Russian Super League

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Russian Super League
Russian Super League
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1996
No. of teams 20
Country(ies) Flag of Russia Russia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Location of the league teams
Location of the league teams

The Russian Super League (Russian: Чемпионат России по хоккею с шайбой) was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia commonly considered second-best in the world after the NHL.[1] It was a part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which was composed of two divisions, the Super League and the Vysshaya Liga (Premier League).

Starting from the 2008-09 season, the Russian Super League does not exist anymore. It will be replaced by the new Continental Hockey League (CHL), also known as the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL, or Kontinentalnaya hokkeynaya liga).

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[edit] History

The origins of the Super League are in the old Soviet League, which was founded in 1946. The Soviet era was dominated by the Red Army-affiliated CSKA Moscow who won 32 of the 46 championships. The league lasted until 1991 when the USSR was dissolved. After going through several different CIS-related names, the league was rechristened the Russian Super League in 1996 [1].

[edit] Teams (2007-2008)

There are 20 teams in the Super League in 2007-2008. The team that finishes 20th will be replaced by the winner of the Vysshaya Liga, provided the latter meets the requirements of the Super League.

[edit] Competition

The competition consists of the regular season and the play-off. The games are played in accordance with the IIHF rules.

During the regular season, each team faces each other team three times (twice at home/once away, or once at home/twice away). Each team plays 57 games during the regular season. If a game is drawn, a five-minute sudden death overtime is played, followed by a shootout. Three points are awarded for a win in regulation, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for a overtime or shootout loss, and no points for a loss in regulation.

The 16 teams with the best regular season records qualify for the playoffs. Each playoff round is a best-of-five series. In each round, the teams are paired according to the regular season performance. The top team is paired with the bottom team, the second ranked team is paired with the team with the second worst regular season performance, and so on. The higher ranked team plays games 1, 2, and 5 on home ice.

[edit] Season 2006-2007

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
1  Aq Bars Kazan 3  
16  Metallurg Novokuznetsk 0  
  1  Aq Bars Kazan 3  
 
  8  Khimik Moscow Oblast 1  
8  Khimik Moscow Oblast 3
9  Severstal Cherepovets 2  
  1  Aq Bars Kazan 3  
  6  CSKA Moscow 1  
3  Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3  
14  SKA Saint Petersburg 0  
  3  Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2
 
  6  CSKA Moscow 3  
6  CSKA Moscow 3
11  Lada Togliatti 0  
  1  Aq Bars Kazan 2
  4  Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3
2  Avangard Omsk 3  
15  Vityaz Chekhov 0  
  2  Avangard Omsk 3
 
  7  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 1  
7  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3
10  Dynamo Moscow 0  
  2  Avangard Omsk 1
  4  Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3  
4  Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3  
13  HC MVD Moscow Oblast 0  
  4  Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3
 
  5  Sibir Novosibirsk 0  
5  Sibir Novosibirsk 3
12  Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1  

[edit] Final Standings

  1. Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  2. Aq Bars Kazan
  3. Avangard Omsk
  4. CSKA Moscow
  5. Salavat Yulaev Ufa
  6. Sibir Novosibirsk
  7. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
  8. Khimik Moscow Oblast
  9. Severstal Cherepovets
  10. Dynamo Moscow
  11. Lada Togliatti
  12. Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
  13. HC MVD Moscow Oblast
  14. SKA Saint Petersburg
  15. Vityaz Chekhov
  16. Metallurg Novokuznetsk
  17. Traktor Chelyabinsk
  18. Amur Khabarovsk
  19. Krylya Sovetov Moscow

[edit] Champions

[edit] Russian Super League champions

[edit] International Hockey League champions

[edit] Soviet League champions

[edit] Champions (Players)

[edit] Champions of Russia

3-time
  • Ilya Gorokhov 1997,2002,2003
  • Alexei Vasilyev 1997,2002,2003
  • Dmitri Krasotkin 1997,2002,2003
  • Sergei Zhukov 1997,2002,2003
  • Yegor Podomatsky 1997,2002,2003
  • Vladimir Samylin 1997,2002,2003
  • Vladimir Antipov 1997,2002,2003
  • Andrei Hobolev 1997,2002,2003
  • Alexei Amelin 1997,2002,2003
  • Alexandr Ardashev 1997,2002,2003
  • Alexei Chupin 1998,2005,2006
  • Igor Zemlyanoy 1999,2001,2004
  • Ravil Gusmanov 1999,2001,2007
  • Alexei Troschinsky 2000,2001,2005
  • Oleg Orekhovsky 2000,2004,2005
  • Igor Schadilov 2000,2005,2006
  • Alexei Tereschenko 2000,2005,2006
  • Alexandr Stepanov 2000,2005,2006
  • Alexandr Kharitonov 2000,2004,2005
  • Vadim Schakhraychuk 2002,2003,2005

[edit] References

  1. ^ NHL.com - Across the Pond

[edit] External links

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