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")
TeamGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGF–GAPts1 Saryarka Karaganda 5233162010150-89115 2 Rubin Tyumen523124438162-105112 3 Toros Neftekamsk5227363112152-1051034 Neftyanik Almetyevsk5224266113156-11595 5 Yuzhny Ural Orsk5229203018136-104946 Sputnik Nizhny Tagil5225251415173-135947 Buran Voronezh5225053019160-139888 Ermak Angarsk5224243118132-142889 HC Lada Togliatti5224054217149-13088 10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl5222362217123-11888 11 Dynamo Balashikha5223152219158-16085 12 Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk5221165316163-1518513 Molot-Prikamye Perm5223224318145-14184 14 Kazzinc-Torpedo5222335118147-1238415 HC Sarov5219075219147-13378 16 Dizel Penza5221216121137-1217617 HC Kuban5218274021126-11676 18 HC VMF5218236221142-15472 19 THK Tver5216153324147-1806620 Chelmet Chelyabinsk5217321326129-14165 21 Kristall Saratov5215323227120-15460 22 Titan Klin5215114229117-15955 23 Yunost Minsk5212156127104-16055 24 Sokol Krasnoyarsk5211264227113-1525525 Zauralie Kurgan5211337226120-1635426 Izhstal Izhevsk5211137228100-16350 27 HC Ryazan529127132112-19641
Bratina Cup Playoffs
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