The Ukrainian Hockey Championship ( ua, Чемпіонат України з Хокею, '' tr: Chempionat Ukrayiny z Khokeyu'') is an annual

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award and national title, bestowed to the ice hockey organization judged to have the best performing team in

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, founded in 1992. Prior to the 2015–16 season, the league playing for the title took the name Ukrainian Hockey Extra League. In 2016, the new

Ukrainian Hockey League The Ukrainian Hockey League is the name of the highest ice hockey league in Ukraine since the 2016–17 season, playing for the Ukrainian Hockey Championship. The league was created in June 2016 and folded in 2021. Seasons * 2016–17 (winner: ...

was created instead.

History

First Ukrainian hockey competitions were conducting since February 1949. Prior to the formation of the

Professional Hockey League The Professional Hockey League (PHL) ( uk, Професіональна хокейна ліга (ПХЛ), '' tr: Profesional'na khokeina liha'') was an ice hockey league in Ukraine, founded in 2011; ceased in 2013. The country's national title, ...

(PHL), the

Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (, ''Federatsiya khokeyu Ukrayiny'' (FHU) is the official governing body for ice hockey in Ukraine. It became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on May 6, 1992. Presidents * 1992-1997 ...

(FHU) administered and handed out the award, allowing both amateur and professional teams to compete in an annual

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, then

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for the title. On July 25, 2011, the FHU transferred the rights of the event to the PHL. 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

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. Teams that miss the finals participate in a

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to determine final positioning. In addition to the title, the winning team was given a cash prize by the league, US$1,000,000, shared by all of the players. National finalists receive silver and bronze medals.

Teams

Former teams

* ATEK Kyiv * Berkut * Berkut-Kyiv * Dniprovski Volky Dnipropetrovsk *

Dnipro Kherson Dnipro Kherson is an ice hockey team in Kherson, Ukraine. They play in Ukrainian Hockey League. Dnepr youth teams have repeatedly won national gold in their age divisions in 2012, 2014 and 2017. They also finished second overall in 2013 and 2018. T ...

* Donbass-2 * Druzhba-78 * Ekspres Lviv * Generals Kyiv * Halytsky Levy *

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Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkivski Akuly *

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* Kryzynka Kyiv * Kryzhynka-Kompanion *

Legion Simferopol Legion Simferopol is an ice hockey team in Simferopol, Ukraine. The club was founded in 2008, and played in Division B (South) of the Vyscha Liha during the 2009-10 season. They finished in third and last place in the group, with a record of two ...

Lutsk Lutsk ( uk, Луцьк, translit=Lutsk}, ; pl, Łuck ; yi, לוצק, Lutzk) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast (province) and the administrative center of the surrounding Luts ...

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Olimpiya Kalush Olimpiya Kalush is an ice hockey team in Kalush, Ukraine. They were founded in 2002 Kalush participated in Division C (the Western group) of the Ukrainian Hockey League during the 2009-10 season. They finished in second place in the group with ...

OUFK Kharkiv OUFK Kharkiv was an ice hockey team of the Kharkiv Regional College of Physical Culture and Sports in Kharkiv, Ukraine. OUFK abbreviation stands for the Regional College of Physical Culture ( uk, Обласне училище фізкультур ...

* Patriot Vinnytsia *

Politekhnik Kyiv Politekhinik Kyiv ( uk, Політехнік Київ) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a hockey team of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI). They participated in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship from 1992 to 2005. External l ...

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Salamandra Kharkiv Salamandra Kharkiv was an ice hockey team in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They participated in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. In 1994, they finished in third place in the first round with a record of two wins and ...

SDYuShOR Sokil-89 Kyiv SDYuShOR Sokil-89 Kyiv ( uk, СДЮШОР Сокіл-89 Київ) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They participated in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship during the 2005-06 season. The team was made up solely of players born in 1989 or ...

SDYuShOR Sokil-90 Kyiv SDYuShOR Sokil-90 Kyiv ( uk, СДЮШОР Сокіл-90 Київ) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They participated in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship during the 2005–06 season. The team was made up solely of players born in 1990 or ...

SDYuSShOR-Misto Kharkiv SDYuSShOR-Misto Kharkiv ( uk, СДЮСШОР-Місто Харків; romanization of Ukrainian, tr. '' Spetsializovana Dytyache-Yunats'ka Sportyvna Shkola Olimpiys'kogo Rezervu''; en, Kharkiv City Olympic Reserve Specialized Child-Youth School) ...

ShVSM Kyiv ShVSM Kyiv ( uk, ШВСМ Київ) was an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. The abbreviation stands for the School of Higher Sports Mastery ( uk, Школа Вищої Спортивної Майстерності). ShVSM is a network of sports s ...

