Russian Hockey First League

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The First League (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿, translit. Pervaya Liga. , also seen as 'RUS-3') is an ice hockey league in Russia. It is a feeder league to the Kontinental Hockey League and the Russian Supreme League. Majority of teams are simply junior versions of their professional counterparts. During the era of the Soviet Hockey League, it was referred to as "Class B". The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿, Kontinental'naya Khokkeynaya Liga) is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe. The title of Champion of Russia, regardless of the nationality of the club, and the Gagarin Cup, named after first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, are awarded annually to the league champion, following a 16-team playoff at the end of the regular season. Two teams from the KHL were guaranteed qualification into the Champions Hockey League season.

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