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24-515: It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Belye Medvedi of Junior Hockey League (MHL). The capacity of the arena is 7,500 spectators. It replaced Yunost Sport Palace as the home of Traktor. The arena is named after former Traktor head coach Valery Belousov . The arena was designed by a Swedish company Skanska . Construction began in spring 2007 and

48-471: A good start Chelyabinsk finished the regular season with disappointing results and eventually failed to advance in the playoffs further than the first round losing the series to Atlant Moscow Oblast with an overall score 13-2. Kvasha was named the team's MVP of the season. 2009 was also notable for the club's move to the Arena Traktor . The first game in the new arena, played against Metallurg Magnitogorsk ,

72-540: A team of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant , Traktor have played for the Soviet and Russian championships since 1948. In 1948-1953 the team was called Dzerzhinets and Avangard in 1954 - 1958. The current name was adopted starting with the 1958–59 season . Traktor played its first game in the top league on December 12, 1948 against CDKA Moscow . Viktor Shuvalov , a future star of Moscow clubs VVS and CSKA , led

96-402: A win in regulation, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss, and no points for a loss in regulation. The 16 teams with the best regular-season records qualified for the playoffs. Each playoff round was a best-of-five series. In each round, the teams were paired according to the regular season performance. The top team was paired with the bottom team,

120-401: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Russian sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to taekwondo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Traktor Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk , also known as Traktor, or HC Traktor Chelyabinsk, ( Russian : ХК Трактор Челябинск; Трактор )

144-711: Is a professional ice hockey team based in Chelyabinsk , Russia . They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). From 1967 to 2009 the team played their home games at the Yunost Sport Palace . In 2009 the team moved to the arena now called Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Belousov , their present home arena in Chelyabinsk. Founded in 1947 as

168-671: The International Hockey League , the league was rechristened the Russian Hockey League in 1996. From 1996 to 1999, league membership was Russian-only. In 1999, membership was open and the league went international, and was renamed the Russian Superleague. Journalist Vsevolod Kukushkin acted as a press secretary for the league. There were 20 teams in the Superleague in 2007–08. The competition consisted of

192-470: The Gagarin Cup Finals Traktor had to endure three seven game series against Barys Astana , Avangard Omsk and Ak Bars Kazan , all three of those rounds were won back by the team from the position of 3-1 down in the series. One of the main components of the success was goaltender Michael Garnett who had 5 shutouts during the post-season and GAA of 1.86. However, the team was less fortunate in

216-588: The 2007/2008 season as the KHL . The KHL absorbed all 20 teams from the previous RSL season, for a total of 24 for its inaugural campaign. The origins of the Superleague are in the old Soviet League , which was founded in 1946. The Soviet era was dominated by the Red Army -affiliated CSKA Moscow , who won 32 of the 46 championships. The league lasted until 1992 due to the Soviet Union's collapse. After its transformation into

240-421: The 2010 off-season Nazarov left to coach infamous Vityaz Chekhov and was replaced by Andrei Sidorenko who was fired off his job right after the disastrous start of the season. In October 2010 Valery Belousov returned as Traktor's head coach, but, nonetheless, during the 2010–11 the team failed to make the playoffs. After the lackluster season the team finally fixing its financial issues seriously rearranged

264-523: The Soviet national team from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Starikov and Makarov each won over 10 international tournaments with Team USSR. In the early 1990s, Traktor twice finished third in the International Hockey League under head coach Valery Belousov . A group of Traktor players, including Sergei Gomolyako , Valeri Karpov , Igor Varitsky , Ravil Gusmanov and others, appeared on Team Russia at several world championships. During

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288-1058: The World Championship title, including the players who are currently active. 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 Traktor player [REDACTED] KHL Continental Cup (1) : 2012 [REDACTED] Vysshaya Liga Championship (1) : 2006 [REDACTED] Gagarin Cup (1) : 2013 [REDACTED] Gagarin Cup (3) : 2012, 2018, 2022 [REDACTED] USSR Cup (1) : 1973 [REDACTED] Soviet League Championship : 1977 [REDACTED] IHL Championship (2) : 1993, 1994 [REDACTED] Spengler Cup (1) : 1973 Russian Super League The Russian Superleague ( Russian : Чемпионат России Суперлига , Russian Championship Superleague ), commonly abbreviated as RSL ,

