Zhenskaya Hockey League
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The Zhenskaya Hockey League or ZhHL (Russian: Женская хоккейная лига, romanized: Zhenskaya khokkeynaya liga, lit. 'Women's Hockey League'), officially called the Women's Hockey League (WHL),[1][2][3][4] is a professional ice hockey league in Russia, currently comprising eight teams.[5] The league is also known as the PariMatch Women's Hockey League for sponsorship reasons.[6]
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 ZhHL season | |
Formerly | Russian Women's Hockey League, 1995–2015 |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 19 June 2015 (2015-06-19) |
Founder | KHL & FHR |
Director | Alexei Morozov |
Motto | Красивая Лига (The Beautiful League) |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Russia |
Most recent champion(s) | Agidel Ufa (2022–23) |
Most titles | Agidel Ufa (4 titles) |
Domestic cup(s) | Dmitry Solunsky Cup |
Official website | whl |
The league was founded via a joint partnership of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR) on 19 June 2015. It replaced the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL), which had been founded in 1995 and was operated by the FHR alone.