| HC Budivelnyk (ХК Будивельник) | |
| 2010-11 HC Budivelnyk season | |
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Home Arena | Kiev Palace of Sports (cap.: 7,200) |
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| City | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Owner(s) |  Igor Kolomoisky
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| General Manager |  Oleg Kupriyanov
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| Head Coach |  Josef Jandač
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HC Budivelnyk (Ukrainian: ХК Будівельник, Constructor Hockey Club) is a professional ice hockey team to be based in Kiev, Ukraine. The team is scheduled to join the Kontinental Hockey League for the 2010-11 KHL season, along with Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk. HC Budivelnyk is operated by the same president as the likewise named BC Budivelnyk Kyiv, a professional basketball club.
The team announced on June 24, 2010, that its debut in the KHL will be delayed until the 2011-12 season.
History[]
HC Budivelnyk was first created on March 16, 2010 when the KHL announced to the public that a letter of intent had been signed between the league and team president Bogdan Gulyamov.[1] The agreement stipulates that financial terms and requirements must be made clear by April 1. A formal press conference was held March 24, at which they announced a logo design contest, the upcoming website, and explained the fundamentals of the project to create the team.[2] As April passes, the chances for Budivelnyk's entry in the KHL keep increasing, as financially-plagued Lada Togliatti is said would be sent to the Vysshaya Liga for a couple seasons, until it can straighten its economy. Budivelnyk would take its place in a 24 teams KHL. The league is reportedly eager to experiment with an NHL-sized rink like that Budivelnyk would use[3]
On April 18, Budivelnyk announced it hired Oleg Kupriyanov as first general manager in the franchise's history.
See also[]
- HC Budivelnyk players
- HC Budivelnyk coaches
- HC Budivelnyk seasons
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Signed a protocol of intent between the CHL and the Ukrainian club. Retrieved on 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Пресс-конференция посвященная ХК «Будивельник». Retrieved on 6 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2010/04/a_3353456.shtml
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