Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Neftyanik Almetyevsk

City	Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia
League	VHL 2010-Present Vysshaya Liga 1992-2010 Soviet League Class A3 1979-1992 Soviet League Class B 1966-1979
Founded	1965
Home arena	Yubileiny Sports Palace
Colours
Head coach	Rishat Gimayev
Affiliate(s)	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL-B)

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

History

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

Achievements

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

External links

Official site

Supreme Hockey League

2012–13 teams	Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk Buran Voronezh Chelmet Chelyabinsk Dizel Penza Dynamo Balashikha Yermak Angarsk Izhstal Izhevsk Kazzinc-Torpedo Kristall Saratov Kuban Krasnodar Lada Togliatti Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Molot-Prikamye Perm Neftyanik Almetyevsk Rubin Tyumen HC Ryazan HC Sarov Saryarka Karagandy Sokol Krasnoyarsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil THK Tver Titan Klin Toros Neftekamsk HC VMF Yunost Minsk Yuzhny Ural Orsk Zauralie Kurgan

VL seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

VHL seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Related articles	Russian Superleague (top-level, 1996–2008) Kontinental Hockey League (top-level, from 2008) Bratina Cup

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