Women's Hockey Team Torpedo (Russian: Женская Хоккейная Команда Торпедо, romanized: Zhenskaya Khokkeynaya Komanda Torpedo) are a professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). The abbreviated form of the team name is ZhHK Torpedo (ЖХК Торпедо) or WHT Torpedo and they are alternatively known as Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород). They play in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia at the Culture and Entertainment Complex Nagorny (KRK Nagorny).
| Torpedo Торпедо | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| League | ZhHL |
| Founded | 14 July 2022 |
| Home arena | KRK Nagorny |
| Colours | Blue, white, red |
| Owner(s) | GAZ Group |
| General manager | Maxim Gafurov |
| Head coach | Igor Averkin |
| Captain | Angelina Goncharenko |
| Website | Official website |
| Previous franchise history | |
| HC SKIF | |
| 1995–1996 | Luzhniki Moscow |
| 1996–1998 | CSK VVS Moscow |
| 1998–2000 | Viking Moscow |
| 2000–2006 | SKIF Moscow |
| 2006–2022 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
The team was established on 14 July 2022, when the team rights of SKIF Nizhny Novgorod were transferred to Hockey Club Torpedo. HC Torpedo also operates Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL and Chaika Nizhny Novgorod of the MHL.
History edit
Following the 2021–22 ZhHL season, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod made the decision to leave the ZhHL in favor of handing over the team, including all obligations to the players and league, to HC Torpedo.[1] Hockey Club SKIF retained all results from previous seasons, including twelve championship victories and four European Women's Champions Cup medals.[2]
Season-by-season results edit
This list includes all seasons completed by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
| Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2022–23 | ZhHL | 4th | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 58 | 59 |  L. Falyakhova 46 (20+26)
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Lost semifinal, 1–2 (Agidel Ufa) |
Team edit
2022–23 roster edit
Italicized year indicates player was acquired by HC SKIF and has continued with the team following its transition to HC Torpedo. The last player acquired by HC SKIF was Angelina Lylova in April 2022.
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Igor Averkin
- Associate coach: Oleg Namestnikov
- Assistant coach: Anton Kolesnikov
- Goaltending coach: Mikhail Vorobyov
- Conditioning coach: Alexei Urazov
- Team doctor: Alexei Lazarev
- Masseur: Denis Denisov
Front office
- General director of HC Tornado: Alexander Kharlamov
- Executive director: Alexandra Strogonov
- General manager: Maxim Gafurov
- Sports director: Yevgeni Bobariko
- Manager of hockey administration: Andrei Golyshev
- Press attaché: Nikolai Panchenko
References edit
- ^ "Команда Женской хоккейной лиги СКИФ перейдет в структуру клуба КХЛ "Торпедо"". TASS (in Russian). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Игроки команды СКИФ переходят в структуру хоккейного клуба "Торпедо"". Zhenskaya Hockey League (in Russian). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Russia (W) - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, 2022-20223 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "ИГРОВОЙ СОСТАВ ЖЕНСКОЙ КОМАНДЫ "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). HC Torpedo. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
(in Russian)
