Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Not to be confused with FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod.
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
CityNizhny, Nizhny Novgorod
LeagueKHL 2008–present
  • RSL
    1996–1998, 1999–2001, 2003–2004, 2007–2008
  • Vysshaya Liga
    1998–1999, 2002–2003, 2004–2007
  • IHL
    1992–1996
  • Soviet League Class A
    1954–1992
  • Soviet League Class B
    1947–1954
ConferenceEastern
DivisionKharlamov
Founded1946
Home arenaTrade Union Sport Palace
(capacity: 5,500)
Colours              
Owner(s)GAZ Group
General managerYan Golubovsky
Head coachDavid Nemirovsky
CaptainDenis Barantsev
Affiliate(s)Torpedo-Gorky NN (VHL)
Chaika (MHL)
Websitewww.hctorpedo.ru
Franchise history
1946–1991Torpedo Gorky
1991–presentTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Current season

The team's home arena is Trade Union Sport Palace. The team used to play its home games at Konovalenko Sports Palace, named after Viktor Konovalenko – one of the most famous Soviet goaltenders, who played for Torpedo.

History

The first official ice hockey tournament in Gorky (the Communist-era name of Nizhny Novgorod) took place in early 1947, when the team was the winner of the first Avtozavodtsev Cup. In the 1947–48 season, the team was in the national championship. It was the official sports club of the submarine service of the Soviet Navy.

The 1960–61 season was the most significant in the history of Torpedo, with the team winning the Avtozavodtsev Cup and the Soviet Sport Cup, reaching the final of the Cup of the Soviet Union, and finally winning the silver medal in the national championship. Torpedo was the first provincial team to place in the USSR championship in 1961. Gorkovchan's success that year is attributed, primarily, to head coach Dmitry Boginova, who managed to create a strong and cohesive team in just a few years. Goalie Konovalenko was later a two-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion.

Twice the team fell just short of the bronze in 1982 and 1985. In the 1980s, Gorky twice won the Thunderstorm Authority prize. The Torpedo players in those years were constantly being called to different teams, with some seasons including the loss of up to ten players to other teams.

In the championships of the MHL, RHL and Russia, which have been held since the Soviet collapse, Torpedo has not achieved significant success, with the best year in 1995, when the team placed fourth in the playoffs of the MHL championship.

Season-by-season KHL record

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

SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAFinishTop ScorerPlayoffs
2008–095624241841621623rd, ChernyshevPavel Brendl (50 points: 35 G, 15 A; 56 GP)Lost in preliminary round, 0-3 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
2009–105622274751541634th, TarasovPavel Brendl (37 points: 27 G, 10 A; 51 GP)Did not qualify
2010–115418252731441515th, TarasovMatt Ellison (50 points: 21 G, 29 A; 53 GP)Did not qualify
2011–125424172911571321st, TarasovMartin Thörnberg (39 points: 20 G, 19 A; 49 GP)Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Dynamo Moscow)
2012–135219234691421466th, TarasovDmitri Makarov (43 points: 13 G, 30 A; 52 GP)Did not qualify
2013–145432175911531213rd, KharlamovSakari Salminen (48 points: 18 G, 30 A; 54 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2014–156030228901531444th, TarasovSakari Salminen (47 points: 18 G, 29 A; 60 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)
2015–16603316111001631375th, TarasovKaspars Daugaviņš (35 points: 14 G, 21 A; 44 GP)Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (CSKA Moscow)
2016–1760321871041451244th, TarasovDmitri Semin (32 points: 14 G, 18 A; 60 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Dynamo Moscow)
2017–185629198891161273rd, TarasovEgor Dugin (29 points: 12 G, 17 A; 52 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2018–1962272510641761934th, KharlamovAndrew Calof (41 points: 22 G, 19 A; 58 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Barys Astana)
2019–206229276641651674th, TarasovJordan Schroeder (41 points: 19 G, 22 A; 60 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (CSKA Moscow)

Players

Current roster
Updated 5 March 2020.[1][2]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 Artyom Alyayev D L 25 2018 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
8 Denis Barantsev (C) D L 28 2016 Togliatti, Russian SFSR
93 Andrei Belevich C L 22 2019 Grodno, Belarus
21 Ilya Berestennikov C L 24 2019 Angarsk, Russia
71 Stanislav Bocharov LW L 29 2019 Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR
5 Chay Genoway D L 33 2019 Morden, Manitoba, Canada
27 Sergei Goncharuk F L 20 2019 Tolyatti, Russia
58 Daniil Ilyin C L 25 2017 Penza, Russia
3 Kirill Melyakov D R 22 2017 Yaroslavl, Russia
51 Maxim Mineyev D L 22 2019 Omsk, Russia
85 Georgi Misharin D L 35 2019 Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR
74 Mikhail Orlov D L 27 2018 Moscow, Russia
95 Denis Pochivalov F L 19 2018 Pervomaysk, Russia
81 Ty Rattie RW R 27 2019 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
33 Viktor Shakhvorostov LW R 25 2019 Kazan, Russia
12 Anton Shenfeld LW L 26 2018 Magnitogorsk, Russia
86 Drew Shore C R 29 2019 Denver, Colorado, United States
38 Mikhail Smolin F L 22 2015 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
89 Donat Stalnov C L 20 2018 Yaroslavl, Russia
21 Paul Szczechura C R 34 2019 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
90 Andrei Tikhomirov G L 24 2015 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
83 Kirill Urakov F L 22 2016 Izhevsk, Russia
18 Mikhail Varnakov (A) RW L 35 2018 Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR
98 Danil Veryayev RW L 21 2016 Arzamas, Russia
24 Anton Volchenkov (A) D L 38 2018 Moscow, Russian SFSR
2 Sergei Zborovsky D R 23 2019 Moscow, Russia
88 Damir Zhafyarov LW L 26 2018 Moscow, Russia

NHL alumni
Yuri Butsayev, formerly of Torpedo

All-time records
  • RSL/KHL Games – Anatoli Vodopianov – 653 games
  • Games – Oleg Namestnikov, 720 games
  • RSL/KHL Goals – Alexander Skvortsov, 244
  • RSL/KHL Assists – Alexander Skvortsov, 204
  • RSL/KHL Points – Alexander Skvortsov, 448
  • PIM – Vladimir Kovin – 570 minutes

Honours

Champions

Vysshaya Liga (2): 2003, 2007
Steel Cup (1): 2015
Dukla Cup (1): 2016
Bodense Cup (1): 2017

Runners-up

Soviet League Championship (1): 1961
USSR Cup (1): 1961
Spengler Cup (1): 1972

References
  1. "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team Roster" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  2. "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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