Neftyanik Almetyevsk

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.

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 coach Ilnur Gizatullin
Affiliate(s)Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL-B)

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.


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