HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

For the soccer (football) team, see FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian: ХК Нефтехимик Нижнекамск) is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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
Head coach	Oleg Leontyev[1]
Captain	Alexander Dergachyov
Affiliates	Izhstal Izhevsk (VHL) Reaktor (MHL)
Website	hcnh.ru
Franchise history
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1968–present
Current season

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.^{[citation needed]}

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)
2023–24	68	27	26	15	69	158	200	6th, Kharlamov	Andrei Belozyorov (44 points: 19 G, 25 A; 68 GP)	Did not qualify
2024–25	68	25	26	17	67	159	200	5th, Kharlamov	Andrei Belozyorov (43 points: 18 G, 25 A; 68 GP)	Did not qualify

Players

Current roster

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Updated 24 March 2025.^[2][3]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
17		Roman Abrosimov	D	L	30	2024	Kazan, Russia
11		Riley Barber	RW	R	31	2024	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
71		Andrei Belozyorov (A)	LW	R	29	2022	Chelyabinsk, Russia
30		Igor Bobkov	G	L	34	2024	Surgut, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
23		Vladimir Bryukvin	LW	R	30	2023	Moscow, Russia
10		Jean-Sébastien Dea	C	R	31	2023	Laval, Quebec, Canada
18		Alexander Dergachyov (C)	C	L	28	2023	Langepas, Russia
53		Filipp Dolganov	G	L	27	2023	Izhevsk, Russia
8		Kirill Kapustin	LW	L	32	2024	Yaroslavl, Russia
77		Timur Khairullin	D	L	25	2024	Ufa, Russia
7		Nikita Khlystov (A)	D	L	32	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russia
61		Nikita Khoruzhev	C	L	21	2024	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
75		Yegor Korbit	RW	L	25	2023	Penza, Russia
32		Fyodor Kroshchinsky	D	L	23	2024	Moscow, Russia
96		Vladislav Leontyev	D	L	25	2024	Saratov, Russia
51		Vyacheslav Leshchenko	RW	L	30	2024	Noginsk, Russia
52		Evgeny Mityakin (A)	LW	L	27	2021	Krasnokamsk, Russia
3		Mikhail Pashnin	D	L	36	2024	Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
55		Ilya Pastukhov	D	L	24	2023	Novosibirsk, Russia
45		Mario Patalakha	D	L	19	2024	Paris, France
9		Kirill Petrov	RW	L	35	2024	Kazan, Russia
22		Luka Profaca	D	R	23	2024	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
74		Grigori Seleznyov	RW	L	23	2023	Tambov, Russia
24		Artyom Serikov	D	L	24	2023	Dmitrov, Russia
91		Bulat Shafigullin	RW	L	25	2017	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
33		German Tochilkin	RW	L	21	2023	Yuzhny, Russia
83		Kirill Urakov	C	L	27	2023	Izhevsk, Russia
27		Dmitri Zhukenov	C	R	28	2023	Omsk, Russia

Franchise leaders

Team logo used from 2009 to 2017.

All-time KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.^[4]

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 Andrei Belozyorov LW 196 54 65 119 0.61 Marat Khairullin RW 308 57 50 107 0.35 Evgeny Mityakin LW 249 40 64 104 0.42 Andrei Ivanov LW 187 53 45 98 0.52 Bulat Shafigullin RW 304 39 55 94 0.31

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 Belozyorov LW 54 Andrei Ivanov LW 53 Evgeny Mityakin LW 40 Bulat Shafigullin RW 39

Assists Player Pos A Dan Sexton RW 134 Egor Milovzorov RW 100 Igor Polygalov C 85 Pavel Poryadin RW 80 Renat Mamashev D 66 Andrei Belozyorov LW 65 Evgeny Mityakin LW 64 Evgeny Ryasensky D 58 Maxim Pestushko RW 57 Bulat Shafigullin RW 55