Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Russian ice hockey team
Neftyanik Almetyevsk
CityAlmetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia
LeagueVHL 2010-Present
  • Vysshaya Liga
    1992-2010
  • Soviet League Class A3
    1979-1992
  • Soviet League Class B
    1966-1979
Founded1965
Home arenaYubileiny Sports Palace
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Head coachRussia Ilnur Gizatullin
AffiliatesAk Bars Kazan (KHL)
Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL-B)

Neftyanik Almetyevsk is an ice hockey team in Almetyevsk, Russia. They play in the VHL, the Supreme Hockey League, which is the second level of Russian ice hockey.

History

The club was founded in 1965 as Sputnik. In 1986, they were renamed Neftyanik, Russian for oiler. In 2008, Neftyanik joined the Vysshaya Liga (VHL), and affiliated with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL.

Achievements

  • Pervaya Liga champion: 1979.
  • Vysshaya Liga champion: 1994, 2000.

External links

  • Official site
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