2021–22 ZhHL season

The 2021–22 ZhHL season is the seventh season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) since the league was established in 2015. It is the 27th season in which the women's ice hockey Russian Championship was contested. SKIF Nizhny Novgorod were the regular season champions after leading the league standings from November onwards.[1]

2021–22 ZhHL season
LeagueZhenskaya Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
30 March 2022
Playoffs
6 April–26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)
Number of matches178
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)KHL TV
YouTube
Regular season
Season championsSKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Top scorerAnna Shokhina (Tornado)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPMichela Cava (KRS)
Finals championsKRS Vanke Rays
  Runners-upSKIF Nizhny Novgorod

Teams

Team Location Home venue Head coach Captain
Agidel Ufa Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev Denis Afinogenov Maria Pechnikova
Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk Yunost Sport Palace Igor Znarok Natalya Vorontsova
Biryusa Krasnoyarsk Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk Alexander Vedernikov Valeria Pavlova
Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg Sports Palace "SPBGBU CFMC and VO" Yevgeni Bobariko Alyona Andryushchenko
Ice Wings Yaroslavl GUOR Ice Hockey Arena Artur Nadrgulov
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen Shenzhen Dayun Arena Brian Idalski Baiwei Yu
Mytishchi* Mytishchi Arena*
MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk Podmoskovie Ice Palace Alexander Syrtsov Alina Ichayeva
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Nagorny Igor Averkin Angelina Goncharenko
SKSO Yekaterinburg Kurganovo Sports Complex/KRK Uralets Sergei Chistyakov Yekaterina Lebedeva
Tornado Dmitrov Sports Complex Dmitrov Alexei Chistyakov Anna Shokhina

*Temporary relocation for 2021–22 season; Team folded after 19 games played

Standings

The regular season began on 22 September 2021 and concluded on 30 March 2022, with the eight most successful teams securing playoff berths.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod 36 28 3 1 4 149 45 +104 91 Playoff berth
2 KRS Vanke Rays 36 24 4 2 6 96 53 +43 82
3 Agidel Ufa 36 24 3 3 6 171 60 +111 81
4 Biryusa Krasnoyarsk 36 19 4 4 9 113 70 +43 69
5 Tornado Dmitrov 36 20 2 4 10 143 93 +50 68
6 Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg 36 20 1 3 12 109 84 +25 65
7 MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk 36 10 2 2 22 73 118 45 36
8 Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk 36 7 1 0 28 42 148 106 23
9 SKSO Yekaterinburg 36 6 1 1 28 58 158 100 21 Did not qualify
10 Ice Wings Yaroslavl 36 1 0 1 34 20 145 125 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2022. Source: KHL[2]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following skaters lead the league in points at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022.[3]

Player Team Pos. GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Anna Shokhina Tornado F 34 31 52 83 26 16
2 Yelena Dergachyova Tornado F 34 14 42 56 26 20
3 Valeria Pavlova Biryusa F 32 31 21 52 25 16
4 Olga Sosina Agidel F 32 25 26 51 41 18
5 Landysh Falyakhova SKIF F 36 14 35 49 41 14
6 Aneta Tejralová SKIF D 36 10 36 46 40 16
7 Nina Pirogova Tornado D 34 15 29 44 15 38
8 Alyona Starovoitova SKIF F 36 23 20 43 33 28
9 Polina Bolgareva Dinamo-Neva F 34 22 21 43 20 35
10 Nicol Lucák Čupková Agidel F 23 14 29 43 38 41

The following players were the top goal scorers of teams not represented in the top ten of the league, listed with their overall league rank:

Top goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022, while playing a minimum of 840 minutes.[4]

Player Team GP TOI W L SO SV% GAA
1 Valeria Tarakanova SKIF 16 946:00 14 1 4 .954 1.14
2 Maria Sorokina Agidel 21 1088:16 16 3 8 .943 1.27
3 Valeria Merkusheva SKIF 19 1056:43 14 4 6 .935 1.53
4 Dariya Gredzen Biryusa 27 1619:16 10 12 1 .924 2.30
5 Diana Farkhutdinova Dinamo-Neva 29 1621:01 16 11 3 .924 2.15
6 Anna Prugova Agidel 17 1020:56 9 5 2 .920 2.12
7 Milena Tretyak Belye Medveditsy 28 1713:32 5 24 1 .909 4.03
8 Anna Alpatova MSMO 7.62 33 1778:16 9 20 2 .907 3.21
9 Yulia Volkova Tornado 32 1996:44 20 11 1 .901 2.61
10 Ravilya Ainullova SKSO 18 898:54 4 10 0 .877 4.07


Playoffs

The 2022 ZhHL playoffs began on 6 April. The KRS Vanke Rays claimed their second ZhHL Championship on 26 April after concluding a three game sweep of SKIF Nizhny Novgorod.[5][6]

