2019–20 ZhHL season

2019–20 ZhHL season
LeagueZhenskaya Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration13 September 2019 – 00 March 2020
Games28
Teams8
TV partner(s)KHL TV
YouTube
Regular Season
Season championsAgidel Ufa
  Runners-upKRS Vanke Rays
Top scorerAlex Carpenter (Vanke Rays)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsKRS Vanke Rays
  Runners-upAgidel Ufa

The 2019–20 ZhHL season was the fifth season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League since the league’s was created in 2015. It was the 25th season of the women's ice hockey Russian Championship.

League business

Team changes

On 25 July 2019, the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays announced they would be joining the ZhHL for the 2019–20 season.[1] The addition of Shenzhen, formerly of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), marked a significant expansion for the league, bringing the total number of teams to eight and introducing several high-profile international players to the ZhHL. The team hired former North Dakota head coach Brian Idalski, while retaining veteran players Alex Carpenter, Noora Räty, and Rachel Llanes.[2][3]

Schedule

The season began on 3 September 2019 and ran through 8 March 2020.[1][4]

Broadcasting

The league streamed many games on its official YouTube channel.[4] In Russia, select games were also aired on the KHL TV channel.

Teams

Team name Location Home venue Head coach Captain
Agidel Ufa Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev Denis Afinogenov Maria Pechnikova
Biryusa Krasnoyarsk LD Sokol Alexander Vedernikov Valeria Pavlova
Dynamo-Neva Saint Petersburg Sports Palace "SPBGBU CFMC and VO" Yevgeni Bobariko
KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen Shenzhen Dayun Arena Brian Idalski Alex Carpenter
Stupino* Ice Palace V.M. Bobrova*
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Trade Union Sport Palace Vladimir Golubovich Angelina Goncharenko
SK Gorny Saint Petersburg
SKSO Yekaterinburg Kurganovo Sports Complex/KRK Uralets Sergei Chistyakov Yekaterina Lebedeva
Tornado Dmitrov Dmitrov Sports Complex Alexei Chistyakov Anna Shokhina

Regular season

Season began on 13 September 2019 and was played until ###.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Agidel Ufa 28 22 1 0 5 95 33 +62 68
2 KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen 28 20 2 1 5 109 39 +70 65
3 Tornado Dmitrov 28 14 1 5 8 63 63 0 49
4 Biryusa Krasnoyarsk 28 12 2 2 12 82 69 +13 42
5 SK Gorny 28 10 3 3 12 73 89 −16 39
6 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod 28 8 5 3 12 78 79 −1 37
7 Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg 28 9 2 2 15 68 75 −7 33
8 SKSO Yekaterinburg 28 0 1 1 26 38 159 −121 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Elite Prospects

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following skaters led the league in points.[5]

Player Team GP G A Pts
Alex Carpenter KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen 27 21 33 54
Rachel Llanes KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen 26 21 21 42
Valeria Pavlova Biryusa Krasnoyarsk 28 25 16 40
Olga Sosina HC Agidel Ufa 28 20 18 38
Anna Shokhina HC Tornado 28 17 21 38
Fanuza Kadirova SK Gorny Ukhta 28 17 14 31
Alena Polenska HC Agidel Ufa 28 12 18 30
Leah Lum KRS Vanke Rays Shenzhen 28 10 17 27
Landish Falyakhova HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod 28 10 16 26
Yekaterina Lebedeva HC Agidel Ufa 26 13 12 25


References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Mike (September 11, 2019). "2019–20 Season Preview: Zhenskaya Hockey League". The Ice Garden. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  2. ^ "Rachel Llanes' journey from role player to star". The Ice Garden. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  3. ^ "USA Hockey snub leads Alex Carpenter on Chinese adventure". AP News. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Плей-офф 2019/2020". ЖХЛ. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  5. ^ "Statistics Women's Hockey League 2019-2020". EuroHockey. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
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