What league does Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod play in?

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod play in the KHL.

When was Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod founded?

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod was founded in 1946 in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS, Russia.

Where is Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod based?

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is based in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS.

Who is the head coach of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod?

The head coach of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is David Nemirovsky.

Who is the captain of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod?

The captain of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is Denis Barantsev.

What arena does Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod play in?

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod play their home games at Volga Arena in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS.

Who is the general manager of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod?

The general manager of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is Yan Golubovsky.

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2019-2020 Season

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod were 29-27-6 in the 2019-20 KHL season with 64 points, 8th in the Western Conference and 15th overall.

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2019-2020 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
KHL
1.	Jordan Schroeder (C)	60	19	22	41	18	-3	4	1	0	1	0	-2
2.	Damir Zhafyarov (RW/LW)	55	17	20	37	12	-16	4	0	2	2	0	-2
3.	Stanislav Bocharov (RW)	62	20	15	35	18	4	4	0	1	1	0	-2
4.	Mikhail Varnakov (RW)	49	12	20	32	36	7	4	0	0	0	0	-4
5.	Anton Shenfeld (LW/RW)	61	10	21	31	12	6	4	0	2	2	0	-1
6.	Chay Genoway (D)	62	6	25	31	22	-2	4	1	0	1	12	-2
7.	Ty Rattie (RW)	36	8	17	25	16	-10	3	0	0	0	24	-1
8.	Artyom Alyayev (D)	52	7	16	23	36	-6	4	0	0	0	0	-5
9.	Daniil Ilyin (C)	54	6	13	19	26	3	4	0	0	0	9	-1
10.	Denis Barantsev (D)	58	9	8	17	47	-13	4	0	0	0	0	0
11.	Andrei Belevich (C)	55	8	8	16	6	-5	4	1	0	1	0	-2
12.	Kirill Urakov (C/RW)	57	7	8	15	26	-1	4	0	0	0	2	-1
13.	Paul Szczechura (C/RW)	40	4	11	15	12	-10	4	0	0	0	0	-1
14.	Quinton Howden (C/LW)	36	7	6	13	39	-2
15.	Mikhail Orlov (D)	62	4	7	11	38	2	4	0	0	0	8	-2
16.	Danil Veryayev (RW/LW)	53	5	5	10	22	-1	4	0	0	0	0	-2
17.	Drew Shore (C)	19	1	9	10	6	-4	3	0	0	0	2	-3
18.	Georgi Misharin (D)	54	3	6	9	30	3	4	0	0	0	0	-4
19.	Sergei Goncharuk (RW/LW)	45	3	4	7	8	-5	3	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Sergei Zborovsky (D)	41	2	3	5	30	6	4	0	0	0	2	-1
21.	Viktor Shakhvorostov (LW)	19	2	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.	Pavel Varfolomeyev (LW)	10	1	2	3	2	-5
23.	Mikhail Smolin (LW/RW)	18	2	0	2	2	-2
24.	Maxim Mineyev (D)	14	0	2	2	0	0
25.	Anton Volchenkov (D)	37	0	2	2	41	-5
26.	Donat Stalnov (C)	5	0	1	1	2	0
27.	Denis Pochivalov (C)	15	0	1	1	4	-2
28.	Vladislav Mikhalchuk (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Kirill Melyakov (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Andrei Nikonov (C/RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
KHL
1.	Anders Lindbäck (G)	36	2.39	.923	17	17	0	2	1979:38	953	1	3.00	.897
2.	Andrei Tikhomirov (G)	33	2.70	.918	10	13	5	2	1755:03	881	3	2.26	.926
3.	Dmitri Menshatov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Nikolai Molkov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Andrei Sukhanov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Nikita Serebryakov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

2019-2020 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Staff

Head CoachDavid Nemirovsky
Asst. CoachArtyom Chubarov
Asst. CoachSandis Ozolins
Goaltending CoachKlemen Mohoric
General ManagerYan Golubovsky
Asst. General ManagerAlexander Chechel
Team ManagerVladimir Shchepalin
CEOAlexandra Stroganova
ChairmanGleb Nikitin
Conditioning CoachKevin Chapman
Dir. of Hockey OperationsAlexander Kharlamov
Equipment ManagerAnatoli Sidarov
Massage TherapistMikhail Pinayev
Massage TherapistDmitri Poverennov
Massage TherapistSergei Ryabov
Mgr. of Hockey OperationsAlexander Sukhov