Sokil Kyiv Hockey Club Sokil Kyiv ( uk, ХК Сокіл Київ; en, Falcon Hockey Club), commonly known as Sokil Kyiv or HC Sokil, is a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League team based in Kyiv. While their home arena is located in the city, the team als ...

* Vatra Ivano-Frankivsk * VIM-Berkut *

Vinnytski Haidamaky Vinnytski Haidamaky ( uk, Вінницькі Гайдамаки, en, Vinnytsia Haidamaks) are a Ukrainian ice hockey club based in Vinnytsia. They were a founding member of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine and currently compete in the n ...

* Vityaz Kharkiv *

Vorony Sumy Vorony Sumy ( uk, Ворони Суми) is a semi-professional ice hockey team in Sumy, Ukraine. The club was founded in 2002 as Sums’ki Vorony Sumy, and played in the Ukrainian Hockey League in the 2010/2011 season. External links Voron ...

Yavir Yavoriv Yavir Yavoriv is an ice hockey team in Yavoriv, Ukraine, that is currently playing in the Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League. During the 2009-10 season, the club participated in Division C (the Western Group) of the Ukrainian Hockey League ...

* Yunist Kharkiv

Winners by season

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* 1993–94:

* 1994–95:

* 1995–96: ''not contested'' * 1996–97:

* 1997–98:

* 1998–99:

* 1999–2000: HC Berkut-Kyiv * 2000–01: HC Berkut-Kyiv * 2001–02: HC Berkut-Kyiv * 2002–03:

* 2003–04:

* 2004–05:

* 2005–06:

* 2006–07: ATEK Kyiv * 2007–08:

* 2008–09:

* 2009–10:

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HC Donbass Hockey Club Donbass ( uk, Хокейний Клуб Донбас; russian: link=no, Хоккейный Клуб Донбасс, '' tr. Hokeinyi Klub Donbas'') is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Druzhkivka, currently playing in th ...

* 2011–12:

HC Donbass-2 Hockey Club Donbass-2 (russian: ХК Донбасс-2; uk, Хокейний Клуб Донбас-2, '' tr. Khokeinyi Klub Donbas-2''), was a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League club based in Donetsk. They were a founding member of the Professi ...

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* 2013–14:

HC Kompanion-Naftogaz Hockey Club Kryzhynka-Kompanion ''( uk, Хокейний клуб Крижинка-Компаньйон, russian: Хокейний клуб Льдинка-Компаньон)'' is an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They play in the Ukrainian H ...

* 2014–15: ATEK Kyiv * 2015–16:

* 2016–17:

* 2017–18:

* 2018–19:

* 2019–20:

HC Kremenchuk HC Kremenchuk ( uk, ХК Кременчук) is an ice hockey team based in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, playing in the Ukrainian Hockey Extra League that was formed prior to the 2016–17 season. The club was founded in 2010 and initially competed in ...

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* 2021–22: no winner *

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: TBD

Statistics by club

Awards

Ukraine Player of the Year

* 2002:

Vasyl Bobrovnikov Vasyl Valentinovich Bobrovnikov ( ua, Василь Валентинович Бобровников, born November 8, 1971), is a Ukrainian retired professional ice hockey player. He mainly played for Sokil Kyiv in Ukraine. He played internation ...

* 2003: Borys Protsenko * 2004: Ruslan Fedotenko * 2005:

Kostiantyn Simchuk Kostiantyn Mykolaiovych "Konstantin" Simchuk ( uk, Костянтин Микола́йович Симчук; born February 26, 1974) is a former Ukrainian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was named best goaltender at the B Pool of the 1994 ...

* 2006: Serhiy Klymentiev * 2007:

Vyacheslav Zavalnyuk Vyacheslav Dimitrovich Zavalnyuk ( ua, В'ячеслав Дмитрович Завальнюк; born 10 December 1974), is a Ukrainian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for multiple teams during a career that lasted from 1990 unt ...

* 2009: Ruslan Fedotenko * 2010:

Kostiantyn Kasianchuk Kostiantyn Viktorovich Kasianchuk ( ua, Костянтин Вікторович Касянчук; born 24 October 1979) is a Ukrainian retired professional ice hockey left wing who last played for HK Neman Grodno of the Belarusian Extraleague. In ...

* 2011:

Oleksandr Materukhin Oleksandr Ivanovych Materukhin ( uk, Олександр Іванович Матерухін; born 17 October 1981) is a Ukrainian-Belarusian professional former ice hockey right winger. He formerly played with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk of t ...

* 2012: Ruslan Fedotenko * 2013:

References

External links

Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
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Tribuna. 22 July 2013 {{Top sport leagues in Ukraine *

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1992 establishments in Ukraine Sports leagues established in 1992

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