Bars Kazan (russian: Молодежный хоккейный клуб «Барс») is a Russian professional
ice hockey team from
Kazan, who compete in the
Supreme Hockey League (VHL). The club is affiliated as a feeder club for the
Ak Bars Kazan organization of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
History
The team was founded in 2009 by Ak Bars Kazan as a farm team and registered to play in the highest
Junior Hockey League
Junior Hockey League is a term used to refer to an ice hockey league in which junior hockey teams compete.
List of junior hockey leagues
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* Alberta Junior Hockey League
* British Columbia Hockey League
* Canadian Ju ...
in Russia, the MHL. The team, also known as JHC Bars, achieved the best placement in the 2013–14 season when it finished the main round in first place and reached the semi-finals in the play-offs for the
Kharlamov Cup
The Kharlamov Cup (russian: Кубок Харламова, Kubok Kharlamova) is the trophy presented to the winner of the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoffs, and is named after ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov, considered to be one of ...
.
In the summer of 2014, the management of AK Bars re-structured their affiliate team, so that Bars Kazan was promoted to the second-tier professional level in the
Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Fellow affiliate team, Irbis Kazan, was then to be elevated from the MHLB to take their place the MHL.
In the 2014–15 season, Bars Kazan finished in last place in the league and thus missed the play-offs.
References
External links
Official Page
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2009 establishments in Russia
Ak Bars Kazan
Ice hockey clubs established in 2009
Ice hockey teams in Russia
Junior Hockey League (Russia) teams