HC Everest Kohtla-Järve is an

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team located in

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, Estonia, and playing in the Coolbet Hokiliiga, the top tier of ice hockey in Estonia. They play home games at the Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall.

History

HC Everest were founded in 2011, and since 2013 have played, sporadically, in the

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. Originally playing under the name of Everest Kohtla-Järve, the team changed their name to HC Everest Kohtla-Järve in 2020. In 2020 HC Everest took part in the inaugural

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, a competition made up of two teams from each of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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were originally slated to represent Estonia in the competition alongside Tartu Välk 494, however, Narva were unable to participate as a result of the

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, and subsequently HC Everest took their place. They finished last in their group, losing to Lithuanian side

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and

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of Latvia, as a result they did not progress to the final group.

Roster

Updated January 14, 2021.

References

External links

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