Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russian:Металлург НовокузнецкShor:Металлург Аба-тура) is a professionalice hockey team fromSiberia based inNovokuznetsk,Kemerovo Oblast,Russia. They are currently members of theSupreme Hockey League (VHL).

Metallurg Novokuznetsk
City	Novokuznetsk,Kemerovo Oblast
League	VHL 2017–present KHL 2008–2017 RSL 1996–2008 IHL 1992–1996 Soviet League Class A2 1965–1966, 1968–1970, 1971–1975, 1984–1992 Soviet League Class A3 1970–1971, 1975–1984 Soviet League Class A 1960–1965, 1966–1968 Soviet League Class B 1955–1960
Conference	2
Division	D
Founded	1949
Home arena	Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace (capacity: 7,533)
Colours
Owner(s)	Evraz
General manager	Andrey Denyakin[1]
Head coach	Sergei Reshetnikov[2]
Affiliates	Avangard Omsk (KHL) Kuznetskie Medvedi (MHL)
Website	www.metallurg-nk.ru
Franchise history
Metallurg Novokuznetsk

The team was founded in 1949 inNovokuznetsk (then Stalinsk) to compete in the lower divisions of the Soviet ice hockey championship. During the 1960s, Metallurg managed to advance to the elite group for several seasons, but did not establish itself as a major club until the 1990s when theInternational Hockey League was formed.

During the first years of the post-Soviet era, Novokuznetsk significantly improved its roster with players from theUst-Kamenogorsk school.

The team's downfall began in 2004 when its managerial staff moved toSKA Saint Petersburg signing the best players from Novokuznetsk. Despite that the team was able to rebuild itself and years later joined theKontinental Hockey League in 2008.

Following the2016–17 season, with the KHL in need to regulate debts amongst clubs through contraction and with Novokuznetsk in financial trouble pertaining to a lack of success on the ice, they were excluded from participating in the KHL on May 24, 2017.^[3] Novokuznetsk will continue to operate their junior club program and also participate in the secondary tier of theVHL.^[4]

On 21 May 2020, Metallurg ended their affiliation withHC Sibir Novosibirsk, opting to be the farm team forAvangard Omsk of the KHL for the2020–21 season.^[5]

 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup(1): 2016

 Russian Superleague Championship(1): 2000

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

These were the top-ten KHL point-scorers in franchise history.^[6]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

• (in Russian)Metallurg Novokuznetsk official website