Kristall Saratov

Kristall Saratov

City	Saratov, Russia
League	VHL 2010-present Vysshaya Liga 1998-2010 RSL 1996-1998 IHL 1992-1996 Soviet League Class A2 1964-1966, 1967-1974, 1975-1976, 1977-1981, 1982-1992 Soviet League Class A 1974-1975, 1976-1977, 1981-1982 Soviet League Class A3 1966-1967 Soviet League Class B 1958-1964
Founded	1946
Home arena	Sports Palace Kristall (5,000 seats)
Colours
Head coach	Andrei Razin
Affiliate(s)	Kristall-Yunior (MHL-B)

Kristall Saratov is an ice hockey team in Saratov, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.

History

The club was founded as Bolshevik Saratov in 1948. They have gone through a number of name changes during their history.

Supreme Hockey League

2012–13 teams	Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk Buran Voronezh Chelmet Chelyabinsk Dizel Penza Dynamo Balashikha Yermak Angarsk Izhstal Izhevsk Kazzinc-Torpedo Kristall Saratov Kuban Krasnodar Lada Togliatti Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Molot-Prikamye Perm Neftyanik Almetyevsk Rubin Tyumen HC Ryazan HC Sarov Saryarka Karagandy Sokol Krasnoyarsk Sputnik Nizhny Tagil THK Tver Titan Klin Toros Neftekamsk HC VMF Yunost Minsk Yuzhny Ural Orsk Zauralie Kurgan

VL seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

VHL seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Related articles	Russian Superleague (top-level, 1996–2008) Kontinental Hockey League (top-level, from 2008) Bratina Cup

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