HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, English: Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

For the soccer (football) team, see FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Nickname	"Petrochemists"
City	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
League	KHL 2008–present RSL 1996–2008 IHL 1995–1996 Vysshaya Liga 1992–1995 Soviet League Class A3 1990–1992 Soviet League Class B 1979–1990
Conference	Eastern
Division	Kharlamov
Founded	1968
Home arena	SCC Arena (capacity: 5,500)
Colours
Owner(s)	NKNH
General manager	Rafik Yakubov
Head coach	Vyacheslav Butsayev
Affiliate(s)	CSK VVS Samara (VHL) Molot-Prikamie Perm Reaktor (MHL)
Website	www.hcnh.ru
Franchise history
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1968–present
Current season

History

Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Nizhnekamsk Petrochemical plant to represent Nizhnekamsk in the Tatar ASSR ice hockey championship. After winning championship titles in regional competitions, the team was promoted to the national level. It reached the top division of Russian hockey in 1995.

Honors

Champions

Vysshaya Liga Championship (1): 1995
Tampere Cup (1): 2002
Bashkortostan Cup (1): 2017

Season-by-season KHL record

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; P = Playoff

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Top Scorer	Playoffs
2008–09	56	22	24	2	79	146	140	4th, Chernyshev	Konstantin Makarov (36 points: 16 G, 20 A; 44 GP)	Lost in preliminary round, 1–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2009–10	56	27	21	0	93	176	166	3rd, Kharlamov	Niklas Persson (38 points: 13 G, 25 A; 55 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2010–11	54	22	26	2	75	159	162	4th, Kharlamov	Sergei Konkov (39 points: 18 G, 21 A; 53 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Avangard Omsk)
2011–12	54	20	25	1	74	142	165	5th, Kharlamov	Maxim Pestushko (39 points: 24 G, 15 A; 51 GP)	Did not qualify
2012–13	52	17	19	2	77	144	150	4th, Kharlamov	Renat Mamashev (42 points: 10 G, 32 A; 52 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2013–14	54	19	34	1	57	127	152	7th, Kharlamov	Yegor Milovzorov (30 points: 16 G, 14 A; 37 GP)	Did not qualify
2014–15	60	25	33	2	73	165	199	5th, Kharlamov	Dan Sexton (47 points: 19 G, 28 A; 49 GP)	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	27	29	4	86	130	135	4th, Kharlamov	Mikhail Zhukov (36 points: 16 G, 20 A; 59 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Avangard Omsk)
2016–17	60	28	31	1	80	143	155	4th, Kharlamov	Dan Sexton (50 points: 13 G, 37 A; 51 GP)	Did not qualify
2017–18	56	30	19	7	94	135	135	5th, Kharlamov	Dan Sexton (47 points: 12 G, 35 A; 52 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk)
2018–19	62	23	33	6	52	130	164	6th, Kharlamov	Juuso Puustinen (37 points: 20 G, 17 A; 53 GP)	Did not qualify
2019–20	62	28	26	8	64	162	158	5th, Kharlamov	Matt White (34 points: 15 G, 19 A; 60 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)

Players

Current roster

Updated 18 July 2020.[1][2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30		Konstantin Barulin	G	L	35	2019	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
99		Rafael Bikmullin	LW	R	23	2016	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
22		Alexander Bryntsev	D	L	29	2015	Seversk, Russian SFSR
28		Andrei Chivilev	F	L	20	2019	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
–		Vladimir Galuzin	C	L	32	2020	Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR
90		Maxim Groshev	RW	L	18	2019	Agryz, Russia
–		Raman Hrabarenka	D	R	27	2020	Mogilev, Belarus
–		Libor Hudáček	RW	R	29	2020	Levoca, Czechoslovakia
–		Evgeny Ivannikov	G	L	29	2020	St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR
87		Timur Khafizov	F	R	22	2017	Kazan, Russia
61		Marat Khairrulin	RW/C	L	24	2016	Volzhsk, Russia
39		Fyodor Korotayev	G	L	23	2018	Moscow, Russia
–		Andrei Kostitsyn	LW	L	35	2020	Novopolotsk, Belarusian SSR
–		Alexander Kucheryavenko	C	R	32	2020	Belgorod, Russian SFSR
–		Alexander Loginov	D	L	33	2020	Ufa, Russian SFSR
–		Julian Melchiori	D	L	28	2020	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
–		Aleksandr Osipov	D	R	31	2020	Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR
24		Pavel Poryadin	RW	L	24	2015	Moscow, Russia
74		Alexei Puzanov	D	L	21	2019	Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
–		Otso Rantakari	D	R	26	2020	Helsinki, Finland
98		Gleb Semyonov	D	L	21	2018	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
92		Bulat Shafigullin	LW	L	20	2017	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
97		Timur Sharifyanov	F	L	21	2018	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
11		Ildar Shiksatdarov	RW	L	26	2016	Moscow, Russia
63		Alexei Volgin	D	L	30	2017	Samara, Russian SFSR

Franchise leaders

Team logo used from 2009 to 2017.

All-time KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.[3]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;      = current Neftekhimik player

Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Igor Polygalov C 432 86 85 171 0.40 Dan Sexton RW 195 53 117 170 0.87 Egor Milovzorov RW 247 65 100 165 0.67 Maxim Pestushko RW 179 64 57 121 0.68 Andrei Ivanov LW 187 53 45 98 0.52 Renat Mamashev D 182 22 66 88 0.48 Pavel Kulikov C 370 32 45 77 0.21 Dmitri Makarov RW 156 30 46 76 0.49 Evgeny Lapenkov RW 146 28 47 75 0.51 Maxim Berezin D 329 27 46 73 0.22

Goals Player Pos G Igor Polygalov C 86 Egor Milovzorov RW 65 Maxim Pestushko RW 64 Andrei Ivanov LW 53 Dan Sexton RW 53 Pavel Poryadin RW 34 Pavel Kulikov C 32 Oskar Osala LW 31 Dmitri Makarov RW 30 Evgeny Lapenkov RW 28

Assists Player Pos A Dan Sexton RW 117 Egor Milovzorov RW 100 Igor Polygalov C 85 Renat Mamashev D 66 Evgeny Ryasensky D 58 Maxim Pestushko RW 57 Andrei Sergeyev D 54 Damir Sharipzyanov D 48 Evgeny Lapenkov RW 47 Dmitri Makarov RW 46

References

1. "Neftekhimik Players" (in Russian). www.hcneftekhimik.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
2. "Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
3. "Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk All-Time KHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

External links

• (in Russian) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk official website