Ukrainian Hockey Championship Explained

Ukrainian Championship
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Sport:Ice Hockey
Current Season:2022–23 Ukrainian Hockey Championship
Founded:1992
Teams:8
Most Champs:Sokil Kyiv (14)
Website:FHU.com.ua
Current Shield:2023-2024: Sokil Kyiv

The Ukrainian Hockey Championship (Чемпіонат України з Хокею, tr: Chempionat Ukrayiny z Khokeyu) is an annual ice hockey award and national title, bestowed to the ice hockey organization judged to have the best performing team in Ukraine, founded in 1992. Prior to the 2015–16 season, the league playing for the title took the name Ukrainian Hockey Extra League.[1] In 2016, the new Ukrainian Hockey League was created instead, which folded in 2021.

History

First Ukrainian hockey competitions were conducting since February 1949.[2]

Prior to the formation of the Professional Hockey League (PHL), the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (FHU) administered and handed out the award, allowing both amateur and professional teams to compete in an annual regular season, then playoff for the title. On July 25, 2011, the FHU transferred the rights of the event to the PHL.[3]

In 2011–12, the championship was awarded in the PHL following a 4-team playoff at the end of the 41-game regular season. The finals were determined though a best-of-seven playoff.[4] Teams that miss the finals participate in a best-of-five playoff to determine final positioning. In addition to the title, the winning team was given a cash prize by the league, US$1,000,000, shared by all of the players.[5] National finalists receive silver and bronze medals.

Teams

See main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Hockey League season.

TeamHome cityFoundedArenaCapacity
Bilyi BarsBila Tserkvaalign=center 2008Ice Arena Bila Tserkvaalign=center 500
Dnipro KhersonKhersonalign=center 2018Favorit Arenaalign=center 400
DonbassDruzhkivkaalign=center 2005Altair Arenaalign=center 400
KramatorskKramatorskalign=center 2020KOVZANKA named after S. Petrovalign=center 430
KremenchukKremenchukalign=center 2010Aisberg Arenaalign=center 300
Kryzhani VovkyBrovaryalign=center 2017Ice Arena Terminalalign=center 1,500
MariupolMariupolalign=center 2020Mariupol Ice Centeralign=center 300
Sokil KyivKyivalign=center 1963(reestablished in 2020)ATEKalign=center 500

Former teams

Winners by season

Statistics by club

ClubWinnersWinning years
Sokil Kyiv1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,2023, 2024
HC Donbass / HC Donbass-22011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Berkut-Kyiv2000, 2001, 2002
ATEK Kyiv2007, 2015
HC Kompanion-Naftogaz2014
ShVSM Kyiv1994
2020

Winners by season (Soviet period)

Awards

Ukraine Player of the Year

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ukrainian Hockey Extra League, 2015-16 season, eliteprospects . 20 March 2016.
  2. https://ua.tribuna.com/tribuna/blogs/ukeline/4610.html Hockey championships of UkrSSR in 1949 and 1950 (Чемпіонати УРСР з хокею. 1949, 1950 роки.)
  3. Web site: ПХЛ выходит на старт. HCDonbass.com. 15 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Изменен формат проведения плей-офф. 21 September 2011. iSport.ua. 21 September 2011.
  5. Web site: 15 вересня матчем "Донбас" – "Сокіл" розпочнеться перший чемпіонат Професіональної хокейної ліги. FHU. 15 September 2011.
  6. http://www.eliteprospects.com/hockey/awards.php?award=Ukrainian%20Player%20of%20the%20Year Ukrainian Player of the Year
  7. Web site: Федотенко – лучший хоккеист Украины 2009 года. 8 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Tuniz. Davide. Aleksandr Materukhin voted Player of the Year in Ukraine. 8 May 2012.
  9. Web site: Руслан Федотенко признан лучшим хоккеистом Украины 2012 года. 8 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Konstantin Kasyanchuk named Ukrainian player of the year - Eurohockey.com. Project: Martin. Formánek. 8 February 2017.

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