What league does Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk play in?

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk play in the KHL.

When was Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk founded?

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk was founded in 1968 in Nizhnekamsk, RUS, Russia.

Where is Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk based?

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is based in Nizhnekamsk, RUS.

Who is the head coach of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?

The head coach of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is Vladimir Krikunov.

What arena does Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk play in?

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk play their home games at Neftekhim Arena in Nizhnekamsk, RUS.

Who is the general manager of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?

The general manager of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is Rafik Yakubov.

What are the team colors of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk?

The team colors of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk are Dark Blue + White + Red + Grey.

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2009-2010 Season

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk were 31-21-4 in the 2009-10 KHL season with 93 points, 4th in the Eastern Conference and 9th overall.

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2009-2010 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
KHL
1.	Niklas Persson (C)	55	13	25	38	30	14	7	0	1	1	2	-1
2.	Maxim Yakutsenya (RW)	44	15	20	35	18	6	9	5	1	6	0	1
3.	Andrei Ivanov (LW/C)	56	22	12	34	26	14	9	2	0	2	2	-1
4.	Denis Arkhipov (C/LW)	55	14	15	29	48	0	4	1	0	1	4	-1
5.	Yevgeni Lapenkov (LW)	43	7	22	29	16	6
6.	Igor Polygalov (C)	51	14	13	27	42	2	9	0	1	1	18	-1
7.	Sergei Demagin (LW)	44	16	10	26	16	8	9	1	1	2	2	-1
8.	Maxim Pestushko (RW)	43	15	11	26	32	8	9	4	2	6	0	-1
9.	Alexander Bumagin (LW)	51	8	13	21	28	-4	3	0	0	0	0	0
10.	Yevgeni Ryasensky (D)	53	6	10	16	69	5	9	0	0	0	4	0
11.	Deron Quint (D)	42	5	11	16	22	-3	9	1	0	1	6	0
12.	Tomas Starosta (D)	53	4	10	14	66	8	9	1	2	3	4	-1
13.	Igor Yemeleyev (C)	34	4	8	12	22	-2	4	0	0	0	4	1
14.	Alexander Drozdetsky (RW)	26	4	7	11	14	-1	9	0	1	1	4	-2
15.	Nikolai Belov (D)	45	4	7	11	26	0	9	0	1	1	2	0
16.	Sergei Bernatsky (D)	50	1	10	11	62	5	9	0	1	1	2	-1
17.	Konstantin Makarov (LW)	32	5	4	9	20	-11
18.	Renat Mamashev (D)	30	1	8	9	30	11	9	0	5	5	4	0
19.	Dmitri Makarov (C)	34	5	3	8	57	-6	9	1	3	4	4	0
20.	Alexander Islamov (C)	8	1	5	6	0	3
21.	Pyotr Khokhryakov (C)	38	1	5	6	4	-4	3	0	0	0	2	0
22.	Eduard Lewandowski (RW)	11	3	2	5	6	3	9	0	0	0	4	0
23.	Sergei Konkov (LW)	12	1	4	5	6	3	9	1	2	3	2	1
24.	Vladimir Malevich (D)	17	1	4	5	12	-7
25.	Gennadi Razin (D)	40	1	3	4	34	2
26.	Ion-Georgi Kostev (D)	34	1	2	3	16	-2	9	0	0	0	0	0
27.	Igor Bortnikov (LW/RW)	12	2	0	2	4	-5	5	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Yaroslav Alshevsky (LW)	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Nikolai Syomin (D)	4	0	2	2	4	1
30.	Alexei Zavarukhin (C)	4	0	1	1	2	-2
31.	Andrei Kuzmin (LW)	19	0	1	1	41	-3
32.	Andrei Kruchinin (D)	32	0	1	1	39	-1
33.	Andrei Sergeyev (D)	1	0	0	0	2	0
34.	Airat Ziazov (C)	1	0	0	0	2	0
35.	Sergei Arekayev (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	-2
36.	Pavel Karpukhin (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0
37.	Vasili Smirnov (F)	4	0	0	0	2	-3
38.	Maxim Berezin (D)	5	0	0	0	2	1	9	0	0	0	10	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
KHL
1.	Vadim Tarasov (G)	30	2.84	.886	11	11	4	0	1561:57	575	1	4.51	.813
2.	Ivan Kasutin (G)	35	2.87	.885	19	10	1	1	1816:00	672	9	1.36	.954
3.	Linar Shigapov (G)	1	5.52	.800	0	0	0	0	10:52	4

