Team Facts
Plays in Kontinental Hockey League Town Balashikha, RUS Founded 1996

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#83 Maxim Dorozhko (G) 24 1998 6'3" 209 L 23/24
#40 Igor Saprykin (G) 31 1992 Moskva, RUS 5'11" 179 L 22/23
#44 Dmitri Shikin (G) 31 1991 Elektrostal, RUS 6'0" 205 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#17 Roman Abrosimov (D) 28 1994 Kazan, RUS 6'5" 223 L 22/23
#5 Artyom Borodkin (D) 31 1991 Chelyabinsk, RUS 5'11" 203 L 22/23
#7 Yaroslav Busygin (D) 19 2003 Korkino, RUS 6'3" 187 L 22/23
#2 Igor Golovkov (D)   “A” 32 1990 Moskva, RUS 6'4" 209 L 22/23
#79 Jérémy Roy (D)   “A” 25 1997 Richelieu, QC, CAN 6'0" 194 R 22/23
#77 Vyacheslav Sarayev (D) 22 2000 Podolsk, RUS 6'0" 185 L 22/23
#56 Vladislav Valentsov (D) 26 1996 Tyumen, RUS 6'2" 203 L 22/23
#63 Alexei Volgin (D) 32 1990 Samara, RUS 6'0" 194 L 22/23
#59 Yegor Voronkov (D) 26 1997 Podolsk, RUS 6'0" 176 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#93 Ilya Arkalov (W/C) 29 1993 Moskva, RUS 6'2" 201 L 22/23
#9
Daniel Butsayev (F) 21 2001 Grand Rapids, MI, USA 6'1" 176 R 22/23
#10 Vladimir Galuzin (C)   “C” 34 1988 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 5'11" 174 L 22/23
#75 Nikita Goncharov (F) 23 1999 Orel, RUS 5'11" 207 R 22/23
#74 Tyler Graovac (C) 29 1993 Brampton, ON, CAN 6'5" 207 L 22/23
#88 Vladislav Kara (RW/LW) Toronto Maple Leafs 24 1998 Salekhard, RUS 6'1" 196 L 22/23
#81 Dmitri Kugryshev (LW) 33 1990 Balakovo, RUS 5'11" 187 R 22/23
#25 Vitali Popov (C)   “C” 30 1992 Yekaterinburg, RUS 6'1" 187 L 22/23
#92 Kirill Rasskazov (C) 30 1992 Omsk, RUS 6'1" 198 L 22/23
#38 Mikhail Smolin (LW/RW) 25 1997 Nizhny Novgorod, RUS 6'0" 179 R 22/23
#18 Stepan Starkov (F) 23 1999 Shchebekino, RUS 6'1" 190 L 22/23
#20 Scott Wilson (C/LW) 30 1992 Oakville, ON, CAN 5'11" 176 L 22/23
#85 Alexander Yaremchuk (RW) 23 1999 Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS 5'11" 192 L 22/23
#99 Stanislav Yarovoy (F) 19 2003 Tuymazy, RUS 5'11" 183 R 22/23
#27 Ivan Yezhov (F) 22 2000 Nizhnevartovsk, RUS 6'3" 192 L 22/23
#70 Ivan Zinchenko (C) 21 2002 Rostov-na-Donu, RUS 6'2" 209 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 16 | Av Age: 26.54 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 194 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 25 players
3 players Experience Vityaz Moscow Region: 2 531 GP
NHL: 277 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 9 GP
KHL: 5 884 GP
AHL: 756 GP Affiliated Team(s) MHK Atlant Mytishchi (MHL)
Russkie Vityazi (MHL)
Ryazan-VDV (VHL)
Vityaz Podolsk U16 (Russia U16)
Vityaz Podolsk U16 (Not Active (Russia))
Vityaz Podolsk U16 (Russia U16)
Vityaz Podolsk U17 (Russia U17)
Vityaz Podolsk U17 (Not Active (Russia))
Vityaz Podolsk U17 (Not Active (Russia))
Vityaz Podolsk U18 (Not Active (Russia))
Vityaz Podolsk U18 (Not Active (Russia))
Vityaz Podolsk U18 (Not Active (Russia))
Team Captains
“C” Vitali Popov
Vladimir Galuzin “A” Jérémy Roy
Igor Golovkov
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Arena Balashikha Location Balashikha Capacity 5 525 Construction Year 2007
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-02-02T19:00:00+0300 Vityaz Moscow Region HK Sochi - KHL
2023-01-29T17:00:00+0300 Vityaz Moscow Region Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 - 1 (SO) KHL
2023-01-27T19:30:00+0300 HK Sochi Vityaz Moscow Region 0 - 2 KHL
2023-01-26T19:30:00+0300 HK Sochi Vityaz Moscow Region 2 - 5 KHL
2023-01-24T19:00:00+0300 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Vityaz Moscow Region 3 - 1 KHL
2023-01-22T17:00:00+0300 Kunlun Red Star Vityaz Moscow Region 0 - 1 KHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
