Narva PSK

Narva PSK (Estonian: Narva Paemurru Spordikool) is a professional ice hockey team located in Narva, Estonia, which plays in the Unibet Hokiliiga, the top tier of ice hockey in Estonia. They play home games at the Narva Ice Hall. They are the most decorated team in Estonia.

Narva PSK
City	Narva, Estonia
League	Unibet Hokiliiga
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Home arena	Narva Jäähall (capacity: 1,500[1])
Colours
General manager	Leonid Gulov
Head coach	Ilya Ilin
Captain	Kirill Ilin
Website	https://uus.npsk.ee/

History

"Krenholm" from Narva was one of the most decorated hockey clubs in Estonia. It first became champion in 1967. Before the collapse of the USSR, it was champion 8 times. It became champion 8 more times during the years of independence.

Due to financial problems, the club was disbanded in 2010, but in 2011 it was recreated as "Narva PSK".

In February 2016, it became champion of Estonia ahead of schedule. In March 2017, the team won gold medals again and in the autumn of the same year, they competed in the 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup, where they were in the same group as HC Donbass of Ukraine, Polish side GKS Tychy and Latvian outfit HK Kurbads, but failed to pass the second round of qualification, finishing fourth in the group.^[2]

Narva PSK were originally scheduled to be part of the inaugural Baltic Hockey League, however they were unable to participate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently HC Everest took their place.^[3][4]

In 2024, seven years later, Narva hockey players won the Estonian championship^[5] and again represented the country in the IIHF Continental Cup in group B, the games of which were held in Narva.^[6]

Roster

Updated on June 2, 2024^[7]

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth
1		Alexander Šustov	L	2004	Narva, Estonia
30		Dmitri Rovda	L	2023	Narva, Estonia
70		Vitali Belov	L	2023	Narva, Estonia

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
7		Yuri Babenko	L	2021	Narva, Estonia
12		Dmitri Nikonov	L	2021	Narva, Estonia
22		Andrei Zubov	L	2022	Narva, Estonia
23		Mark Štšerbatski	L	2023	Narva, Estonia
24		Aleksandr Smirnov	L	2020	Narva, Estonia
34		Kristofer Neltsas	L	2021	Narva, Estonia
41		Alexander Titov	L	2012	Narva, Estonia
42		Andrei Baikov	L	2023	Narva, Estonia
77		Maksim Anohhin	L	2012	Narva, Estonia
88		Andrei Aleksandrov	L	2012	Narva, Estonia
91		Kirill Ilin	L	2012	Narva, Estonia

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
8		Pavel Plesnev	L	2022	Narva, Estonia
9		Alexander Saprykin	L	2013	Narva, Estonia
13		Nikita Minin	L	2013	Narva, Estonia
14		Martin Anohhin	L	2021	Narva, Estonia
16		Maksim Berežonov	L	2024	Narva, Estonia
17		Nikita Kirillov	L	2018	Narva, Estonia
21		Max Välja	R	2020	Narva, Estonia
27		Vladislav Kaplenko	L	2022	Narva, Estonia
79		Alexander Rabotinski	L	2004	Narva, Estonia
87		Jegor Nevzorov	L	2017	Narva, Estonia
89		Daniil Vsiljev	L	2023	Narva, Estonia
97		Georgi Vassiljev	L	2011	Narva, Estonia

Honours

Meistriliiga Championships:

 Gold medal (19): 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2024

 Silver medal (14): 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2019

 Bronze medal (10): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014

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Season 2023-24

Group	Number of players	Coach	Place in the group
Unibet	28	Ilja Ilin	1
U20	21	Vladimir Tsiprovski	2
U17	20	Vladimir Tsiprovski	2
U14-1	15	Aleksandr Šljapnikov	2
U14-2	15	Aleksandr Šljapnikov	3
U12-1	12	Rais Davletkildejev	-
U12-2	11	Rais Davletkildejev	-
U10-1	14 + 14	Igor Ossipenkov	-
U8	13 +14	Ilja Ilin	-

Season 2024-25

Group	Number of players	Coach	Place in the group
Unibet		Ilja Ilin
U19		Vladimir Tsiprovski
U16		Aleksandr Šljapnikov
U14
U12-1			-
U10-1			-
U8			-

Notable coaches

• Alexander Romantsov
• Rais Davletkildejev
• Vladimir Tsiprovski
• Aleksander Kolpakov
• Igor Ossipenkov
• Aleksandr Šljapnikov