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The Junior Hockey League (JHL)
Teams in 2022–23
History
Seasons overview
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Final score | Eastern Conference winner | Western conference winner | Regular season winner |
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2009–10 |
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Kuznetskie Medvedi |
3–1 | ![]() |
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2010–11 |
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4–0 | ![]() |
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2011–12 |
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4–1 | ![]() |
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2012–13 | ![]() |
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4–3 | ![]() |
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2013–14 | ![]() |
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4–3 | MHC Bars (56 games, 135 points) |
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2014–15 | ![]() |
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4–1 | Belye Medvedi (54 games, 124 points) |
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2015–16 | ![]() |
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4–1 | ![]() |
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2016–17 | ![]() |
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4–0 | ![]() |
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2017–18 | ![]() |
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4–2 | ![]() |
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2009–10 season
In the first MHL season, 22 teams participated, all from
The 2010 Challenge Cup (Russian: Кубок Вызова, Kubok Vyzova), the all-star game of the MHL, was played on February 6 in the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference team 6–4. The last matches of the regular season were played on March 8, 2010. Steel Foxes (the junior team of Metallurg Magnitogorsk) won the Eastern Conference regular season and the overall MHL regular season with 135 points in 54 games. Soviet Wings won the Western Conference regular season with 119 points in 66 games.[citation needed]
The playoffs started on March 13, 2010. No teams of the Western Conference made it past the round of 16 of the playoffs.
2010–11 season
The number of teams was expanded from 22 in the inaugural season to 29 in the second season. 8 new teams joined the league while
The regular season started on 4 September 2010 in
The playoffs were for the first time separate in each conference, with the two winners meeting in the Kharlamov Cup final. In the final, the Red Army team from Moscow defeated the Steel Foxes from Magnitogorsk with a 4–0 sweep.[citation needed]
2011–12 season
For the 2011–12 season, a second division named
]The 2012 Challenge Cup took place in Magnitogorsk on 11 February 2012. The first ever Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) took place in Chelyabinsk on 13 March 2012 and featured the best under-18 players (not born before 1 January 1994) of both the MHL and the MHL-B division.[citation needed]
The regular season winners were the Omsk Hawks (the junior team of Avangard Omsk) in the East and Almaz Cherepovets (the junior team of Severstal Cherepovets) in the West. Omsk Hawks also made it to the Kharlamov Cup final, where they defeated the Red Army team from Moscow with a 4–1 series win.[citation needed]
2012–13 season
For their fourth season, the MHL expanded to Czech Republic and Hungary, with the junior team of HC Energie Karlovy Vary and Patriot Budapest joining. The two Russian teams Kristall Berdsk and HC Oktan Perm were promoted from MHL-B, while Ladya Togliatti (the junior team of Lada Togliatti) and HC Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk were relegated. Slovak team Tatranskí Vlci withdrew from the league. These changes brought the number of teams up to 33, representing 6 countries.
The Omsk Hawks once again made it to the Kharlamov Cup final, where this time they defeated MHC Spartak (the junior team of Spartak Moscow) from Moscow in 7 games, winning the seventh game in overtime thanks to Kirill Rasskazov. Omsk Hawks also became the first team ever to not only win 2 Kharlamov Cups, but also the first team to ever repeat as Kharlamov Cup champions.[citation needed]
2013–14 season
For the fifth season, the league expanded to 40 teams, divided into two conferences with two divisions each. New teams are the junior team of EC Red Bull Salzburg from Austria, Molodaya Gvardia from Ukraine (the junior team of HC Donbass) and Dinamo Saint Petersburg. Ladya Togliatti, Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk, Junior Kurgan (the junior team of Zauralie Kurgan) and HC Chelny were promoted from MHL-B. Oktan Perm was renamed to "Molot". In September, after the season had already started, Patriot from Hungary withdrew from the league, leaving only 39 teams to play the season.[13]
MHC Spartak achieved redemption this season after falling just short the season before by winning the Kharlamov Cup defeating their rivals, the Red Army team from Moscow, 4–3 in the final.[citation needed]
2014–15 season
For the sixth season, the league went through a number of changes, with 2 teams joining the league and 2 teams leaving, each for different reasons. Due to the
Chaika (the junior team of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) won the Kharlamov Cup for the first time after defeating SKA-1946 (one of the junior teams of SKA Saint Petersburg) with a 4–1 final series win.[citation needed]
2015–16 season
For the seventh season, the league once again went through some big changes, with both a small number of teams joining the league, but also with a huge number of teams leaving. Those teams leaving included MHC Khimik, who left the league to join the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), the junior team of EC Red Bull Salzburg, the junior team of HC Energie Karlovy Vary, Belye Tigry, Berkuty Kubani Krasnodar, Junior Kurgan, Dinamo-Shinnik and JHC Yunost (the junior team of Yunost Minsk). Meanwhile, new teams joining the league included the Russia U18 squad as well as Sarmaty from Orenburg (the junior team of Yuzhny Ural Orsk) and Dinamo-Raubichi (then the junior team of Dinamo Minsk) from Minsk, Belarus.[citation needed]
Chaika returned to the Kharlamov Cup final, but were not able to repeat as champions, with Loko Yaroslavl (the junior team of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) winning the series, 4–1.
