HC Sochi

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

HC Sochi
City	Sochi, Russia
League	Kontinental Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Bobrov
Founded	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
Home arena	Bolshoy Ice Dome (capacity: 12,000)
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Head coach	Sergei Zubov
Affiliates	HC Rostov (VHL) Kapitan Stupino (MHL)
Website	hcsochi.ru
Franchise history
2014–	HC Sochi
Current season

History

Team logo from 2014 to 2016

Team logo from 2016 to 2024

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.^{[citation needed]}

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
2014–15	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)
2015–16	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)
2016–17	60	31	27	2	88	139	145	5th, Tarasov	Ilya Krikunov (35 points: 12 G, 23 A; 54 GP)	Did not qualify
2017–18	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)
2018–19	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)
2019–20	62	25	28	9	59	124	164	5th, Tarasov	Malte Strömwall (39 points: 21 G, 18 A; 52 GP)	Did not qualify
2020–21	60	14	37	9	37	121	202	6th, Bobrov	Sergei Shmelyov (43 points: 21 G, 22 A; 60 GP)	Did not qualify
2021–22	48	18	25	5	41	111	133	6th, Bobrov	Vasili Glotov (24 points: 13 G, 11 A; 43 GP)	Did not qualify
2022–23	68	11	47	10	32	142	254	5th, Bobrov	Artur Tyanulin (30 points: 13 G, 17 A; 55 GP)	Did not qualify
2023–24	68	23	38	7	53	168	254	4th, Bobrov	Artur Tyanulin (45 points: 17 G, 28 A; 63 GP)	Did not qualify
2024–25	68	20	41	7	47	153	226	5th, Bobrov	Artur Tyanulin (40 points: 10 G, 30 A; 49 GP)	Did not qualify

Players

Current roster

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Updated 23 March, 2025.^[5]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
19		Danil Avershin	F	L	23	2021	Moscow, Russia
56		Fyodor Avramov	LW	R	19	2024	St. Petersburg, Russia
38		Nikita Baklashyov	D	L	20	2024	Moscow, Russia
41		William Bitten	RW	R	27	2024	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
72		Ilya Fedotov	LW	R	22	2024	Saratov, Russia
65		Maxim Fedotov	D	R	23	2024	Saratov, Russia
67		Amir Garayev	F	L	24	2020	Bugulma, Russia
64		Jesse Graham	D	R	31	2023	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
28		Semyon Ibragimov	D	L	22	2022	Moscow, Russia
30		Sergei Ivanov	G	L	21	2024	Chernushka, Russia
87		Timur Khafizov (A)	F	R	27	2022	Kazan, Russia
93		Alexander Khokhlachev	C	L	31	2024	Moscow, Russia
88		Gleb Koryagin (A)	D	L	31	2023	Moscow, Russia
91		Artemi Kuznetsov	RW	L	20	2023	Moscow, Russia
23		Vasili Machulin	D	R	22	2022	Moscow, Russia
26		Roman Manukhov	D	L	31	2023	Yekaterinburg, Russia
14		Danil Mokrushev	D	L	26	2024	Chelyabinsk, Russia
79		Andrei Nikonov	LW	L	22	2024	Cheboksary, Russia
34		Sergei Popov	LW	L	25	2022	Maple, Ontario, Canada
97		Daniil Seroukh	F	R	27	2023	Omsk, Russia
84		Igor Shvyrev	C	L	27	2024	Magnitogorsk, Russia
18		Yegor Spiridonov	C	R	24	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russia
73		Akim Trishin	D	L	25	2024	Moscow, Russia
13		Artur Tyanulin	RW	R	28	2022	Kazan, Russia
15		Dmitri Utkin	C	L	22	2022	Solnechnogorsk, Russia
29		Alexei Vasilkov	RW	R	21	2024	Moscow, Russia
9		Denis Vengryzhanovsky	F	R	24	2024	Gremyachevo, Russia
11		Artyom Volkov (A)	D	L	28	2023	Tver, Russia
95		Alexander Yaremchuk	C	L	25	2024	Slavuta, Ukraine

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.^[6]

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 Ilya Krikunov LW 194 44 77 121 0.62 Artur Tyanulin RW 167 40 75 115 0.69 André Petersson RW 138 56 55 111 0.80 Andrei Kostitsyn RW 133 47 57 104 0.78 Sergei Shmelyov LW 217 46 56 102 0.47 Nikita Tochitsky C 289 32 66 98 0.34 Eric O'Dell C 158 47 48 95 0.60 Amir Garayev C 261 34 49 83 0.32 Yuri Alexandrov D 318 18 60 78 0.24 Igor Ignatushkin C 164 27 49 76 0.46

Goals Player Pos G André Petersson RW 56 Andrei Kostitsyn RW 47 Eric O'Dell C 47 Sergei Shmelyov LW 46 Ilya Krikunov LW 44 Artur Tyanulin RW 40 Sergei Popov LW 34 Amir Garayev C 34 Nikita Tochitsky C 32 Sean Collins C 30

Assists Player Pos A Ilya Krikunov LW 77 Artur Tyanulin RW 75 Nikita Tochitsky C 66 Yuri Alexandrov D 60 Andrei Kostitsyn RW 57 Sergei Shmelyov LW 56 André Petersson RW 55 Igor Ignatushkin C 49 Amir Garayev C 49 Eric O'Dell C 48