Kazzinc-Torpedo

The HK Kaszink - Torpedo Ust -Kamenogorsk (Russian ХК Казцинк - Торпедо Усть - Каменогорск ) is an ice hockey team from the Kazakh Öskemen (Russian Ust -Kamenogorsk ). The club was founded in 1955 and takes, in addition to the Kazakh Cup, since the 1960s, the game operation of the Russian Cup finals. The team plays in the Wysschaja Hockey League, the second highest Russian league.

As a sponsor of the team serves the residents in the town of Kazakh mining company Kazzinc.

History

The club was founded in 1955 in what was then Ust- Kamenogorsk. 1964 Torpedo got a place in the second division. In the season 1966/67, the team took second place behind Awtomobilist Sverdlovsk and had in the relegation round for the promotion to the elite class against Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Torpedo Minsk compete. Finally Metallurg won the round and Ust- Kamenogorsk remained in the second division. In the season 1976/77 the team was second to last, an increase from the third league. After three years of Torpedo managed in the season 1979/80, promotion to the second Soviet league. In the 1986/87 season the team rose to the highest league in the Soviet Union, but descended from the torpedo in the next season. In the following season, 1988/89, the team made its chances of promotion and played ever since in the highest Soviet or Russian league. The last season in the former International Hockey League team spent in the 1995/96 season, before all non-Russian clubs from the top Russian league were banished. Thus, the team has been playing the 1996/97 season in the second-rate Russian Wysschaja league. Due to an existing scheme until 2007, the non-Russian team was denied the promotion to the first division, the revival did not succeed. Although the team was allowed to play in the regular season, but was ruled out of the play-offs. During this period took place in 2001 and the renaming of Torpedo in Kaszink torpedo.

With the introduction of the Kazakh Cup could be celebrated in 1993 a total of thirteen league titles, making the club the undisputed record Kazakh champion is. In addition, a cup win in 2008 is to book.

Through the victories in the Kazakh Cup took Ust -Kamenogorsk 2003/ 04, 2004 /05 and 2007/ 08 on the IIHF Continental Cup part. In 2003 /04 the team failed in the semifinals and in the following year the club eliminated in the third round of the further competition. In the season 2007/ 08 the team was more successful, reaching the Super Final, with the team in 2000 finished third behind eventual winner Ak Bars Kazan of Russia and the Latvian representative HK Riga.

The second team plays since 2009 in the Kazakh Cup.

Achievements

Kazakh champion: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Kazakh Cup Winners: 2008
IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd place 2007/ 08

Well-known former players

Boris Alexandrov (1984-1989)
Viktor Alexandrov (2000-2002)
Vladimir Antipin (1991-1996)
Nikolai Antropov (1996-1998)
Ivan Basylejew (2006-2008, since 2009)
Yuri Baulin (1964-1965)
Maxim Birbrajer (2008-2009)
Mikhail Borodulin (1984-1986, 1987-1994)
Igor Dorochin (1984-1992)
Dmitri Dudarev (1994-1995)
Alexander Engel (1984-1991)
Evgeny Fadeev (2003)
Vitaly Jeremejew (1991-1994)
Andrej Fuchs (1986-1990)

Boris Fuchs (1987-1990, 1991-1992)
Alexei Koledajew (2007-2008)
Vitaly Kolesnik (1997-2005)
Alexander Koreshkov (1989-1994)
Yevgeny Koreshkov (1992-1994, 2005-2006)
Alexei Kuznetsov (2005-2006)
Sergei Mogilnikow (1976-1988, 1995-1997)
Evgeni Nabokov (1991-1994)
Vitaly Nowopaschin (1998-1999)
Yevgeny Paladjew (1965-1968)
Fyodor Polishchuk (1998-2004)
Andrei Ptscheljakow (1991-1996)
Konstantin Puschkarjow (2002-2003)
Yevgeny Rymarew (2007-2008)

Jerlan Sagymbajew (1988-1989, 1991-1994, 1998-2000)
Roman Savchenko (2004-2008)
Konstantin Schafranow (1985-1994)
Talgat Schailauow (2002-2007)
Alexander Shin (2003-2009)
Igor Semljanoi (1984-1987, 1988-1995, 2003-2004)
Andrei Sokolov (1987-1988, 1989-1994)
Andrei Spiridonov (2003-2005, 2006-2008)
Roman Startschenko (2004-2008)
Alexei Troschtschinski (1990-1994)
Dmitri Upper (1998-1999)
Alexei Wassiltschenko (2000-2002)
Alexei Vorontsov (2004-2009)

Venue

The team carries out their home games in the Sports Palace of Öskemen, built 1964-1968. It was the first ice rink with artificial ice in the former Soviet Union. The grand opening of the then 5,200 -seat arena was made on 31 December 1968 After renovations in the following years -. , The last and most expensive in the years 2001 and 2002 - to adapt to the requirements of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF, the total capacity was reduced to 4,400 places. In addition, a renaming took place in the center of leisure and sports club " Kaszink "

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