Motor Barnaul (russian: Мотор Барнаул) was an ice hockey team in
Barnaul,
Russia
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History
The club was founded in 1959 as the successor club to Spartak Barnaul, which had been founded in 1954. In Soviet times, Barnaul participated in various lower-level leagues.
In the
1998–99 season the club participated in the second-level league organized by the
Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. From 1999-2006, the club participated in the second-level Russian league, the
Vysshaya Liga.
The club was dissolved due to financial problems in 2006. It was replaced by
Altai Barnaul, which currently competes in the third-level Russian league, the
Pervaya Liga
The All-Russian Hockey League B or VHL-B (russian: Первенство Всероссийской хоккейной лиги (ВХЛ-Б), ''Pervenstvo Vserossiyskoy hokkeynoy ligi'') is an ice hockey league in Russia. It stands at the third-ti ...
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External links
Team profileon eurohockey.com
Ice hockey teams in Russia
Sports clubs disestablished in 2006