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Ice hockey team in St. Petersburg, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HC Spartak St. Petersburg (Russian: ХК Спартак Санкт-Петербург) was an ice hockey team in St. Petersburg, Russia.
HC Spartak St. Petersburg | |
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City | St. Petersburg, Russia |
Founded | 1947 |
Home arena | Dworez Sporta Spartak |
Colours | Red, white |
Franchise history | |
1947-1965 | HC Spartak Leningrad |
1996-2007 | HC Spartak St. Petersburg |
The club was founded in 1947 as HC Spartak Leningrad and began playing the second-level Soviet league, the II gruppa. They participated in the Soviet Championship League during the 1962-63 season, but were relegated back to the second-level league after only one season in the top league. The club played in the second-level league until it was disbanded in 1965.
The club was revived as HC Spartak St. Petersburg in 1996. Initially operating only as a junior team, a senior team was founded in 1997 and began participating in the third-level Russian league, the Pervaya Liga. They played in the second-level league organized by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation during the 1998-99 season. They then participated in the Vysshaya Liga from the 1999-2000 season until they folded after the 2006-07 season.
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