HC Lada Togliatti

Lada Togliatti
Lada Togliatti
City	Tolyatti
League	VHL; 2010–2014,; 2018–2023; KHL; 2008–2010,; 2014–2018, ; 2023–; RSL; 1996–2008; IHL; 1992–1996; Soviet League Class A; 1991–1992; Soviet League Class A2; 1979–1980, 1982–1991; Soviet League Class A3; 1976–1979, 1980–1982;
Conference	Eastern
Division	Kharlamov
Founded	1976
Home arena	Lada Arena; (capacity: 6,000)
Colours
General manager	Alexander Chebotaryov
Head coach	Oleg Bratash
Captain	Mikhail Fisenko
Affiliates	CSK VVS Samara (VHL); Ladya Togliatti (MHL)
Website	hclada.ru
Franchise history
	HC Torpedo; 1976–1989; HC Lada Togliatti; 1989–present
	Current season

HC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ХК Лада) is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Tolyatti, Russia. They play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Togliatti were participants in the inaugural season of the KHL in 2008–09. Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena, the KHL expelled the team and the team dropped one level to the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) for the 2010–11 season. They were allowed to rejoin the KHL for the 2014–15 season after the opening of the Lada Arena. However, the team was expelled again following the end of the 2017–18 season, and returned to the VHL. The team once again rejoined the KHL for the 2023–24 season.^[1]^[2]

History

July 1976 - team was founded as Torpedo Togliatti.
August 31, 1976 - first exhibition game against Dizelist Penza (final score was 3:3)
1991 - Lada enters the Highest division of the Soviet Championship League.
April 1994 - Lada wins the International Hockey League's Russian Championship, becoming the first-ever team with non-Moscow origin to win the then-IHL Cup
December 1994 - European Cup debut; silver medals won.
December 1995 - Lada becomes a vice-champion of Spengler Cup after a loss in Final game to Canadian national team.

December 30, 1996 - Lada wins European Cup.
July 18, 2001 - Valeriy Postnikov quits team after having "attacks aimed at me by the media."^[3]
November 2005 - due to financial troubles, 16 players leave the team. To continue regular season, Lada management uses the players from reserve team.
January 2006 - Lada becomes first ever Russian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup.^[4]

Honors

Champions

IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996
IHL Cup (1): 1994
IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2006
European Cup (1): 1996

Runners-up

Russian Superleague (2): 1997, 2005
Russian Superleague (2): 2003, 2004
IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995
IHL Cup (2): 1993, 1995
European Cup (1): 1994
Spengler Cup (1): 1995

Season-by-season record

2008-2017 Seasons

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2008–09	56	21	22	5	84	120	116	3rd, Kharlamov	Lost in preliminary round, 2–3 (CSKA Moscow)
2009–10	56	14	31	9	55	115	173	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2010–11	56	15	36	2	53	130	184	10th, Western	Did not qualify
2011–12	53	18	22	8	72	160	152	7th, Western	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Dizel Penza)
2012–13	52	24	17	6	88	149	130	9th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Toros Neftekamsk)
2013–14	50	19	15	7	82	130	113	11th, VHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HC Kuban)
2014–15	60	16	32	4	68	130	158	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	22	30	8	69	120	153	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2016–17	60	21	32	7	65	146	180	7th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify
2017–18	56	16	34	6	50	105	149	6th, Kharlamov	Did not qualify

2023-Present Seasons

Note: GP = Games played, RW = Regulation wins, OW = Overtime/Shootout wins, OL = Overtime/shootout losses, RL= Regulation losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, GD = Goal difference

Season	GP	RW	OW	OL	RL	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Finish	Playoffs
2023–24	68	24	8	14	22	78	165	170	-5	7th West(12th Continental Cup)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals,1-4(Avangard Omsk)

Players

Current roster

Updated 22 August 2024.^[5]^[6]^[7]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
84	Andrei Altybarmakyan (A)	RW	L	26	2023	St. Petersburg, Russia
8	Denis Barantsev	D	L	32	2024	Togliatti, Russian SFSR
55	Maxim Berezin (A)	D	L	33	2023	Izhevsk, Russian SFSR
24	Rafael Bikmullin	LW	R	27	2024	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
19	Yegor Chernikov	C	L	22	2024	Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
23	Vladislav Chervonenko	RW	L	25	2021	Khabarovsk, Russia
2	Nikolai Demidov	D	L	29	2023	Golitsyno, Russia
10	Mikhail Fisenko (C)	C	L	34	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
28	Anthony Greco	RW	R	31	2024	Queens, New York, United States
63	Yevgeni Groshev	LW	L	24	2021	Samara, Russia
88	Artyom Ivanyuzhenkov	LW	L	26	2023	New York, New York, United States
16	Troy Josephs	C	L	30	2023	Whitby, Ontario, Canada
15	Yevgeni Kalabushkin	D	L	25	2023	Stupino, Russia
27	Pavel Koltygin	C	L	25	2023	Moscow, Russia
48	Arseni Koromyslov	D	L	21	2024	Moscow, Russia
18	Dmitri Kugryshev	LW	R	34	2023	Balakovo, Russian SFSR
66	Nikita Mikhailov	C	R	26	2023	Togliatti, Russia
51	Maxim Mineyev	D	L	27	2023	Omsk, Russia
93	Danila Moiseyev	LW	L	26	2023	Chelyabinsk, Russia
47	Yegor Morozov	D	L	22	2024	Perm, Russia
12	Arkhip Nekolenko	RW	R	28	2024	Maryino, Russia
43	Alexei Ozhgikhin	F	L	26	2023	Chelyabinsk, Russia
75	Ziyat Paigin	D	L	29	2024	Tolyatti, Russia
59	Vladislav Podyapolsky	G	L	29	2023	Novokuznetsk, Russia
81	Nikita Popugayev	LW	R	26	2023	Moscow, Russia
25	Ivan Romanov	LW	L	26	2021	Penza, Russia
71	Ostap Safin	RW	L	25	2023	Prague, Czech Republic
98	Gleb Semyonov	D	L	26	2024	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
92	Magomed Sharakanov	D	L	20	2024	St. Petersburg, Russia
42	Vladislav Syomin	D	L	26	2023	Nizhny Tagil, Russia
20	Maxim Tretiak	G	L	28	2024	Moscow, Russia
1	Alexander Trushkov	G	L	28	2021	Moscow, Russia
61	Karim Vafin	D	L	20	2023	Kazan, Russia
45	Nikolai Vladimirov	RW	L	30	2023	Togliatti, Russia

References

^ "HC "Lada" is included in the list of Fonbet participants of the KHL Championship season 2023-2024" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ "Returning to the KHL, Lada will play the first test match" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Media Attacks Force Lada Coach To Quit". russianhockey.us. 2001-07-18. Retrieved 2001-07-18.
^ "Continental cup 2006" (in Russian). HC Lada Togliatti. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ "Lada Togliatti Team Roster" (in Russian). HC Lada Togliatti. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
^ "Lada Togliatti team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
^ "Lada Togliatti roster". eliteprospects.com. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "HC "Lada" is included in the list of Fonbet participants of the KHL Championship season 2023-2024" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[2] "Returning to the KHL, Lada will play the first test match" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[3] "Media Attacks Force Lada Coach To Quit". russianhockey.us. 2001-07-18. Retrieved 2001-07-18.

[4] "Continental cup 2006" (in Russian). HC Lada Togliatti. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

[5] "Lada Togliatti Team Roster" (in Russian). HC Lada Togliatti. Retrieved 2024-08-22.

[6] "Lada Togliatti team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.

[7] "Lada Togliatti roster". eliteprospects.com. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

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