HC Sochi explained

Current:2024–25 KHL season
Team:HC Sochi
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Name1:HC Sochi
Dates1:2014–
City:Sochi, Russia
Arena:Bolshoy Ice Dome
Capacity:12,000
League:Kontinental Hockey League
Division:Bobrov
Conference:Western
Coach:Sergei Zubov
Affiliates:HC Rostov (VHL)
Kapitan Stupino (MHL)

Hockey Club Sochi (Russian: Хоккейный клуб Сочи) is a professional ice hockey team based in Sochi, Russia. The team joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2014–15 season.

History

On May 23, 2014, it was reported that Detroit Red Wings' pending restricted free agent centre Cory Emmerton had signed with HC Sochi to begin play in the Kontinental Hockey League with the 2014–15 season, becoming the first import player signed in franchise history.[1]

In the club's inaugural season, Sochi were able to qualify for the play-off to compete for the Gagarin Cup, finishing in 13th place overall of the KHL. In its debut playoff series, Sochi were swept in the first round by HC CSKA Moscow in four games. In the following 2015–16 season, Sochi climbed to 4th place in the Western Conference, but again dropped out in the first round of play-off, suffering another sweep at the hands of HC Dynamo Moscow.

Evgeny Stavrovsky became the new head coach on October 15 of the 2020–21 season.[2] In preparation for the 2020–21 season, having competed in the Tarasov Division, Sochi was moved to the Bobrov Division to alleviate any potential issues with teams transiting during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [4]

Season-by-season record

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 Top Scorer Playoffs
60 28 23 9 88 164 170 5th, Tarasov Ilya Krikunov (41 points: 16 G, 25 A; 55 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (CSKA Moscow)
60 34 16 10 108 175 149 3rd, Tarasov André Petersson (44 points: 22 G, 22 A; 45 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Dynamo Moscow)
60 31 27 2 88 139 145 5th, Tarasov Ilya Krikunov (35 points: 12 G, 23 A; 54 GP) Did not qualify
56 29 27 15 87 130 138 4th, Tarasov Eric O'Dell (32 points: 14 G, 18 A; 47 GP)Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Jokerit)
62 28 24 10 66 145 155 3rd, Tarasov Robert Rosén (40 points: 13 G, 27 A; 62 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
62 25 28 9 59 124 164 5th, Tarasov Malte Strömwall (39 points: 21 G, 18 A; 52 GP) Did not qualify
60 14 37 9 37 121 202 6th, Bobrov Sergei Shmelyov (43 points: 21 G, 22 A; 60 GP) Did not qualify
48 18 25 5 41 111 133 6th, Bobrov Vasili Glotov (24 points: 13 G, 11 A; 43 GP) Did not qualify
68 11 47 10 32 142 254 5th, Bobrov Artur Tyanulin (30 points: 13 G, 17 A; 55 GP) Did not qualify
68 23 38 7 53 168 254 4th, Bobrov Artur Tyanulin (45 points: 17 G, 28 A; 63 GP) Did not qualify

Players

Current roster

Franchise records and leaders

KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.[5]

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

Points! Player
Pos GP G A Pts P/G
LW 194 44 77 121 0.62
RW 138 56 55 111 0.80
RW 133 47 57 104 0.78
LW 217 46 56 102 0.47
C 289 32 66 98 0.34
C 158 47 48 95 0.60
D 318 18 60 78 0.24
Igor IgnatushkinC 164 27 49 76 0.46
Artur TyanulinRW 118 30 45 75 0.64
C 164 30 41 71 0.43
Goals! Player
Pos G
RW 56
RW 47
C 47
LW 46
LW 44
C 32
Artur TyanulinRW 30
C 30
RW 29
Matvei MichkovC 28
Assists! Player
Pos A
LW 77
C 66
D 60
RW 57
LW 56
RW 55
Igor IgnatushkinC 49
C 48
Artur TyanulinRW 45
C 41

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmerton bolts from Detroit for KHL expansion club . . 2014-05-23 . 2014-05-23.
  2. Web site: Evgeny Stavrovsky became the fourth head coach of Sochi.
  3. News: The KHL schedule for 2020-2021 – we start on Sep. 2!. Andy. Potts. KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. 7 August 2020. 10 August 2020.
  4. Web site: ХК «Сочи» объявил о назначении Сергея Светлова главным тренером. ru. 2022-10-26.
  5. Web site: HC Sochi All-Time KHL Leaders . quanthockey.com . 2023-02-24 . 2024-02-28.