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Neftyanik Almetyevsk is an ice hockey team in Almetyevsk

Almetyevsk

Almetyevsk , also spelled Almat and Elmet, is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Zay River southeast of Kazan. Population: 77,000 ; 49,000 ....

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey.

History

The club was founded in 1965 as Sputnik Almetyevsk. In 1996, they were renamed Neftyanik Almetyevsk. In 2008, Neftyanik joined the Vysshaya Liga, and affiliated with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL.

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