The first ever (and so far only) Super Cup (
2016–17 season
For the eighth season, the number of teams in the league was at 31 teams, representing 3 countries (28 from Russia, 2 from Kazakhstan and 1 from Latvia). Teams that left the league were Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk, Dinamo-Raubichi, Russia U18 and the Sakhalin Sharks. Meanwhile, the teams that joined the league were Sputnik Almetyevsk (the junior team of Neftyanik Almetyevsk), expansion club Taifun from Ussuriysk (the junior team of Admiral Vladivostok), Altay Oskemen from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan (the junior team of Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk) as well as Krylya Sovetov who were returning to the league after being inactive for five years.[citation needed]
While Reaktor (the junior team of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) dominated both the regular season and the first three rounds of the playoffs, they were not able to continue their success in the Kharlamov Cup final, with the Red Army team taking the series in a 4–0 sweep, winning their second Kharlamov Cup.[citation needed]
2017–18 season
Season nine featured some minor changes with only 2 teams joining the league. Those teams were
International matches
Tour of North America 2010–11
In December 2010 and January 2011, a team composed of players playing in the MHL named the Red Stars toured North America and played 5 games there with the following results:
Date | Arena | City | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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28 December 2010 | Tate Rink | ![]() |
Army Black Knights | 4–11 | MHL Red Stars |
29 December 2010 | Ingalls Rink | ![]() |
Yale Bulldogs | 5–3 | MHL Red Stars |
1 January 2011 | Gale Centre | ![]() |
GOJHL Golden Horseshoe Conference all-stars | 4–7 | MHL Red Stars |
3 January 2011 | Allman Arena | ![]() |
GOJHL Mid-Western Conference all-stars | 3–11 | MHL Red Stars |
4 January 2011 | Wellington and District Community Centre | ![]() |
Wellington Dukes | 2–5 | MHL Red Stars |
World Junior Club Cup 2011
The city of Omsk hosted the inaugural Junior Club World Cup from August 30 to September 3, 2011. Krasnaya Armiya won the tournament beating HC Energie Karlovy Vary 7–2 in the final.
Tour of North America 2011–12
As in 2010, the Red Stars (Russian: Красные Звезды, Krasnye Zvezdy), a team made of players who play in the MHL, toured North America. The opponents of the Red Stars were teams from NCAA Division I and the NAHL.[16]
Date | Arena | City | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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17 December 2011 | Ralph Engelstad Arena | ![]() |
North Dakota Fighting Sioux | 5–1 | MHL Red Stars |
19 December 2011 | Runestone Community Center | ![]() |
Alexandria Blizzard | 1–5 | MHL Red Stars |
21 December 2011 | V.F.W. Sports Center | ![]() |
Bismarck Bobcats | 2–1 | MHL Red Stars |
27 December 2011 | Gutterson Fieldhouse | ![]() |
Vermont Catamounts | 1–6 | MHL Red Stars |
28 December 2011 | Ingalls Rink | ![]() |
Yale Bulldogs | 6–4 | MHL Red Stars |
30 December 2011 | Berry Events Center | ![]() |
Northern Michigan Wildcats | 3–2 | MHL Red Stars |
3 January 2012 | Compton Family Ice Arena[17] | ![]() |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2–1 | MHL Red Stars |
5 January 2012 | Tsongas Center | ![]() |
UMass Lowell River Hawks | 6–4 | MHL Red Stars |
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia 2012
MHL Red Stars participated in the
Tour of North America 2012–13
Date | Arena | City | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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23 December 2012 | Bright Hockey Center | ![]() |
Atlantic Junior Hockey League | 2–11 | MHL Red Stars |
27 December 2012 | Tate Rink | ![]() |
Army Black Knights | 2–6 | MHL Red Stars |
28 December 2012 | Ingalls Rink | ![]() |
Yale Bulldogs | 10–2 | MHL Red Stars |
30 December 2012 | Harbour Station
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UNB Varsity Reds
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7-3 | MHL Red Stars |
31 December 2012 | Aitken Centre
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Fredericton, NB
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UNB Varsity Reds
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5–2 | MHL Red Stars |
2 January 2013 | Meehan Auditorium | ![]() |
Brown Bears | 7–1 | MHL Red Stars |
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia 2013
