2012–13 VHL season

The  2012–13 VHL season is the third season of the Russian Major League. It started 9 September 2012 and will end on April 2013.

Team changes

 * Donbass Donetsk left the league after its inaugural season joining the KHL.
 * Buran Voronezh and THK Tver of the lower level Russian Hockey League joined.
 * The league was expanded with two more non-Russian teams, Belarusian Yunost Minsk and Kazakhstani Saryarka Karaganda.
 * A new franchise Kuban Krasnodar was created.
 * HC VMF relocated from St. Petersburg to Kondopoga, Karelia.

Regular season
Starting with this season the VHL abandoned its previous conference structure. All teams played their regular seasons in a round robin format with two games (home and away) against every team of the league.

League standings
Source: vhl.khl.ru

Points are awarded as follows:
 * 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
 * 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or penalty shootout ("SOW")
 * 1 Point for a loss in a penalty shootout ("SOL") or overtime ("OTL")
 * 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")