▁Ak uly ). ▁ ▁A ▁club ' s ▁name ▁is ▁usually ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁prefix ▁" H ockey ▁Club " ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁team ' s ▁organiz ational ▁status ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁sport . ▁The ▁suffix ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁proper ▁name ▁or ▁mas cot ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁singular ▁or ▁pl ural ▁form ▁(" White ▁Leop ard " ▁or ▁" L ions "), ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁indicator ▁( Don bas ), ▁or ▁team ▁spons or ▁(" Comp an ion ", ▁" N aft og az "). ▁Team ▁names ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁form ▁of ▁following ▁the ▁city ▁name ▁with ▁a ▁mas cot ▁(" K h ark iv ▁Sh arks ") ▁ ▁In ▁both ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁Russian ▁le agues , ▁mis con ception s ▁about ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁club ▁are ▁often ▁present ▁following ▁English ▁translation , ▁where by ▁the ▁" HC " ▁prefix ▁is ▁dropped ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁name ▁is ▁added ▁as ▁a ▁suffix ▁( i . e . ▁H C ▁S ok il ▁is ▁often ▁written ▁as ▁S ok il ▁Ky iv ). ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁teams ▁ ▁Ukrain ian ▁Championship ▁ ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁Hockey ▁Championship ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁ice ▁hockey ▁award ▁and ▁national ▁title , ▁best owed ▁to ▁the ▁ice ▁hockey ▁organisation ▁jud ged ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁best ▁performing ▁team ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁P HL , ▁the ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁( F H U ) ▁admin ister ed ▁and ▁handed