Neftyanik Almetyevsk

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Neftyanik Almetyevsk
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City Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia
League VHL 2010-Present
Founded1965
Home arenaYubileiny Sports Palace
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Head coach Flag of Russia.svg Ilnur Gizatullin
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]

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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.

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References

  1. "«Нефтяник» — обладатель Кубка Петрова сезона 2023–24" (in Russian). Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. 23 April 2024.