Asia League Ice Hockey or ALIH (AL) is an association which operates a professional ice hockey league based in East Asia, with teams from Japan, South Korea, and formerly China and Russia. The league is headquartered in Japan. At the end of the playoffs every year the winner is awarded the Championship Trophy.
The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia. In 2019, Russia had 110,624 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.
The Junior Hockey League (JHL) (Russian: Молодежная Хоккейная Лига (МХЛ), romanized: Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga), sometimes translated as the Minor or Youth Hockey League, is a major junior ice hockey league in Eurasia, founded in 2009. It currently consists of 33 teams from 4 countries. Currently, all teams but one are subsidiaries (feeder teams) for their respective KHL or VHL professional counterparts. A player's age cannot be older than 20. The Kharlamov Cup, named after star ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov, is awarded annually as the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia's official Junior Championship, following a 16-team playoff at the end of the regular season.
Valeri Zhukov is a professional ice hockey player who plays for PSK Sakhalin in the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH). He has formerly played with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Andrei Konev is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH). He originally played in the KHL with Traktor Chelyabinsk.
Kirill Gromov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for PSK Sakhalin of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Loginov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Vitali Sitnikov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays with PSK Sakhalin in the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Matt Dalton is a Canadian–South Korean professional ice hockey goaltender for Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) and the South Korea men's national ice hockey team.
Vladimir Korsunov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for PSK Sakhalin in Asia League Ice Hockey. He played 185 games in the Russian Superleague for HC Spartak Moscow.
Filipp Savchenko (born 20 November 1991 is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey.
Nikolai Bogomolov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Klimchuk is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger. He is currently playing with PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Andrei Stelmakh is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with PSK Sakhalin of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Kirill Borisovich Startsev is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with PSK Sakhalin of Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
The 2014–15 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 12th season of Asia League Ice Hockey, which this season consists of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. The league was expanded to include one new team, HC Sakhalin, for the season.
The 2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 13th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.
The 2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 14th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A new team for the season was the Daemyung Killer Whales. Daemyung Sangmu left the league. In addition, two more teams from China applied to join the league prior to this season. However, their inclusion was not possible earlier than the 2017–18 season.
The 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the seventeenth season of Asia League Ice Hockey. PSK Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions after the league cancelled the Finals due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 20th season of operation of the Asia League Ice Hockey. The league returned after the past two seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
