Yuzhny Ural Orsk
Encyclopedia
Yuzhny Ural Orsk is an ice hockey team in Orsk
, Russia
. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia.
of the Kontinental Hockey League
.
Orsk
Orsk is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Since this river is considered a boundary between Europe and Asia, Orsk can be said to lie in two continents. It is...
, 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 ice hockey in Russia.
History
The club was founded in 1996. In 2008, they became affiliated with Metallurg MagnitogorskMetallurg Magnitogorsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of 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....
.