Sputnik Nizhny Tagil

Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
City	Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
League	VHL 2010-present Vysshaya Liga 1992-1996, 1997-2010 Pervaya Liga 1996-1997 Soviet League Class A3 1967-1970, 1972-1975, 1976-1992 Soviet League Class A2 1964-1967, 1970-1972, 1975-1976 Soviet League Class B 1958-1964
Founded	1948
Home arena	Sotnikov Ice Palace (4,200 seats)
Colours
Head coach	Alexei Fetisov
Affiliates	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) Yunior-Sputnik (MHL-B)
Franchise history
1948-1959	Dzerzhinets Nizhny Tagil
1959-1961	Avangard Nizhny Tagil
1961-present	Sputnik Nizhny Tagil

Sputnik Nizhny Tagil is an ice hockey team in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club is affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Achievements

• Pervaya Liga champion: 1970, 1975.

External links

• Official site