The National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) (Russian: ???????????? ?????????? ????????? ???? (????)) 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.
The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.
Video National Junior Hockey League
Generation Cup
The Generation Cup (Russian: ????? ?????????, 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.
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Maps National Junior Hockey League
Future Cup
The Future Cup (Russian: ????? ????????, 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.
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Super Cup
The Super Cup (Russian: ??????????, 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.
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2012 expansion
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 Chi?in?u from Moldova.
Teams in 2017-18
Champions
[*]: Both losing semifinalists received bronze medals
References
External links
- (in Russian) NMHL Official Website
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