Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Торпедо Нижний Новгород
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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
Division Tarasov
Conference Western
Team Colors               
GM Russia Viktor Levitsky
Head Coach Finland Kari Jalonen
Captain Russia Evgeny Varlamov
Affiliates HC Sarov (VHL)
Chaika (MHL)
Website www.hctorpedo.ru


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

They played their homes games at Konovalenko Sports Palace named after Viktor Konovalenko - one of the most famous Soviet goaltenders who played for Torpedo. They now play at Trade Union Sport Palace.


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History

In season 1947/48 he. acts in the national championships. In the league the strongest in the 1952-1953, 1954-1998, 1999-2002, 2003-2004. Second prize-winner of the USSR 1961 USSR Cup Finalist 1961 Winner of the prize "Fair Game" (1975), "Storm authorities" (1983, 1985.) "Cup of progress" (1982), winner of major international tournament "Cup of Bucharest" (1960, 1962.) "Polar Cup"(1968, 1972, 1974.) "Cup of the Danube" (1966), "Cup of miners (1958)," Henninger Cup "(1986). Winner of the prestigious tournament for the prizes of the newspaper "Soviet Sport" (1960), Memorial Belyaeva (1971 and 2006.) and the Nizhny Novgorod region Governor's Cup (2009).

The first official tournament of ice hockey in Gorky took place in early 1947. Winner of the first Cup of Avtozavodtsev. And the next season of "Torpedo" participated in the national championship. "Torpedo" entered history as the first provincial team, who ascended to pdestal honor the USSR championship. It happened in 1961. Season 1960/1961 was the most significant in the history of the "Torpedo". Avtozavodtsev first, then won the prestigious Cup on prizes of the newspaper "Soviet Sport", reached the final of the Cup of the Soviet Union and finally won the silver medal in the national championship. Gorkovchan success is attributed, primarily, with the name of the head coach of Dmitry Boginova, who a few years managed to create a strong cohesive team. Confidently played in goal Konovalenko Victor (later two-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion). Were reliable in protecting Vladimir Solodov, Alexander Prilepko, Valerie Cormack, terrifying the attacking trio of goalkeepers Robert Sakharov, Igor Chistovsky, Leo Halaichev. A match they have played Igor Shichkov, Alexander Rogov, Boris Nemchinov. That's who defended the colors in that memorable season: Goalkeepers: Victor Konovalenko Vladimir Fufaev; Defenders: Vladimir Solodov, Vladimir Kudryashov, Valery Kormakov, Alexander Prilepsky, Anatoly Sorokin, Viacheslav Zhidkov; Forwards: Igor Chistovsky, Igor Shichkov, Lev Halaichev, Robert Sakharovsky, Boris Nemchinov, Alexander Rogov, Anatoly Dubinin, Anatoly Orlov, Vadim Grechukhin, Gennady Kroutov, Yuri Krupin, Yuri Marychev. Senior Coach: Dmitry Boginov. Unfortunately, torpedovtsam until no longer able to join the winners of the national championship. Although double our team stayed one step away from "Bronze" - in 1982 and 1985. 80 - years were a period of the next rise, "Torpedo". With a team considered the leader of Soviet hockey. Not accidentally Gorky twice won the prize "Thunderstorm authority" given to the team, selected all the most points in the championship winners. Hockey players, "Torpedo" in those years are constantly being called to different teams. There have been seasons when 10 or more torpedovtsev for the season to defend the honor of the country in international tournaments with the participation of various teams of the USSR (on the first - to the youth). The first team, which in those years were invited to some Muscovites, there was always a place to one of torpedovtsev. Regularly summoned to the national team of Belarus Alexander Skvortsov, Vladimir Cowin, Michael Varnakov, and a little earlier and Yuri Fedorov. Great contribution to torpedovskie successes of those years have made Moscow's trainers - Nick Karpov, Yuri Moroozov. We list the names of those who defended the honor of "Torpedo" in sezonah1982 th and 1985's, when our team became the fourth in the country: Goalkeepers: Vladimir Vorobyov, Sergei Tyulyapkin; Defenders: Yuri Fedorov, Mikhail Presnyakov, Vladimir Astafyev, Vladimir Fedosov, Sergey Kunin, Nicholay Golyshev, Oleg Kudryavtsev, George Solonenko Vyacheslav Glushko; Forwards: Alexander Skvortsov, Vladimir Kovin, Mikhail Varnakov, Eugeny Shigontsev, Victor Dobrokhotov, Alexander Kokurin, Anatoly Vodopyanov, Vyacheslav Ryanov, Sergei Yeganov, Alexander Frolov, Alexander Pavlov, Nikolai Gorshkov, Sergey Novosyolov, Evgeny Kudimov Pavel Torgayev, Valery Yurov, Sergey Kuzmin, Sergei Sokolov, Alexander Zakharov, Yuriy Bubnov, Vladimir Kireev, Peter Goryunov, Sergei Shesterikov. In the championships of the MHL, RHL and Russia, which have been held since the Soviet collapse, torpedovtsy Nizhny Novgorod, while not achieve significant success. Highest achievement of the team was out in 1 / 4 of the playoffs in the championship MHL 1995.