As of 26 April 2022
  Quarterfinal                    
  1 SKIF 2  
  8 Belye Medveditsy 0   Semifinal
      1 SKIF 2  
  Quarterfinal   6 Dinamo-Neva 0  
  4 Biryusa 1
  5 Tornado 2         Finals
              {{Gold1}} KRS Vanke Rays 3
  Quarterfinal             {{Silver2}} SKIF 0
  2 KRS Vanke Rays 2      
  7 MSMO 7.62 0   Semifinal    
      2 KRS Vanke Rays 2        
  Quarterfinal   5 Tornado 1          
  3 Agidel 1
  6 Dinamo-Neva 2  

Quarterfinals

All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00) (1) SKIF vs. (8) Belye Medveditsy

6 April 2022
16:30
Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk0–2
(0–2, 0–0, 0–0)
SKIF Nizhny NovgorodYunost Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk
Attendance: 115
9 April 2022
11:15
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Belye Medveditsy ChelyabinskKonovalenko Sports Palace, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 310

(2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (7) MSMO 7.62

6 April 2022
17:00
MSMO 7.62 Voskresensk0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
KRS Vanke Rays ShenzhenPodmoskovie Ice Palace, Voskresensk
Attendance: 64
9 April 2022
14:00
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)
MSMO 7.62 VoskresenskMytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 65

(3) Agidel vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva

6 April 2022
13:00
Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Agidel UfaYubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg
Attendance: 125
9 April 2022
11:00
Agidel Ufa0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
Dinamo-Neva St. PetersburgCity Sports Palace, Ufa
Attendance: 355
10 April 2022
13:00
Agidel Ufa3–4 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Dinamo-Neva St. PetersburgCity Sports Palace, Ufa
Attendance: 320

(4) Biryusa vs. (5) Tornado

6 April 2022
17:00
Tornado Moscow Oblast4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)
Biryusa KrasnoyarskSC Dmitrov, Dmitrov
Attendance: 748
9 April 2022
13:00
Biryusa Krasnoyarsk3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Tornado Moscow OblastPervomaisky Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk
Attendance: 180
10 April 2022
13:00
Biryusa Krasnoyarsk2–3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Tornado Moscow OblastPervomaisky Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk
Attendance: 190

Semifinals

All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00) (1) SKIF vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva

14 April 2022
16:30
Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
SKIF Nizhny NovgorodYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 150
17 April 2022
13:00
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod5–4
(0–1, 4–1, 1–2)
Dinamo-Neva St. PetersburgKRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 500

(2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (5) Tornado

15 April 2022
18:00
Tornado Moscow Oblast3–2
(0–0, 2–2, 1–0)
KRS Vanke Rays ShenzhenSC Dmitrov, Dmitrov
Attendance: 740
18 April 2022
14:00
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen5–2
(2–1, 3–1, 0–0)
Tornado Moscow OblastMytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 110
19 April 2022
14:00
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen4–1
(1–0, 3–0, 0–1)
Tornado Moscow OblastMytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 85

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in playoff point scoring at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022.[7]

Nat Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
1 Michela Cava KRS Vanke Rays 5 4 9 13 6
2 Emma Nordin KRS Vanke Rays 5 5 6 11 4
3 Anna Shokhina Tornado 6 5 6 11 6
4 Michelle Karvinen KRS Vanke Rays 5 5 5 10 6
5 Landysh Falyakhova SKIF 4 5 4 9 8
6 Susanna Tapani KRS Vanke Rays 5 3 4 7 2
6 Fanuza Kadirova Dinamo-Neva 5 3 4 7 2
8 Yelena Dergachyova Tornado 6 3 4 7 6
9 Alexandra Vafina Dinamo-Neva 5 2 5 7 4
10 Aneta Tejralová SKIF 4 0 7 7 2

The following players were the top goal scorers of teams not represented in the top ten of the league, listed with their overall league rank (if available):

Belye Medveditsy was shutout in both games played and, as such, none of their players scored a point in the playoffs.

Top goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in playoff save percentage at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022.[9]

Player Team GP TOI W L SO SV% GAA
1 Valeria Merkusheva SKIF 2 119:39 2 0 1 .953 1.00
2 Noora Räty KRS Vanke Rays 5 273:56 4 1 0 .945 1.31
3 Maria Sorokina Agidel 2 129:56 1 0 1 .939 1.39
4 Diana Farkhutdinova Dinamo-Neva 5 307:31 1 3 1 .928 2.73
5 Milena Tretyak Belye Medveditsy 2 119:37 0 2 0 .916 3.51
6 Dariya Gredzen Biryusa 3 185:15 1 2 0 .915 2.27
7 Valeria Tarakanova SKIF 2 119:39 2 0 1 .905 2.01
8 Yulia Volkova Tornado 6 316:09 3 3 0 .892 3.23
9 Anna Alpatova MSMO 7.62 2 83:29 0 2 0 .852 5.75

ZhHL Championship Finals

All game times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)

22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
16:30
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
KRS Vanke Rays ShenzhenKRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 370
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)
13:00
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
KRS Vanke Rays ShenzhenKRK Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 500
26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)
14:00
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
SKIF Nizhny NovgorodMytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 155

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