2019-2020 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Captains

"C"

Denis Barantsev

"A"

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Facts

Plays in: Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Nizhny Novgorod, RUS Map
Founded: 1946

2019-2020 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
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Experience

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: 2 619 GP
NHL: 1 373 GP
WC: 31 GP
OG: 21 GP
SHL: 140 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 18 GP
Liiga: 13 GP
KHL: 5 484 GP
AHL: 1 696 GP
NL: 121 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL)
Dizel Penza (VHL)
HK Samara (RHL)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U16 (Russia U16)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U18 (Russia U18)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Volga Arena
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, RUS
Capacity: 12 350
Construction Year: 2026

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	HK Sochi	-	KHL
09/22/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Avangard Omsk	-	KHL
09/18/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	CSKA Moskva	2 - 3	KHL
09/14/2026 04:35 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Ak Bars Kazan	3 - 2	KHL
09/11/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Lada Togliatti	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	2 - 7	KHL

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	KHL	6	3	2	-	1	0	17	13	8	1.33	4	-
2025-2026	KHL	68	27	24	-	10	7	191	191	81	1.19	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	KHL	68	24	28	-	7	9	204	196	71	1.04	8	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	KHL	68	27	27	-	7	7	189	180	75	1.1	7	Conference QF loss
2022-2023	KHL	68	31	20	-	11	6	204	172	90	1.32	4	Conference SF loss
2021-2022	KHL	47	20	19	-	1	7	117	113	49	1.04	9	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	KHL	60	22	22	-	7	9	170	168	67	1.12	8	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	KHL	62	22	27	-	7	6	165	167	64	1.03	8	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	KHL	62	20	25	-	7	10	176	193	64	1.03	7	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	KHL	56	23	19	-	6	8	116	127	89	1.59	5	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	KHL	60	27	18	-	8	7	145	124	104	1.73	6	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	KHL	60	23	16	-	10	11	163	137	100	1.67	7	Conference SF loss
2014-2015	KHL	60	22	22	-	8	8	153	144	90	1.5	7	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	KHL	54	25	17	-	7	5	153	121	94	1.74	5	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	KHL	52	19	23	-	2	8	142	146	69	1.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	KHL	54	24	17	-	6	7	157	132	91	1.69	2	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	KHL	54	18	25	-	8	3	144	151	73	1.35	9	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	KHL	56	22	27	-	2	5	154	163	75	1.34	9	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	KHL	56	24	24	-	4	4	162	162	84	1.5	11	Last 16 loss
2007-2008	Russia	57	13	34	-	6	4	125	166	55	0.96	20	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Russia2	52	42	4	6	0	0	259	91	132	2.54	1	Champion \| Promoted
2005-2006	Russia2	56	31	14	7	3	1	160	83	107	1.91	5	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Russia2	52	37	8	5	1	1	163	69	119	2.29	2	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	Russia	60	12	38	5	3	2	95	171	49	0.82	16	Relegated
2002-2003	Russia2	14	10	1	3	0	0	42	22	33	2.36	1	-
	Russia2	48	35	4	4	3	2	187	86	117	2.44	1	Final group
2001-2002	Russia	51	7	31	6	1	6	85	169	35	0.69	18	Relegated
2000-2001	Russia	10	2	5	1	1	0	25	36	9	0.9	6	Did not make playoffs
	Russia	34	12	13	6	2	1	75	78	47	1.38	11	-
1999-2000	Russia	38	15	18	3	2	0	86	98	52	1.37	13	Eighth Final Loss

