HC Lada Togliatti
| Lada Togliatti | |
|---|---|
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| City | Tolyatti, Russia |
| League |
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| Conference | Western |
| Division | Bobrov |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Home arena | Lada Arena (capacity: 6,034) |
| Colours | Blue, Navy blue, white, red |
| General manager | Sergei Gomolyako |
| Head coach | Boris Mironov |
| Affiliates | CSK VVS Samara (VHL) Ladya Togliatti (MHL) |
| Website | hclada |
| Franchise history | |
| HC Torpedo 1976–1989 HC Lada Togliatti 1989–present | |
 Current season | |
HC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ХК Лада) is a professional ice hockey club based in Tolyatti, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division 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] Lada initially played in the Kharlamov Division in the Eastern Conference, however with the withdrawal of HC Vityaz from the competition, Togliatti were moved to the Bobrov Division of the Western Conference prior to the 2025–26 season.[3]
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."[4]
- 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.[5]
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
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Regulation losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
2008–2010 KHL seasons
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 56 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 84 | 120 | 116 | 3rd, Kharlamov Division | Lost in Round of 16, 2–3 (CSKA Moscow) |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 55 | 115 | 173 | 6th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
2010–2014 VHL seasons
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 56 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 53 | 130 | 184 | 10th, Western Conference | Did not qualify |
| 2011–12 | 53 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 72 | 160 | 152 | 7th, Western Conference | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Dizel Penza) |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 88 | 149 | 130 | 9th, VHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Toros Neftekamsk) |
| 2013–14 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 130 | 113 | 11th, VHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HC Kuban) |
2014–2018 KHL seasons
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 60 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 68 | 130 | 158 | 6th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | 60 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 69 | 120 | 153 | 7th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 65 | 146 | 180 | 7th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 50 | 105 | 149 | 6th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
2018–2023 VHL seasons
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 52 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 79 | 171 | 120 | 5th, VHL | Lost in Round of 16, 1–3 (Sokol Krasnoyarsk) |
| 2019–20 | 54 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 76 | 164 | 123 | 1st, Division B | Lost in Round of 16, 3–4 (Neftyanik Almetyevsk) |
| 2020–21 | 50 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 53 | 134 | 136 | 18th, VHL | Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 | 52 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 164 | 128 | 7th, VHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rubin Tyumen) |
| 2022–23 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 67 | 150 | 120 | 6th, VHL | Lost in Round of 16, 3–4 (AKM Tula) |
2023– KHL seasons
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 68 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 78 | 165 | 170 | 5th, Kharlamov Division | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Avangard Omsk) |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 54 | 150 | 188 | 6th, Kharlamov Division | Did not qualify |
Players
Current roster
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See also
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.
- ^ "Vityaz drops out" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "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 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Lada Togliatti team roster". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Lada Togliatti roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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