Minor_Hockey_League_Division_B
The National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) (Russian: Национальная молодежная хоккейная лига (НМХЛ)) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, the KHL's junior ice hockey league. The B division was established in 2011 and the inaugural season was the 2011–12 season. A promotion and relegation system was in place between the MHL and MHL-B, where the bottom 2 teams at the end of the season of MHL were relegated to MHL-B and the 2 best MHL-B teams are promoted to MHL.
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | 2011–12 |
| Director | Dmitry Yefimov |
| Motto | Лига сильных (Liga silnykh, The League of the strong) |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country | Russia (14 teams) Kazakhstan (1 team) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dizelist Penza (1st title) |
| Most titles | Gornyak Uchaly (2 titles) |
| Promotion to | MHL (2 finalists) |
| Related competitions | KHL VHL MHL VHL-B |
| Official website | http://nmhl.fhr.ru/ |
The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.[1]
The Generation Cup (Russian: Кубок Поколения, Kubok Pokoleniya) is the all-star game of MHL-B and analog to the MHL's Challenge Cup. The first ever Generation Cup took place on 23 February 2012 in Penza and featured Team East against Team West.
Editions
| Edition | Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 February |  Temp sports ice palace, Penza |
Team West | 3-2 | Team East |
| 2013 | 17 April | Olymp Arena, Kirovo-Chepetsk |
Team West | 6–3 | Team East |
| 2014 | 18 January | Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly |
Team West | 1–4 | Team East |
| 2015 | 17 January | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Almetyevsk |
Team East | 3–4 | Team West |
| 2016 | 30 January | Ice Palace Naberezhny Chelny, Naberezhnye Chelny |
Team East | 4–0 | Team West |
The Future Cup (Russian: Кубок Будущего, Kubok Budushchego) was an exhibition game featuring under-18 players of MHL and MHL-B. The first ever (and so far only) Future Cup took place on 13 March 2012 in Chelyabinsk and featured players who were not born before 1 January 1994.
Editions
| Edition | Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 12 March | Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk |
Team West | 3–1 | Team East |
The Super Cup (Russian: Суперкубок, Superkubok) was the trophy awarded to the winner of the game between the winner of the Kharlamov Cup (the MHL champions) and the winner of the Regions Cup (the MHL-B champions). The first ever (and so far only) Super Cup took place on 30 April 2016 in Uchaly.[2]
Editions
| Edition | Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 2016 | 30 April | Ice Arena Gornyak Uchaly, Uchaly |
Gornyak Uchaly (MHL-B) | 1–5[3] | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
Seven new teams were confirmed for the 2012–13 season: MHC Dmitrov, Zauralie Kurgan, HC Ryazan, Buran Voronezh, HC Belgorod, Sputnik Nizhny Tagil and Platina Chișinău from Moldova.[4][5]
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[*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals
- Press service of the Minor Hockey League (22 March 2012). Кубок Регионов в офисе МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- Press service of the Minor Hockey League (26 April 2016). Суперкубок МХЛ завершит молодежный хоккейный сезон (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Press service of the Minor Hockey League (30 April 2016). «Локо» - обладатель первого в истории Суперкубка МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Press service of the Minor Hockey League (27 April 2012). В Первенство МХЛ вступили шесть новых клубов (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- (in Russian) NMHL Official Website