Ak Bars Kazan White Ounce is an ice hockey team in the Russian Superleague based in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The Russian Pro Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in Russia. ... Kazan (Tatar Qazan, Казан, Russian Казань) is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russias largest cities. ... The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: Респу́блика Татарста́н or Тата́рия; Tatar: Татарстан Республикасы/Tatarstan Respublikası) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...

In the 2004-05 season, Kazan signed 11 NHL players in an attempt to win the Superleague title, to go along with the 1,000 anniversary of the city's founding. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ...