Neftyanik Almetyevsk | |
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City | Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia |
League | VHL 2010-Present
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Founded | 1965 |
Home arena | Yubileiny Sports Palace |
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Affiliates | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL) |
Neftyanik Almetyevsk is an ice hockey team in Almetyevsk, Russia. They play in the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL), which is the second level of Russian ice hockey. In 2024, they have won the VHL playoffs and were awarded the Petrov Cup. [1]
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.