Hockey Club Sochi (russian: Хоккейный клуб Сочи) is a professional

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team based in Sochi,

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. The team joined the

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(KHL) in 2014–15 season.

History

On May 23, 2014, it was reported that Detroit Red Wings' pending restricted

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had signed with HC Sochi to begin play in the Kontinental Hockey League with the 2014–15 season, becoming the first import player signed in franchise history. In the club's inaugural season, Sochi were able to qualify for the play-off to compete for the

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, finishing in 13th place overall of the KHL. In its debut playoff series, Sochi were swept in the first round by

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in four games. In the following 2015–16 season, Sochi climbed to 4th place in the Western Conference, but again dropped out in the first round of play-off, suffering another sweep at the hands of

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. Evgeny Stavrovsky became the new head coach on October 15 of the 2020–21 season. In preparation for the 2020–21 season, having competed in the

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, Sochi was moved to the

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to alleviate any potential issues with teams transiting during the

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Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Players

Current roster

Franchise records and leaders

KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season. ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game''; '' = current Sochi player''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:HC Sochi Sochi Ice hockey clubs established in 2014 Sochi Sochi 2014 establishments in Russia