Kristall Elektrostal is an ice hockey team in
Elektrostal
Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970) ...
,
Russia
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. They play in the
Junior Hockey League Division B
The National Junior Hockey League (NMHL) (formerly Junior Hockey League Division B) (russian: Национальная молодежная хоккейная лига (НМХЛ)) is the second level of the Junior Hockey League, the KHL's junior ...
, the second level of Russian junior ice hockey.
History
The club was created as Khimik Elektrostal in 1949. They have changed their name seven times in history:
* 1953: Klub imeni
Karla Marksa Elektrostal
* 1954: DK imeni Karla Marksa Elektrostal
* 1956: Elektrostal
* 1968: Kristall Elektrostal
* 1971: Ledovyi Dvorets Sporta "Kristall"
* 2000: Elemach Elektrostal
* 2003: Kristall Elektrostal
Notable players
Nikolay Zherdev
Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev ( uk, Микола Олегович Жердев; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the HC Merano of the Alps Hockey League.
He ...
Anton Babchuk
Anton Anatoliiovych Babchuk ( uk, Антон Анатолійович Бабчук, russian: Антон Анатольевич Бабчук; born May 6, 1984) is a Ukrainians in Russia, Ukrainian-Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman ...
Vitali Proshkin
Vitali Vasilevich Proshkin (russian: Виталий Васильевич Прошкин; born May 8, 1976 in Elektrostal, Soviet Union) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defender. He last played competitively in the Kontinental Hockey ...
Alexander Suglobov
Aleksander Mikhailovich Suglobov (russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Сугло́бов; born 15 January 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right wing. He played 18 games in the National Hockey League with the New ...
Alexei Kudashov
Dmitry Shikin
Dmitry Mikhailovich Shikin (russian: Дмитрий Михайлович Шикин; born August 28, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Shikin ma ...
Achievements
*Vysshaya Liga champion: 1972.
See also
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Kristall Ice Sports Palace
Kristall Ice Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Saratov, Russia. The arena was originally built in 1969, and was renovated in 2014. The seating capacity of the arena is 6,100.
History
It has been used as the home arena ...
External links
Official site
Ice hockey teams in Russia
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