# HC Sochi

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.

## 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.
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.
Evgeny Stavrovsky became the new head coach on October 15 of the 2020–21 season. 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.

## 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 |

## Players
### Current roster

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Updated 15 September, 2024.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 56 | Fyodor Avramov | LW | R | 18 | 2024 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 75 | Nikolai Chebykin | LW | L | 27 | 2023 | Chita, Russia |
| 65 | Maxim Fedotov | D | R | 22 | 2024 | Saratov, Russia |
| 67 | Amir Garayev | F | L | 23 | 2020 | Bugulma, Russia |
| 64 | Jesse Graham | D | R | 30 | 2023 | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 28 | Semyon Ibragimov | D | L | 21 | 2022 | Moscow, Russia |
| 30 | Sergei Ivanov | G | L | 20 | 2024 | Chernushka, Russia |
| 87 | Timur Khafizov | F | R | 26 | 2022 | Kazan, Russia |
| 88 | Gleb Koryagin (A) | D | L | 30 | 2023 | Moscow, Russia |
| 10 | Michal Krištof | C | L | 31 | 2023 | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 55 | Fyodor Kroshchinsky | D | L | 22 | 2022 | Moscow, Russia |
| 91 | Artemi Kuznetsov | RW | L | 19 | 2023 | Moscow, Russia |
| 23 | Vasili Machulin | D | R | 22 | 2022 | Moscow, Russia |
| 26 | Roman Manukhov | D | L | 30 | 2023 | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| 79 | Andrei Nikonov | LW | L | 21 | 2024 | Cheboksary, Russia |
| 34 | Sergei Popov | LW | L | 24 | 2022 | Maple, Ontario, Canada |
| 12 | Kirill Rasskazov (C) | C | L | 32 | 2023 | Omsk, Russia |
| 97 | Daniil Seroukh | F | R | 27 | 2023 | Omsk, Russia |
| 84 | Igor Shvyrev | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| 18 | Yegor Spiridonov | C | R | 23 | 2023 | Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| 22 | Alexander Suvorov | LW | L | 21 | 2024 | Buda-Koshelyovo, Belarus |
| 17 | Dmytro Timashov | LW | L | 28 | 2024 | Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine |
| 73 | Akim Trishin | D | L | 25 | 2024 | Moscow, Russia |
| 13 | Artur Tyanulin | RW | R | 27 | 2022 | Kazan, Russia |
| 15 | Dmitri Utkin | C | L | 22 | 2022 | Solnechnogorsk, Russia |
| 29 | Alexei Vasilkov | RW | R | 20 | 2024 | Moscow, Russia |
| 9 | Denis Vengryzhanovsky | F | R | 23 | 2024 | Gremyachevo, Russia |
| 11 | Artyom Volkov (A) | D | L | 27 | 2023 | Tver, Russia |
| 31 | Yegor Zavragin | G | L | 19 | 2024 | Novosibirsk, Russia |

## 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.
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 |
| 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 |
| Yuri Alexandrov | D | 318 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 0.24 |
| Igor Ignatushkin | C | 164 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 0.46 |
| Artur Tyanulin | RW | 118 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 0.64 |
| Sean Collins | C | 164 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 0.43 |
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 |
| Nikita Tochitsky | C | 32 |
| Artur Tyanulin | RW | 30 |
| Sean Collins | C | 30 |
| Malte Strömwall | RW | 29 |
| Matvei Michkov | C | 28 |
Assists :
| Player | Pos | A |
| Ilya Krikunov | LW | 77 |
| Nikita Tochitsky | C | 66 |
| Yuri Alexandrov | D | 60 |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | 57 |
| Sergei Shmelyov | LW | 56 |
| André Petersson | RW | 55 |
| Igor Ignatushkin | C | 49 |
| Eric O'Dell | C | 48 |
| Artur Tyanulin | RW | 45 |
| Sean Collins | C | 41 |