12/23/2022
12/23/2022 Confirmed Leaving Vladimir Barabanov (F) Leaving for SKA St. Petersburg
12/23/2022 Confirmed Leaving Daniil Ilyin (F) Leaving for Dizel Penza
12/13/2022
12/13/2022 Confirmed Leaving Alexander Avtsin (F) Leaving for HC Presov
11/21/2022
11/21/2022 Confirmed Joining Dmitri Kugryshev (F) Joining from Spartak Moskva
10/27/2022
10/27/2022 Confirmed Joining Daniil Ilyin (F) Joining from Dizel Penza
10/26/2022
10/26/2022 Confirmed Leaving Kirill Steklov (D) Leaving for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
09/30/2022
09/30/2022 Confirmed Leaving Vitali Menshikov (D) Leaving for Unknown
09/17/2022
09/17/2022 Confirmed Leaving Stepan Urulin (F) Leaving for Polyot Rybinsk
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Vityaz Podolsk-Chekhov
1997-1998 Russia4 18 17 0 1 - - 117 34 34 1.89 1 Conference Champion
Vityaz Podolsk
1998-1999 Russia2 14 3 4 7 - - 42 48 10 0.71 5 -
1999-2000 Russia2 44 30 5 7 1 1 179 101 98 2.23 2 Final group
Russia2 14 6 2 4 2 0 43 36 24 1.71 3 -
2000-2001 Russia 34 6 3 23 1 1 56 98 24 0.71 17 -
Russia 10 3 2 3 1 1 21 24 14 1.40 5 Relegated
2001-2002 Russia2 56 39 6 10 1 0 199 92 125 2.23 2 Final group
Russia2 14 7 2 4 1 0 30 25 25 1.79 3 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 Russia2 48 15 5 24 1 3 129 167 55 1.15 9 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 Russia2 60 35 11 13 0 1 171 120 117 1.95 3 Quarterfinal loss
Vityaz Chekhov
2004-2005 Russia2 52 32 3 14 1 2 154 113 103 1.98 4 Final loss
2005-2006 Russia 51 11 - 32 1 1 89 149 42 0.82 17 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 Russia 54 17 - 26 1 6 127 147 63 1.17 15 Eighth Final Loss
2007-2008 Russia 57 16 - 28 6 7 151 181 67 1.18 18 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 KHL 56 6 - 33 5 12 134 225 40 0.71 23 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 KHL 56 13 - 33 5 5 142 216 54 0.96 23 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 KHL 54 13 - 32 4 5 119 178 52 0.96 21 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 KHL 54 10 - 36 6 2 108 193 44 0.81 23 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 KHL 52 11 - 26 7 8 119 151 55 1.06 22 Did not make playoffs
Vityaz Podolsk
2013-2014 KHL 54 12 - 26 6 10 110 147 58 1.07 24 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 KHL 60 20 - 28 6 6 152 186 78 1.30 20 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 KHL 60 17 - 32 8 3 129 166 70 1.17 24 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 KHL 60 26 - 22 7 5 162 158 97 1.62 11 Conference QF loss
2017-2018 KHL 56 17 - 27 4 8 131 160 67 1.20 21 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 KHL 62 23 - 27 5 7 134 169 63 1.02 15 Conference QF loss
2019-2020 KHL 62 19 - 24 8 11 137 166 65 1.05 14 Conference QF loss
2020-2021 KHL 60 21 - 28 6 5 155 175 59 0.98 17 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 KHL 48 9 - 20 6 13 121 149 43 0.90 19 Did not make playoffs
Vityaz Moscow Region
2022-2023 KHL 57 20 - 20 9 8 144 143 66 1.16 6 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1997-1998 Russia4 2 2 0 0 - - 20 2 4 2.00 1 Champion

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Stepan Urulin (F) 2022-2023 Polyot Rybinsk NMHL 30 15 35 50 14
2. Artemi Panarin (F) 2022-2023 New York Rangers NHL 49 12 38 50 20
3. Ildar Shiksatdarov (F) 2022-2023 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk VHL 43 20 27 47 45
4. Alexander Vasilyev (F) 2022-2023 Steaua Bucuresti Romania 21 15 29 44 24
5. Jaakko Rissanen (F) 2022-2023 KalPa Liiga 43 12 30 42 24
