HC Lada Togliatti () is a professional ice hockey club based in Tolyatti, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Togliatti were participants in the inaugural season of the KHL in 2008–09. Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena, the KHL expelled the team and the team dropped one level to the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) for the 2010–11 season. They were allowed to rejoin the KHL for the 2014–15 season after the opening of the Lada Arena. However, the team was expelled again following the end of the 2017–18 season, and returned to the VHL. The team once again rejoined the KHL for the 2023–24 season. Lada initially played in the Kharlamov Division in the Eastern Conference, however with the withdrawal of HC Vityaz from the competition, Togliatti were moved to the Bobrov Division of the Western Conference prior to the 2025–26 season.
History July 1976 - team was founded as Torpedo Togliatti. August 31, 1976 - first exhibition game against Dizelist Penza (final score was 3:3) 1991 - Lada enters the Highest division of the Soviet Championship League. April 1994 - Lada wins the International Hockey League's Russian Championship, becoming the first-ever team with non-Moscow origin to win the then-IHL Cup December 1994 - European Cup debut; silver medals won. December 1995 - Lada becomes a vice-champion of Spengler Cup after a loss in Final game to Canadian national team.
December 30, 1996 - Lada wins European Cup. July 18, 2001 - Valeriy Postnikov quits team after having "attacks aimed at me by the media." November 2005 - due to financial troubles, 16 players leave the team. To continue regular season, Lada management uses the players from reserve team. January 2006 - Lada becomes first ever Russian team to win the IIHF Continental Cup.
Honors
Champions IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996 IHL Cup (1): 1994 IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2006 European Cup (1): 1996
Runners-up
Russian Superleague (2): 1997, 2005 Russian Superleague (2): 2003, 2004 IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995 IHL Cup (2): 1993, 1995 European Cup (1): 1994. Spengler Cup (1): 1995
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Regulation losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against 2008–2010 KHL seasons Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2008–09 56 29 22 5 84 120 116 3rd, Kharlamov Division Lost in Round of 16, 2–3 (CSKA Moscow) 2009–10 56 16 31 9 55 115 173 6th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2010–2014 VHL seasons Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2010–11 56 18 36 2 53 130 184 10th, Western Conference Did not qualify 2011–12 53 23 22 8 72 160 152 7th, Western Conference Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Dizel Penza) 2012–13 52 29 17 6 88 149 130 9th, VHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Toros Neftekamsk) 2013–14 50 28 15 7 82 130 113 11th, VHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HC Kuban) 2014–2018 KHL seasons Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2014–15 60 24 32 4 68 130 158 6th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2015–16 60 22 30 8 69 120 153 7th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2016–17 60 21 32 7 65 146 180 7th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2017–18 56 16 34 6 50 105 149 6th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2018–2023 VHL seasons Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 52 38 15 3 79 171 120 5th, VHL Lost in Round of 16, 1–3 (Sokol Krasnoyarsk) 54 36 14 4 76 164 123 1st, Division B Lost in Round of 16, 3–4 (Neftyanik Almetyevsk) 50 23 20 7 53 134 136 18th, VHL Did not qualify 52 34 14 4 72 164 128 7th, VHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rubin Tyumen) 50 31 14 5 67 150 120 6th, VHL Lost in Round of 16, 3–4 (AKM Tula)
2023– KHL seasons Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2023–24 68 32 22 14 78 165 170 5th, Kharlamov Division Lost in Last 16, 1-4 (Avangard Omsk) 2024–25 68 22 36 10 54 150 188 6th, Kharlamov Division Did not qualify 2025–26 68 20 41 7 47 157 240 4th, Bobrov Division Did not qualify
Players
Current roster
See also FC Lada Togliatti
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