Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Торпедо Нижний Новгород

Full name	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 1991-present Torpedo Gorky 1946-1991
Nickname(s)	"Torpedo"
Founded	1946
Based In	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod
Arena	Trade Union Sport Palace (Capacity: 5500)
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	Bobrov
Conference	Western
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Owner(s)	GAZ Group
Affiliates	Torpedo-Gorky NN (VHL) Chaika (MHL)
Website	www.hctorpedo.ru

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is an ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

They used to play their home games at Konovalenko Sports Palace, named after Viktor Konovalenko - one of the most famous Soviet goalkeepers, who played for Torpedo. They now play at Trade Union Sport Palace.

History

The first official ice hockey tournament in Gorky took place in early 1947, when the team was the winner of the first Cup of Avtozavodtsev. In the 1947–48 season, the team was in the national championships.

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 of Dmitry Boginova, who managed to create a strong and cohesive team in just a few years. Goalie Konovalenko Victor 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 Torpedoes 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, the Torpedoes have not achieved significant success, with the best year in 1995, when the team placed fourth in the playoffs of the MHL championship.

Honors

Champions

1 ! Vysshaya Liga (2): 2003, 2007

Runners-up

1 ! Soviet League Championship (1): 1961
1 ! USSR Cup (1): 1961
1 ! Spengler Cup (1): 1972

Season-by-season KHL record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Penalty Shootout Wins, SOL = Penalty 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, 3-0 (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)
2020–21	60	29	22	9	67	170	168	5th, Kharlamov	Damir Zhafyarov (61 points: 21 G, 40 A; 58 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2021–22	47	21	19	7	49	117	113	4th, Kharlamov	Damir Zhafyarov (45 points: 18 G, 27 A; 47 GP)	Did not qualify
2022–23	68	42	20	6	90	204	172	2nd, Bobrov	Nikolai Kovalenko (54 points: 21 G, 33 A; 56 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)
2023–24	68	34	27	7	75	189	180	3rd, Bobrov	Maxim Letunov (48 points: 25 G, 23 A; 66 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (SKA St. Petersburg)

External links

• HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod official website (Russian)

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