6. Semyon Demidov (F) 2022-2023 SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL 26 24 17 41 22
7. Bogdan Potekhin (F) 2022-2023 Sokol Krasnoyarsk VHL 39 17 23 40 26
8. Alexander Komaristy (F) 2022-2023 Dynamo St. Petersburg VHL 44 8 32 40 22
9. Miro Aaltonen (F) 2022-2023 EHC Kloten NL 42 11 27 38 20
10. Kaspars Daugavins (F) 2022-2023 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 45 17 20 37 10
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 256 98 132 230
2. Alexei Makeyev (F) 381 86 101 187
3. Maxim Afinogenov (F) 268 80 84 164
4. Miro Aaltonen (F) 198 57 95 152
5. Oleg Voshchenikin (F) 268 67 81 148
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 256 98 132 230
2. Alexei Makeyev (F) 381 86 101 187
3. Maxim Afinogenov (F) 268 80 84 164
4. Oleg Voshchenikin (F) 268 67 81 148
5. Vladislav Poperechny (F) 255 61 70 131
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 256 98 132 230
2. Alexei Makeyev (F) 381 86 101 187
3. Miro Aaltonen (F) 198 57 95 152
4. Maxim Afinogenov (F) 268 80 84 164
5. Oleg Voshchenikin (F) 268 67 81 148
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Darcy Verot (F) 125 6 17 1221
2. Igor Golovkov (D) 609 7 49 739
3. Reid Simpson (F) 77 3 13 531
4. Denis Sergeyev (F) 347 38 74 528
5. Chris Simon (F) 113 37 80 457
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Igor Golovkov (D) 609 7 42 49
2. Alexei Makeyev (F) 381 86 101 187
3. Denis Sergeyev (F) 347 38 36 74
4. Yegor Voronkov (D) 347 8 23 31
5. Alexei Kochegarov (F) 316 60 68 128
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Pavel Shindyapin (F) 49 30 70 1.43
2. Andrei Dolgov (F) 30 17 41 1.37
3. Sergei Shilov (F) 49 37 65 1.33
4. Andrei Shindyapin (F) 46 33 61 1.33
5. Alexei Zhamnov (F) 24 5 27 1.13
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Justin Danforth (F) 2020-2021 KHL 58 23 32 55 0.95 50
2. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 2004-2005 Russia2 42 24 28 52 1.24 54
3. Vladislav Poperechny (F) 2003-2004 Russia2 57 24 27 51 0.89 34
4. Alexei Kopeikin (F) 2016-2017 KHL 60 21 30 51 0.85 16
5. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 2007-2008 Russia 50 16 35 51 1.02 52
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Niko Ojamäki (F) 2021-2022 KHL 48 29 14 43 0.90 6
2. Valeri Belov (F) 1999-2000 Russia2 44 26 24 50 1.14 44
3. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 2004-2005 Russia2 42 24 28 52 1.24 54
4. Vladislav Poperechny (F) 2003-2004 Russia2 57 24 27 51 0.89 34
5. Yaroslav Lyuzenkov (F) 2003-2004 Russia2 60 24 18 42 0.70 84
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Alexander Korolyuk (F) 2007-2008 Russia 50 16 35 51 1.02 52
2. Justin Danforth (F) 2020-2021 KHL 58 23 32 55 0.95 50
3. Valeri Belov (F) 2002-2003 Russia2 47 18 32 50 1.06 52
4. Kaspars Daugavins (F) 2020-2021 KHL 58 17 32 49 0.84 38
5. Miro Aaltonen (F) 2021-2022 KHL 44 10 32 42 0.95 10
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Darcy Verot (F) 2007-2008 Russia 43 2 2 4 0.09 508
2. Darcy Verot (F) 2009-2010 KHL 34 1 4 5 0.15 374
3. Reid Simpson (F) 2005-2006 Russia 41 0 3 3 0.07 300
4. Kip Brennan (F) 2011-2012 KHL 14 1 0 1 0.07 240
5. Chris Simon (F) 2008-2009 KHL 40 8 19 27 0.68 236
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 194 lbs 26.54
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 25.72
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 201 lbs 26.96
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 196 lbs 26.83
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 196 lbs 27.44
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team names:

- Vityaz Podolsk (1996-2004)
- Vityaz Chekhov (2004-2013)
- Vityaz Podolsk (2013- )