2009-2010 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Staff

Head CoachVladimir Krikunov
Asst. CoachDmitri Balmin
Asst. CoachAirat Kadeykin
Asst. CoachIvan Krivonosov
Goaltending CoachFarit Zakirov
General ManagerRafik Yakubov
Team ManagerVladimir Storonkin
PresidentVladimir Busygin
Vice PresidentIgor Larionov

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Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Facts

Plays in: Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League
Team Colors: Dark Blue + White + Red + Grey
Town: Nizhnekamsk, RUS Map
Founded: 1968

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Experience

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: 3 193 GP
NHL: 815 GP
WC: 120 GP
OG: 9 GP
SHL: 458 GP
KHL: 2 666 GP
AHL: 359 GP
DEL: 566 GP
NL: 16 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk U16 (Russia U16)
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk U17 (Russia U17)
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk U18 (Russia U18)
Reaktor Nizhnekamsk (MHL)
Ryazan-VDV (VHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Neftekhim Arena
Location: Nizhnekamsk, RUS
Capacity: 5 500
Construction Year: 2005

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 11:00 AM UTC	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Sibir Novosibirsk	-	KHL
10/02/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Barys Astana	-	KHL
09/29/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Amur Khabarovsk	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	1 - 0	KHL
09/27/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Admiral Vladivostok	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	3 - 5	KHL
09/26/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Barys Astana	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	3 - 6	KHL

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Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	KHL	11	7	3	-	0	1	37	26	15	1.36	2	-
2025-2026	KHL	68	25	31	-	9	3	170	188	71	1.04	7	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	KHL	68	20	26	-	5	17	159	200	67	0.99	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	KHL	68	20	26	-	7	15	158	201	69	1.01	9	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	KHL	68	25	29	-	8	6	173	193	72	1.06	8	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	KHL	49	16	19	-	6	8	121	140	52	1.06	7	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	KHL	60	13	39	-	6	2	133	214	40	0.67	11	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	KHL	62	21	26	-	7	8	162	158	64	1.03	8	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	KHL	62	15	33	-	8	6	130	164	52	0.84	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	KHL	56	27	19	-	3	7	135	135	94	1.68	6	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	KHL	60	20	28	-	8	4	143	155	80	1.33	10	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	KHL	60	20	21	-	7	12	130	135	86	1.43	8	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	KHL	60	17	29	-	8	6	165	199	73	1.22	10	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	KHL	54	15	31	-	4	4	127	152	57	1.06	12	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	KHL	52	17	19	-	10	6	144	150	77	1.48	8	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	KHL	54	20	25	-	5	4	142	165	74	1.37	10	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	KHL	54	22	26	-	3	3	159	162	75	1.39	8	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	KHL	56	27	21	-	4	4	176	166	93	1.66	4	Conference SF Loss
2008-2009	KHL	56	22	24	-	3	7	146	140	79	1.41	14	Last 16 loss
2007-2008	Russia	57	16	25	-	8	8	125	144	72	1.26	15	Eighth Final Loss
2006-2007	Russia	54	19	24	-	2	1	126	130	70	1.3	12	Eighth Final Loss
2005-2006	Russia	51	18	20	-	1	2	117	116	68	1.33	11	Eighth Final Loss
2004-2005	Russia	60	26	23	7	2	2	141	130	91	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Russia	60	27	23	5	2	3	140	133	93	1.55	8	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Russia	51	17	25	6	3	0	108	136	63	1.24	12	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Russia	51	17	28	2	0	4	112	131	57	1.12	13	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Russia	10	5	3	2	0	0	21	17	17	1.7	3	Quarterfinal loss
	Russia	34	15	8	7	2	2	82	72	58	1.71	6	-
1999-2000	Russia	38	12	14	7	2	3	114	118	50	1.32	14	Eighth Final Loss
1998-1999	Russia	42	13	18	11	-	-	109	122	37	0.88	13	Eighth Final Loss

