Gornyak-UGMK explained

Team:Gornyak-UGMK
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City:Verkhnyaya Pyshma
League:Supreme Hockey League 2017-present
Championships:Regions Cup
2016, 2017
Coach: Alexei Alexeyev
Parentclub:Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)

Gornyak-UGMK are a Russian Ice Hockey team based in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia.

History

Founded in 2012, they play in the Supreme Hockey League having joined the league in 2017, and are the farm team of the Kontinental Hockey League's Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Prior to joining the VHL, the Miners were a junior team playing in the National Junior Hockey League, where they are two-time champions, having won the Regions Cup in both 2016, and 2017.[1] Gornyak had also made the Regions Cup final in 2015, however lost to Western Conference champions HK Rossosh.[2] In addition to becoming league champions, during their time in the NJHL, Gornyak won the Eastern Conference three times.[1] For the 2021-22 season, Avtomobilist relocated the team from Uchaly to Verkhnyaya Pyshma.[3]

The team is sponsored by Uchaly Mining and Metallurgical Combine.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gornyak Uchaly - EliteProspects.com . December 28, 2017 . English.
  2. Web site: MHLB Standings 2014/15 - EliteProspects.com . December 28, 2017 . English.
  3. Web site: «Автомобилист» перевез фарм-клуб из Учалов в Верхнюю Пышму до конца сезона . January 3, 2021. September 30, 2021. Russian.
  4. Web site: Официальный сайт ХК "Горняк" . December 28, 2017 . Russian.