Traktor Chelyabinsk

Traktor Chelyabinsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
City	Chelyabinsk
League	KHL; 2008–present Russian Superleague; 1996–1999, 2006–2008; Vysshaya Liga; 1999–2006; IHL ; 1992–1996; Soviet League Class A; 1948–1965, 1968–1992; Soviet League Class A2; 1965–1968;
Conference	Eastern
Division	Kharlamov
Founded	1947
Home arena	Traktor Ice Arena; (capacity: 7,500)
Colours
General manager	Ivan Savin
Head coach	Alexei Zavarukhin
Captain	Sergey Kalinin
Affiliates	Chelmet Chelyabinsk (VHL); Belye Medvedi (MHL)
Website	en.hctraktor.org
Franchise history
1948–1953	Dzerzhinets
1954–58	Avangard
1958–present	Traktor Chelyabinsk
	Current season

Traktor Chelyabinsk, also known as Traktor (Russian: Трактор), is a professional ice hockey team based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). From 1967 to 2009 the team played their home games at the Yunost Sport Palace. In 2009 the team moved to the arena now called Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Belousov, their present home arena in Chelyabinsk.

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