Chelmet Chelyabinsk is a professional ice hockey team in the
VHL. Based in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and affiliated with the
Kontinental Hockey League`s
Traktor Chelyabinsk, Chelmet plays its home games at Yunost Sports Palace.
History
The team was founded by the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant in 1948 as Metallurg Chelyabinsk and competed in third rate Soviet division since 1957 subsequently getting relegated to the second division (Class A2) since the 70s seasons. Since the
1985–86 Soviet League season
The 1985–86 Soviet Championship League season was the 40th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a tr ...
was the main ice hockey team in
Chelyabinsk replacing downgraded
Traktor Chelyabinsk.
In 1990 after its parent Metallurgical Plant became a core of the
Mechel metallurgical company the team was renamed Mechel Chelyabinsk. During the 90s Mechel became one of the founding clubs of the
IHL and the
Russian Superleague. But since 2003 it was moved to the second rate
Supreme League later becoming the constituent member of the VHL. Since 2012 when
Mechel withdrew its support of the team it got its current name. Current team logo based on
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
franchise
Washington Capitals
References
External links
WebsiteСhelmet on vhlru.ru/en
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Ice hockey teams in Russia
Sport in Chelyabinsk
Ice hockey clubs established in 1948