Toros Neftekamsk

Toros Neftekamsk

City	Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia
League	VHL
Founded	1988
Home arena	Neftekamsk Ice Palace (2,000 seats)
Colours
Head coach	Ruslan Suleymanov
Affiliate(s)	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) Batyr Neftekamsk (MHL-B)
Website	http://www.hctoros.ru

Toros Neftekamsk is an ice hockey team in Neftekamsk, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The Russian word "toros" means "hummock, ice block".

History

The club was founded in 1988 (and prior to 1990 was named Torpedo Neftekamsk). They joined the VHL since its first 2010-2011 season and became affiliated with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League. Toros twice won VHL championship – in 2012 and 2013 (defeating in the finals Rubin and Saryarka respectively). As the VHL champions they twice participated in the IIHF Continental Cup.

The team also was runner-up of the "old" Vysshaya Liga in 2010 (fell to HC Yugra).

External links

Official site

Supreme Hockey League

2012–13 teams	Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk Buran Voronezh Chelmet Chelyabinsk Dizel Penza Dynamo Balashikha Yermak Angarsk Izhstal Izhevsk Kazzinc-Torpedo Kristall Saratov Kuban Krasnodar Lada Togliatti Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Molot-Prikamye Perm Neftyanik Almetyevsk Rubin Tyumen HC Ryazan HC Sarov Saryarka Karagandy Sokol Krasnoyarsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil THK Tver Titan Klin Toros Neftekamsk HC VMF Yunost Minsk Yuzhny Ural Orsk Zauralie Kurgan

VL seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

VHL seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Related articles	Russian Superleague (top-level, 1996–2008) Kontinental Hockey League (top-level, from 2008) Bratina Cup

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