Team Facts

2019-2020 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#39 Anders Lindbäck (G) 31 1988 Gävle, SWE 6'6" 220 L 19/20
#50 Dmitri Menshatov (G) 17 2002 Chaikovsky, RUS 5'9" 152 L
#30 Nikolai Molkov (G) 24 1995 Kstovo, RUS 5'10" 157 R 20/21
#90 Andrei Tikhomirov (G) 24 1995 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 6'2" 207 L 20/21
DEFENSEMEN
#45 Artyom Alyayev (D) 24 1995 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 5'9" 181 L 19/20
#8 Denis Barantsev (D)   “C” 27 1992 Togliatti, RUS 6'0" 185 L 19/20
#5 Chay Genoway (D) 32 1986 Morden, MB, CAN 5'9" 161 L 19/20
#3 Kirill Melyakov (D) 21 1997 Yaroslavl, RUS 5'11" 192 R 19/20
#51 Maxim Mineyev (D) 22 1997 Omsk, RUS 6'1" 201 L 20/21
#85 Georgi Misharin (D) 34 1985 Yekaterinburg, RUS 6'2" 216 L 19/20
#74 Mikhail Orlov (D) 27 1992 Moskva, RUS 6'2" 201 L 20/21
#24 Anton Volchenkov (D)   “A” 37 1982 Moskva, RUS 6'0" 236 L 19/20
#2 Sergei Zborovsky (D) 22 1997 Moskva, RUS 6'4" 209 R 19/20
FORWARDS
#93 Andrei Belevich (C) 22 1997 Grodno, BLR 6'2" 203 L 19/20
#71 Stanislav Bocharov (LW/RW) 28 1991 Khabarovsk, RUS 5'11" 201 L 19/20
#27 Sergei Goncharuk (F) 20 1999 Togliatti, RUS 5'10" 159 L 20/21
#16 Quinton Howden (C/LW) 27 1992 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 196 L 19/20
#58 Daniil Ilyin (C) 24 1995 Penza, RUS 5'11" 190 L 20/21
#79 Andrei Nikonov (F) 17 2002 Cheboksary, RUS 6'4" 212 L 21/22
#95 Denis Pochivalov (F) 18 2001 Pervomaysk, RUS 6'0" 194 R 20/21
#81 Ty Rattie (RW) 26 1993 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'0" 194 R 19/20
#10 Jordan Schroeder (C/RW) 29 1990 Lakeville, MN, USA 5'9" 174 R 19/20
#33 Viktor Shakhvorostov (LW) 24 1995 Kazan, RUS 6'1" 172 R 19/20
#12 Anton Shenfeld (LW/RW) 26 1993 Magnitogorsk, RUS 5'11" 172 L 19/20
#38 Mikhail Smolin (LW/RW) 22 1997 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 5'11" 201 R 20/21
#89 Donat Stalnov (C) 20 1999 Yaroslavl, RUS 5'11" 196 L 19/20
#21 Paul Szczechura (C/RW) 33 1985 Brantford, ON, CAN 5'11" 196 R 19/20
#83 Kirill Urakov (F) 21 1997 Izhevsk, RUS 6'0" 196 L 20/21
#18 Mikhail Varnakov (RW)   “A” 34 1985 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 5'9" 201 L 19/20
#98 Danil Veryayev (RW) 21 1998 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 5'9" 183 L 19/20
#88 Damir Zhafyarov (LW) 25 1994 Moskva, RUS 5'9" 170 L 19/20
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Team Staff

Team Facts
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
  • Arena Name Nagorny
  • Location Nizhny Novgorod, RUS
  • Capacity 5 600
  • Construction Year 1965
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/11/2019
11/11/2019 Confirmed Joining Yan Sinkevich (G) Joining from Metallurg Novokuznetsk
11/06/2019
11/06/2019 Confirmed Leaving Vladislav Mikhalchuk (F) Leaving for Prince George Cougars
10/29/2019
10/29/2019 Confirmed Joining Ty Rattie (F) Joining from Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
10/16/2019
10/16/2019 Confirmed Joining Maxim Rastvorov (F) Joining from Vityaz Podolsk
10/16/2019 Confirmed Leaving Pavel Varfolomeyev (F) Leaving for Vityaz Podolsk
09/09/2019
09/09/2019 Confirmed Joining Ilya Berestennikov (F) Joining from Amur Khabarovsk
09/09/2019 Confirmed Leaving Pavel Medvedev (D) Leaving for Amur Khabarovsk
