ice Wolves	Repyovka, Kologrosk Oblast	Bank of Volkia Arena	20,149	1965		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Kovdor Falcons	Kovdor, Norindzhik Oblast	VolkiaWest Bank Arena	19,174	1976		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
Metro	Volkgoroda Statesmen	Volkgoroda, Volkgoroda Oblast	VSB Arena	21,872	1915	1955	Yaromir Samoylov	Patya Bogdanov
	Uzlovaya Monarchs	Askiz, Uzlovaya Oblast	King's Coliseum	17,186	1992		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Kalinibinsk Atoms	Georgiyevsk, Kalinibinsk Oblast	Alexander Lapidus Arena	18,120	1976*		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	HC Kodinsk	Kodinsk, Vyalovsk Oblast	Petroyva Center	18,920	1919	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Okha Knights	Okha, Baksansky Oblast	Besprov Center	17,508	2018		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
Southern Conference
Central	Kursavka Golden Eagles	Kursavka, Yekartovsk Oblast	Yekartovsk Airlines Arena	21,504	1927	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Zarinsk Wolverines	Zarinsk, Zhukovsky Oblast	TIK Arena	17,879	1976*		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	HC Svetlogorsk	Svetlogorsk, Vladinsk Oblast	Svetlogorsk Ice Arena	18,375	1943	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Kalista HC	Kalista, Olyutorsk Oblast	Velox Motors Center	20,941	1965		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Birsk HC	Birsk, Shipayetsk Oblast	Mishin Motors Arena	17,059	1976*		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
Coastal	Vladinsk Sharks	Izumrud, Vladinsk Oblast	Volktel Center	19,025	1925	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Osinsky Stingers	Petrovskoye, Osinsky Oblast	Air Volkia Center	17,562	1919	1955	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Beryozovka Panthers	Beryozovka, Khivlyar Oblast	Osokin Financial Arena	17,365	2000		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Likhoslavl Thunder	Likhoslavl, Olyutorsk Oblast	Big Slice Center	21,302	2015		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN
	Makushin Cyclones	Nikolayevsk, Makushin Oblast	Zhazh Center	19,104	1995		HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN

Notes

1. An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

Trophies and awards

	Volkian Federative Republic
Main article: Volkia
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