Torpedo_Nizhny_Novgorod Knowpia

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
City	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod
League	KHL 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;
Conference	Western
Division	Bobrov
Founded	1946
Home arena	Trade Union Sport Palace; (capacity: 5,500)
Colours
Owner(s)	GAZ Group
General manager	Maxim Gafurov
Head coach	Igor Larionov
Captain	Alexei Kruchinin
Affiliates	Dizel Penza (VHL); Chaika (MHL)
Website	hctorpedo.ru
Franchise history
1946–1991	Torpedo Gorky
1991–present	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
	Current season

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

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 the Torpedoes.

History edit

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Season-by-season KHL record edit

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

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Top Scorer	Playoffs
2008–09	56	24	24	1	84	162	162	3rd, Chernyshev	Pavel Brendl (50 points: 35 G, 15 A; 56 GP)	Lost in preliminary round, 0-3 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
2009–10	56	22	27	4	75	154	163	4th, Tarasov	Pavel Brendl (37 points: 27 G, 10 A; 51 GP)	Did not qualify
2010–11	54	18	25	2	73	144	151	5th, Tarasov	Matt Ellison (50 points: 21 G, 29 A; 53 GP)	Did not qualify
2011–12	54	24	17	2	91	157	132	1st, Tarasov	Martin Thörnberg (39 points: 20 G, 19 A; 49 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Dynamo Moscow)
2012–13	52	19	23	4	69	142	146	6th, Tarasov	Dmitri Makarov (43 points: 13 G, 30 A; 52 GP)	Did not qualify
2013–14	54	32	17	5	91	153	121	3rd, Kharlamov	Sakari Salminen (48 points: 18 G, 30 A; 54 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2014–15	60	30	22	8	90	153	144	4th, Tarasov	Sakari Salminen (47 points: 18 G, 29 A; 60 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)
2015–16	60	33	16	11	100	163	137	5th, Tarasov	Kaspars Daugaviņš (35 points: 14 G, 21 A; 44 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (CSKA Moscow)
2016–17	60	32	18	7	104	145	124	4th, Tarasov	Dmitri Semin (32 points: 14 G, 18 A; 60 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Dynamo Moscow)
2017–18	56	29	19	8	89	116	127	3rd, Tarasov	Egor Dugin (29 points: 12 G, 17 A; 52 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2018–19	62	27	25	10	64	176	193	4th, Kharlamov	Andrew Calof (41 points: 22 G, 19 A; 58 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Barys Astana)
2019–20	62	29	27	6	64	165	167	4th, Tarasov	Jordan Schroeder (41 points: 19 G, 22 A; 60 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (CSKA Moscow)
2020–21	60	29	22	9	67	170	168	5th, Kharlamov	Damir Zhafyarov (61 points: 21 G, 40 A; 58 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2021–22	47	21	19	7	49	117	113	4th, Kharlamov	Damir Zhafyarov (45 points: 18 G, 27 A; 47 GP)	Did not qualify
2022–23	68	42	20	6	90	204	172	2nd, Bobrov	Nikolai Kovalenko (54 points: 21 G, 33 A; 56 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)
2023–24	68	34	27	7	75	189	180	3rd, Bobrov	Maxim Letunov (48 points: 25 G, 23 A; 66 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)

Players edit

Current roster edit

Updated 21 March 2024.^[2]^[3]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
79	Nikita Artamonov	RW	L	18	2022	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
16	Vasili Atanasov	C	L	21	2022	Nizhny Tagil, Russia
93	Andrei Belevich	C	L	26	2019	Grodno, Belarus
72	Daniil Bokun	D	L	27	2022	Minsk, Belarus
4	Madison Bowey	D	R	29	2023	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
27	Sergei Goncharuk	F	L	24	2019	Tolyatti, Russia
32	Adam Húska	G	L	26	2022	Zvolen, Slovakia
39	Nikolai Khabibulin	G	L	51	2023	Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR
19	Kirill Kirsanov	D	L	21	2023	Tver, Russia
6	Bogdan Konyushkov	D	R	21	2022	Penza, Russia
78	Alexei Kruchinin (C)	LW	R	32	2022	Kostomuksha, Russian SFSR
35	Ivan Kulbakov	G	L	27	2022	Gomel, Belarus
69	Igor Larionov	C	L	25	2022	Detroit, Michigan, United States
7	Maxim Letunov	C	L	28	2022	Moscow, Russia
90	Oleg Li	RW	L	33	2023	Volgograd, Russian SFSR
49	Bobby Lynch	RW	R	25	2023	Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States
96	Mark Marin	D	L	27	2020	Tolyatti, Russia
74	Mikhail Orlov	D	L	31	2018	Moscow, Russia
80	Nikita Shavin	F	L	22	2021	Knyaginino, Russia
21	Anton Silayev	D	L	18	2022	Sarov, Russia
36	Anton Sizov (A)	D	L	28	2022	Mozhaisk, Russia
43	Kirill Svishchyov	C	L	18	2023	Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
81	Arseni Varlakov	D	L	20	2023	Miass, Russia
98	Danil Veryayev	RW	L	25	2016	Arzamas, Russia
92	Yegor Vinogradov	C	L	21	2021	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
41	Kirill Voronin	RW	L	30	2022	Yaroslavl, Russia
77	Dennis Yan	LW	L	27	2022	Portland, Oregon, United States

NHL alumni edit

Yuri Butsayev, formerly of Torpedo

Evgeny Namestnikov (1988–91)
Pavel Torgaev (1995–96, 1999–2000)
Alexei Tezikov (1998–2000, 2001–02)
Artem Chubarov (1999–2004)
Yuri Butsayev (2007–09)
Matt Ellison (2010–2013)
Ryan Vesce (2010–2012)
Wojtek Wolski (2013–2015)
Chris Wideman (2020–2021)

All-time records edit

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 edit

Champions edit

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

Runners-up edit

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

References edit

^ "Новым капитаном «Торпедо» стал защитник Михаил Орлов" (in Russian). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
^ "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team Roster" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
^ "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.