HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
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	Igor Larionov
Head coach	Oleg Leontyev
Captain	Alexander Dergachyov
Affiliates	Izhstal Izhevsk (VHL); Reaktor (MHL)
Website	www.hcnh.ru
Franchise history
	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1968–present
	Current season

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.

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
Tatra Cup (1): 2003
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)
2020–21	60	19	39	2	40	133	214	6th, Kharlamov	Libor Hudáček (38 points: 17 G, 21 A; 50 GP)	Did not qualify
2021–22	49	22	19	8	52	121	140	4th, Kharlamov	Marat Khairullin (32 points: 17 G, 15 A; 46 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk)
2022–23	68	33	29	6	72	173	193	4th, Kharlamov	Pavel Poryadin (37 points: 22 G, 15 A; 67 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)

Players

Current roster

Updated 24 September 2023.

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
21	Pavel Anokhin	F	R	18	2023	Moscow, Russia
71	Andrei Belozyorov	LW	R	27	2022	Chelyabinsk, Russia
99	Rafael Bikmullin	LW	R	26	2016	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
23	Vladimir Bryukvin	RW	R	28	2023	Moscow, Russia
36	Anthony Camara	LW	L	30	2022	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28	Andrei Chivilev	F	L	23	2019	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
18	Alexander Dergachyov (C)	C	L	27	2023	Langepas, Russia
77	Emil Garipov	G	L	32	2022	Kazan, Russia
22	Yevgeni Kashnikov	D	L	21	2022	Kursk, Russia
7	Nikita Khlystov	D	L	30	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russia
32	Ilya Khokhlov	D	L	29	2022	Moscow, Russia
13	Lukáš Klok	D	L	28	2023	Ostrava, Czech Republic
72	Sergei Kuptsov	RW	L	29	2021	Yekaterinburg, Russia
52	Evgeny Mityakin (A)	LW	L	26	2021	Krasnokamsk, Russia
86	Ruslan Petrishchev	D	L	26	2021	Salavat, Russia
10	Danila Popov	RW	R	23	2023	Penza, Russia
98	Gleb Semyonov	D	L	25	2018	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
24	Artyom Serikov	D	L	23	2023	Dmitrov, Russia
27	Nikita Setdikov	RW	L	28	2023	Moscow, Russia
45	Gleb Shaborshin	D	R	22	2023	St. Petersburg, Russia
91	Bulat Shafigullin	LW	L	24	2017	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
11	Danil Sherstobitov	C	L	20	2021	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
33	Mikhail Sidorov	D	R	26	2020	Yaroslavl, Russia
90	Andrei Tikhomirov	G	L	28	2022	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
65	Nail Yakupov (A)	RW	L	30	2023	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
34	Raul Yakupov	F	L	19	2021	Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
97	Dmitri Zhukenov	C	R	26	2023	Omsk, Russia

Franchise leaders

All-time KHL scoring leaders

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

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
Dan Sexton	RW	241	60	134	194	0.81
Igor Polygalov	C	432	86	85	171	0.40
Egor Milovzorov	RW	247	65	100	165	0.67
Pavel Poryadin	RW	355	76	80	156	0.44
Maxim Pestushko	RW	179	64	57	121	0.68
Marat Khairullin	RW	308	57	50	107	0.35
Andrei Ivanov	LW	187	53	45	98	0.52
Maxim Berezin	D	435	33	55	88	0.20
Renat Mamashev	D	182	22	66	88	0.48
Pavel Kulikov	C	370	32	45	77	0.21

Goals
Player	Pos	G
Igor Polygalov	C	86
Pavel Poryadin	RW	76
Egor Milovzorov	RW	65
Maxim Pestushko	RW	64
Dan Sexton	RW	60
Marat Khairullin	RW	57
Andrei Ivanov	LW	53
Maxim Berezin	D	33
Rafael Bikmullin	D	32
Pavel Kulikov	C	32

Assists
Player	Pos	A
Dan Sexton	RW	134
Egor Milovzorov	RW	100
Igor Polygalov	C	85
Pavel Poryadin	RW	80
Renat Mamashev	D	66
Evgeny Ryasensky	D	58
Maxim Pestushko	RW	57
Maxim Berezin	D	55
Andrei Sergeyev	D	54
Marat Khairullin	RW	50