HC Sochi

HC Sochi
2014–15 HC Sochi season
Full name Hockey Club Sochi
Nickname(s) Sochi Leopards
Founded 2014
Based in Sochi, Russia
Arena Bolshoy Ice Dome
(capacity: 12,000)
League Kontinental Hockey League
Division Tarasov
Conference Western
Owner(s) Gazprom
Head coach Vyacheslav Butsayev
Captain Andrei Pervyshin
Website www.hcsochi.ru

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. The head coach is a former NHL player and former coach of CSKA Moscow Vyacheslav Butsayev.


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]

Players

Current Roster

Updated November 19, 2014.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
23 Russia Akhmetov, RafaelRafael Akhmetov F L 26 2014 Leninogorsk, Russian SFSR
22 Russia Anisin, MikhailMikhail Anisin RW L 27 2014 Moscow, Russian SFSR
27 Russia Derlyuk, RomanRoman Derlyuk D L 28 2014 St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR
25 Canada Emmerton, CoryCory Emmerton C L 26 2014 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
50 Russia Gavrilov, AndreiAndrei Gavrilov G L 27 2014 St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR
79 Russia Gurkin, YefimYefim Gurkin  D L 22 2014 Ufa, Russia
18 Russia Ignatushkin, IgorIgor Ignatushkin (A) C L 31 2014 Elektrostal, Russian SFSR
36 Finland Järvinen, JoonasJoonas Järvinen D L 26 2014 Turku, Finland
2 Russia Koledov, PavelPavel Koledov D R 20 2014 Novosibirsk, Russia
46 Belarus Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn W L 30 2014 Novopolotsk, Belarusian SSR
17 Russia Krikunov, IlyaIlya Krikunov RW L 31 2014 Elektrostal, Russian SFSR
7 Russia Kriukov, ArtemArtem Kriukov C L 33 2014 Novosibirsk, Russia
8 Russia Krutov, AlexeiAlexei Krutov LW L 31 2014 Moscow, Russian SFSR
37 Russia Lapenkov, EvgenyEvgeny Lapenkov F L 30 2014 Moscow, Russian SFSR
81 Russia Lebedev, KirillKirill Lebedev F L 23 2014 Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
13 Russia Lyuduchin, RomanRoman Lyuduchin RW L 26 2014 Penza, Russian SFSR
55 Russia Morozov, EgorEgor Morozov  F L 20 2014 Togliatti, Russia
21 Canada Olver, MarkMark Olver  C L 27 2014 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
78 Russia Pautov, YuriYuri Pautov D L 20 2014 Yaroslavl, Russia
9 Russia Pervyshin, AndreiAndrei Pervyshin (C)  D L 30 2014 Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR
20 Sweden Petersson, AndréAndré Petersson RW R 24 2014 Olofström, Sweden
47 Russia Petrov, AlekseyAleksey Petrov D L 32 2014 Vorkuta, Russian SFSR
24 Russia Plekhanov, AndreiAndrei Plekhanov D R 28 2014 Nizhnekamsk, Russian SFSR
1 Czech Republic Pöpperle, TomasTomas Pöpperle G L 30 2014 Broumov, Czech Republic
29 Russia Radulov, IgorIgor Radulov LW L 32 2014 Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR
12 Russia Schastlivy, PetrPetr Schastlivy LW L 36 2014 Vikhorevka, Russian SFSR
77 Russia Scherbina, AlexanderAlexander Scherbina F L 26 2014 Leningrad, Russian SFSR
3 Russia Sedunov, ArtemArtem Sedunov D L 27 2014 Omsk, Russian SFSR
42 Russia Shchitov, NikitaNikita Shchitov (A) D L 32 2014 Ufa, Russian SFSR
88 Russia Shevchenko, AlexanderAlexander Shevchenko RW R 22 2014 Belgorod, Russia
15 Russia Shishkanov, TimofeiTimofei Shishkanov RW R 31 2014 Moscow, Russian SFSR
30 Russia Volkov, AlexeiAlexei Volkov G L 35 2014 Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR
14 Finland Wärn, MaxMax Wärn LW L 26 2014 Helsinki, Finland
19 United States Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney D L 32 2014 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5 United States Wilson, ClayClay Wilson D L 32 2014 Fridley, Minnesota, USA

References

  1. ↑ "Emmerton bolts from Detroit for KHL expansion club". NBC Sports. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  2. ↑ "HK Sochi Team Roster" (in Russian). www.hcsochi.ru. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

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