Vysshaya Liga
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The Vysshaya Liga is the lower division of the Russian Pro Hockey League, a professional ice hockey league in Russia.
Two teams from the Vysshaya Liga, decided through a tournament of the top 8 finishers, are promoted and the bottom two teams from the Superleague are relegated at the end of every season.
The Vysshaya Liga is divided into separate East and West leagues. In the 2005-06 season, there were 15 West teams and 13 East teams. Teams play against each other four times in the course of a season. Two teams from Kazakhstan participated in the East league, but are not allowed to play in the playoffs.
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[edit] Teams for 2006-07 season
[edit] West
- Dizel Penza
- Neftyanik Almetyevsk
- Khimik Voskresensk
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
- HC Dmitrov (Dmitrov)
- Neftyanik Leninogorsk
- Kristall Saratov
- HC Belgorod (Belgorod)
- Kapitan Stupino
- CSK VVS Samara
- Spartak Saint Petersburg
- Olympiya Kirovo-Chepetsk
- Titan Klin
- Kristall Elektrostal
[edit] East
- Molot-Prikamye Perm
- Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
- Mechel Chelyabinsk
- Energia Kemerovo
- Gazovik Tyumen
- Metallurg Serov
- HC Izhevsk (Izhevsk)
- Zauralye Kurgan
- Yuzhny Ural Orsk
- Dynamo-Energia Yekaterinburg
- Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
- Ariada Volzhsk
- Toros Neftekamsk
- Kazakhmys Satpaev
- Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Ust-Kamenogorsk
[edit] References
- West teams at FHR (Russian)
- East teams at FHR (Russian)
