Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, is a professional
ice hockey team based in
Ufa in the
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
, a
federal subject of the
Russian Federation. They are members of the
Chernyshev Division
The KHL's Chernyshev Division was formed in 2008 as part of the league's inauguration. It is one of 4 divisions and part of the Eastern conference since the second season of KHL when the conferences were established. It is named in honor of Arkad ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League.
Established in 1961, Salavat Yulaev spent the Soviet era mainly in the lower divisions, only appearing in the top league for five seasons, though since the dissolution of the Soviet Union they have been in the top league in Russia.
They have won the
Gagarin Cup as the KHL champion once, in
2011
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, and have won the regular season championship twice, in
2009
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and
2010
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, winning the inaugural
Continental Cup for the latter. They also won the final
Russian Superleague title, in
2008
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.
History
Soviet era
Founded in 1961, the club is named after
Salavat Yulaev, a national hero of
Bashkortostan. After years of competing in the low-level divisions the team was invited to the second level of the Soviet League "Class A" in 1964, subsequently getting promotion to the elite group for the
1978-1979,
1980-81,
1982-83,
1985-1986 and
1986-1987 seasons.
Post-Soviet era
Salavat Yulaev was one of the founding clubs of the
International Hockey League and later the
Russian Superleague, and normally advanced to the playoffs at that time. The club reached its first Russian championship semifinals in
1996-97 and eventually won its first Championship title in
2007-08, beating
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by three matches to two.
KHL era
On July 11, 2008, Salavat signed
NHL
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rising star
Alexander Radulov
Alexander Valerievich Radulov (russian: Александр Валерьевич Радулов; born 5 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He had previously had two sep ...
.
On June 9, 2009, a press release was issued, stating that
Viktor Kozlov had signed a three-year contract to return to Russia. The club has also signed
Norwegian forward
Patrick Thoresen for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.
Salavat Yulaev marked its first year in the
KHL by winning its first two regular season titles and becoming the first club to be awarded the
Continental Cup. The
following season, the team advanced to the final against
Atlant and won their first
Gagarin Cup as champions. They remained a powerful club in the KHL over the following seasons, reaching the playoffs each year, though did not advance past the conference finals in any year.
In March 2022, all four Finnish players, including the all-time scoring leader
Teemu Hartikainen
Teemu Hartikainen (born 3 May 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL).
Playing career
In nine games with the KalPa U18 squad i ...
, and
Geoff Platt
Geoff Platt (born July 10, 1985) is a Canadian–Belarusian professional ice hockey player for Tappara of Liiga.
He has also played for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), KHL outfit Dinamo Minsk, Ilves Tampere of the Finnish ...
and
Philip Larsen
Philip Elzer Gade Larsen (born 7 December 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Esbjerg Energy of the Metal Ligaen (DEN). He was originally drafted 149th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2008 NHL En ...
left the team due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Season-by-season KHL record
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Penalty Shootout Wins, SOL = Penalty Shootout Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points''
Players
Current roster
Franchise records and leaders
Scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in KHL history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.
Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL Scoring Leaders , QuantHockey.com
Retrieved April 7, 2019
''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; '' = current Salavat Yulaev Ufa player''
Honours
Champions
Gagarin Cup ''(1)'': 2011
KHL Regular Season / Continental Cup ''(2)'': 2009, 2010
Opening Cup ''(2)'': 2008–09, 2011-12
Russian Superleague ''(1)'': 2008
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''(1)'': 1995
Soviet League Class A2 ''(5)'': 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992
Pajulahti Cup
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''(1)'': 2003
Clas Ohlson Cup ''(1)'': 2009
Runners-up
KHL 2013–14, 2015–16
Continental Cup ''(1)'': 1997
Spengler Cup ''(2)'': 2007, 2014
Russian Superleague ''(1)'': 1997
IHL Championship ''(1)'': 1995
References
External links
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Ice hockey teams in Russia
Sport in Ufa
Kontinental Hockey League teams
Chernyshev Division (KHL)
Ice hockey clubs established in 1961
1961 establishments in Russia