Zauralie Kurgan
Encyclopedia
Zauralie Kurgan is an ice hockey team in Kurgan
, Russia
. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey.
of the Kontinental Hockey League
in 2008.
Kurgan
Kurgan is the Turkic term for a tumulus; mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, originating with its use in Soviet archaeology, now widely used for tumuli in the context of Eastern European and Central Asian archaeology....
, 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 1961. They became affiliated with Sibir NovosibirskSibir Novosibirsk
HC Sibir Novosibirsk is a Russian professional ice hockey team. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League....
of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
in 2008.