▁uniform s ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁j er sey , ▁short ▁p ants , ▁so cks , ▁glo ves , ▁and ▁a ▁hel met . ▁Most ▁P HL ▁j er se ys ▁display ▁the ▁team ' s ▁primary ▁logo ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁ch est , ▁while ▁some ▁also ▁display ▁secondary ▁log os ▁on ▁the ▁shoulders . ▁Each ▁player ▁in ▁a ▁team ' s ▁line - up ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁must ▁have ▁a ▁different ▁number ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁their ▁j er sey , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁player ' s ▁surname ▁above ▁their ▁number ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁their ▁j er sey , ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁league ▁reg ulations ▁must ▁be ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁language . ▁B ily i ▁B ars ▁and ▁Kom pan ion - N aft og az ▁drew ▁criticism ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁for ▁viol ating ▁this ▁rule ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁Russian ▁language ▁instead . ▁While ▁not ▁required , ▁teams ▁typically ▁place ▁their ▁numbers ▁on ▁each ▁upper ▁arm ▁as ▁well . ▁Team ▁capt ains ▁and ▁alternate ▁capt ains ▁wear ▁the ▁letters ▁" C " ▁or ▁" K " ▁( ), ▁and ▁" A " ▁respectively ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁j er se ys . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁The ▁P HL ▁was ▁founded ▁with ▁ 8 ▁professional ▁teams ▁from ▁across ▁Ukraine . ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁initially ▁sl ated ▁to ▁ice ▁ 9 ▁teams , ▁while ▁considering ▁ 1 1 ▁applic ants ,