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 | |
|---|---|
| City | Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia |
| League | VHL 2010-Present
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| Founded | 1965 |
| Home arena | Yubileiny Sports Palace |
| Colours | |
| Head coach |  Ilnur Gizatullin |
| Affiliates | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL-B) |
History edit
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 edit
- Pervaya Liga champion: 1979.
- Vysshaya Liga champion: 1994, 2000.
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