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2012-2013	Nadezhda Cup	3	1	1	0	0	1	5	7	4	1.33	8	Qualification loss
Torpedo Gorky
1974-1975	Expolaris Cup	4	3	1	0	-	-	26	11	6	1.5	2	-
1973-1974	Expolaris Cup	5	5	0	0	-	-	36	13	10	2	1	-
1972-1973	SovSport Cup	4	3	1	0	-	-	18	7	6	1.5	1	-
	Spengler Cup	4	3	1	0	-	-	21	9	6	1.5	2	No playoffs held
1971-1972	SovSport Cup	4	2	0	2	-	-	20	13	6	1.5	2	Did not make playoffs
	Expolaris Cup	6	5	0	1	-	-	35	14	11	1.83	1	-

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ziyat Paigin (D)	2026-2027	HK Tambov	VHL	5	3	2	5	6
2.	Artur Tyanulin (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	6	3	2	5	2
3.	Bobby Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	2	2	3	5	0
4.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	4	2	3	5	0
5.	Kirill Maximov (F)	2026-2027	Buran Voronezh	VHL	6	2	3	5	2
6.	Nikita Setdikov (F)	2026-2027	Lada Togliatti	KHL	6	1	4	5	0
7.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	6	1	4	5	6
8.	Denis Vengryzhanovsky (F)	2026-2027	HK Sochi	KHL	6	4	0	4	0
9.	Nikita Rozhkov (F)	2026-2027	AKM Tula Region	VHL	6	3	1	4	0
10.	Andrew Calof (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	3	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.43
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.70
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	25.39
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.78
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.84

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Skvortsov (F)	559	233	196	429
2.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	545	215	193	408
3.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	632	191	144	335
4.	Vladimir Kovin (F)	536	171	142	313
5.	Anatoli Vodopyanov (F)	616	146	117	263

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Skvortsov (F)	559	233	196	429
2.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	545	215	193	408
3.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	632	191	144	335
4.	Alexei Mishin (F)	471	182	72	254
5.	Vladimir Kovin (F)	536	171	142	313

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Skvortsov (F)	559	233	196	429
2.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	545	215	193	408
3.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	632	191	144	335
4.	Maxim Potapov (F)	576	86	144	230
5.	Vladimir Kovin (F)	536	171	142	313

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Vladimir Kovin (F)	536	171	313	570
2.	Vadim Galikhmanov (D)	387	17	53	520
3.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	632	191	335	464
4.	Vladimir Fedosov (D)	356	23	79	410
5.	Anatoli Vodopyanov (F)	616	146	263	406

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	632	191	144	335
2.	Anatoli Vodopyanov (F)	616	146	117	263
3.	Mikhail Presnyakov (D)	608	49	86	135
4.	Oleg Namestnikov (D)	608	29	61	90
5.	Yuri Fyodorov (D)	577	102	90	192

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	41	30	57	1.39
2.	Daniil Seroukh (F)	6	6	6	1.00
3.	Andrei Samokhvalov (F)	49	18	45	0.92
4.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	98	32	89	0.91
5.	Charles Linglet (F)	53	20	45	0.85

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	2020-2021	58	21	61
2.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	2002-2003	41	30	57
3.	Yegor Vinogradov (F)	2025-2026	67	23	54
4.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	2022-2023	56	21	54
5.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	1982-1983	53	30	53

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Robert Sakharovsky (F)	1959-1960	-	36	-
2.	Pavel Brendl (F)	2008-2009	56	35	50
3.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	2002-2003	41	30	57
4.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	1982-1983	53	30	53
5.	Mikhail Varnakov (F)	1979-1980	44	30	50

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	2020-2021	58	40	61
2.	Bobby Nardella (D)	2025-2026	67	38	39
3.	Alexei Kruchinin (F)	2022-2023	60	37	52
4.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	2022-2023	56	33	54
5.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	2006-2007	39	32	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Vladimir Galuzin (F)	2015-2016	42	28	95
2.	Vadim Galikhmanov (D)	1994-1995	52	9	90
3.	Maxim Ovchinnikov (F)	2002-2003	46	32	89
4.	Yegor Shastin (F)	2009-2010	46	21	88
5.	Maxim Ovchinnikov (F)	2003-2004	57	16	88

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:

- Torpedo Gorky (1946-1991)
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (1991-)