VHL in the season 2014/2015 - the fifth season of the championship of the Major Hockey League . It started on September 8, 2014 in Karaganda with a match between the finalists of the previous season of the Karaganda “ Saryarka ” and the Tyumen “ Ruby ”. The winner of the match and the owner of the Discovery Cup was the club “ Saryarka ”. The club from Kazakhstan also became the winner of the regular season ahead of schedule.
| Start | September 8, 2014 |
|---|---|
| the end | April 23, 2015 |
| Regular season | |
| Number of games | 624 |
| Discovery Cup Winner |  Saryarka |
| Championship Winner | Saryarka (110 points) |
| Top scorer |  Denis Fakhrutdinov (45 points) |
| Playoffs | |
| Bratin Cup Winner | Hummock |
| Finalist | Izhstal |
| Account in the series | 4: 2 |
| VHL seasons | |
| ← 2013/2014 | 2015/2016 → |
Content
Clubs
In the 2014/15 season, three teams left the VHL team: Kristall ( Saratov ), Lada ( Tolyatti ) and Titan ( Klin ).
The Navy-Karelia ( Kondopoga ) team was renamed to SKA-Karelia [1] .
In the 2014/15 season, the Bars team joined the VHL team [2] .
Lineups
At any given time, no more than 27 hockey players can be on the application list of the main team, regardless of the playing role at the age of 17 years or older, including 2 hockey players at the age of 21.
The club has the right to include in the application list of the main team of KHL club hockey players who have concluded relevant bilateral contracts: no more than 9 hockey players for clubs that have a common organizational and / or financial structure with the KHL club, and no more than 4 hockey players for clubs who have concluded with KHL club agreement on sports cooperation.
The number of foreign hockey players on the application list of the main team is no more than 4 field players. The application of foreign goalkeepers for Russian clubs is prohibited. A foreign club must include in the application list at least 5 hockey players - citizens of the state that represents this club in the VHL.
The team’s application for a single match may include no more than 22 hockey players: 20 hockey players, including 2 goalkeepers, and 2 field players aged 17-20 years.
Russian classics
The match , which became the hallmark of the Higher Hockey League, took place on February 14, 2015 at the Sputnik football stadium in Nizhny Tagil, where the local Sputnik hosted the South Urals from Orsk.
Regular Championship
Format
In the championship of the Higher Hockey League season 2014/2015 participate 24 clubs. First, the teams hold a two-round tournament. In addition, the clubs are divided into six conditional fours according to the sporting-geographical principle, in which they get an additional six matches (three games “at home” and “away”). Thus, in the first stage, teams play 52 matches.
Team Positions
| M | Team | AND | AT | IN | WB | PB | BY | P | W | ± W | ABOUT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Saryarka | 52 | 32 | 2 | four | 0 | 2 | 12 | 178-108 | +70 | 110 | ||
| 2 | Izhstal | 52 | 26 | 2 | four | four | one | 15 | 142–118 | +24 | 95 | ||
| 3 | Thc | 52 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 132–107 | +25 | 92 | ||
| four | Hammer-Prikamye | 52 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | nineteen | 139–116 | +23 | 89 | ||
| five | HC "Lipetsk" | 52 | 22 | four | four | five | 2 | 15 | 134–121 | +13 | 89 | ||
| 6 | HC "Ryazan" | 52 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 132–122 | +10 | 88 | ||
| 7 | Buran | 52 | 23 | one | four | five | 0 | nineteen | 129–129 | 0 | 84 | ||
| eight | "Hummock" | 52 | 22 | 3 | one | eight | 2 | sixteen | 138–120 | +18 | 84 | ||
| 9 | "Trans-Urals" | 52 | 22 | 2 | 3 | four | 3 | 18 | 116–94 | +22 | 83 | ||
| ten | "Diesel" | 52 | 21 | 3 | 2 | four | 6 | sixteen | 118–114 | +4 | 83 | ||
| eleven | "Ruby" | 52 | 20 | four | 3 | five | one | nineteen | 115–115 | 0 | 80 | ||
| 12 | Ermak | 52 | 21 | 2 | 3 | one | 3 | 22 | 116–127 | -eleven | 77 | ||
| 13 | "Satellite" | 52 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | four | 21 | 122–144 | –22 | 76 | ||
| 14 | Kuban | 52 | 20 | 2 | four | one | 2 | 23 | 136–133 | +3 | 75 | ||
| 15 | Kazzinc Torpedo | 52 | nineteen | 2 | 3 | five | 3 | 20 | 126–143 | –17 | 75 | ||
| sixteen | Chelmet | 52 | 20 | 2 | 2 | five | one | 22 | 112–127 | -15 | 74 | ||
| 17 | "Dynamo" | 52 | 17 | 3 | five | 3 | one | 23 | 141–146 | -five | 71 | ||
| 18 | "Southern Urals" | 52 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 127–144 | –17 | 70 | ||
| nineteen | "Oilman" | 52 | 18 | 0 | four | four | four | 22 | 140–140 | 0 | 70 | ||
| 20 | Ariad | 52 | 15 | four | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 119–129 | -ten | 68 | ||
| 21 | SKA-Karelia | 52 | 17 | 3 | 2 | four | 2 | 24 | 109–121 | -12 | 67 | ||
| 22 | "Falcon" | 52 | 17 | 0 | four | 6 | 2 | 23 | 109-130 | –21 | 67 | ||
| 23 | HC "Sarov" | 52 | 13 | 0 | five | 7 | one | 26 | 109-130 | –21 | 57 | ||
| 24 | "Leopard" | 52 | eleven | one | 3 | 3 | four | thirty | 109–170 | –61 | 48 | ||
- And - games, B - wins, BO - wins in overtime, WB - wins in shootouts, PB - defeats in shootouts, PO - defeats in overtime, P - defeats, W - blocked-missed goals, ± W - difference of goals, O - points
The bold teams are those that have secured a place in the playoffs.
