Supreme Hockey League
The Supreme Hockey League , also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League, is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Russian hockey. There will be 34 teams from 4 nations participating in the 2019-20 season.
Though currently acting independently, plans were in place to convert it to a farm system for the Kontinental Hockey League 's 2010–11 season. It was preceded by the Major League of the Russian Championship that formerly held a relegation role for the Russian Superleague, and was governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of the 2017–18 season, some VHL teams are affiliated with a KHL team, while other teams of the VHL are not affiliated with a KHL team.
Russian Classic
The Russian Classic is an outdoor ice hockey game that is played during the Supreme Hockey League regular season. So far, the visiting team has won every edition of the game.| Date | Venue | Sport | Location | Home Team | Visiting Team | Score | Attendance |
| February 17, 2012 | Central Stadium | football, Rugby | Krasnoyarsk | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2–3 | 16,100 |
| January 19, 2014 | Central Stadium | football | Chelyabinsk | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | Lada Togliatti | 2–5 | 9,200 |
| February 14, 2015 | Sputnik Stadium | football | Nizhny Tagil | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 0–4 | 8,350 |
| February 7, 2016 | Khimik Stadium | football | Tver | THK Tver | Buran Voronezh | 1–2 | 6,350 |
| January 14, 2017 | Park Legend | Moscow | Dynamo Balashikha | Khimik Voskresensk | 1–3 | 1,831 | |
| January 28, 2018 | Central Stadium | football | Kurgan | Zauralie Kurgan | Rubin Tyumen | 0–4 | 3,000 |
Seasons overview
Teams in 2019–20
All-time team records
Since its foundation in 2010, 40 different clubs have played in the VHL, and 34 of them have at least once qualified for the playoffs. Only one club has made the playoffs in all nine championships of the VHL, reaching the semi-final stage six times. The table gives the final regular-season ranks for all teams, with the playoff performance encoded in colors. The teams are ordered by their best championship results.| Color | Result |
| Red | Bratina Cup Winner |
| Yellow | Runner-up |
| Green | Semifinalist |
| Light Blue | Quarterfinalist |
| Blue | Qualified for playoffs |
| Light Gray | Not qualified for playoffs |
| Gray | Did not play in the season |