Hockey Club Donbass (Russian: ХК Донбасс; Ukrainian: Хокейний Клуб Донбас, tr. Khokeinyi Klub Donbas) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Donetsk. They are members of the Russian Major League (VHL), and are the reigning Ukrainian national champions. Following the 2010-11 season, Donbass split into two teams with their affiliate, HC Donbass-2, representing the club in the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. The team takes its name from its geographic location in the heart of the Donets Basin (Donbas). Donbass has stated aspirations to join the Kontinental Hockey League.