2012–13 VHL season
# 2012–13 VHL season

The 2012–13 VHL season was the third season of the Russian Major League. It started 9 September 2012 and ended in April 2013.

## Team and KHL affiliation changes

### Team changes

* Donbass Donetsk left the league after its inaugural season joining the KHL.
* Buran Voronezh and THK Tver of the lower level Russian Hockey League joined.
* The league was expanded with two more non-Russian teams, Belarusian Yunost Minsk and Kazakhstani Saryarka Karaganda.
* A new franchise Kuban Krasnodar was created.
* HC VMF relocated from St. Petersburg to Kondopoga, Karelia.

### Affiliation changes

| VHL team | new affiliate | old affiliate |
| - | - | - |
| Kuban Krasnodar | Vityaz Chekhov | None |
| HC Ryazan | Sibir Novosibirsk | Vityaz Chekhov |
| Zauralie Kurgan | Avangard Omsk | Sibir Novosibirsk |
| THK Tver | CSKA Moscow | None |
| Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | None |
| Ermak Angarsk | None | Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
| Yunost Minsk | Dinamo Minsk | None |

## Regular season

Starting with this season the VHL abandoned its previous conference structure. All teams played their regular seasons in a round robin format with two games (home and away) against every team of the league.

### League standings

Source: vhl.khl.ru

Points are awarded as follows:

* 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
* 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or penalty shootout ("SOW")
* 1 Point for a loss in a penalty shootout ("SOL") or overtime ("OTL")
* 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")

| | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF–GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 52 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 150-89 | 115 |
| 2 | Rubin Tyumen | 52 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 162-105 | 112 |
| 3 | Toros Neftekamsk | 52 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 152-105 | 103 |
| 4 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 52 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 156-115 | 95 |
| 5 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 52 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 136-104 | 94 |
| 6 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 52 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 173-135 | 94 |
| 7 | Buran Voronezh | 52 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 160-139 | 88 |
| 8 | Ermak Angarsk | 52 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 132-142 | 88 |
| 9 | HC Lada Togliatti | 52 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 149-130 | 88 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 52 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 123-118 | 88 |
| 11 | Dynamo Balashikha | 52 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 158-160 | 85 |
| 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 52 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 163-151 | 85 |
| 13 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 52 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 145-141 | 84 |
| 14 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 52 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 147-123 | 84 |
| 15 | HC Sarov | 52 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 147-133 | 78 |
| 16 | Dizel Penza | 52 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 137-121 | 76 |
| 17 | HC Kuban | 52 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 126-116 | 76 |
| 18 | HC VMF | 52 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 142-154 | 72 |
| 19 | THK Tver | 52 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 147-180 | 66 |
| 20 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | 52 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 129-141 | 65 |
| 21 | Kristall Saratov | 52 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 120-154 | 60 |
| 22 | Titan Klin | 52 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 117-159 | 55 |
| 23 | Yunost Minsk | 52 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 104-160 | 55 |
| 24 | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | 52 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 113-152 | 55 |
| 25 | Zauralie Kurgan | 52 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 120-163 | 54 |
| 26 | Izhstal Izhevsk | 52 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 100-163 | 50 |
| 27 | HC Ryazan | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 112-196 | 41 |

## Bratina Cup Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Dizel Penza | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Dizel Penza | 0 | 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Toros Neftekamsk | 3 | 13 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 0 | | | | 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 1 | | | | | | | 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 3 | 3 | Toros Neftekamsk | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Lada Togliatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Buran Voronezh | 3 | 9 | Lada Togliatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Toros Neftekamsk | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 3 |
| 2 | Rubin Tyumen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Saryarka Karaganda | 3 |
| 15 | HC Sarov | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | HC Sarov | 2 | 2 | Rubin Tyumen | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 1 | 12 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 3 | | | | 3 | Toros Neftekamsk | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Buran Voronezh | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Buran Voronezh | 0 | | | | |
| 11 | Dynamo Balashikha | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dynamo Balashikha | 1 | 6 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Buran Voronezh | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ermak Angarsk | 2 | 7 | Buran Voronezh | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lada Togliatti | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
