What league does Chaika Nizhny Novgorod play in?

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod play in the MHL.

When was Chaika Nizhny Novgorod founded?

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod was founded in 2010 in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS, Russia.

Where is Chaika Nizhny Novgorod based?

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod is based in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS.

Who is the head coach of Chaika Nizhny Novgorod?

The head coach of Chaika Nizhny Novgorod is Dmitri Gogolev.

Who is the captain of Chaika Nizhny Novgorod?

The captain of Chaika Nizhny Novgorod is Daniil Omelyusik.

What arena does Chaika Nizhny Novgorod play in?

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod play their home games at im. V.S. Konovalenko in Nizhny Novgorod, RUS.

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2024-2025 Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod were 34-11-7 in the 2024-25 MHL season with 75 points, 4th in the Eastern Conference - Gold Division and 11th overall.

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2024-2025 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Player Stats

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Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — 2024-2025 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
MHL
1.		Makar Opolinsky (LW)	49	13	22	35	43	11	14	4	4	8	2	3
2.		Viktor Fyodorov (C)	45	13	17	30	22	18	14	6	8	14	4	5
3.		Daniil Omelyusik (LW)	21	12	14	26	29	18	5	1	0	1	2	0
4.		Yan Melnikov (LW/RW)	42	9	17	26	24	20	14	5	2	7	12	6
5.		Artyom Matyuk (C)	49	8	18	26	22	-4	14	1	3	4	10	4
6.		Vladimir Laptev (RW)	48	13	12	25	18	12	14	1	4	5	2	4
7.		Makar Glazunov (RW/LW)	47	9	14	23	16	-5	6	1	0	1	4	-1
8.		Leonid Gavrilov (D)	52	4	17	21	20	8	14	0	2	2	2	6
9.		Stepan Gornov (C)	32	11	6	17	18	7	6	0	0	0	2	2
10.		Gleb Pugachyov (RW)	42	5	12	17	84	9	14	5	6	11	8	5
11.		Gleb Chesnokov (LW)	20	9	6	15	30	10	2	0	1	1	2	1
12.		Gleb Stafeyev (LW/RW)	31	4	9	13	6	5	14	2	1	3	4	-2
13.		Alexei Anisimov (D)	47	3	10	13	18	13	13	0	1	1	6	0
14.		Artyom Kulyabin (RW)	24	5	7	12	6	4	9	0	0	0	0	-3
15.		Maxim Glinsky (D)	26	4	8	12	18	7	14	1	3	4	8	-1
16.		Mikhail Ipatov (D)	46	1	11	12	16	5	14	0	1	1	4	7
17.		Ivan Mullerov (D)	48	6	5	11	43	25	14	1	1	2	12	2
18.		Ivan Chesnokov (D)	36	4	7	11	19	2	13	1	5	6	6	-1
19.		Andrei Krutov (RW/LW)	10	7	2	9	10	7	12	2	4	6	16	-1
20.		Lev Salnikov (C)	40	3	6	9	41	1	11	1	0	1	4	0
21.		Makar Bykov (D)	52	1	7	8	39	1	9	0	0	0	2	-1
22.		Grigori Kaburov (RW/C)	18	5	2	7	4	1
23.		Vladislav Mishin (C)	35	5	2	7	6	-2	5	0	0	0	2	0
24.		Kirill Svishchyov (C)	6	3	3	6	2	5	13	3	6	9	33	0
25.		Roman Kuznetsov (C)	10	2	3	5	0	1
26.		Pavel Maslochenko (D)	23	1	3	4	16	6
27.		Ilya Zharkov (D)	26	1	3	4	49	11	13	1	2	3	8	1
28.		Yaroslav Popov (LW)	15	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.		Nikita Prisekin (D)	47	1	2	3	8	7	6	0	1	1	2	5
30.		Mikhail Kazakov (F)	8	0	2	2	4	0
31.		Matvei Toft (LW)	12	0	1	1	6	-1
32.		Dmitri Timashev (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
33.		Ivan Okorokov (LW)	11	0	0	0	4	-2

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — 2024-2025 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
MHL
1.		Dmitri Dagestansky (G)	1	0.00	1.000	1	0	0	1	60:00	19
2.		Maxim Sokolov (G)	1	2.02	.946	1	0	0	0	59:20	35
3.		Denis Utenkov (G)	18	2.42	.921	10	6	1	1	1041:40	487
4.		Marat Sabitov (G)	26	2.39	.921	16	7	1	1	1479:50	690	14	2.42	.929
5.		Lorens Zinaddin (G)	2	2.51	.909	2	0	0	0	119:30	50
6.		Yegor Rybkin (G)	8	2.95	.891	2	3	2	0	386:05	156	0
7.		Kirill Troshkin (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4.89	.875
8.		Severyan Kapitonov (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2024-2025 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Staff

