Metallurg Pernik

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Metallurg Pernik
City Pernik, Bulgaria
League Bulgarian Hockey League
Founded1957
Folded2002
Home arenaZimny stadion Metallurg
ColoursRed, white, blue
Franchise history
1957-1958Metallurg Pernik
1958-1960Lenin Pernik
1960-1969Metallurg Pernik
1969-1973Krakra Pernik
1973-1998Metallurg Pernik
1998-1999Akademik-Metallurg Sofia
1999-2002HK Metallurg Pernik

HK Metallurg Pernik (Bulgarian : ХК Металург Перник) was an ice hockey team in Pernik, Bulgaria.

Bulgarian language South Slavic language

Bulgarian, is an Indo-European language and a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic language family.

Pernik Place in Bulgaria

Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 80,191 as of 2011. Pernik is the most populated city in western Bulgaria after Sofia. It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Golo Bardo Mountain, Vitosha Mountain, Lyulin and Viskyar mountains. Pernik is the main city of Pernik Province – province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia.

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History

The club was founded in 1957 as Metallurg Pernik and was renamed Lenin Pernik a year later. In 1960, they returned to their original name. They won their first Bulgarian Hockey League title in 1968.

The Bulgarian Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

In 1969, the club merged with Krakra Pernik, and were Bulgarian champions again in 1970. They were known as DFS Pernik during the 1972-73 season.

Metallurg split from the merger with Krakra in 1973 and participated in the Bulgarian Hockey League under the Metallurg name until they merged with Akademik Sofia in 1998. This merger lasted one season, before Metallurg became independent again. They continued to participate in the BHL until folding in 2002.

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