Sokol Krasnoyarsk is an ice hockey team in
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...
,
Russia
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. They play in the
VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was founded in 1977.
In 2012, Sokol signed Krasnoyarsk native NHL star
Alexander Semin
Alexander Valeryevich Semin (russian: Александр Валерьевич Сёмин, ; born 3 March 1984) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He last played with HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) the top leag ...
for the time of the
NHL lockout
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* The 1992 NHL strike, which postponed 30 games of the 1991–92 season
* The 1994–95 NHL lockout, which cancelled many of the games of ...
. Semin decided to play for free as Sokol is his hometown team and the club he began his career with. However, after just four games with Sokol, Semin signed with
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the top-level
Kontinental Hockey League.
Season-by-season VHL record
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Penalty Shootout Wins, SOL = Penalty Shootout Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points''
Records as of March 9, 2017
Notes and references
External links
Official site
Ice hockey teams in Russia
Ice hockey clubs established in 1977
1977 establishments in the Soviet Union
Sport in Krasnoyarsk
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