National Junior Hockey League

National Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2011
First season2011–12
DirectorDmitry Yefimov
MottoЛига сильных (Liga silnykh, The League of the strong)
No. of teams15
CountryRussia (14 teams)
Kazakhstan (1 team)
Most recent
champion(s)
Dizelist Penza (1st title)
Most titlesGornyak Uchaly (2 titles)
Promotion toMHL (2 finalists)
Related
competitions
KHL
VHL
MHL
VHL-B
Official websitehttp://nmhl.fhr.ru/

The National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) (Russian: Национальная молодежная хоккейная лига (НМХЛ)) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, the KHL's junior ice hockey league. The B division was established in 2011 and the inaugural season was the 2011–12 season. A promotion and relegation system was in place between the MHL and MHL-B, where the bottom 2 teams at the end of the season of MHL were relegated to MHL-B and the 2 best MHL-B teams are promoted to MHL.

The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.[1]

Generation Cup

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The logo of Generation Cup

The Generation Cup (Russian: Кубок Поколения, Kubok Pokoleniya) is the all-star game of MHL-B and analog to the MHL's Challenge Cup. The first ever Generation Cup took place on 23 February 2012 in Penza and featured Team East against Team West.

Editions

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Edition Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2
2012 23 February Russia Temp sports ice palace, Penza Team West 3-2 Team East
2013 17 April Russia Olymp Arena, Kirovo-Chepetsk Team West 6–3 Team East
2014 18 January Russia Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly Team West 1–4 Team East
2015 17 January Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Almetyevsk Team East 3–4 Team West
2016 30 January Russia Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny, Naberezhnye Chelny Team East 4–0 Team West

Future Cup

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The Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) was an exhibition game featuring under-18 players of MHL and MHL-B. The first ever (and so far only) Future Cup took place on 13 March 2012 in Chelyabinsk and featured players who were not born before 1 January 1994.

Editions

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Edition Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2
2011–12 12 March Russia Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk Team West 3–1 Team East

Super Cup

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The Super Cup (Russian: Суперкубок, Superkubok) was the trophy awarded to the winner of the game between the winner of the Kharlamov Cup (the MHL champions) and the winner of the Regions Cup (the MHL-B champions). The first ever (and so far only) Super Cup took place on 30 April 2016 in Uchaly.[2]

Editions

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Edition Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2
2016 30 April Russia Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly Gornyak Uchaly (MHL-B) 1–5[3] Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

2012 expansion

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Seven new teams were confirmed for the 2012–13 season: MHC Dmitrov, Zauralie Kurgan, HC Ryazan, Buran Voronezh, HC Belgorod, Sputnik Nizhny Tagil and Platina Chișinău from Moldova.[4][5]

Teams in 2018–19

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National Junior Hockey League
Team City Arena
HC Belgorod Russia Belgorod Oranzevjy led
HC Bryansk Russia Bryansk Desna Stadium
Dizelist Penza Russia Penza Temp sports ice palace
Golden Dogs Russia Moscow Dmitrov Sports Complex
Loko-Junior Yaroslavl Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Sports Complex
Metallurg Cherepovets Russia Cherepovets Ice Palace
MHK Lipetsk Russia Lipetsk Zvezdny Sports Complex
NHC Russia Novomoskovsk Jubilee Ice Palace
Polyot Russia Rybinsk Sports Palace Polyot
Progress Russia Glazov Progress Sports Palace
HC Rossosh Russia Rossosh Rossosh Ice Palace
Rostov Junior Russia Rostov-on-Don Ice Arena
Tverichi Tver Russia Tver Sports Complex Yubileiny

Champions

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Season Regions Cup Champion Regions Cup Finalist Series
Result
Bronze Medalist Eastern
Division winner
Central
Division winner
Western
Division winner
Regular season winner
2011–12 Russia Oktan Perm Russia Kristall Berdsk 3–1 Russia Batyr Russia Kristall Berdsk (30-2-0) Russia Oktan Perm (31-5-0) Russia MHK Zelenograd (25-10-1) Russia Kristall Berdsk
Season Regions Cup Champion Regions Cup Finalist Series
Result
Bronze Medalist Northwest
Division winner
Volga
Division winner
Ural-Siberia
Division winner
Regular season winner
2012–13 Russia Junior Kurgan Russia Batyr 3–1 Russia Sputnik Latvia HK Liepājas Metalurgs (32-6-2) Russia Irbis Kazan (33-8-3) Russia Junior Kurgan (36-7-0) Russia Junior Kurgan
Season Regions Cup
Champion
Regions Cup
Finalist
Series
Result
Bronze
Medalist
Eastern Conference
winner
Western Conference
winner
Regular season
winner
2013–14 Russia Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar Russia Loko-Junior Yaroslavl 3–1 Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk (32-5-1) Russia Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar (31-5-2) Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk
2014–15 Russia Rossosh Voronezh Russia Gornyak Uchaly 3–2 Russia Batyr &
Russia MHK Zelenograd[*]
Russia Gornyak Uchaly (44-6-2) Russia Rossosh Voronezh (51-9-4) Russia Rossosh Voronezh
2015–16 Russia Gornyak Uchaly Russia Rossosh Voronezh 3–0 Russia Loko-Junior Yaroslavl Russia Gornyak Uchaly (28-10-2) Russia Rossosh Voronezh (34-6-4) Russia Rossosh Voronezh
2016–17 Russia Gornyak Uchaly Russia Dizelist Penza 3–2 Russia Loko-Junior Yaroslavl Russia Gornyak Uchaly (37-4-1-6) Russia Dizelist Penza (34-3-2-5) Russia Gornyak Uchaly
2017-18 Russia Dizelist Penza Russia Batyr 3–0 Russia Loko-Junior Yaroslavl Russia Progress Glazov (20-4-1-7) Russia Dizelist Penza (21-5-3-7) Russia Dizelist Penza

 [*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals

References

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  1. ^ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (22 March 2012). Кубок Регионов в офисе МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (26 April 2016). Суперкубок МХЛ завершит молодежный хоккейный сезон (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ^ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (30 April 2016). «Локо» - обладатель первого в истории Суперкубка МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (27 April 2012). В Первенство МХЛ вступили шесть новых клубов (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/1/recap/7101.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=ae623d1fec.html [dead link]
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