Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional

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club in

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. It is a member of the

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in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

. The team's home arena is

Trade Union Sport Palace The Culture and Entertainment Complex Nagorny (), abbreviated as CEC Nagorny or KRK Nagorny (), is an indoor sports and entertainment arena in the Sovetsky district of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It was previously called the Nizhny Novgorod Spor ...

. The team used to play its home games at

Konovalenko Sports Palace Konovalenko Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 4,300 and opened in 1967. It was the home arena of the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod ice hockey team of the Russian Super League until ...

, 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 ''

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'' Cup, reaching the final of the Cup of the Soviet Union, and finally winning the

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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

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, 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''

Players

Current roster

NHL alumni

Evgeny Namestnikov Yevgeni "John" Yurievich Namestnikov (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Наместников; born October 9, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent parts of six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and ...

(1988–91) * Pavel Torgaev (1995–96, 1999–2000) *

Alexei Tezikov Alexei Pavlovich Tezikov (russian: Алексей Павлович Тезиков; June 22, 1978 – July 16, 2020) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Vancouv ...

(1998–2000, 2001–02) * Artem Chubarov (1999–2004) *

Yuri Butsayev Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (russian: Юрий Геннадъевич Буцаев); born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and the At ...

(2007–09) *

Matt Ellison Matt Ellison (born December 8, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Ellison played for the Blackhawks minor teams with two ...

(2010–2013) *

Ryan Vesce Ryan Joseph Vesce (born April 7, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks. Playing career Vesce was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York. As a youth, he played i ...

(2010–2012) *

Wojtek Wolski Wojciech "Wojtek" Wolski (; born February 24, 1986) is a Polish-Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Florid ...

(2013–2015) *

Chris Wideman Chris Wideman (born January 7, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 100th overall by the Ottawa Sena ...

(2020–2021)

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 The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

Championship ''(1)'': 1961

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''(1)'': 1961

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss tea ...

''(1)'': 1972

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Ice hockey teams in Russia Sport in Nizhny Novgorod Kontinental Hockey League teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union