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 Igor Averkin.

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 Nikolai Golyshev.

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2003-2004 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#40	Sergei Fadeyev (G)	54	1971	Chistopol, RUS	6'0"	165	L
	#30	Mikhail Shukayev (G)	46	1980	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	6'3"	216	L
	#20	Dmitri Yachanov (G)	54	1972	Kazan, RUS	6'0"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Alexander Barkunov (D)	45	1981	Novosibirsk, RUS	6'1"	203	R
	#13	Roman Cech (D)	54	1971	Havlickuv Brod, CZE	6'1"	196	L
	#6	Grigori Ivanin (D)	41	1985	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	6'1"	194	-
	#5	Torbjörn Johansson (D)	53	1973	Nyköping, SWE	6'1"	207	L
	#35	Dmitri Khramchenko (D)	51	1974	Saratov, RUS	5'9"	187	R
	#25	Maxym Linnik (D)	46	1979	Kyiv, UKR	6'4"	198	L
	#4	Oleg Namestnikov (D)	56	1970	Sarov, RUS	5'11"	203	L
	#33	Sergei Peretyagin (D)	42	1984	Kirovo-Chepetsk, RUS	6'0"	212	L
	#16	Andrei Poddyakon (D)	48	1977	Glazov, RUS	5'9"	212	R
	#2	Andrei Sobolev (D)	56	1969	Yaroslavl, RUS	5'10"	198	L
	#32	Sergei Sorokin (D)	56	1969	Dzerzhinsk, RUS	5'11"	190	L
	#39	Anton Starovoit (D/F)	44	1981	Apatity, RUS	6'0"	181	R
	#29	Evgueni Tsybouk (D)	48	1978	Chebarkul, RUS	6'0"	190	L
	#3	Mikhail Tyulyapkin (D)	42	1984	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	6'2"	240	L
	#2	Dmitri Ustyuzhanin (D)	50	1976	Yekaterinburg, RUS	5'10"	185	L
	#7	Oleg Volkov (D)	45	1981	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	6'1"	194	L
	#37	Sergei Zhurikov (D)	48	1977	Bishkek, KGZ	5'10"	187	R
	#23	Lukas Zib (D)	49	1977	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	6'1"	214	R
FORWARDS
	#18	Yevgeni Belukhin (C)	42	1983	Sarov, RUS	5'10"	181	L
	#28	Vasili Chistokletov (C)	49	1976	Rybinsk, RUS	6'2"	187	L
	#26	Alexander Frolov (F)	44	1982	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'11"	187	-
	#14	Alexei Gorshkov (C)	54	1971	Yaroslavl, RUS	5'11"	198	L
	#15	Dmitri Igoshin (F)	46	1980	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'7"	170	L
	#10	Sergei Kiselyov (F)	48	1978	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'9"	198	R
	#19	Andrei Kuzmin (LW)	45	1981	Penza, RUS	5'11"	209	L
	#12	Vitali Litvinenko (RW)	56	1970	Kharkiv, UKR	6'0"	194	L
	#27	Roman Malov (F)	48	1977	Novocheboksarsk, RUS	6'2"	196	L
	#34	Igor Melyakov (RW)	49	1976	Lipetsk, RUS	5'11"	216	L
	#38	Maxim Ovchinnikov (LW/C)	45	1981	Kirov, RUS	5'10"	203	L
	#24	Maxim Potapov (C/W)	46	1980	Voronezh, RUS	5'11"	187	L
	#32	Mikhail Sarmatin (LW)	53	1972	Kazan, RUS	6'2"	216	L
	#8	Maxim Savosin (C)	49	1976	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	6'1"	198	L
	#31	Konstantin Shafranov (RW)	57	1968	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	6'0"	198	L
	#22	Andrei Tarasenko (RW)		1968	Novosibirsk, RUS	5'10"	179	L
	#36	Pavel Torgayev (C)	60	1966	Bor, RUS	6'0"	190	L
	#29	Dmitri Tsyrul (LW)	47	1979	Glazov, RUS	6'0"	192	L
	#17	Mikhail Varnakov (RW)	41	1985	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'9"	201	L
	#9	Alexei Vorobyov (C)	47	1978	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'10"	172	L

Position: G: 2, D: 15, F: 18Av Age: 26.74 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 196 lbsCompare with other teams »

2003-2004 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Staff

Head CoachIgor Averkin
Head CoachGennadi Tsygurov
Asst. CoachIgor Averkin
Asst. CoachViktor Dobrokhotov
Goaltending CoachVladimir Vorobyov
General ManagerNikolai Golyshev
Sports ManagerNikolai Gorshkov
Dir. of Hockey OperationsAlexander Sukhov
Equipment ManagerAnatoli Sidarov

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Facts

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

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Experience

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: 4 474 GP
NHL: 60 GP
WC: 97 GP
OG: 35 GP
SHL: 265 GP
Liiga: 102 GP
Czechia: 549 GP
AHL: 104 GP
DEL: 271 GP
NL: 98 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: 12 164
Construction Year: 2026

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	4 - 3 (OT)	KHL
04/15/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	3 - 2 (OT)	KHL
04/13/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	2 - 4	KHL
04/11/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	4 - 1	KHL
04/09/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	4 - 3	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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Team names:

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