Ukrainian Hockey Championship

Ukrainian Championship

UHC emblem, 2009-12
Founded	1992
Region	Ukraine
Number of teams	8
Current champions	HC Donbass
Most successful team(s)	Sokil Kiev (12)
Website	www.FHU.com.ua
2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League season

The Ukrainian Hockey Championship (Ukrainian: Чемпіонат України з Хокею, 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]

History

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.^[2]

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.^[3] Teams that miss the finals participate in a best-of-five playoff to determine final positioning. In addition to the title, winning team was given a cash prize by the league, US$1,000,000, shared by all of the players.^[4] National finalists receive silver and bronze medals.^[4]

Winners

• 1992–93: Sokil Kyiv
• 1993–94: ShVSM Kyiv
• 1994–95: Sokil Kyiv
• 1995–96: not contested
• 1996–97: Sokil Kyiv
• 1997–98: Sokil Kyiv
• 1998–99: Sokil Kyiv
• 1999–00: HC Berkut-Kyiv
• 2000–01: HC Berkut-Kyiv
• 2001–02: HC Berkut-Kyiv
• 2002–03: Sokil Kyiv
• 2003–04: Sokil Kyiv
• 2004–05: Sokil Kyiv
• 2005–06: Sokil Kyiv
• 2006–07: ATEK Kyiv
• 2007–08: Sokil Kyiv
• 2008–09: Sokil Kyiv
• 2009–10: Sokil Kyiv
• 2010–11: HC Donbass
• 2011–12: HC Donbass-2
• 2012–13: HC Donbass-2
• 2013–14: HC Kompanion-Naftogaz
• 2014–15: ATEK Kyiv
• 2015–16: HC Donbass

Awards

Ukraine Player of the Year

• 2002: Vasili Bobrovnikov
• 2003: Boris Protzenko
• 2004: Ruslan Fedotenko
• 2005: Kostiantyn Simchuk^[5]
• 2006: Serhiy Klymentiev
• 2007: Vyacheslav Zavalnyuk
• 2009: Ruslan Fedotenko^[6]
• 2010: Kostiantyn Kasianchuk^[7]
• 2011: Oleksandr Materukhin^[7]
• 2012: Ruslan Fedotenko^[8]
• 2013: Konstantin Kasyanchuk^[9]

All Star Team

2011^[7] Kostiantyn Kasianchuk • Serhiy Varlamov • Oleksandr Materukhin Oleksandr Pobedonostsev • Serhiy Klymentiev Kostiantyn Simchuk

See also

• Professional Hockey League
• Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
• 2012 Professional Hockey League All-Star Game

References

1. "Ukrainian Hockey Extra League, 2015-16 season, eliteprospects". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
2. "ПХЛ выходит на старт". ПХЛ выходит на старт. HCDonbass.com. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
3. "Изменен формат проведения плей-офф". iSport.ua. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
4. "15 вересня матчем "Донбас" – "Сокіл" розпочнеться перший чемпіонат Професіональної хокейної ліги". FHU. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
5. http://www.eliteprospects.com/hockey/awards.php?award=Ukrainian%20Player%20of%20the%20Year
6. http://www.championat.com/hockey/article-47036.html?rucom=1
7. Tuniz, Davide. "Aleksandr Materukhin voted Player of the Year in Ukraine". Retrieved 8 May 2012.
8. http://hcdonbass.com/news/donbass_1/ruslan_fedotenko_priznan_luchshim_khokkeistom_ukrainy_2012_goda/?lang=en&year=2013&month=01
9. http://www.eurohockey.com/article/3142-konstantin-kasyanchuk-named-ukrainian-player-of-the-year.html

External links

• Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
• Ukrainian Hockey Championship on Facebook