What league does Traktor Chelyabinsk play in?

Traktor Chelyabinsk play in the KHL.

When was Traktor Chelyabinsk founded?

Traktor Chelyabinsk was founded in 1947 in Chelyabinsk, RUS, Russia.

Where is Traktor Chelyabinsk based?

Traktor Chelyabinsk is based in Chelyabinsk, RUS.

Who is the head coach of Traktor Chelyabinsk?

The head coach of Traktor Chelyabinsk is Benoît Groulx.

Who is the captain of Traktor Chelyabinsk?

The captain of Traktor Chelyabinsk is Alexander Kadeikin.

What arena does Traktor Chelyabinsk play in?

Traktor Chelyabinsk play their home games at Ledovaya Arena Traktor in Chelyabinsk, RUS.

Who is the general manager of Traktor Chelyabinsk?

The general manager of Traktor Chelyabinsk is Alexei Volkov.

What are the team colors of Traktor Chelyabinsk?

The team colors of Traktor Chelyabinsk are Black + White.

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2025-2026 Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk were 33-26-9 in the 2025-26 KHL season with 75 points, 6th in the Eastern Conference and 14th overall.

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Traktor Chelyabinsk — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
KHL
1.		Joshua Leivo (LW/RW)	62	26	39	65	28	15	5	3	1	4	2	-3
2.		Mikhail Grigorenko (C/RW)	62	24	35	59	14	4	5	1	4	5	2	-2
3.		Grigori Dronov (D)	57	14	26	40	64	14
4.		Andrei Svetlakov (C)	59	20	19	39	37	11	5	0	2	2	2	-1
5.		Vasili Glotov (C)	64	13	25	38	16	3	5	0	1	1	0	1
6.		Yegor Korshkov (RW/LW)	68	16	21	37	18	13	5	0	0	0	2	-1
7.		Vitali Kravtsov (RW/LW)	42	14	23	37	6	10	4	2	1	3	0	-5
8.		Jordan Gross (D)	64	8	27	35	20	-2	5	0	2	2	0	2
9.		Alexander Kadeikin (C)	68	13	20	33	40	9	5	1	1	2	0	1
10.		Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (C)	33	2	21	23	4	7
11.		Arseni Koromyslov (D)	61	1	16	17	40	4	5	0	1	1	2	-1
12.		Maxim Dzhioshvili (LW/C)	30	7	9	16	4	12	5	1	2	3	4	0
13.		Logan Day (D)	66	3	13	16	30	17	5	0	0	0	2	-5
14.		Alexander Rykov (RW/LW)	56	8	7	15	14	3	2	0	1	1	0	-1
15.		Pierrick Dubé (RW)	21	7	7	14	14	-2
16.		Mikhail Rolgizer (LW/C)	58	7	6	13	10	-6	5	0	0	0	2	-2
17.		Sergei Telegin (D)	61	2	9	11	63	3	5	0	1	1	2	-3
18.		Andrei Nikonov (C/RW)	56	5	3	8	33	-4	4	1	0	1	0	1
19.		Vladimir Zharkov (RW/LW)	59	2	4	6	16	-1	5	0	0	0	4	3
20.		Andrei Pribylsky (D)	52	1	5	6	16	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
21.		Artemi Nizameyev (LW/RW)	14	2	3	5	0	0
22.		Michal Čajkovský (D)	16	2	3	5	40	1	5	1	0	1	7	-2
23.		Vladislav Yusupov (D)	21	1	2	3	8	-2
24.		Fyodor Kroshchinsky (D)	24	1	2	3	23	-1
25.		Alexei Rykmanov (RW/LW)	27	1	2	3	0	-4	4	0	1	1	0	1
26.		Alexander Kisakov (RW/LW)	8	0	3	3	2	1
27.		Stepan Gorbunov (C)	29	2	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
28.		Ruslan Aglamzyanov (C)	23	1	1	2	4	-9
29.		Yaroslav Fedoseyev (D)	9	1	0	1	2	7	3	0	0	0	0	-1
30.		Yegor Rykov (D)	3	0	1	1	0	0
31.		Alexander Kirpichnikov (D)	7	0	1	1	2	-2
32.		Alexander Tertyshny (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
33.		Nikita Smirnov (D)	3	0	0	0	0	0
34.		Dominik Mikanovich (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-1
35.		Mark Rodionov (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-1

