Yermak Angarsk

Yermak Angarsk
City	Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
League	VHL 2010-present Vysshaya Liga 1992-1996, 2007-2010 Pervaya Liga 1996-1997, 2005-2007 Soviet League Class A3 1966-1971, 1978-1992 Soviet League Class B 1961-1964, 1972-1978 Soviet League Class A2 1964-1966
Founded	1959
Home arena	Yermak Arena (6,900 seats)
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Affiliate	Angarsky Yermak (MHL-B)
Website	хкермак.рф

Yermak Angarsk is an ice hockey team in Angarsk, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was formerly affiliated with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL.

History

The club was founded as Trud Angarsk in 1959. They changed their name to Yermak Angarsk in 1964. By the end of the 90s the club had serious financial hardships and de facto ceased to exist and was revived only in 2005.

External links

• Official site