Kharkivski Akuly

Akuly
Nickname	"Sharks"
City	Kharkiv
League	Professional Hockey League (2011–2012)
Founded	2008
Home arena	LA Saltovsky Ice[1] (Capacity: 430)
President	Serhiy Kovalev
Head coach	Dmytro Yakushyn
Website	Akuly.com
Franchise history
HC Kharkivski Akuly

Hockey Club Kharkivski Akuly (Ukrainian: ХК Харківські Акули, English: Kharkiv Sharks Hockey Club) is a Ukrainian ice hockey club based in Kharkiv. They were a founding member of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine.

History

The Kharkivski Akuly were established in 2008 as an amateur ice hockey club, taking part in the Open Championship of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast, winning the local championship itself in 2011.^[2] Following this, the team became a founding member of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine, placing 6th in the eight-team inaugural season. Following the season, the team opted to revert to amateur play and focus on acting as a junior hockey team; acting as a farm team for HC Dynamo Kharkov.^[3]

Players

Team captains

• Andriy Lupandin, 2011–2012

Head coaches

• Oleh Panasenko, 2011–11
• Yevhen Hladchenko, 2011–2012
• Dmytro Yakushyn, 2012

References

1. http://www.wm-ukraine.com.ua/ru/Kharkov_Saltovskiy_led/
2. http://akuly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=70
3. http://bighockey.ua/news/harkivski-akuli-prominyayut-phl-na-molodizhnu-ligu.html

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