HC Donbass-2

Hockey Club Donbass-2 (Russian: ХК Донбасс-2; Ukrainian: Хокейний Клуб Донбас-2, tr.

Khokeinyi Klub Donbas-2), was a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League club based in Donetsk.

In its first season, Donbass-2 acted as a farm team for the parent Donbass club, finishing 2nd in the inaugural PHL regular season, and captured the national championship in the playoffs, defeating Sokil Kyiv in the finals with the aid of Oleksandr Materukhin and Stepan Goryachevskikh from the parent club;[1] who had also defeated Sokil for the national title the prior season.

Moreover, the team would place an emphasis on the development of junior ice hockey players, limiting the roster to those under the age of 25, with focus on 17- to 21-year-olds.

[4] The modern Donbass logo features prominently two spoil tips, which represent the city's strong ties to the steel and coal mining industry.