SKA-Neva СКА-Нева | |
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City | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
League |
VHL 2010-present
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Conference | Western |
Home arena |
Yubileyny Sports Palace ( capacity: 7,000) |
Colours | |
Head coach |
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Affiliates |
SKA Saint Petersburg (
KHL) SKA-1946 ( MHL) SKA-Serebryanye Lvy ( MHL) SKA-Varyagi ( NMHL) |
Website |
www |
Franchise history | |
2008-2013 | VMF St. Petersburg |
2013-2014 | VMF Karelia |
2014-2015 | SKA-Karelia |
2015–present | SKA-Neva |
HC SKA-Neva ( Russian: Хоккейный Клуб СКА-Нева) is a Russian professional ice hockey team playing in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was founded as VMF St. Petersburg in 2008 in Saint Petersburg as a farm club of the KHL team SKA Saint Petersburg. After failing to attract the audience in Petersburg, the franchise was relocated to Kondopoga, Karelia during the 2012-2013 VHL season. Starting with the 2013-14 season, the team changed the name to VMF Karelia. On Season 2014-2015, it was changed to SKA-Karelia. In May 2015, the club returned to Saint Petersburg and was renamed SKA-Neva [1]