Metallurg Pernik Explained

Team:Metallurg Pernik
Colour:Red
Colour Text:White
City:Pernik, Bulgaria
League:Bulgarian Hockey League
Founded:1957
Folded:2002
Arena:Zimny stadion Metallurg
Colours:Red, white, blue
Name1:Metallurg Pernik
Dates1:1957-1958
Name2:Lenin Pernik
Dates2:1958-1960
Name3:Metallurg Pernik
Dates3:1960-1969
Name4:Krakra Pernik
Dates4:1969-1973
Name5:Metallurg Pernik
Dates5:1973-1998
Name6:Akademik-Metallurg Sofia
Dates6:1998-1999
Name7:HK Metallurg Pernik
Dates7:1999-2002

HK Metallurg Pernik (Bulgarian: ХК Металург Перник) was an ice hockey team based in Pernik, Bulgaria.

History

The club was founded in 1957 as Metallurg Pernik and was renamed Lenin Pernik a year later. In 1960, they returned to their original name. They won their first Bulgarian Hockey League title in 1968.

In 1969, the club merged with Krakra Pernik, and were Bulgarian champions again in 1970. They were known as DFS Pernik during the 1972-73 season.

Metallurg split from the merger with Krakra in 1973 and participated in the Bulgarian Hockey League under the Metallurg name until they merged with Akademik Sofia in 1998. This merger lasted one season before Metallurg became independent again. They continued to participate in the BHL until folding in 2002.

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