Zauralie Kurgan
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| City: | Kurgan, Russia |
| League: | VHL 2010-present
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| Founded: | 1994 |
| Home Arena: | Paryshev Sports Palace (2,500 seats) |
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| Affiliate(s): | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) Yunior Kurgan (MHL-B) |
Zauralie Kurgan is an ice hockey team in Kurgan, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.
History
The club was founded in 1994 as a merger between clubs Mostovik (Bridge Worker) and Turbinka (Turbine) as Mostovik-Turbinka Kurgan later becoming a farm club of Rubin Tyumen. It got its current name Zauralie (Trans-Ural) since the 2003–04 season. They became affiliated with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008, Avangard Omsk in 2012 and Metallurg Novokuznetsk in 2014. With the demotion of Novokuznetsk, Kurgan then entered into an agreement to be the primary affiliate to Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL in 2017.
The club have junior farm-club Yunior Kurgan, are played in MHL-B, second level of junior ice hockey league in Russia.
Honors
National
- Vysshaya Liga (RUS-2)
Third place (1): 2003/2004
- Pervaya Liga (RUS-3)
Champion (1): 2000/2001