Ak Bars Kazan
| Ak Bars Kazan Ак Барс Казань |
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Maschstroi Kazan (1956–1958) SK Urizkogo Kazan (1958–1990) Itil Kazan (1990–1995) Ak Bars Kazan (since 1995) |
| Location | Kazan , Russia |
| Nickname | Leopards |
| Club colors | green, red, white |
| league | Continental hockey league |
| Venue | Tatneft arena |
| capacity | 8,890 seats |
| Head coach | Sinetula Biljaletdinow |
| captain | Alexander Switov |
| Season 2017/18 | 1st place (east), playoff winner |
Ak Bars Kazan ( Russian Ак Барс Казань ) is a Russian ice hockey club in the city of Kazan founded in 1956 under the name Mashstroi Kazan . He plays in the Continental Hockey League . The club colors are green, red and white.
history
The current club name and logo, which were chosen in 1995, are derived from the official symbol of the Republic of Tatarstan , which can be described as the white leopard or snow leopard. This symbol has its origin in one of the Tatar tribes .
In the 2004/05 season, due to the lockout in the NHL, eleven NHL players played for the club, including the Russian Ilya Kovalchuk and the Canadian Vincent Lecavalier . The hope of becoming Russian champions in the year of the 1000th anniversary of the city of Kazan was not fulfilled. But just a year later Ak Bars Kazan was able to prevail in the final of the championship against HK Awangard Omsk . In addition to the championship title in 2006, the team was also able to become champions in 1998. In addition, he won the runner-up title in 2000, 2002 and 2007 and won the title in the Pervaya League , the second division of the Soviet Union, in 1976 and 1989 .
In the 2006/07 season, Kazan led the league with 35 wins and 214 goals from 54 games, but lost the playoff final against HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk . In January 2007 Ak Bars won the IIHF European Champions Cup . During the following season, Kazan won the IIHF Continental Cup .
In recent years, Ak Bars has been spearheaded by the SSM attack franchise, which consists of players Sergei Zinoviev , Danis Saripov and Alexei Morozov . This attack line is one of the dominant attack formations across the league and its members are often among the most productive players in the KHL . Led by this trio, Ak Bars won the KHL championship trophy , the Gagarin Cup, in 2009 and 2010 .
Squad of the 2017/18 season
Source: ak-bars.ru Status: August 2020
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Eastern Conference
Kharlamov Division :
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
Ak Bars Kazan |
HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
HK Tractor Chelyabinsk
Chernyshev Division :
Barys Nur-Sultan |
Amur Khabarovsk |
Kunlun Red Star |
HK Sibir Novosibirsk |
HK Awangard Omsk |
Salawat Yulayev Ufa
West Conference
Bobrow Division :
Jokerit Helsinki |
HK Dynamo Moscow |
HK Spartak Moscow |
Dinamo Riga |
SKA Saint Petersburg |
Severstal Tscherepowez
Tarasow Division :
Locomotive Yaroslavl |
HK Dinamo Minsk |
HK CSKA Moscow |
HK Sochi |
HK Vitjas