Russian Major League (1992–2010)
Former professional ice hockey league in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Major League or Vysshaya Liga (Russian: Высшая лига чемпионата России по хоккею с шайбой, Supreme League of the Russian Ice Hockey Championship), also referred as Higher League or Major League and commonly abbreviated as RUS-2, was a second level professional ice hockey league in Russia.
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Founded | 1992 |
Folded | 2010 |
No. of teams | 27 |
Promotion to | Russian Superleague |
Relegation to | Pervaya Liga |
Associated Title(s) | Bratina Cup |
Recent Champions | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (2009–10) |
Most successful club | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (3) |
Website | http://www.fhr.ru |
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