▁Ber k ut ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁league , ▁Dynam o ▁Kh ark iv ▁fol ded , ▁and ▁H C ▁Don b ass - 2 ▁dissol ved ▁following ▁their ▁championship ▁at ▁seasons - end . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁junior ▁affili ate ▁league . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁planned ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁team , ▁Patri ot ▁Vin ny ts ia , ▁will ▁join ▁the ▁league , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁team ▁playing ▁joint ly ▁in ▁I vano - Fran k iv sk ▁& ▁Kal ush . ▁The ▁league ▁has ▁held ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁D n ip rod zer zh yn sk , ▁and ▁expected ▁immediate ▁expansion ▁to ▁include ▁Se v ast opol , ▁Sim fer opol , ▁Kre men ch uk , ▁Dru zh k iv ka , ▁and ▁Lu h ansk ; ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁will ▁have ▁new ▁aren as ▁constructed . ▁ ▁Names ▁P HL ▁team ▁names ▁reflect ▁the ▁general ▁culture ▁of ▁European ▁ice ▁hockey ▁naming ▁convent ions . ▁Club ▁names ▁may ▁reflect ▁historical , ▁ge ographical , ▁cultural , ▁or ▁political ▁affili ations ▁– ▁or ▁simply ▁be ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁club ' s ▁primary ▁spons or . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁language ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁some ▁teams ▁present ▁their ▁club ▁name ▁and ▁logo ▁sole ly ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁language ▁( specific ally , ▁Don b ass ▁and ▁Kh ark ov ski ye