Dizel Penza is an
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team in
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
, Russia. They play in the
VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club used to be affiliated with
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL.
History
The club was founded as Burevestnik Penza in 1955. In 1963, they were renamed Dizelist Penza, and took on their current Dizel Penza name in 2002.
Notable alumni
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Vladislav Bulin
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Airat Kadeikin
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Yan Kaminsky
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Sergei Svetlov
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Dmitri Vanyasov
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Sergei Yashin
External links
Official site
Ice hockey teams in Russia
Ice hockey clubs established in 1955
Sport in Penza
1955 establishments in Russia
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