The 2016/2017 VHL season's closing ceremony

In the Moscow Region hotel Hilton Garden Inn, the 2016/2017 VHL season's closing ceremony took place.

The VHL season's best players were given their awards from legends such as Boris Mikhaylov, Vladimir Myshkin, Vasily Pervukhin, Alexei Yashin, Alexei Morozov and Andrei Kovalenko. 

Denis Franskevich of HC Rubin Tyumen was named the best goalkeeper. SKA-Neva's Andrei Churkin is the top defenseman, while Toros man Stanislav Golovanov was given the prize for the number one forward.

Dynamo Balashikha netminder Ivan Bocharov was handed the title of the best VHL rookie. Clubmates Anatoly Antipon was the top coach, and Andrei Safronov took the award for the best VHL club owner.

The players voted Stanislav Golovanov the best 2016/2017 VHL regular season forward.

Ivan Fateev is the best VHL referee.

In the second VHL division, Slavutich's Dmitry Maximov was crowned the best coach. Dmitry Tsybin of Chelny is the top forward.

This is the VHL second division's all-star team:

Goalkeeper - Mikhail Shpakov (Slavutich);

Defensemen - Artur Toporkov (HC Rostov), Stanislav Tsitsarov (Mordoviya);

Forwards - Dmitry Tsybin (Chelny), Vasily Myakinin (HC Rostov), Evgeny Popitich (Slavutich).

Russian Ice Hockey Federation