Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
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Sputnik Nizhny Tagil is an ice hockey team in Nizhny Tagil
, Russia
. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club is affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
.
Nizhny Tagil
Nizhny Tagil is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, situated east of the virtual border between Europe and Asia. Population: -History:...
, 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. The club is affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Avtomobilist is a professional ice hockey team based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. They replaced Khimik Voskresensk in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2009.-External links:...
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History
The club was founded as Troud Nizhny Tagil in 1934. They have changed their name six times since:- 1959: Avangard Nizhny Tagil
- 1960: Ouralvagonmach Nizhny Tagil
- 1961: Avangard Nizhny Tagil
- 1962: Ouralvagonmach Nizhny Tagil
- 1963: Spoutnik Nizhny Tagil