Sputnik Nizhny Tagil is an ice hockey team in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was formerly affiliated with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
CityNizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
LeagueVHL 2010-present
Founded1948
Home arenaSotnikov Ice Palace (4,200 seats)
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Head coachRussiaAlexei Fetisov
AffiliateYunior-Sputnik (MHL-B)
Franchise history
1948-1959Dzerzhinets Nizhny Tagil
1959-1961Avangard Nizhny Tagil
1961-presentSputnik Nizhny Tagil

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