Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
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| City: |  Yaroslavl, Russia |
| League: | Continental Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1959 |
| Home Arena: | Arena 2000 |
| Colors: | Red, white, blue |
| Head Coach: |  Kari Heikkilä |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1955-1956: | Spartak Yaroslavl |
| 1956-1957: | Khimik Yaroslavl |
| 1959-1963: | HC YMZ |
| 1963-1964: | Trud Yaroslavl |
| 1964-1965: | Motor Yaroslavl |
| 1965-2000: | Torpedo Yaroslavl |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian: Локомотив Яросла́вль) is a professional ice hockey team from Russia, playing in the Continental Hockey League. Its English translation is Yarolslavl Locomotives.
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[edit] Facts
- Founded: 1959
- Formerly known as: Spartak Yaroslavl, Khimik Yaroslavl, HC YMZ, Trud Yaroslavl, Motor Yaroslavl, Torpedo Yaroslavl
- Home arena: Lokomotiv Arena 2000 (capacity 9,046)
- Former home arena: Avtodizel Arena (1959-2001)
- Uniform colors: Red, white and blue
- Russian Championships won: 3 (1997, 2002, 2003)
[edit] History
The team has been known previously by several different names, with the current name being the original, re-adopted in 2000:
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (1949-1955)
- Spartak Yaroslavl (1955-1956)
- Khimik Yaroslavl (1956-1957)
- HC YMZ (1959-1963)
- Trud Yaroslavl (1963-1964)
- Motor Yaroslavl (1964-1965)
- Torpedo Yaroslavl (1965-2000)
The team played generally in the Second League of the Class "A" group during the Soviet era, being promoted to the First League of Class "A" for the 1983-1984 season. Known as Torpedo Yaroslavl at that time, the team enjoyed moderate success under head coach Sergei Alekseyevich Nikolaev. Never a powerful club during the Soviet era, the team became a consistent winner during the 1990s, and won their first league championship in 1997 under coach Petr Vorobev. The club moved from Avtodizel Arena to the new Arena 2000 early in the 2001-2002 season, and won consecutive league championships in 2002 and 2003 under Czech head coach Vladimir Vujtek, Sr. Vujtek left the club after the 2002-03 season for a lucrative contract offer from rival Ak Bars Kazan. Lokomotiv have not been able to replicate their success since that time, but remain a perennial contender in the Russian Super League.
On July 20, 2007, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl signed former NHL star Alexei Yashin.
[edit] Current squad (2007-2008)
As of December 17, 2007. [1]
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Semen Varlamov | April 27, 1988 | ||
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Juuso Riksman | April 1, 1977 | ||
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| 3 | |
Ari Vallin | March 21, 1978 | ||
| 7 | |
Alexander Guskov | November 26, 1976 | ||
| 12 | |
Denis Sokolov | January 27, 1977 | ||
| 27 | |
Sergei Zhukov | November 23, 1975 | ||
| 41 | |
Alexei Vasiliev | September 1, 1977 | ||
| 55 | |
Igor Ulanov | October 1, 1969 | ||
| 57 | |
Vitaly Anikeenko | January 2, 1987 | ||
| 77 | |
Ilja Gorokhov – A | August 23, 1977 | ||
| 92 |  |
Daniel Tjärnqvist | October 14, 1976 | ||
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| 8 |  |
Alexei Mikhnov | August 31, 1982 | |||
| 11 | |
Alexander Galimov | May 2, 1985 | |||
| 13 | |
Ivan Nepriayev – A | February 4, 1982 | |||
| 14 | |
Alexander Ryabev | August 24, 1988 | |||
| 17 | |
Ivan Tkachenko | November 11, 1979 | |||
| 19 | |
Alexei Yashin | November 5, 1973 | |||
| 21 | |
Gennady Churilov | May 5, 1987 | |||
| 22 |  |
Zbynek Irgl | November 29, 1980 | |||
| 24 | |
Alexander Vasyunov | April 22, 1988 | |||
| 32 | |
Alexei Kudashov – C | July 21, 1971 | |||
| 34 | |
Konstantin Rudenko | July 23, 1981 | |||
| 42 | |
Dmitry Semin | August 14, 1983 | |||
| 67 | |
Tony Salmelainen | August 8, 1981 | |||
| 72 | |
Sergei Konkov | May 30, 1982 | |||
Winners of tournament in Vallée de Joux 2007
