HC Lada Togliatti

Lada Togliatti
Лада Тольятти
Lada Togliatti; Лада Тольятти
City	Tolyatti
League	VHL; 2010–2014,; 2018–; KHL; 2008–2010,; 2014–2018; RSL; 1996–2008; IHL; 1992–1996; Soviet League Class A; 1991–1992; Soviet League Class A2; 1979–1980, 1982–1991; Soviet League Class A3; 1976–1979, 1980–1982;
Founded	1976
Home arena	Lada Arena; (capacity: 6,600)
Colours
Owner(s)	Samara Oblast
General manager	Vladimir Krechin
Head coach	Anatoly Emelin
Captain	Konstantin Mayorov
Affiliate(s)	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL); Ladya Tolyatti (MHL)
Website	www.hclada.ru
Franchise history
	HC Torpedo; 1976–1989; HC Lada Togliatti; 1989–present

HC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ХК Лада) is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Tolyatti, Russia. They play in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).

Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena, the KHL expelled the team. The team dropped one level to the VHL for the 2010–11 season. They were allowed to rejoin the KHL for the 2014–15 season after the opening of the Lada Arena. However, the team was expelled again following the end of the 2017–18 season, and rejoined the VHL.

History

July 1976 - team was founded as Torpedo Togliatti.
August 31, 1976 - first exhibition game against Dizelist Penza (final score was 3:3)
1990 - Gennady Tsygurov is hired as team coach.
1991 - Lada enters the Highest division of the Soviet Championship League.
1993 - Lada loses in the playoffs final and gets its first ever Russian Championships award;
April 1994 - Lada wins the International Hockey League's Russian Championship, becoming the first-ever team with non-Moscow origin to win the then-IHL Cup
December 1994 - European Cup debut; silver medals won;
April 1995 - Lada wins silver awards of Russian Championship.
December 1995 - Lada becomes a vice-champion of Spengler Cup after a loss in Final game to Canadian national team;
April 1996 - Lada becomes a Russian Championship winner for its second time.

"Lada is European Cup Champion" poster

December 30, 1996 - Lada wins European Cup;
April 1997 - after the regular season win, Lada lost playoff final series to Torpedo Yaroslavl;
1999 - Valeriy Postnikov relieves Gennady Tsygurov.
July 18, 2001 - Valeriy Postnikov quits team after having "attacks aimed at me by the media."[1] As a result of Postnikov's departure, Peter Vorobiev assumes head coaching role.
April 2003 - Lada beats Avangard Omsk in third place series, receiving a bronze award of Russian Superleague;
April 2004 - Lada wins bronze medals;
April 2005 - playoff finals loss to Dynamo Moscow, Lada receives silver medals.
November 2005 - due to financial troubles, 16 players leave the team. To continue regular season, Lada management uses the players from reserve team;
January 2006 - Lada becomes first ever Russian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup;
May 2006 - Anatoly Emelin signs as a new Lada coach
2011 - Gennady Tsygurov rejoins the team as Head Coach, remaining with the team until 2013.

Honors

Champions

IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996
IHL Cup (1): 1994
IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2006
European Cup (1): 1996

Lada Cup (1): 2015

Runners-up

Russian Superleague (2): 1997, 2005
Russian Superleague (2): 2003, 2004
IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995
IHL Cup (2): 1993, 1995
European Cup (1): 1994
Spengler Cup (1): 1995

Season-by-season record

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

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2008–09	56	21	22	5	84	120	116	3rd, Kharlamov	Lost in Preliminary Round, 2-3 (CSKA Moscow)
2009–10	56	14	31	9	55	115	173	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2010–11	56	15	36	2	53	130	184	10th, Western	Did not qualify
2011–12	53	18	22	8	72	160	152	7th, Western	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-3 (Dizel Penza)
2012–13	52	24	17	6	88	149	130	9th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Toros Neftekamsk)
2013–14	50	19	15	7	82	130	113	11th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (HC Kuban)
2014–15	60	16	32	4	68	130	158	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	22	30	8	69	120	153	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2016–17	60	21	32	7	65	146	180	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2017–18	56	16	34	6	50	105	149	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify

References

"Media Attacks Force Lada Coach To Quit". russianhockey.us. 2001-07-18. Retrieved 2001-07-18.

External links

Lada Togliatti official website
Continental cup 2006 (in Russian)

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[1] "Media Attacks Force Lada Coach To Quit". russianhockey.us. 2001-07-18. Retrieved 2001-07-18.