Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod


Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The team's home arena is Trade Union Sport Palace. The team used to play its home games at Konovalenko Sports Palace, named after Viktor Konovalenko – one of the most famous Soviet goaltenders, who played for Torpedo.

History

The first official ice hockey tournament in Gorky 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 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 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 Soviet collapse, 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
SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAFinishTop ScorerPlayoffs
2008–095624241841621623rd, ChernyshevPavel Brendl Lost in preliminary round, 0-3
2009–105622274751541634th, TarasovPavel Brendl Did not qualify
2010–115418252731441515th, TarasovMatt Ellison Did not qualify
2011–125424172911571321st, TarasovMartin Thörnberg Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4
2012–135219234691421466th, TarasovDmitri Makarov Did not qualify
2013–145432175911531213rd, KharlamovSakari Salminen Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4
2014–156030228901531444th, TarasovSakari Salminen Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4
2015–16603316111001631375th, TarasovKaspars Daugaviņš Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4
2016–1760321871041451244th, TarasovDmitri Semin Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4
2017–185629198891161273rd, TarasovEgor Dugin Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4
2018–1962272510641761934th, KharlamovAndrew Calof Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4
2019–206229276641651674th, TarasovJordan Schroeder Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4

Players

Current roster

NHL alumni

Champions

Vysshaya Liga ': 2003, 2007
Steel Cup ': 2015
Dukla Cup ': 2016
Bodense Cup ': 2017

Runners-up

Soviet League Championship ': 1961
USSR Cup ': 1961
Spengler Cup : 1972