HC Lada Togliatti

HC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ХК Лада) is a professional ice hockey club based in Tolyatti, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

CityTolyatti, Russia

League

VHL
2010–2014,
2018–2023
KHL
2008–2010,
2014–2018,
2023–
RSL
1996–2008
IHL
1992–1996
Soviet League Class A
1991–1992
Soviet League Class A2
1979–1980, 1982–1991
Soviet League Class A3
1976–1979, 1980–1982

ConferenceWestern

DivisionBobrov

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Lada Togliatti

City	Tolyatti, Russia
League	VHL 2010–2014, 2018–2023 KHL 2008–2010, 2014–2018, 2023– RSL 1996–2008 IHL 1992–1996 Soviet League Class A 1991–1992 Soviet League Class A2 1979–1980, 1982–1991 Soviet League Class A3 1976–1979, 1980–1982
Conference	Western
Division	Bobrov
Founded	1976
Home arena	Lada Arena (capacity: 6,034)
Colours	Blue, Navy blue, white, red
General manager	Sergei Gomolyako
Head coach	Pavel Desyatkov
Captain	Dmitri Kugryshev
Affiliates	CSK VVS Samara (VHL) Ladya Togliatti (MHL)
Website	hclada.ru
Franchise history
HC Torpedo 1976–1989 HC Lada Togliatti 1989–present
Current season

Close

Togliatti were participants in the inaugural season of the KHL in 2008–09. Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena, the KHL expelled the team and the team dropped one level to the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) for the 2010–11 season. They were allowed to rejoin the KHL for the 2014–15 season after the opening of the Lada Arena. However, the team was expelled again following the end of the 2017–18 season, and returned to the VHL. The team once again rejoined the KHL for the 2023–24 season.^[1]^[2] Lada initially played in the Kharlamov Division in the Eastern Conference, however with the withdrawal of HC Vityaz from the competition, Togliatti were moved to the Bobrov Division of the Western Conference prior to the 2025–26 season.^[3]

History

July 1976 - team was founded as Torpedo Togliatti.
August 31, 1976 - first exhibition game against Dizelist Penza (final score was 3:3)
1991 - Lada enters the Highest division of the Soviet Championship League.
April 1994 - Lada wins the International Hockey League's Russian Championship, becoming the first-ever team with non-Moscow origin to win the then-IHL Cup
December 1994 - European Cup debut; silver medals won.
December 1995 - Lada becomes a vice-champion of Spengler Cup after a loss in Final game to Canadian national team.

December 30, 1996 - Lada wins European Cup.
July 18, 2001 - Valeriy Postnikov quits team after having "attacks aimed at me by the media."^[4]
November 2005 - due to financial troubles, 16 players leave the team. To continue regular season, Lada management uses the players from reserve team.
January 2006 - Lada becomes first ever Russian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup.^[5]

Honors

Champions

IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996
IHL Cup (1): 1994
IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2006
European Cup (1): 1996

Runners-up

Russian Superleague (2): 1997, 2005
Russian Superleague (2): 2003, 2004
IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995
IHL Cup (2): 1993, 1995
European Cup (1): 1994.
Spengler Cup (1): 1995

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Regulation losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against