Traktor Chelyabinsk — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
KHL
1.		Dmitri Nikolayev (G)	9	1.89	.943	4	4	1	1	539:21	281	5	2.44	.916
2.		Saveli Sherstnev (G)	12	2.12	.918	5	4	0	2	566:38	224	0
3.		Sergei Mylnikov (G)	31	2.75	.910	14	11	3	2	1637:45	754
4.		Denis Utenkov (G)	1	2.02	.909	1	0	0	0	29:39	10
5.		Chris Driedger (G)	23	3.05	.897	8	9	2	1	1199:57	532
6.		Dmitri Lozebnikov (G)	2	4.22	.854	0	2	0	0	99:26	41
7.		Danil Mosharov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Traktor Chelyabinsk Staff

Head CoachBenoît Groulx
Head CoachYevgeni Koreshkov
Asst. CoachDmitri Chernykh
Asst. CoachYevgeni Koreshkov
Asst. CoachRaphaël-Pier Richer
Asst. CoachMario Richer
Asst. CoachAndrei Shayanov
Asst. CoachSergei Zubov
Goaltending CoachPeter Skrabelj
General ManagerAlexei Volkov
Team ManagerAnton Balakhnin
AnalystDmitri Kostromitin
CEOIvan Savin
Chief of StaffAlexei Petrov
Conditioning CoachMikhail Butuyev
Conditioning CoachKirill Garifullin

2025-2026 Traktor Chelyabinsk Captains

"C"

Alexander Kadeikin

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 Traktor Chelyabinsk Demographics

Traktor Chelyabinsk Facts

Plays in: Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + White
Town: Chelyabinsk, RUS Map
Founded: 1947

2025-2026 Traktor Chelyabinsk Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
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Experience

Traktor Chelyabinsk: 2 727 GP
NHL: 757 GP
WC: 55 GP
OG: 29 GP
KHL: 7 415 GP
Czechia: 68 GP
AHL: 1 813 GP
NL: 6 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Ledovaya Arena Traktor
Location: Chelyabinsk, RUS
Capacity: 7 500
Construction Year: 2009

A photo of arena: Ledovaya Arena Traktor

Traktor Chelyabinsk Games

Traktor Chelyabinsk — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 05:00 PM GMT+3	SKA St. Petersburg	Traktor Chelyabinsk	-	KHL
11/13/2026 07:00 PM GMT+3	Severstal Cherepovets	Traktor Chelyabinsk	-	KHL
11/10/2026 05:00 PM GMT+3	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Shanghai Dragons	5 - 2	KHL
11/08/2026 02:00 PM GMT+3	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	2 - 3 (SO)	KHL
11/06/2026 05:00 PM GMT+3	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Ak Bars Kazan	5 - 3	KHL

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Latest Transactions

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Alexei Rykmanov (F)	Lada Togliatti	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Andrei Chivilyov (F)	Lada Togliatti	Details
10/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Alexander Kisakov (F)	Sibir Novosibirsk	Details
10/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Semyon Zhbanov (G)	Akhmat-Granit Grozny	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Vladislav Yusupov (D)	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	joining	Dmitri Breus (D)	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Details
09/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Michal Čajkovský (D)	Vlci Zilina	Details
09/05/2026	Extension		Artyom Udot (F)		Details

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Traktor Chelyabinsk History and Standings

