BSK Saint Petersburg (Russian: БСК Санкт-Петербург) was a bandy club in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

BSK
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
Founded1936 (1936)
Folded2005 (2005)

Formation edit

The club was founded as «Krasnaya Zarya» (Russian: Красная Заря; "Red Dawn") in 1936 and switched to the name BSK in 2001 for sponsor reasons.[citation needed]

Games edit

The club played one season in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top-tier of Russian bandy, in the 2003/04 season. The home games were played at Stadium Spartak in Saint Petersburg. The club colours were white and blue while the fan club was called "Red Bandy Fans".[1][2]

Financial crisis and closure edit

The club had to cease its activities in 2005 due to financial problems of the main sponsor.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "English Review about HC BSK". Red Bandy Fans. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ "www.hk-bsk.ru/" (in Russian). web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "РУССКИЙ ХОККЕЙ В ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ ЗАКОНЧИЛСЯ". Невское время. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2015., translated to English: → [1] "RUSSIAN HOCKEY OVER IN SAINT PETERSBURG"