HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional

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club based in

Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk (, ; ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol. Population: History As its population increased, spurre ...

, Russia. It is a member of the

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in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL).

History

Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Nizhnekamsk Petrochemical plant to represent

in the

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ice hockey championship. After winning championship titles in regional competitions, the team was promoted to the national level. It reached the top division of Russian hockey in 1995.

Honors

Champions

Vysshaya Liga Championship ''(1)'': 1995

Tampere Cup Tampere Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Tampere, Finland. It is hosted by two local teams, Tappara and Ilves. The most successful team is one of the hosts, Tappara with four titles. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has won the tourname ...

''(1)'': 2002

Tatra Cup The Tatra Cup () is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Poprad, Slovakia. It is the second oldest club tournament in Europe, after the Spengler Cup. The first installment of the Tatra Cup took place in 1929 in Starý Smokovec. Between the ye ...

''(1)'': 2003
Bashkortostan Cup ''(1)'': 2017

Season-by-season KHL record

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; P = Playoff ''

Players

Current roster

Franchise leaders

All-time 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 Neftekhimik player''

References

External links

* Ice hockey teams in Russia Kontinental Hockey League teams Sport in Tatarstan Long stubs with short prose {{Russia-icehockey-team-stub