Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | |
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City | Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia |
League | VHL 2010-present
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Founded | 1948 |
Home arena | Sotnikov Ice Palace (4,200 seats) |
Colours | |
Head coach | Alexei Fetisov |
Affiliate | Yunior-Sputnik (MHL-B) |
Franchise history | |
1948-1959 | Dzerzhinets Nizhny Tagil |
1959-1961 | Avangard Nizhny Tagil |
1961-present | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil |
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil is an ice hockey team in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was formerly affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.