Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Neftyanik Almetyevsk is a professional ice hockey team in Almetyevsk, Russia and plays in the Vysshaya Liga.
It was founded in 1965 as Sputnik Almetyevsk and adopted its present name in 1996.
The team won the league championship in 1979.
In 2008 Neftyanik signed an agreement to be the farm team of Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Category:Russian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1965