Kharkivski Akuly

Akuly
Nickname "Sharks"
City Kharkiv
League Professional Hockey League
(2011–2012)
Founded 2008
Home arena LA Saltovsky Ice[1]
(capacity: 430)
President Ukraine Serhiy Kovalev
Head coach Ukraine 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]

In April 2018, club juniors Vladislav Hurko, Danylo Babchuk, Alexei Sirotenko, Dmytro Khalin played for the Ukraine men's national under-18 ice hockey team (2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B).[4] Sirotenko showed better result (1 goal and 2 assists). Babchuk has 1 goal and 1 assist, Khalin has 2 assist.[5][6][7] Vladislav Hurko hit the top 5 goaltenders of the Division I B (4th position, 93.03 Sv%).[8]

Players

Team captains

  • Ukraine Andriy Lupandin, 2011–2012

Head coaches

  • Ukraine Oleh Panasenko, 2011–11
  • Ukraine Yevhen Hladchenko, 2011–2012
  • Ukraine 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
  4. ↑ "Склад юніорської збірної України на домашній чемпіонат світу" [The composition of the junior national team of Ukraine at the home world championship] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Hockey League. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Game summary /AUT–UKR/" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation [reports]. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Game summary /ITA–UKR/" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation [reports]. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Game summary /UKR–ROU/" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation [reports]. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation [reports]. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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