HC Neftekhimik

Full name	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1968-present
Nickname(s)	"Petrochemists"
Founded	October 23, 1968
Based In	Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan
Arena	SCC Arena (Capacity: 5500)
League	KHL 2008-present RSL 1999-2008 RHL 1996-1999 IHL 1995-1996 Vysshaya Liga 1994-1995 IHL 1992-1994 Soviet League 1968-1992
Division	Kharlamov
Conference	Eastern
Team Colors
GM	Rafik Yakubov
Head Coach	Vladimir Krikunov
Captain	Andrei Ivanov
Website	www.hcneftekhimik.ru

HC Neftekhimik (Russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, English: Nizhnekamsk Petrochemists) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Contents 1 Honors 1.1 Champions 1.2 Runners-Up 2 Players 2.1 Current roster 2.2 Notable NHL Alumni 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Honors

[edit] Champions

• Vysshaya Liga Championship (1): 1995
• Tampere Cup (1): 2002

[edit] Runners-Up

• TASSR Cup (1): 1979

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

Updated November 21, 2009 ^[1][2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
25	Russia 	Arkhipov, DenisDenis Arkhipov	4.0 C	L	30	2009	Kazan, Russian SFSR
39	Russia 	Bernatsky, SergeiSergei Bernatsky	2.0 D		27	2007	Voskresensk, Russian SFSR
87	Russia 	Bumagin, AlexanderAlexander Bumagin	6.0 LW	L	22	2009	Togliatti, Russian SFSR
21	Belarus 	Demagin, SergeiSergei Demagin	6.0 LW	L	23	2009	Minsk, Belorussian SSR
11	Russia 	Islamov, AlexanderAlexander Islamov	4.0 C		23	2007	Orsk, Russian SFSR
78	Russia 	Ivanov, AndreiAndrei Ivanov (C)	7.0 RW	L	28	2006	St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR
37	Russia 	Kasutin, IvanIvan Kasutin	1.0 G	L	23	2008	Vologda, Russian SFSR
8	Russia 	Kruchinin, AndreiAndrei Kruchinin	2.0 D	L	31	2009	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
96	Russia 	Lapenkov, EvgenyEvgeny Lapenkov	6.0 LW	L	25	2008	Moscow, Russian SFSR
23	Russia 	Makarov, DmitriDmitri Makarov	7.0 RW		26	2007	Ufa, Russian SFSR
27	Russia 	Makarov, KonstantinKonstantin Makarov	6.0 LW	R	24	2007	Ufa, Russian SFSR
3	Russia 	Malevich, VladimirVladimir Malevich	2.0 D	L	24	2009
75	Russia 	Mamashev, RenatRenat Mamashev	2.0 D	L	26	2009	Moscow, Russian SFSR
53	Sweden 	Persson, NiklasNiklas Persson	7.0 RW	L	30	2009	Ösmo, Sweden
29	Russia 	Pestushko, MaximMaxim Pestushko	3.0 F	L	24	2009	Naberezhnye Chelny, Russian SFSR
71	Russia 	Polygalov, IgorIgor Polygalov	3.0 F	L	23	2008	Perm, Russian SFSR
2	USA 	Quint, DeronDeron Quint	2.0 D	L	33	2009	Durham, New Hampshire, USA
51	Ukraine 	Razin, GennadyGennady Razin	2.0 D	L	31	2009	Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR
77	Russia 	Ryasensky, EvgenyEvgeny Ryasensky	2.0 D		22	2008	Tver, Russian SFSR
19	Slovakia 	Starosta, TomasTomas Starosta	2.0 D	L	28	2005	Trencin, Czechoslovakia
1	Kazakhstan 	Tarasov, VadimVadim Tarasov	1.0 G	L	32	2009	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR
28	Russia 	Yakutsenya, MaximMaxim Yakutsenya	3.0 F		28	2009
97	Russia 	Yemeleyev, IgorIgor Yemeleyev	3.0 F	R	28	2009	Moscow, Russian SFSR
19	Russia 	Zavarukhin, AlexeiAlexei Zavarukhin	3.0 F		29	2009	Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR

[edit] Notable NHL Alumni

Mikhail Grabovski (2003-05)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk official website

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Seasons: 2008–09 • 2009–10
All-Star Game • Gagarin Cup • Russian Championship • Junior Draft • Potential expansion

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