Admiral Vladivostok
Hockey Club Admiral, Also Known as The Admiral Vladivostok, (Russian: Хоккейный клуб Адмирал)are a professional ice hockey team based in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Admiral play their home games at Fetisov Arena, which has a capacity of 7,500.
Admiral Vladivostok | |
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City | Vladivostok, Russia |
League | Kontinental Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Chernyshev |
Founded | 2013 |
Home arena | Fetisov Arena (capacity: 7,500) |
Colours | |
General manager | Alexey An |
Head coach | Leonids Tambijevs |
Captain | Anton Berlyov |
Affiliates | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul (VHL) Taifun Primorsky Krai (MHL |
Website | hcadmiral |
Franchise history | |
2013– | Admiral Vladivostok |
Current season |
Admiral joined the league in 2013 as an expansion team, which made them one of only two teams in the Russian Far East, along with Amur Khabarovsk. They played seven seasons in the KHL before going dormant for the 2020–21 season for financial considerations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that the team will return to the KHL for the 2021–22 season, after a one season hiatus.