Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Founded	1946
Arena	Trade Union Sport Palace; (Capacity: 5,500)
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;
Division	Kharlamov
Conference	Eastern
Owner(s)	GAZ Group
GM	Yan Golubovsky
Affiliates	Torpedo-Gorky NN (VHL); Chaika (MHL)
Website	www.hctorpedo.ru

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.

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

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)

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated September 16, 2010 ^[1]^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30	Austria	Brückler, BerndBernd Brückler	1.0 G	L	42	2009	Graz, Austria
12	Czech Republic	Čermák, LeošLeoš Čermák	4.0 C	L	46	2010	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
83	Canada	Ellison, MattMatt Ellison	7.0 RW	R	40	2010	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
45	Russia	Fomichev, AlexanderAlexander Fomichev	1.0 G		45	2009	Moscow, Russian SFSR
10	Russia	Galuzin, VladimirVladimir Galuzin	6.0 LW		35	2008
20	Russia	Grot, DenisDenis Grot	2.0 D		40	2010	Minsk, Byelorussian SSR
4	Canada	Groulx, DannyDanny Groulx	2.0 D	L	42	2010	LaSalle, Québec, Canada
70	Russia	Korolev, EvgenyEvgeny Korolev	2.0 D	L	45	2009	Moscow, Russian SFSR
17	Russia	Krikunov, IlyaIlya Krikunov	7.0 RW	L	40	2008	Elektrostal, Russian SFSR
2	Russia	Krivov, StepanStepan Krivov	2.0 D		34	2010	Tolyatti, Russian SFSR
58	Russia	Kuzmin, AndreiAndrei Kuzmin	6.0 LW	L	43	2010	Penza, Russian SFSR
7	Canada	Linglet, CharlesCharles Linglet	6.0 LW	L	41	2010	Montréal, Québec, Canada
15	Russia	Nikitenko, AndreiAndrei Nikitenko	7.0 RW	L	45	2008	Tyumen, Russian SFSR
38	Russia	Olkhovtsev, SergeiSergei Olkhovtsev	2.0 D		36	2010	Moscow, Russian SFSR
81	Russia	Posnov, AndreiAndrei Posnov	4.0 C	R	42	2010	Vorkuta, Russian SFSR
24	Russia	Potapov, MaximMaxim Potapov	6.0 LW	L	43	2003	Voronezh, Russian SFSR
48	Russia	Rozin, SergeiSergei Rozin	2.0 D	R	46	2010	Leningrad, Russian SFSR
33	Russia	Shastin, EgorEgor Shastin	7.0 RW	L	41	2006	Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
8	Russia	Valuysky, SemyonSemyon Valuysky	4.0 C		33	2010	Tolyatti, Russian SFSR
18	Russia	Varnakov, MikhailMikhail Varnakov	4.0 C		39	2001	Gorky, Russian SFSR
19	United States	Vesce, RyanRyan Vesce	7.0 RW	R	41	2010	Lloyd Harbor, New York, USA
52	Russia	Vyahirev, RomanRoman Vyahirev	3.0 F		33	2010
34	Russia	Vyshedkevich, SergeiSergei Vyshedkevich (C)	2.0 D	L	49	2010	Dedovsk, Russian SFSR
77	Russia	Yevseyenkov, AlexanderAlexander Yevseyenkov	2.0 D		38	2010	Malakhovka, Russian SFSR
5	Russia	Zhukov, ValeriValeri Zhukov	2.0 D	L	36	2005	Gorky, Russian SFSR