HC Sibir Novosibirsk

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Sibir Novosibirsk
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Founded 1962
Home ice Ice Sports Palace Sibir
Based in Novosibirsk, Russia
Colours White, red, blue
League Continental Hockey League
Head coach Andrej Khomutov

Sibir Novosibirsk (ru: Сибирь Новосибирск) is a Russian professional ice hockey team.

Founded: 1962
Home arena: Ice Sports Palace Sibir (capacity 7,500)
Russian Championships won: 0
Vysshaya Liga Championships won: 2 (2001, 2002)

In 1947 the enthusiast and the popular hockey writer, Ivan Ivanovich Tsiba brought the first "Canadian" stick to Novosibirsk. In a break of a final match of the citie’s bandy he showed their players and spectators hockey. At the beginning of the next season Novosibirsk Dynamo ceased bandy operations and became Novosibirsk's ice hockey team.

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