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Russian Hockey Super League
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The Russian Super League () was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia commonly considered second-best in the world after the NHL. 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).
At the conclusion of the 2007-08 season, the Russian Super League was disbanded. It will be replaced by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
HistoryThe 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 .
Teams (2007-2008)There were 20 teams in the Super League in 2007-2008.
CompetitionThe 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.
Season 2006-2007
Final Standings- Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- Aq Bars Kazan
- Avangard Omsk
- CSKA Moscow
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa
- Sibir Novosibirsk
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- Khimik Moscow Oblast
- Severstal Cherepovets
- Dynamo Moscow
- Lada Togliatti
- Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- HC MVD Moscow Oblast
- SKA Saint Petersburg
- Vityaz Chekhov
- Metallurg Novokuznetsk
- Traktor Chelyabinsk
- Amur Khabarovsk
- Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Champions
Russian Super League champions
International Hockey League champions
Soviet League champions
Champions (Players)
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
External links - , all-time and current statistics in English
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