312-533: The final games played versus the defending champions Dynamo Moscow . Failing to take the lead in the series Traktor ultimately lost it 4-2. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Traktor Chelyabinsk hangs on the rafters of the Traktor Arena jerseys of all the Traktor players who have ever won

336-462: The game with a score of 2-5. In the 1976-77 season Traktor won bronze in the Soviet hockey championships, the team's highest achievement during the Soviet period of its history. At that time, Traktor produced several players who achieved international prominence. One of the best Soviet forwards of all times, Sergei Makarov , was born in Chelyabinsk and began his career in Traktor. Along his teammate, defenseman Sergei Starikov , he regularly played on

360-484: The late 1990s ice hockey in Chelyabinsk entered a period of decline. In 1998 Traktor was relegated to the Vysshaya Liga and was replaced in its role as the major hockey team of Chelyabinsk by Mechel . The team found its way back to the elite only in 2006. Coached by Gennady Tsygurov they won the second division championship earning promotion to the Russian Superleague. After the 2006-07 season, Tsygurov resigned. He

384-514: The regular season and the play-off. The games were played in accordance with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) rules. During the regular season, each team faced each other team three times (twice at home/once away, or once at home/twice away). Each team played 57 games during the regular season. If a game was drawn, a five-minute sudden-death overtime was played, followed by a shootout. Three points were awarded for

408-683: The regular season in the third place of the Eastern Conference. Kuznetsov continued his successful career leading the team in points, goals and assists. 17 years old forward Valeri Nichushkin became that season's major breakthrough for Chelyabinsk, later in 2013 he won the Cherepanov Trophy as the KHL's Rookie of the Year and was picked in the top 10 of the NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars . On its way to

432-494: The roster with future stars such as Vladimir Antipov , Stanislav Chistov , Jan Bulis , Petri Kontiola and goaltender Michael Garnett . The results were immediate, Traktor became the best team of the 2011–12 regular season winning Continental Cup and taking bronze medals after losing to Avangard Omsk in Eastern Conference Finals. The biggest breakthrough of the season was a young winger Evgeny Kuznetsov who led

456-518: The team in points. Another homegrown Chelyabinsk player, Konstantin Panov , who returned to Traktor after five seasons of absence, became the team's goal scoring leader. Traktor kept all of its leaders for the 2012–13 season . Unlike many other clubs in the league Chelyabinsk did not sign any NHL players who were returning to Europe during the NHL lockout . Facing much stronger competition this time Traktor finished

480-588: The team in scores during its first season in the championship. In 1955 Chelyabinsk reached the fourth place for the first time (back then a medal table still was dominated by the Moscow teams). In 1965 - 1968, Traktor played in the second division of the Soviet hockey championships. The team returned to the first division in 1968. In 1973, Traktor played in the USSR Cup finals against the CSKA. Although Traktor led 2-0, they lost

504-400: Was originally expected to finish by the 2008-09 season . But due to subsequent construction problems the official opening was rescheduled for January 2009. On 15 February 2013, the arena was damaged by the blast wave from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor . [REDACTED] Media related to Traktor Ice Arena at Wikimedia Commons This article about a European ice hockey arena

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528-571: Was replaced by Andrei Nazarov , a native of Chelyabinsk who had spent 13 seasons in the NHL as an enforcer. Although he succeeded at securing Traktor's place in the top league, Nazarov's coaching style led Traktor to a new world record in overall penalty minutes in a single game that was set after the mass brawl versus Ak Bars Kazan in January 2008. During 2008–09 KHL season Traktor was reinforced by its alumni Ravil Gusmanov and NHL star Oleg Kvasha . Despite

552-591: Was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia . It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the National Hockey League (NHL) of North America . It was a part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which was composed of three divisions — the Superleague, Major League ( Vysshaya Liga ), and First League ( Pervaya Liga ). The league was rebranded after

576-415: Was won by 3-2. The first player to score a goal was defenceman Andre Lakos . Before the 2009–10 season the team had to face budget cuts and lose its biggest stars including Oleg Kvasha and Evgenii Dadonov . After an unstable performance in the regular season the team advanced to the playoffs with the lowest seed ultimately losing to its natural rival Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the first round. During

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