Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg

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Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russian: ХК Динамо-Энергия Екатеринбург) was an ice hockey team in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg
CityYekaterinburg, Russia
Founded1950
Folded2007
Home arenaProfsoyuznyi Sports Palace
ColoursBlue, white
Franchise history
1950-1967Spartak Sverdlovsk
1967-1992Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk
1992-1997Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
1997-1998Spartak Yekaterinburg
1998-2007Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg

History

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The club was founded in 1950 as Spartak Sverdlovsk. They played in the top-level leagues in the Soviet Union and Russia. They also won the second-level Soviet and Russian leagues eight times, in 1955, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1984, 1986, and 1999.

The club folded in 2007, and a new club in Yekaterinburg, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, was founded a year earlier.

Notable players

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