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2013-2014	Nadezhda Cup	7	4	1	0	0	2	13	7	14	2	3	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Libor Hudáček (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	6	2	7	9	2
2.	Alexander Belyayev (F)	2026-2027	Spartak Moskva	KHL	9	6	2	8	2
3.	Maxim Polkin (F)	2026-2027	Slavutich Smolensk	-	9	3	5	8	2
4.	Matt White (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	4	2	6	8	0
5.	Nikita Setdikov (F)	2026-2027	Lada Togliatti	KHL	11	2	6	8	0
6.	Ildar Shiksatdarov (F)	2026-2027	Bars Kazan	VHL	9	4	3	7	9
7.	Marat Khairullin (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	11	3	4	7	2
8.	Andrei Chivilyov (F)	2026-2027	Lada Togliatti	KHL	11	3	4	7	6
9.	Alexander Timiryov (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Zhlobin	-	8	1	6	7	0
10.	Albert Yarullin (D)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	11	1	6	7	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	25.82
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.58
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.41
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.97
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.91

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rinat Kasyanov (F)	434	87	144	231
2.	Maxim Pestushko (F)	406	96	99	195
3.	Dan Sexton (F)	241	60	134	194
4.	Andrei Belozyorov (F)	269	85	95	180
5.	Vasili Smirnov (F)	383	92	83	175

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Maxim Pestushko (F)	406	96	99	195
2.	Vasili Smirnov (F)	383	92	83	175
3.	Rinat Kasyanov (F)	434	87	144	231
4.	Igor Polygalov (F)	432	86	85	171
5.	Andrei Belozyorov (F)	269	85	95	180

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rinat Kasyanov (F)	434	87	144	231
2.	Dan Sexton (F)	241	60	134	194
3.	Yegor Milovzorov (F)	247	65	102	167
4.	Maxim Pestushko (F)	406	96	99	195
5.	Andrei Belozyorov (F)	269	85	95	180

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sergei Bernatsky (D)	186	7	42	377
2.	Maxim Pestushko (F)	406	96	195	291
3.	Albert Minnekayev (D)	279	41	72	282
4.	Dmitri Makarov (F)	212	44	111	278
5.	Maxim Berezin (D)	435	33	89	276

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Maxim Berezin (D)	435	33	56	89
2.	Rinat Kasyanov (F)	434	87	144	231
3.	Igor Polygalov (F)	432	86	85	171
4.	Maxim Pestushko (F)	406	96	99	195
5.	Vasili Smirnov (F)	383	92	83	175

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Andrei S. Makarov (F)	8	7	8	1.00
2.	Oleg Savchuk (F)	4	3	4	1.00
3.	Yuri Kovylyayev (F)	1	1	1	1.00
4.	Gleb Shaborshin (D)	1	0	1	1.00
5.	Gilbert Brulé (F)	37	12	32	0.86

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Dan Sexton (F)	2016-2017	51	13	50
2.	Andrei Pisarev (F)	1994-1995	57	30	49
3.	Andrei Belozyorov (F)	2025-2026	62	27	48
4.	Anvar Valiakhmetov (F)	1994-1995	61	32	47
5.	Dan Sexton (F)	2014-2015	49	19	47

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Anvar Valiakhmetov (F)	1994-1995	61	32	47
2.	Andrei Pisarev (F)	1994-1995	57	30	49
3.	Andrei Belozyorov (F)	2025-2026	62	27	48
4.	Igor Sinitsyn (F)	1994-1995	61	27	33
5.	Eduard Belozyortsev (F)	1994-1995	60	25	29

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Dan Sexton (F)	2016-2017	51	37	50
2.	Dan Sexton (F)	2017-2018	52	35	47
3.	Renat Mamashev (D)	2012-2013	52	32	42
4.	Dan Sexton (F)	2014-2015	49	28	47
5.	Yegor Milovzorov (F)	2014-2015	60	27	41

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dmitri Makarov (F)	2007-2008	56	35	159
2.	Sergei Bernatsky (D)	2007-2008	40	3	127
3.	Alexander Yudin (D)	2000-2001	39	6	125
4.	Sergei Bernatsky (D)	2008-2009	43	10	112
5.	Yevgeni Nurislamov (D)	2007-2008	57	13	111