Neftyanik Almetyevsk

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
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Head coach	Ilnur Gizatullin
Affiliates	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL); Sputnik Almetyevsk (MHL-B)

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.

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.