Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (; ), commonly referred as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, is a professional

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club based in Ufa, Russia. It is a member of the

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in the

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(KHL). Established in 1957, Salavat Yulaev spent the Soviet era mainly in the lower divisions, only appearing in the top league for five seasons, though since the dissolution of the Soviet Union they have been in the top league in Russia. They have won the

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as the KHL champion once, in

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, and have won the regular season championship twice, in

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and

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, winning the inaugural Continental Cup for the latter. They also won the final

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title, in

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History

Soviet era

Founded in 1957, the club was named SK Gastello Ufa during the 1958 Soviet Championship season. then, the club changed its name to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 1961. the club is named after Salavat Yulaev, a national hero of

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. After years of competing in the low-level divisions the team was invited to the second level of the Soviet League "Class A" in 1964, subsequently getting promotion to the elite group for the 1978-1979, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1985-1986 and 1986-1987 seasons.

Post-Soviet era

Salavat Yulaev was one of the founding clubs of the International Hockey League and later the

, and normally advanced to the playoffs at that time. The club reached its first Russian championship semifinals in 1996-97 and eventually won its first Championship title in 2007-08, beating

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by three matches to two.

KHL era

On July 11, 2008, Salavat signed

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rising star

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. On June 9, 2009, a press release was issued, stating that

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had signed a three-year contract to return to Russia. The club has also signed Norwegian forward

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for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. Salavat Yulaev marked its first year in the

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by winning its first two regular season titles and becoming the first club to be awarded the Continental Cup. The following season, the team advanced to the final against Atlant and won their first

as champions. They remained a powerful club in the KHL over the following seasons, reaching the playoffs each year, though did not advance past the conference finals in any year. In March 2022, all four Finnish players, including the all-time scoring leader Teemu Hartikainen, and

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and Philip Larsen left the team due to the

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Season-by-season KHL record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, SOW = Penalty Shootout Wins, SOL = Penalty Shootout Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points''

Players

Current roster

Franchise records and leaders

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in KHL history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL Scoring Leaders , QuantHockey.com
Retrieved March 30, 2024 ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; '' = current Salavat Yulaev Ufa player''

Honours

Champions

''(1)'': 2011

Regular Season / Continental Cup ''(2)'': 2009, 2010

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''(2)'': 2008–09, 2011–12

''(1)'': 2008
Federation Cup ''(1)'': 1995
Soviet League Class A2 ''(5)'': 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992

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''(1)'': 2003
Clas Ohlson Cup ''(1)'': 2009

Runners-up

2013–14, 2015–16
Continental Cup ''(1)'': 1997

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''(2)'': 2007, 2014

''(1)'': 1997
IHL Championship ''(1)'': 1995

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salavat Yulaev Ufa Ice hockey teams in Russia Sport in Ufa Kontinental Hockey League teams Chernyshev Division Ice hockey clubs established in 1961 1961 establishments in Russia