Kazzinc-Torpedo

Most Kazakh players who have reached the National Hockey League (NHL) trace their roots to Torpedo.

[2] Konyakhin was a former ice hockey player and he had experience of playing for a youth team of the Moscow region.

Father and son Konaykhin's have initiated the foundation of the amateur team at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant.

The team was coached by Olympic medalist and multiple champion of USSR Yuri Baulin.

The team included the most famous local graduate Boris Alexandrov, who returned from CSKA Moscow to his hometown.

He became famous all over the world after playing in the Super Series '76 with the team CSKA Moscow and scoring against the New York Rangers, the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins.

In 1992-93 season, they qualified to the play-offs, but lost to SKA Saint Petersburg in the preliminary round.

The team had big financial problems and the Ulba Metallurgical Plant was unable to sponsor them.

In the 1994-95 season, Torpedo reached the play-offs, but lost to Krylya Sovetov Moscow in the preliminary round again.

It was an unexpected result for many people, when they ranked first at the groupe stage after defeating Italy and Slovakia.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Kazakhstan Hockey Championship: Kazakhstan Hockey Cup: Supreme Hockey League: Rudi Hiti Summer League: IIHF Continental Cup: Note: Only counts if the players played for Torpedo before they were selected in the NHL Entry Draft.

Logo used as Kazzinc-Torpedo.