2012–13 Professional Hockey League season
Sports season
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The 2012–13 Professional Hockey League season was the 21st annual edition of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship, and the second season of the Professional Hockey League (PHL).[1] Seven teams participated in season, with HC Donbass-2 becoming national champions for second year in a row.
| 2012–13 Professional Hockey League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 11 September 2012 – 25 March 2013 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Regular season | |
| Regular season winners | HC Berkut |
| Top scorer | Dmytro Hnitko (Levy) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | HC Donbass-2 |
| Runners-up | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz |
Regular season
| R | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Berkut | 36 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 55 | 86 | |
| 2 | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz | 36 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 111 | 86 | 63 | |
| 3 | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | 36 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 98 | 88 | 60 | |
| 4 | HC Donbass-2 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 110 | 108 | 57 | |
| 5 | Sokil Kyiv | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 85 | 86 | 54 | |
| 6 | HC Levy | 36 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 97 | 125 | 41 | |
| 7 | Bilyi Bars | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 57 | 158 | 17 | |
Points are awarded as follows:
- 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
- 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or a penalty shootout ("SOW")
- 1 Point for a loss in overtime ("OTL") or a penalty shootout ("SOL")
- 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")[2]
Group stage
Group A
| R | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2 | Sokil Kyiv | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | HC Levy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |
Group B
| R | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Donbass-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bilyi Bars[a] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | |
- a Berkut, the winners of the regular championship, were disqualified for not fulfilling their financial obligations to the PHL. Bilyi Bars took their place[3]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | HC Donbass-2 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | HC Donbass-2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Sokil Kyiv | 2 | 3rd place | ||||||
| 3 | Sokil Kyiv | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals
- HC Dynamo Kharkiv – HC Donbass-2 0-3 (3:4 OT, 1:6, 0:3)
- HC Kompanion-Naftogaz – Sokil Kyiv 3-2 (2:0, 3:4 SO, 4:2, 2:3, 2:1 SO)
3rd place
- Sokil Kyiv – HC Dynamo Kharkiv 3:2
Final
- HC Kompanion-Naftogaz – HC Donbass-2 0-4 (2:4, 0:3, 0:5, 2:3 SO)
Player statistics
Top scorers
The following players lead the league by points at the end of the regular season[4]
| Player | Team | G | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dmytro Hnytko | HC Levy | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Olexander Toryanik | HC Berkut | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Roman Blagoy | HC Donbass-2 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Andriy Mikhnov | HC Berkut | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | Igor Gongalsky | HC Berkut | 11 | 18 | 29 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league by save percentage at the end of the regular season
| Player | Team | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Chovan | HC Berkut | .947 |
| 2 |  Dmitrijs Žabotinskis | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | .928 |
| 3 |  Andrej Hočevar | Sokil Kyiv | .922 |
| 4 |  Sergei Zavyalov | HC Kompanion-Naftogaz | .922 |
| 5 |  Vitaliy Trus | HC Dynamo Kharkiv | .910 |