Russian Super League

Infobox Hockey League
name = Russian Superleague

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country = RUS
confed = IIHF (1996-2006)
founded = 1999
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folded = 2008
divisions =
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teams = 20
feeds =
feeder =
promotion =
relegation = Supreme League
champ = Russian Championship
assc_champ = Cup of Russia
champions = Salavat Yulaev Ufa
season = 2007-08
most successful club = Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (3)
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website = http://www.fhr.ru

The Russian Superleague ( _ru. Чемпионат России Суперлига lit. "Russian Championship Superleague"), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the 2nd best league in the world after the NHL. [ [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=278991 NHL.com - Across the Pond ] ] It was a part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which was composed of three divisions, the Superleague, Supreme League ("Vysshaya Liga"), and First League ("Pervaya Liga").

At the conclusion of the 2007-08 season, the Russian Super League was disbanded. It will be replaced by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

History

The origins of the Superleague 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 1992 due to the USSR's collapse. After its transformation into the International Hockey League, the league was rechristened the Russian Hockey League in 1996. From 1996-1999, league membership was Russian-only. In 1999, membership was open and the league went international, and was renamed the Russian Superleague.

Teams (2007-2008)

There were 20 teams in the Superleague in 2007-2008.

* Amur Khabarovsk
* Avangard Omsk
* Ak Bars Kazan
* CSKA Moscow
* Dynamo Moscow
* Khimik Moscow Oblast
* Lada Togliatti
* Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
* Metallurg Magnitogorsk
* Metallurg Novokuznetsk
* HC MVD Moscow Oblast
* Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
* Salavat Yulaev Ufa
* Severstal Cherepovets
* Sibir Novosibirsk
* SKA Saint Petersburg
* Spartak Moscow
* Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
* Traktor Chelyabinsk
* Vityaz Chekhov

Competition

The 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.

eason 2006-2007

16TeamBracket
RD2=Quarterfinals

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Ak Bars Kazan
RD1-score01=3
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Metallurg Novokuznetsk
RD1-score02=0

RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Khimik Moscow Oblast
RD1-score03=3
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Severstal Cherepovets
RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05=3
RD1-team05=Salavat Yulaev Ufa
RD1-score05=3
RD1-seed06=14
RD1-team06=SKA Saint Petersburg
RD1-score06=0

RD1-seed07=6
RD1-team07=CSKA Moscow
RD1-score07=3
RD1-seed08=11
RD1-team08=Lada Togliatti
RD1-score08=0

RD1-seed09=2
RD1-team09=Avangard Omsk
RD1-score09=3
RD1-seed10=15
RD1-team10=Vityaz Chekhov
RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11=7
RD1-team11=Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12=10
RD1-team12=Dynamo Moscow
RD1-score12=0

RD1-seed13=4
RD1-team13=Metallurg Magnitogorsk
RD1-score13=3
RD1-seed14=13
RD1-team14=HC MVD Moscow Oblast
RD1-score14=0

RD1-seed15=5
RD1-team15=Sibir Novosibirsk
RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16=12
RD1-team16=Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
RD1-score16=1

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Ak Bars Kazan
RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Khimik Moscow Oblast
RD2-score02=1

RD2-seed03=3
RD2-team03=Salavat Yulaev Ufa
RD2-score03=2
RD2-seed04=6
RD2-team04=CSKA Moscow
RD2-score04=3

RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=Avangard Omsk
RD2-score05=3
RD2-seed06=7
RD2-team06=Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
RD2-score06=1

RD2-seed07=4
RD2-team07=Metallurg Magnitogorsk
RD2-score07=3
RD2-seed08=5
RD2-team08=Sibir Novosibirsk
RD2-score08=0

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Ak Bars Kazan
RD3-score01=3
RD3-seed02=6
RD3-team02=CSKA Moscow
RD3-score02=1

RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Avangard Omsk
RD3-score03=1
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-team04=Metallurg Magnitogorsk
RD3-score04=3

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Ak Bars Kazan
RD4-score01=2
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-team02=Metallurg Magnitogorsk
RD4-score02=3

Final Standings

#Metallurg Magnitogorsk
#Ak 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

*2008 - Salavat Yulaev Ufa
*2007 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk
*2006 - AK Bars Kazan
*2005 - HC Dynamo Moscow
*2004 - Avangard Omsk
*2003 - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
*2002 - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
*2001 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk
*2000 - HC Dynamo Moscow
*1999 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk
*1998 - Ak Bars Kazan (Cup of Russia — Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
*1997 - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

International Hockey League champions

*1996 - HC Lada Togliatti
*1995 - HC Dynamo Moscow
*1994 - HC Lada Togliatti
*1993 - HC Dynamo Moscow

Champions (Players)

Champions of Russia

:4-time
*Igor Schadilov 2000,2005,2006,2008
*Alexei Tereschenko 2000,2005,2006,2008
*Vladimir Antipov 1997,2002,2003,2008:3-time
*Alexandr Eremenko 2005,2006,2008
*Vitaliy Proshkin 2000,2006,2008
*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
*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
*Alexandr Stepanov 2000,2005,2006
*Aleksandr Kharitonov 2000,2004,2005
*Vadim Schakhraychuk 2002,2003,2005

References

* [http://www.allhockey.ru/ AllHockey.Ru] ru icon
* [http://www.molot.hock.ru/reglam.htm Super League Regulations] ru icon

External links

* [http://annabet.com/hockeystats/serie/Russian_Superliga/ Russian Super League] , all-time and current statistics in English