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	KHL	25	9	2	-	4	10	26	57	62	1.04	4	-
2025-2026	KHL	68	28	5	-	9	26	75	205	195	1.1	6	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	KHL	68	38	7	-	6	17	96	223	159	1.41	1	Final loss
2023-2024	KHL	68	27	10	-	6	25	80	183	167	1.18	6	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	KHL	68	23	8	-	10	27	72	169	190	1.06	9	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	KHL	49	22	12	-	3	12	71	152	119	1.45	2	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	KHL	60	27	7	-	6	20	74	157	143	1.23	5	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	KHL	62	20	5	-	6	31	56	132	161	0.9	11	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	KHL	62	18	9	-	4	31	58	102	151	0.94	8	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	KHL	56	26	7	-	4	19	96	129	121	1.71	3	Conference Final loss
2016-2017	KHL	60	27	3	-	10	20	97	130	120	1.62	4	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	KHL	60	17	12	-	8	23	83	132	151	1.38	10	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	KHL	60	21	8	-	7	24	86	144	154	1.43	7	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	KHL	54	18	7	-	7	22	75	126	148	1.39	9	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	KHL	52	28	3	-	8	13	98	152	120	1.88	3	Final loss
2011-2012	KHL	54	32	7	-	4	11	114	163	116	2.11	1	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	KHL	54	14	8	-	6	26	64	142	166	1.19	9	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	KHL	56	18	3	-	4	31	64	137	192	1.14	7	Conference QF Loss
2008-2009	KHL	56	24	2	-	8	22	84	142	166	1.5	12	Last 16 loss
2007-2008	Russia	57	20	5	-	6	26	76	162	186	1.33	14	Eighth Final Loss
2006-2007	Russia	54	12	2	-	3	27	53	103	141	0.98	17	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Russia2	48	35	0	6	3	1	114	172	66	2.38	1	Champion
2004-2005	Russia2	52	34	0	5	1	12	108	168	88	2.08	3	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Russia2	52	30	1	3	1	17	96	134	105	1.85	3	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	Russia2	52	20	2	9	1	20	74	115	108	1.42	8	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Russia2	56	19	7	2	2	26	75	161	170	1.34	9	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Russia2	14	3	0	1	0	10	10	30	60	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
	Russia2	48	27	1	4	1	15	88	140	104	1.83	4	Final group
1999-2000	Russia2	14	3	1	1	1	8	13	36	54	0.93	8	Did not make playoffs
	Russia2	40	19	0	6	2	13	65	116	86	1.63	4	Final group

Traktor Chelyabinsk Tournament Statistics

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2013-2014	Nadezhda Cup	9	2	2	0	1	4	11	18	23	1.22	5	Semifinal loss
1994-1995	Spengler Cup	4	1	-	-	-	3	2	8	11	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	Spengler Cup	4	2	-	-	-	2	4	17	16	1	3	Did not make playoffs
1988-1989	Soviet League Cup	10	5	-	0	-	5	10	28	25	1	3	Did not make playoffs
1975-1976	Stjärncupen	3	3	-	0	-	0	6	17	8	2	1	-
1973-1974	Spengler Cup	4	3	-	0	-	1	6	29	10	1.5	2	No playoffs held
1972-1973	SovSport Cup	4	3	-	0	-	1	6	22	13	1.5	2	-
1971-1972	SovSport Cup	4	2	-	0	-	2	4	14	16	1	3	Did not make playoffs

Traktor Chelyabinsk Retired Numbers

#4 Artyom Kopot (D)

Traktor Chelyabinsk Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Martin Ruzicka (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	17	5	16	21	0
2.	Andrew Calof (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	17	7	12	19	8
3.	Sergei Drugalya (D)	2026-2027	HK Norilsk	VHL	20	5	14	19	4
4.	Vladimir Tkachyov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	24	5	14	19	14
5.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2026-2027	Avangard Omsk	KHL	23	8	10	18	18
6.	Vasili Glotov (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	24	6	12	18	8
7.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	23	8	8	16	8
8.	Nikita Nesterov (D)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	25	0	16	16	2
9.	Matvei Guskov (F)	2026-2027	HK Sochi	KHL	23	5	10	15	18
10.	Nick Bailen (D)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	16	3	12	15	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.57
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	26.16
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.19
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.05
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.69

