URALSKY TRUBNIK – PERVOURALSK (UTC +5)

The first mention of bandy in Pervouralsk dates back to 1930. And in 1934, their first matches were played by hockey players at that time. In the service description dated 1935, the chief physical education instructor of the enterprise Vladimir Alexandrovich Dunaev, in particular, says: “With me in the team in winter a new game was introduced and mastered - hockey with the ball.” And then bandy was introduced.

PERVOURALSK Pervouralsk is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, located on the Chusovaya River, 39 kilometres west of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. History of Pervouralsk began in 1730, when Vasily Demidov built the iron-making factory. It produced pipes for more than 200 years. 1732 is now considered the official date of the city's foundation. The village around the factory was named Vasilyevsko-Shaytansky. In 1920, the village was renamed Pervouralsk. After building Pervouralsky Novotrubny in 1933, the village was granted town status.

Established in 1934 on the boundary between Europe and Asia in the heart of the Ural Mountains, it has inherited the traditions and high industrial standards of Ural craftsmen, whose products have been renowned throughout Europe since the 17th century.

Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works produces more than 25 000 types and sizes of pipes and specially shaped tubes of 200 carbon, alloyed and stainless steel grades.

Population 149 279 people live in Pervouralsk.

Arena Pervouralsk outdoor Arena built 1955 has a capacity of 6 000 spectators.

Last season Uralsky Trubnik won the bronze medal in the Russian play offs. The team lost the semi final against Dynamo Moscow 0 games to 3. But Uralsky Trubnik won the bronze game against Baikal Energy 2 games to 0.

New players this season Alexey Vorobyov Dynamo Kazan Maxim Utebaliev Akzhayik, Uralsk Yaroslav Petrovsky SKA Sverdlovsk, Yekaterinburg Ilya Gratchev Hammarby

Players who left Dmitry Chernih Start, Nizhny Novgorod Grigory Lipin Start, Nizhny Novgorod Anton Akhmerov Murman, Murmansk Dmitry Fefelov Stroitel, Syktyvkar Evgeny Sisoev Ends his career