Motor Barnaul | |
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City: | Barnaul, Russia |
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Founded: | 1959 |
Colors: | Purple, blue, white |
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1959-2006: | Motor Barnaul |
Motor Barnaul (Russian: Мотор Барнаул) was an ice hockey team in Barnaul, Russia.
History[]
The club was founded in 1959 as the successor club to Spartak Barnaul, which had been founded in 1954. In Soviet times, Barnaul participated in various lower-level leagues.
In the 1998-99 season the club participated in the second-level league organized by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. From 1999-2006, Barnaul participated in the second-level Russian league, the Vysshaya Liga.
The club was dissolved due to financial problems in 2006. It was replaced by Altai Barnaul, which currently competes in the third-level Russian league, the Russian Hockey League.
External links[]
- Team profile on eurohockey.net