Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik

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Viru Sputnik
CityKohtla-Järve, Estonia
LeagueMeistriliiga
Founded2003 (2003)
Home arenaKohtla-Järve Ice Hall
Colours     
General managerSergei Konõšev
Head coachG. Eremeyev
Websitewww.virusputnik.ee

Viru Sputnik is an Estonian professional ice hockey team playing in the Meistriliiga but hasn't participated in it since the 2016-17 season. The club is based in Kohtla-Järve and the home arena is Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall.[1]

Roster[edit]

  • 20 Estonia Jevgeni Jakubovits 07.02.1988
  • ? Russia Aleksandr Sudas 13.02.1989
  • 5 Estonia Denis Golubev 01.09.1989
  • 7 Estonia Deniss Volodin 03.04.1988
  • 10 Russia Aleksei Petrovits 18.06.1986
  • 12 Estonia Boleslav Kruglik 18.04.1988
  • 16 Estonia Siim Naarits 07.06.1992
  • 21 Estonia Ilja Ponomarjov 08.11.1991
  • 8 Estonia Vadim Bazura 26.01.1988
  • ? Estonia German Kurganov 03.03.1990
  • ? Estonia Maksim Urlihh 19.01.1991
  • 22 Russia Sergei Mihhailov 17.01.1990
  • ? Estonia Ruslan Mamedov 19.02.1991
  • 14 Estonia Konstantin Gristsenko 08.06.1991
  • 24 Estonia Maksim Borovikov 13.02.1992
  • ? Estonia Sergei Silenko 12.03.1992
  • ? Estonia Toivo Tilku 04.04.1989
  • ? Estonia Dmitri Soitu 28.12.1989
  • ? Estonia Aleksandr Smetanin 25.05.1980

Estonian Championship (Meistriliiga) history[edit]

The team regularly participated in the Meistriliiga hockey league from its inception until the 2016-2017 season.[2] It won the title once, in the 2010 season.

The team returned to Meistriliiga competition for the 2021-2022 season.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ История "Виру Спутник" (in Russian). Viru Sputnik. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve - История команды "Виру Спутник" (мужчины)". virusputnik.ee. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. ^ "Championnat d'Estonie de hockey sur glace 2021/22". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

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