Vysshaya_Liga_(ice_hockey)
Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)
The Russian Supreme League (also Highleague) (Высшая Лига, Vysshaya Liga) is the lower division of the Kontinental Hockey League, a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia. Prior to the KHL's creation, it held the same role for the Russian Superleague and Soviet League (where it was considered Class-A 2nd division)
Many changes will occur in the upcoming 2008-09 Vysshaya Liga season. The league will be divided into three separate leagues; East, Central, and West, rather than the usual East and West. Twenty four teams will qualify for the playoffs culminating in a final for the Bratina Cup.
It is believed that the league will become more of a developmental league. Only 7 players over the age of 29 will be allowed onto each team's roster. With no promotion/relegation system set in place with the new Kontinental Hockey League, it has been speculated that most teams in the league will eventually become farm teams of the KHL teams.
Teams for 2008-09 season
| Western Division | Central Division | Eastern Division |
|---|---|---|
| HC Belgorod | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
| HC BMF St. Petersburg | CSK VVS Samara | Ermak Angarsk |
| HC Dmitrov | Dizel Penza | Gazovik Tyumen |
| HC Lipetsk | Gazprom-OGU Orenburg | Kaztsink-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
| HC Rist Podolsk | Izhstal Izhevsk | Mechel Chelyabinsk |
| HC Ryazan | Kristall Saratov | Metallurg Serov |
| Kapitan Stupino | Molot-Prikamye Perm | Sary-Arka Karaganda |
| Kristall Elektrostal | Neftyanik Almetievsk | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil |
| Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk |
| MHC Krylya Sovetov | Toros Neftekamsk | Zauralie Kurgan |
| Sokil Kyiv | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | |
| Titan Klin |
See also
References
- Vysshaya Liga Official Page
- AllHockey.Ru
- Vysshaya Liga schedule and standings
- [http://www.eurohockey.net/leagues/ Euro Hockey
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Last updated on Saturday October 11, 2008 at 16:03:57 PDT (GMT -0700)
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