Ak Bars Kazan | |
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City | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
League | Kontinental Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Kharlamov |
Founded | 1956 |
Home arena | TatNeft Arena (capacity: 8,900) |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | Tatneft |
General manager | Marat Valiullin |
Head coach | Anvar Gatiyatulin |
Captain | Dmitrij Jaskin |
Affiliates | Bars Kazan (VHL) Neftyanik Almetievsk (VHL) Irbis Kazan (MHL) |
Website | ak-bars.ru |
Franchise history | |
Ak Bars Kazan 1996–present Itil Kazan 1990–1996 SC Uritskogo Kazan 1958–1990 Mashstroy Kazan 1956–1958 | |
Current season |
Hockey Club Ak Bars (Russian: Ак Барс, Tatar: Ак Барс, English: Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan,[1] is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.