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team based in Cherepovets,

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. They are members of the

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in the

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History

Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel (Builder) Cherepovets. The name was changed to Metallurg (Metallurgist) Cherepovets in 1959. During the Soviet times, Metallurg played in the low and mid-level divisions of the ice hockey championship. But since the 1990s, not without the financial support of its parent company

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(Northsteel), the club joined the ranks of the major professional teams starting with the first season of the then newly established International Hockey League. The club eventually changed its name after the owner in 1994. The biggest success of Severstal to date was in the 2002-2003 Superleague season when they advanced to the final with

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. The home arena is the

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where home matches are played since 2006/2007 Russian Superleague season. Earlier the

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was the home arena.

Honors

Champions

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''(2)'': 2000, 2006
Donbass Open Cup ''(1)'': 2012
Hockeyades de la Vallee de Joux ''(1)'': 2013

Runners-up

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''(1)'': 2003

''(1)'': 2001

Season-by-season KHL record

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; P = Playoff ''

Players

Current roster

All-time KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season. ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current player''

References

External links

* Ice hockey teams in Russia Sport in Cherepovets Kontinental Hockey League teams {{Russian-sport-stub