Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk Explained

Team:Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk
Colour:Orange
Colour Text:white
City:Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia
League:MHL
Conference:2 (east)
Founded:1954
Arena:Olimp arena
Colours:Orange, blue, white
Coach:Yuri Igorevich Kultynov
Gm:Maxim Dmitrievich Medovikov
Website:http://mhkolimpia.ru/
Name1:Khimik Kirovo-Chepetsk
Dates1:1954-1964
Name2:Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk
Dates2:1964-present

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk (Russian: Олимпия Кирово-Чепецк) is an ice hockey team in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia.

History

The club was founded in 1954 as Khimik Kirovo-Chepetsk and they took on their present name of Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk in 1964. During Soviet times, they participated in the lower-level leagues.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the club took part in the second-level Russian league, the Vysshaya Liga, in all years from 1992-2007 except 1999, when they played in the second-level league organized by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.

They have participated in the Russian junior league, since 2010.

The famous Soviet hockey player, two-time Olympic champion Alexander Maltsev, and also one-time Olympic champions Vladimir Myshkin, Andrey Trefilov, began his sports career at this club.

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