HC Lada Togliatti

Lada Togliatti

Full name	Hockey Club Lada HC Torpedo 1976-1989
Nickname(s)	"The Mobsters"
Founded	1976
Based In	Tolyatti
Arena	Lada Arena (Capacity: 6,000)
League	VHL 2010–2014, 2018–2023 KHL 2008–2010, 2014–2018, 2023– RSL 1996-2008 IHL 1992-1996 Soviet League Class A 1991-1992 Soviet League Class A2 1979-1980, 1982-1991 Soviet League Class A3 1976-1979, 1980-1982
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Owner(s)	AvtoVAZ
Affiliates	CSK VVS Samara (VHL) Ladya Togliatti (MHL)
Website	www.hclada.ru

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HC Lada (Russian: ХК Лада) is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Tolyatti, Russia. They play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Togliatti were participants in the inaugural season of the KHL in 2008–09. Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena, the KHL expelled the team and the team dropped one level to the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) for the 2010–11 season. They were allowed to rejoin the KHL for the 2014–15 season after the opening of the Lada Arena. However, the team was expelled again following the end of the 2017–18 season, and returned to the VHL. The team once again rejoined the KHL for the 2023–24 season.

History

• July 1976 - team was founded as Torpedo Togliatti.
• August 31, 1976 - first exhibition game against Dizelist Penza (final score was 3:3)
• 1991 - Lada enters the Highest division of the Soviet Championship League.
• April 1994 - Lada wins the International Hockey League's Russian Championship, becoming the first-ever team with non-Moscow origin to win the then-IHL Cup
• December 1994 - European Cup debut; silver medals won.
• December 1995 - Lada becomes a vice-champion of Spengler Cup after a loss in Final game to Canadian national team.

"Lada is European Cup Champion" poster

• December 30, 1996 - Lada wins European Cup.
• July 18, 2001 - Valeriy Postnikov quits team after having "attacks aimed at me by the media."
• November 2005 - due to financial troubles, 16 players leave the team. To continue regular season, Lada management uses the players from reserve team.
• January 2006 - Lada becomes first ever Russian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup.

Honors

Champions

1 ! IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996
1 ! IHL Cup (1): 1994
1 ! IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2006
1 ! European Cup (1): 1996

Runners-up

1 ! Russian Super League (2): 1997, 2005
1 ! Russian Super League (2): 2003, 2004
1 ! IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995
1 ! IHL Cup (2): 1993, 1995
1 ! European Cup (1): 1994
1 ! Spengler Cup (1): 1995

Season-by-season record

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

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2008–09	56	21	22	5	84	120	116	3rd, Kharlamov	Lost in preliminary round, 2–3 (CSKA Moscow)
2009–10	56	14	31	9	55	115	173	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2010–11	56	15	36	2	53	130	184	10th, Western	Did not qualify
2011–12	53	18	22	8	72	160	152	7th, Western	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Dizel Penza)
2012–13	52	24	17	6	88	149	130	9th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Toros Neftekamsk)
2013–14	50	19	15	7	82	130	113	11th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HC Kuban)
2014–15	60	16	32	4	68	130	158	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	22	30	8	69	120	153	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2016–17	60	21	32	7	65	146	180	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2017–18	56	16	34	6	50	105	149	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify

External links

• Lada Togliatti official website

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