Head CoachDmitri Gogolev
Asst. CoachAlexander Shinkar
Asst. CoachVyacheslav Zavalnyuk
Goaltending CoachArkadi Maryin
Conditioning CoachYevgeni Lebedev
Equipment ManagerDmitri Zhivakov
Massage TherapistVladimir Kolomarov
Mgr. of Hockey AdministrationIlya Reznichenko
ScoutSergei Kuzin

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Captains

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Daniil Omelyusik

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Team Captaincy History

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2024-2025 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Demographics

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Facts

Plays in: Olimpbet Molodyozhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga
Team Colors: -
Town: Nizhny Novgorod, RUS Map
Founded: 2010

2024-2025 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players
4 players
1 player

Experience

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod: 2 007 GP
KHL: 44 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U16 (Russia U16)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U18 (Russia U18)

Arena Information

Arena Name: im. V.S. Konovalenko
Location: Nizhny Novgorod
Capacity: 4 200
Construction Year: -

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Games

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/20/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod	-	MHL
10/10/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod	Irbis Kazan	-	MHL
10/04/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Loko Yaroslavl	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod	0 - 1	MHL
09/30/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	6 - 1	MHL
09/29/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	2 - 1 (OT 62:19)	MHL

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Latest Transactions

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Yegor Rybkin (G)	Moncton Wildcats	Details
08/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Yaroslav Burov (F)	Lada Togliatti U18	Details
07/23/2026	Extension		Artyom Matyuk (F)		Details
07/16/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Leonid Gavrilov (D)	CSK VVS Samara	Details
05/26/2026	Extension		Kirill Shcherbakov (F)		Details
05/26/2026	Extension		Arseni Komarov (F)		Details
05/26/2026	Extension		Andrei Volkov (D)		Details
05/26/2026	Extension		Sergei Skvortsov (F)		Details

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Chaika Nizhny Novgorod History and Standings

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	MHL	9	6	2	-	1	0	27	12	14	1.56	1	-
2025-2026	MHL	58	28	18	-	6	6	170	152	74	1.28	6	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	MHL	52	28	11	-	6	7	165	131	75	1.44	4	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	MHL	50	28	15	-	3	4	172	114	66	1.32	4	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	MHL	50	28	11	-	11	0	153	104	78	1.56	2	Champion
2021-2022	MHL	64	40	11	-	7	6	204	129	100	1.56	2	Conference SF loss
2020-2021	MHL	56	34	12	-	6	4	194	102	84	1.5	1	Conference SF loss
2019-2020	MHL	64	28	22	-	9	5	207	168	79	1.23	9	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	MHL	64	13	41	-	6	4	126	237	42	0.66	16	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	MHL	64	23	31	-	7	3	150	174	86	1.34	10	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	MHL	56	25	22	-	5	4	143	136	89	1.59	8	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	MHL	44	23	13	-	5	3	129	95	82	1.86	3	Final loss
2014-2015	MHL	54	28	13	-	8	5	186	137	105	1.94	2	Champion
2013-2014	MHL	56	27	17	-	4	8	171	139	97	1.73	3	16th final loss
2012-2013	MHL	60	27	23	-	7	3	166	179	94	1.57	9	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	MHL	60	23	27	-	3	7	151	182	82	1.37	5	Relegation Play
2010-2011	MHL	53	17	27	-	6	3	131	152	66	1.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	MHL	66	23	26	-	8	9	181	199	94	1.42	10	Did not make playoffs

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Tournament Statistics

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2015-2016	JCWC	3	2	1	-	12	7	6	2	1	Final loss
2010-2011	MHL Q	3	1	2	-	8	9	3	1	3	-
2009-2010	MHL Q	4	3	1	-	11	10	9	2.25	2	Section Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Vyacheslav Korotin (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	16	8	19	27	12
2.	Maxim Tsybin (F)	2026-2027	HK Brest	Belarus	10	11	4	15	4
3.	Yegor Vinogradov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	13	3	9	12	4
4.	Danil Butenko (D)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	16	5	6	11	6
5.	Danila Platonov (F)	2026-2027	Gornyak Rudny	Kazakhstan	11	3	6	9	4
6.	Vasily Atanasov (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	12	4	4	8	0
7.	Boris Kofman (F)	2026-2027	HC Poruba 2011	2. liga	5	4	3	7	0
8.	Timur Mukhanov (F)	2026-2027	Dizel Penza	VHL	10	2	5	7	0
9.	Maxim Fedotov (D)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	12	2	5	7	2
10.	German Poddubny (F)	2026-2027	Neman Grodno	-	7	1	6	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.89
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	18.80
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	18.70
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.12
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	181 lbs	19.09

