Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik Explained

Team:	Viru Sputnik
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City:	Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
League:	Meistriliiga
Arena:	Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall
Gm:	Sergei Konõšev
Coach:	G. Eremeyev

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

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

Estonian Championship (Meistriliiga) history

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ru:История "Виру Спутник". http://virusputnik.ee/informacija/istorija-komand-viru-sputnik.html. Viru Sputnik. 1 June 2011. Russian.
2. Web site: Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve - История команды "Виру Спутник" (мужчины) . 2023-08-17 . virusputnik.ee.
3. Web site: Championnat d'Estonie de hockey sur glace 2021/22 . 2023-08-17 . www.hockeyarchives.info.