The MHL Red Stars participated in the 2013 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia. The tournament was held in Khabarovsk. The Red Stars won the game against South Korea but lost against Japan, finishing second in the tournament.[19]
Tour of North America 2013–14
Game against the Merrimack Warriors cancelled due to severe weather concerns according to North American sources.[20] Game ended 5 goals to 4 after a shootout according to Russian sources.[21][22][23]
Date | Arena | City | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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23 December 2013 | Tsongas Arena
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Eastern Hockey League[24] | 4–5[25] | MHL Red Stars |
27 December 2013 | Ingalls Rink | ![]() |
Yale Bulldogs[24] | 6–3 | MHL Red Stars |
29 December 2013 | Bright Hockey Center | ![]() |
Harvard Crimson[24] | 9–3[26] | MHL Red Stars |
31 December 2013 | Starr Rink | ![]() |
Colgate Raiders[24] | 3–2[27] | MHL Red Stars |
2 January 2014 | Lawler Rink
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Merrimack Warriors[24][28] | 5–4 SO[21][22][23] | MHL Red Stars |
3 January 2014 | Lynah Rink | ![]() |
Cornell Big Red[24] | 6–0[29] | MHL Red Stars |
References
- ^ "YHL Calendar September" (PDF) (in Russian). Minor Hockey League. Retrieved 16 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MHL.KHL.RU header" (in Russian). Minor Hockey League. Retrieved 31 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Телетрансляции матчей МХЛ – уже с ноября!". KHL.ru. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Junior Hockey League". Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "KHL Junior Draft Is Over". KHL.ru. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "The Future is Now". khl.ru. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ О Лиге (in Russian). mhl.khl.ru. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ "Changes Coming in Russian Junior Hockey". 13 May 2015.
- ^ "News : Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)".
- ^ Все участники Чемпионата (in Russian). Minor Hockey League. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Утвержден Календарь Чемпионата МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Кубок Вызова пройдет в Уфе (in Russian). Minor Hockey League. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ «Патриот СКЕКС» не примет участие в Чемпионате МХЛ (in Russian). mhl.khl.ru. 2013-09-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Youth Hockey League press service (October 6, 2011). "Красные Звезды" определились с наставниками (in Russian). Youth Hockey League. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ Svyatozar Ivanov (October 20, 2011). Америка готовится к приезду "Красных Звезд" (in Russian). Youth Hockey League. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ "2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". iihf.com. 2012-06-01.
- ^ "2013 IIHF U20 CHALLENGE CUP OF ASIA Khabarovsk, RUSSIA". INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Merrimack hockey game with Russian team cancelled".
- ^ a b Junior Hockey League press service (2 January 2014). "Red Stars VS Merrimack. 4:5 (Б)" (in Russian). Junior Hockey League website. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b Junior Hockey League press service (3 January 2014). "Red Stars уступили по буллитам" (in Russian). Junior Hockey League website. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b HC Salavat Yulaev press service (2 January 2014). Не везёт в серии буллитов (in Russian). HC Salavat Yulaev website. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Junior Hockey League Press-service (1 November 2013). "MHL selects RED STARS to tour U.S." Junior Hockey League website. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ HNIB Staff (23 December 2013). "Eastern Hockey League All Stars battle Russian Red Stars". HNIB News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Men's Hockey Roars by Russian Red Stars, 9-3, in Exhibition Play - Harvard". Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ "Last Minute Tally Lifts Raiders".
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Announces Time Change for Russian Red Stars; Now 4 p.m. Puck Drop". 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Cornell University Athletics Staff (3 January 2014). "Men's Hockey Routs Russian Red Stars". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
External links
- (in Russian) Official website
- Official website
- Official YouTube Channel