08/30/2019
08/30/2019 Confirmed Leaving Barry Brust (G) Leaving for HC Slovan Bratislava
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1992-1993 Russia 42 13 8 21 - - 96 115 34 8 First round loss
1993-1994 Russia 46 17 11 18 - - 116 125 45 15 First round loss
1994-1995 Russia 52 26 10 16 - - 137 111 62 4 First round loss
1995-1996 Russia 26 13 0 13 - - 72 61 26 9 -
Russia 26 17 4 5 - - 74 43 44 16 Eight final loss
1996-1997 Russia 24 6 4 14 - - 47 64 19 11 Saved in relegation
1997-1998 Russia 26 9 4 13 - - 48 57 22 11 Relegated
1998-1999 Russia2 - - - - - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Russia 38 15 3 18 2 0 86 98 52 13 Eight final loss
2000-2001 Russia 34 12 6 13 2 1 75 78 47 11 -
Russia 10 2 1 5 1 0 25 36 9 6 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 Russia 51 7 6 31 1 6 85 169 35 18 Relegated
2002-2003 Russia2 - - - - - - - - - - -
2003-2004 Russia 60 12 5 38 3 2 95 171 49 16 Relegated
2004-2005 Russia2 - - - - - - - - - - -
2005-2006 Russia2 - - - - - - - - - - -
2006-2007 Russia2 - - - - - - - - - - -
2007-2008 Russia 57 13 - 34 6 4 125 166 55 20 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 KHL 56 24 - 24 4 4 162 162 84 11 Conference QF Loss
2009-2010 KHL 56 22 - 27 2 5 154 163 75 15 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 KHL 54 18 - 25 8 3 144 151 73 17 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 KHL 54 24 - 17 6 7 157 132 91 7 Conference SF loss
2012-2013 KHL 52 19 - 23 2 8 142 146 69 20 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 KHL 54 25 - 17 7 5 153 121 94 9 Conference QF loss
2014-2015 KHL 60 22 - 22 8 8 153 144 90 12 Conference QF loss
2015-2016 KHL 60 23 - 16 10 11 163 137 100 11 Conference SF loss
2016-2017 KHL 60 27 - 18 8 7 145 124 104 9 Conference QF loss
2017-2018 KHL 56 23 - 19 6 8 116 127 89 11 Conference QF loss
2018-2019 KHL 62 20 - 25 7 10 176 193 64 14 Conference QF loss
2019-2020 KHL 30 16 - 14 6 2 87 80 34 3 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1971-1972 Expolaris Cup 6 5 1 0 - - 35 14 11 1 -
SovSport Cup 4 2 2 0 - - 20 13 6 2 Did not make playoffs
1972-1973 Spengler Cup 4 3 0 1 - - 21 9 6 2 No playoffs held
SovSport Cup 4 3 0 1 - - 18 7 6 1 -
1973-1974 Expolaris Cup 5 5 0 0 - - 36 13 10 -
1974-1975 Expolaris Cup 4 3 0 1 - - 26 11 6 2 -
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Maxim Kitsyn (F) 2019-2020 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 26 14 14 28 17
2. Alexander Syomin (F) 2019-2020 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 22 10 13 23 24
3. Albert Vishnyakov (F) 2019-2020 Beibarys Atyrau Kazakhstan 24 11 11 22 20
4. Jaroslav Bednar (F) 2019-2020 HC Vrchlabi Czech3 12 10 12 22 14
5. Sergei Tverdokhlebov (F) 2019-2020 Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan 27 9 13 22 10
6. Juuso Hietanen (D) 2019-2020 Dynamo Moskva KHL 28 8 11 19 12
7. Fredrik Pettersson (F) 2019-2020 ZSC Lions NLA 20 6 12 18 8
8. Jarkko Immonen (F) 2019-2020 JYP Liiga 21 9 7 16 8
9. Joakim Lindström (F) 2019-2020 Skellefteå AIK SHL 18 8 8 16 6
10. Brandon McMillan (F) 2019-2020 Dinamo Riga KHL 25 7 9 16 32
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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. Vladimir Kovin (F) 536 171 142 313
4. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 553 175 129 304
5. Anatoli Vodopyanov (F) 616 146 117 263
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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. Alexei Mishin (F) 471 182 72 215
4. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 553 175 129 304
5. Vladimir Kovin (F) 536 171 142 313
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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. Maxim Potapov (F) 576 86 144 230
4. Vladimir Kovin (F) 536 171 142 313
5. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 553 175 129 304
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Vladimir Kovin (F) 536 171 313 570
2. Vadim Galikhmanov (D) 388 17 53 525
3. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 553 175 304 406
4. Anatoli Vodopyanov (F) 616 146 263 406
5. Mikhail Presnyakov (D) 608 49 135 398
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Anatoli Vodopyanov (F) 616 146 117 263
2. Mikhail Presnyakov (D) 608 49 86 135
3. Oleg Namestnikov (D) 608 29 61 90
4. Yuri Fyodorov (D) 577 102 90 192
5. Maxim Potapov (F) 576 86 144 230
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Leonids Tambijevs (F) 41 30 57 1.390
2. Andrei Samokhvalov (F) 49 18 45 0.918
3. Alexander Syomin (F) 20 7 17 0.850
4. Charles Linglet (F) 53 20 45 0.849
5. Ryan Vesce (F) 69 29 58 0.841
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Leonids Tambijevs (F) 2002-2003 Russia2 41 30 27 57 1.39 28
2. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 1982-1983 Soviet 53 30 23 53 1.00 41
3. Pavel Brendl (F) 2008-2009 KHL 56 35 15 50 0.89 48
4. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 1979-1980 Soviet 44 30 20 50 1.14 27
5. Matt Ellison (F) 2010-2011 KHL 53 21 29 50 0.94 28
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Robert Sakharovsky (F) 1959-1960 Soviet - 36 - - - -
2. Pavel Brendl (F) 2008-2009 KHL 56 35 15 50 0.89 48
3. Leonids Tambijevs (F) 2002-2003 Russia2 41 30 27 57 1.39 28
4. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 1982-1983 Soviet 53 30 23 53 1.00 41
5. Mikhail Varnakov (F) 1979-1980 Soviet 44 30 20 50 1.14 27
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F) 2006-2007 Russia2 39 14 32 46 1.18 24
2. Peter Podhradský (D) 2008-2009 KHL 56 6 32 38 0.68 46
3. Sakari Salminen (F) 2013-2014 KHL 54 18 30 48 0.89 16
4. Konstantin Shafranov (F) 2004-2005 Russia2 50 17 30 47 0.94 24
5. Igor Melyakov (F) 2004-2005 Russia2 52 14 30 44 0.85 32
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Vladimir Galuzin (F) 2015-2016 KHL 42 10 18 28 0.67 95
2. Vadim Galikhmanov (D) 1994-1995 Russia 52 4 5 9 0.17 90
3. Maxim Ovchinnikov (F) 2002-2003 Russia2 46 12 20 32 0.70 89
4. Yegor Shastin (F) 2009-2010 KHL 46 11 10 21 0.46 88
5. Maxim Ovchinnikov (F) 2003-2004 Russia 57 6 10 16 0.28 88
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 25.13
2018-2019 View roster 5'11" 194 lbs 26.76
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 198 lbs 27.54
2016-2017 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 26.62
2015-2016 View roster 6'1" 201 lbs 27.68
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team names:

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