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 Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Not to be confused with FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod.
For the women's ice hockey team, see Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (women).
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
CityNizhny, Nizhny Novgorod
LeagueKHL 2008–present
ConferenceWestern
DivisionBobrov
Founded1946
Home arenaTrade Union Sport Palace
(capacity: 5,500)
Colours     
Owner(s)GAZ Group
General managerMaxim Gafurov
Head coachIgor Larionov
CaptainNikolai Kovalenko
AffiliatesDizel Penza (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 the Torpedoes.

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.[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.

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)
2020–216029229671701685th, KharlamovDamir Zhafyarov (61 points: 21 G, 40 A; 58 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2021–224721197491171134th, KharlamovDamir Zhafyarov (45 points: 18 G, 27 A; 47 GP)Did not qualify
2022–236842206902041722nd, BobrovNikolai Kovalenko (54 points: 21 G, 33 A; 56 GP)Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)

Players

Current roster
Updated 4 September 2023.[2][3]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Russia Vasili Atanasov C L 21 2022 Nizhny Tagil, Russia
93 Belarus Andrei Belevich C L 26 2019 Grodno, Belarus
72 Belarus Daniil Bokun D L 27 2022 Minsk, Belarus
17 Russia Alexander Daryin LW R 23 2022 Yaroslavl, Russia
10 Russia Vladislav Firstov (A) LW L 22 2022 Yaroslavl, Russia
27 Russia Sergei Goncharuk F L 24 2019 Tolyatti, Russia
32 Slovakia Adam Húska G L 26 2022 Zvolen, Slovakia
6 Russia Bogdan Konyushkov D R 20 2022 Penza, Russia
51 Russia Nikolai Kovalenko (C) RW L 24 2022 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
78 Russia Alexei Kruchinin LW R 32 2022 Kostomuksha, Russian SFSR
35 Belarus Ivan Kulbakov G L 27 2022 Gomel, Belarus
69 Russia Igor Larionov C L 25 2022 Detroit, Michigan, United States
7 Russia Maxim Letunov C L 27 2022 Moscow, Russia
49 United States Bobby Lynch RW R 25 2023 Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States
96 Russia Mark Marin D L 27 2020 Tolyatti, Russia
13 Russia Kirill Maximov RW R 24 2023 Moscow, Russia
30 Russia Alexei Melnichuk G L 25 2023 Saint Petersburg, Russia
74 Russia Mikhail Orlov D L 31 2018 Moscow, Russia
67 Russia Danil Savunov LW L 22 2023 Sarov, Russia
80 Russia Nikita Shavin F L 21 2021 Knyaginino, Russia
21 Russia Anton Silayev D L 17 2022 Sarov, Russia
36 Russia Anton Sizov D L 28 2022 Mozhaisk, Russia
3 Russia Kirill Steklov D L 21 2022 Tallinn, Estonia
83 Russia Kirill Urakov F L 25 2016 Izhevsk, Russia
81 Russia Arseni Varlakov D L 20 2023 Miass, Russia
98 Russia Danil Veryayev RW L 25 2016 Arzamas, Russia
92 Russia Yegor Vinogradov C L 20 2021 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
88 Russia Ivan Vorobyov F R 21 2022 Surgut, Russia
41 Russia Kirill Voronin (A) RW L 29 2022 Yaroslavl, Russia
77 United States Dennis Yan LW L 26 2022 Portland, Oregon, United States

NHL alumni
Yuri Butsayev, formerly of Torpedo

All-time records

Honours

Champions

1st place, gold medalist(s) Vysshaya Liga (2): 2003, 2007
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steel Cup (1): 2015
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dukla Cup (1): 2016
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bodense Cup (1): 2017

Runners-up

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet League Championship (1): 1961
2nd place, silver medalist(s) USSR Cup (1): 1961
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spengler Cup (1): 1972

References
  1. "Новым капитаном «Торпедо» стал защитник Михаил Орлов" (in Russian). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team Roster" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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