The 2021–22 ZhHL season was the seventh season of the

Zhenskaya Hockey League The Zhenskaya Hockey League or ZhHL (), officially called the Women's Hockey League (WHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Russia, currently comprising eight teams. The league is also known as the PariMatch Women's Hockey League for sponso ...

(ZhHL) since the league was established in 2015. It was the 27th season in which the women's ice hockey Russian Championship was contested.

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod HK SKIF Nizhny Novgorod () were a Russian professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) until 2022, at which time their league rights were transferred to Hockey Club Torpedo and the team became ZhHK Torpedo. HC SKIF played ...

were the regular season champions after leading the league standings from November onwards. The KRS Vanke Rays defeated SKIF Nizhny Novgorod in a

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of the playoff finals to claim their second ZhHL Championship.

Teams

*''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.

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following skaters lead the league in points at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022. 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: * 29. Alexandra Nesterova ( F), MSMO 7.62: 34 GP, 14 G, 11 A, 25 Pts, −10, 28 PIM * #. Anna Timofeyeva ( F), SKSO: 34 GP, 18 G, 5 A, 23 Pts, −21, 4 PIM * #. Kassy Betinol ( F), KRS Vanke Rays: 22 GP, 10 G, 11 A, 21 Pts, +17, 14 PIM * #. Tatyana Shatalova ( F),

Belye Medveditsy Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk () are an ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They play in Chelyabinsk, Russia at the Yunost Sport Palace. The team has previously been known as Metelitsa Chelyabinsk, Nika Chelyabinsk, Kazak-Ur ...

: 19 GP, 7 G, 7 A, 14 Pts, −4, 12 PIM * #. Mariya Lobur ( F), Ice Wings: 18 GP, 4 G, 7 A, 11 Pts, –42, 14 PIM

Top goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in

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at the conclusion of games played on 30 March 2022, while playing a minimum of 840 minutes.

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.

Quarterfinals

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( UTC+03:00)'' (1) SKIF vs. (8) Belye Medveditsy (2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (7) MSMO 7.62 (3) Agidel vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva (4) Biryusa vs. (5) Tornado

Semifinals

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( UTC+03:00)'' (1) SKIF vs. (6) Dinamo-Neva (2) KRS Vanke Rays vs. (5) Tornado

Player statistics

Scoring leaders The following players led the league in playoff point scoring at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022. 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): * 15.

Olga Sosina Olga Petrovna Sosina (; born 27 July 1992) is a Russian ice hockey forward and captain of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently serving as alternate captain of Agidel Ufa in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She won bronze medals a ...

( F),

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: 3 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM * 17.

Valeria Pavlova Valeria Viktorovna Pavlova (; born 15 April 1995) is a Russian ice hockey player, a member of the Russian national team and the captain of Biryusa Krasnoyarsk in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She has been a member of the Russian nationa ...

( F),

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: 2 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 Pts, 0 PIM * –. Yulia Nuyaksheva ( F), MSMO 7.62: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, 0 PIM / Mariya Shirshova ( F), MSMO 7.62: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 Pt, 2 PIM 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

at the conclusion of the semifinals on 19 April 2022.

ZhHL Championship Finals

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References

External links

Official website
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