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valeri Belousov (F)	419	216	189	405
2.	Anatoli Kartayev (F)	376	164	130	294
3.	Nikolai Shorin (F)	444	148	119	267
4.	Nikolai Bets (F)	438	182	81	263
5.	Pavel Lazarev (F)	396	95	136	231

Franchise All-Time Goals

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valeri Belousov (F)	419	216	189	405
2.	Nikolai Bets (F)	438	182	81	263
3.	Anatoli Kartayev (F)	376	164	130	294
4.	Nikolai Shorin (F)	444	148	119	267
5.	Yuri Shumakov (F)	650	123	94	217

Franchise All-Time Assists

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Valeri Belousov (F)	419	216	189	405
2.	Anton Glinkin (F)	514	72	146	218
3.	Anatoli Chistyakov (F)	305	78	139	217
4.	Pavel Lazarev (F)	396	95	136	231
5.	Anatoli Kartayev (F)	376	164	130	294

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Alexander Sazonov (D)	437	32	94	602
2.	Yevgeni Galkin (F)	411	99	204	568
3.	Pavel Lazarev (F)	396	95	231	506
4.	Anatoli Timofeyev (D)	409	38	96	478
5.	Oleg Piganovich (D)	211	31	72	428

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Yuri Shumakov (F)	650	123	94	217
2.	Andrei Popov (F)	572	104	101	205
3.	Gennadi Tsygurov (D)	532	41	28	69
4.	Alexander Rozhkov (F)	518	94	61	155
5.	Anton Glinkin (F)	514	72	146	218

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Joshua Leivo (F)	62	26	65	1.05
2.	Valeri Belousov (F)	419	216	405	0.97
3.	Mikhail Grigorenko (F)	86	31	74	0.86
4.	Vyacheslav Bykov (F)	95	48	80	0.84
5.	Tomas Hyka (F)	145	42	118	0.81

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Maxim Shabanov (F)	2024-2025	KHL	65	23	44	67	1.03	18
2.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	26	39	65	1.05	28
3.	Mikhail Grigorenko (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	24	35	59	0.95	14
4.	Vitali Kravtsov (F)	2024-2025	KHL	66	27	31	58	0.88	4
5.	Valeri Belousov (F)	1980-1981	Soviet	48	23	35	58	1.21	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Nikolai Bets (F)	1965-1966	Soviet2	47	28	7	35	0.74	28
2.	Vitali Kravtsov (F)	2024-2025	KHL	66	27	31	58	0.88	4
3.	Pavel Lazarev (F)	1994-1995	Russia	52	27	23	50	0.96	48
4.	Nikolai Bets (F)	1967-1968	Soviet2	35	27	9	36	1.03	16
5.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	26	39	65	1.05	28

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Maxim Shabanov (F)	2024-2025	KHL	65	23	44	67	1.03	18
2.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	26	39	65	1.05	28
3.	Nick Bailen (D)	2021-2022	KHL	49	6	36	42	0.86	53
4.	Mikhail Grigorenko (F)	2025-2026	KHL	62	24	35	59	0.95	14
5.	Valeri Belousov (F)	1980-1981	Soviet	48	23	35	58	1.21	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Traktor Chelyabinsk — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Denis Bayev (D)	2007-2008	Russia	44	3	3	6	0.14	251
2.	Martin Grenier (D)	2008-2009	KHL	46	2	6	8	0.17	211
3.	Martin Grenier (D)	2009-2010	KHL	46	0	8	8	0.17	177
4.	Oleg Piganovich (D)	2007-2008	Russia	56	22	6	28	0.50	173
5.	Yevgeni Skachkov (F)	2009-2010	KHL	51	22	14	36	0.71	143

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:

- Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk (1947-1953)
- Avangard Chelyabinsk (1954-1958)
- Traktor Chelyabinsk (1958-)