Italicized clubs have lost their chances of getting into the playoffs.
Player Stats
Defenders
In the nomination “The best defender of the VHL”, according to the results of the voting of the head coaches of the VHL clubs, applicants for the title of the best players of the 2014/15 season were determined. This table shows the total data for the regular season and playoffs.
| No. | Player | Club | Amplois | AND | G | P | ABOUT | +/– | Shtr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Alexander Ugolnikov | Saryarka | 3 | 65 | eight | 23 | 31 | +34 | 50 |
| 2 | Ilya Antonovsky | Saryarka | 3 | 64 | eleven | 17 | 28 | +22 | 66 |
| 3 | Nikolay Zhilin | Izhstal | 3 | 48 | 9 | ten | nineteen | +9 | 69 |
Field Players
This table shows the top scorers, sorted by the number of points scored, then by the number of goals scored.
| No. | Player | Club | Amplois | AND | G | P | ABOUT | +/– | Shtr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Denis Fakhrutdinov | Thc | N | 52 | 13 | 32 | 45 | +20 | 50 |
| 2 | Oleg Lomako | Saryarka | N | 48 | 22 | nineteen | 41 | +24 | 22 |
| 3 | Aslan Raisov | Kuban | N | 50 | 17 | 20 | 37 | -five | 14 |
| four | Vladimir Korotkov | "Dynamo" | N | 52 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +5 | 18 |
| five | Egor Shastin | Saryarka | N | 47 | 20 | sixteen | 36 | +14 | 39 |
| 6 | Alexander Shin | Kazzinc Torpedo | N | 47 | 9 | 25 | 34 | +1 | 20 |
| 7 | Evgeny Belukhin | Saryarka | N | 47 | sixteen | 17 | 33 | +23 | 26 |
| eight | Daniel Nasybullin | "Oilman" | N | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +6 | 54 |
| 9 | Pavel Vorobyov | HC "Ryazan" | N | 51 | ten | 23 | 33 | -one | thirty |
| ten | Andrey Voronkov | HC "Lipetsk" | N | 52 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +3 | ten |
Goalkeepers
This table shows the best goalkeepers, sorted by the average number of goals conceded (safety factor).
| No. | Player | Club | AND | AT | P | KN | %ABOUT | And "0" | VP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Gleb Evdokimov | "Trans-Urals" | 33 | 15 | ten | 94.2 | 1.54 | four | 1903: 58 |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovach | Saryarka | 31 | 21 | five | 92.9 | 1.59 | four | 1733: 08 |
| 3 | Sergey Khoroshun | Thc | 39 | 17 | 9 | 93.8 | 1.78 | 3 | 2295: 42 |
| four | Evgeny Alikin | Hammer-Prikamye | 39 | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 1.86 | 6 | 1835: 54 |
| five | Ilya Andryukhov | "Diesel" | 46 | 20 | 17 | 92.6 | 1.90 | 6 | 2690: 55 |
Playoffs
Format
In the first round of the playoffs, teams are divided into pairs according to the places occupied in the championship: 1–16, 2–15, 3–14, 4–13, 5–12, 6–11, 7–10, 8–9. The advantage of their platform at all stages of the rally is given to teams with a higher “seeding” number. At each next stage of the playoffs, the pairs are formed according to the principle: the highest number of "sowing" plays with the lowest number of "sowing", the second in a row - with the penultimate, etc.
The fight in all series is conducted up to four victories. A series of matches for third place is not held. Bronze is received by one of the losers of the semifinals of the championship, who took a higher place in the first stage.
If in the match at the second stage of the championship after three periods a draw is recorded, an additional period (overtime) of 20 minutes is assigned. The number of additional periods is not limited, and the game continues until the first goal is scored.
| 1/8 finals | Quarter finals | Semifinals | Bratin Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| one | Saryarka | four | one | Saryarka | four | |||||||||||||
| sixteen | Chelmet | 2 | 12 | Ermak | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Thc | four | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kuban | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| one | Saryarka | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| eight | Hummock | four | ||||||||||||||||
| five | HC Lipetsk | one | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ermak | four | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Buran | 2 | 3 | Thc | four | |||||||||||||
| ten | Diesel | four | ten | Diesel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| eight | Hummock | four | ||||||||||||||||
| (Re-steam after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Izhstal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Izhstal | four | 2 | Izhstal | four | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Kazzinc Torpedo | 0 | eleven | Ruby | 2 | |||||||||||||
| four | Hammer-Prikamye | four | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Satellite | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Izhstal | four | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Thc | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | HC Ryazan | one | ||||||||||||||||
| eleven | Ruby | four | ||||||||||||||||
| eight | Hummock | four | four | Hammer-Prikamye | one | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Trans-Urals | 2 | eight | Hummock | four | |||||||||||||
Team Positions
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