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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | 2011–12 |
| Director | Dmitry Yefimov |
| Motto | Лига сильных (Liga silnykh, The League of the strong) |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country | Russia (14 teams) Kazakhstan (1 team) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dizelist Penza (1st title) |
| Most titles | Gornyak Uchaly (2 titles) |
| Promotion to | MHL (2 finalists) |
| Related competitions | KHL VHL MHL VHL-B |
| Official website | http://nmhl.fhr.ru/ |
The National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) (Russian: Национальная молодежная хоккейная лига (НМХЛ)) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, the KHL's junior ice hockey league. The B division was established in 2011 and the inaugural season was the 2011–12 season. A promotion and relegation system was in place between the MHL and MHL-B, where the bottom 2 teams at the end of the season of MHL were relegated to MHL-B and the 2 best MHL-B teams are promoted to MHL.
The Regions Cup is awarded to the champion of the playoffs of the league.[1]
- ^ Press service of the Minor Hockey League (22 March 2012). Кубок Регионов в офисе МХЛ (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 23 March 2012.