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Igor Rudenkov (F)	162	56	52	108
2.	Denis Shurakov (F)	138	35	73	108
3.	Grigori Aksyutov (F)	175	42	64	106
4.	Stepan Vyrin (F)	255	46	59	105
5.	Ivan Murashov (F)	110	43	57	100

Franchise All-Time Goals

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Igor Rudenkov (F)	162	56	52	108
2.	Kirill Klopov (F)	240	50	34	84
3.	Grigori Mishchenko (F)	188	47	45	92
4.	Stepan Vyrin (F)	255	46	59	105
5.	Ivan Murashov (F)	110	43	57	100

Franchise All-Time Assists

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Denis Shurakov (F)	138	35	73	108
2.	Grigori Aksyutov (F)	175	42	64	106
3.	Stepan Vyrin (F)	255	46	59	105
4.	Ivan Murashov (F)	110	43	57	100
5.	Anton Vilkov (F)	215	39	56	95

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ilya Zelenko (D)	224	39	95	312
2.	Mikhail Smolin (F)	144	36	65	241
3.	Stepan Vyrin (F)	255	46	105	227
4.	Grigori Aksyutov (F)	175	42	106	220
5.	Roman Konkov (F)	146	21	50	215

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stepan Vyrin (F)	255	46	59	105
2.	Kirill Klopov (F)	240	50	34	84
3.	Andrei Panchuk (F)	237	38	52	90
4.	Ilya Zelenko (D)	224	39	56	95
5.	Ruslan Shvetsov (F)	223	31	43	74

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Vladimir Galuzin (F)	16	20	26	1.63
2.	Vyacheslav Malov (F)	13	7	17	1.31
3.	Alexei Potapov (F)	31	15	37	1.19
4.	Dmitri Klopov (F)	28	17	32	1.14
5.	Gleb Ivanov (D)	3	2	3	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ivan Murashov (F)	2021-2022	MHL	59	26	46	72	1.22	34
2.	Yegor Vinogradov (F)	2021-2022	MHL	62	29	32	61	0.98	28
3.	Denis Shurakov (F)	2013-2014	MHL	56	18	42	60	1.07	22
4.	Igor Rudenkov (F)	2013-2014	MHL	51	29	28	57	1.12	49
5.	Daniil Ilyin (F)	2013-2014	MHL	54	24	33	57	1.06	76

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Yegor Vinogradov (F)	2021-2022	MHL	62	29	32	61	0.98	28
2.	Igor Rudenkov (F)	2013-2014	MHL	51	29	28	57	1.12	49
3.	Ivan Murashov (F)	2021-2022	MHL	59	26	46	72	1.22	34
4.	Artyom Levinsky (F)	2021-2022	MHL	53	25	15	40	0.75	42
5.	Daniil Ilyin (F)	2013-2014	MHL	54	24	33	57	1.06	76

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ivan Murashov (F)	2021-2022	MHL	59	26	46	72	1.22	34
2.	Denis Shurakov (F)	2013-2014	MHL	56	18	42	60	1.07	22
3.	Andrei Galushkin (F)	2020-2021	MHL	56	17	36	53	0.95	20
4.	Mikhail Yesayan (F)	2016-2017	MHL	52	8	34	42	0.81	20
5.	Daniil Ilyin (F)	2013-2014	MHL	54	24	33	57	1.06	76

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ilya Zelenko (D)	2009-2010	MHL	64	6	16	22	0.34	134
2.	Artyom Alyayev (D)	2012-2013	MHL	53	6	6	12	0.23	115
3.	Alexei Appolonov (D)	2009-2010	MHL	48	3	5	8	0.17	110
4.	Vyacheslav Korotin (F)	2018-2019	MHL	64	14	19	33	0.52	103
5.	Sergei Tyurin (D)	2009-2010	MHL	55	10	8	18	0.33	100

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2023 Kharlamov Cup Championship Lineup:
Artyom Misnikov - Vasili Atanasov - Yegor Vinogradov
Artyom Levinsky - Pavel Volokitin - Zakhar Ziminov
Gleb Chesnokov - Matvei Utkin - Nikita Artamonov
Makar Chupin - Daniil Omelyusik - Anton Petrov
Yegor Kupriyanov/Andrei Krutov

Bogdan Konyushkov - Anton Silayev
Dmitri Breus - Daniil Ganyushkin
Alexander Pelevin - Maxim Vlasov
Grigori Morozov/Ivan Lepyokhin

Lorens Zinaddin
(Dmitri Dagestansky)