Honors

Champions

  • Vysshaya Liga (2): 2003, 2007

Runners-up


Players

Current roster

view · # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 83 Canada Ellison, MattMatt Ellison RW R 27 2010 Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 45 Russia Fomichev, AlexandreAlexandre Fomichev G L 32 2009 Moscow, Russian SFSR 10 Russia Galuzin, VladimirVladimir Galuzin C L 23 2008 Gorky, Russian SFSR 16 Russia Gorbunov, VladimirVladimir Gorbunov C L 29 2011 Moscow, Russian SFSR 23 Russia Goroshansky, AlexanderAlexander Goroshansky C L 25 2010 Moscow, Russian SFSR 11 Finland Hietanen, JuusoJuuso Hietanen D R 26 2011 Hämeenlinna, Finland 31 Belarus Koval, VitaliVitali Koval G L 31 2011 Perm, Russian SFSR 17 Russia Krikunov, IlyaIlya Krikunov RW L 27 2008 Elektrostal, Russian SFSR 33 Russia Makarov, DmitriDmitri Makarov RW L 27 2011 Ufa, Russian SFSR 14 Russia Malenkykh, VladimirVladimir Malenkykh D L 31 2011 Togliatti, Russian SFSR 15 Russia Nikitenko, AndreiAndrei Nikitenko (A) C L 32 2008 Tyumen, Russian SFSR 26 Sweden Nilsson, RobertRobert Nilsson LW L 26 2011 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 89 Russia Potapov, AlexeiAlexei Potapov RW L 22 2005 Gorky, Russian SFSR 24 Russia Potapov, MaximMaxim Potapov LW L 31 2003 Voronezh, Russian SFSR 32 Russia Romanovsky, AlexanderAlexander Romanovsky Injured Reserve RW R 24 2011 Moscow, Russian SFSR 48 Russia Rozin, SergeiSergei Rozin D R 34 2010 Leningrad, Russian SFSR 67 Sweden Thörnberg, MartinMartin Thörnberg LW L 28 2011 Jönköping, Sweden 58 Finland Tuokkola, PekkaPekka Tuokkola G L 28 2011 Alavus, Finland 3 Russia Tyulyapkin, MikhailMikhail Tyulyapkin Injured Reserve D L 27 2011 Gorky, Russian SFSR 98 Belarus Ugarov, AlexeiAlexei Ugarov LW L 26 2011 Nizhnekamsk, Russian SFSR 8 Russia Valuysky, SemyonSemyon Valuysky LW R 20 2010 Togliatti, Russian SFSR 36 Russia Varlamov, EvgenyEvgeny Varlamov (C) D L 34 2011 Tallinn, Estonian SSR 18 Russia Varnakov, MikhailMikhail Varnakov (A) LW L 26 2001 Gorky, Russian SFSR 41 Russia Vasiliev, AlexeiAlexei Vasiliev D L 34 2011 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR 19 United States Vesce, RyanRyan Vesce Injured Reserve C R 29 2010 Lloyd Harbor, New York, USA 4 Russia Vorobiev, DmitriDmitri Vorobiev D L 26 2011 Togliatti, Russian SFSR 77 Russia Yevseyenkov, AlexanderAlexander Yevseyenkov D L 26 2010 Malakhovka, Russian SFSR 25 Russia Zainullin, RuslanRuslan Zainullin RW R 27 2011 Kazan, Russian SFSR


NHL alumni

Yuri Butsayev, formerly of Torpedo


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


References

  1. ^ "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team Roster" (in Russian). www.hctorpedo.ru. http://www.hctorpedo.ru/players.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ "Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod team roster". www.khl.ru. http://en.khl.ru/clubs/torpedo. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 


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