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Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Ice hockey team based in Ufa, Russia
Ice hockey team based in Ufa, Russia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| bg_colour | background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#009640 5px solid; border-bottom:#2A337B 5px solid; |
| text_colour | black |
| current | 2025–26 KHL season |
| team | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| logo | Salavat Yulaev Ufa logo.svg |
| logo_size | 240px |
| founded | |
| as SK Gastello Ufa | |
| city | Ufa, Russia |
| arena | Ufa Arena |
| capacity | 8,250 |
| league | KHL |
| 2008–present | |
| division | Chernyshev |
| conference | Eastern |
| colours | |
| gm | Rinat Bashirov |
| coach | Viktor Kozlov |
| captain | Grigori Panin |
| affiliates | Toros Neftekamsk (VHL) |
| Tolpar Ufa (MHL) | |
| website |
the ice hockey team
as SK Gastello Ufa 2008–present
- RSL 1996–2008
- IHL 1992–1996
- Soviet League Class A2 1964–1978, 1979–1980, 1981–1982, 1983–1985, 1987–1992
- Soviet League Class A 1978–1979, 1980–1981, 1982–1983, 1985–1987
- Soviet League Class B 1958–1964 Tolpar Ufa (MHL) Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (; ), commonly referred as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, is a professional ice hockey club based in Ufa, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (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 Gagarin Cup as the KHL champion once, in 2011, and have won the regular season championship twice, in 2009 and 2010, winning the inaugural Continental Cup for the latter. They also won the final Russian Superleague title, in 2008.
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 Bashkortostan. 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 Russian Superleague, 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 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by three matches to two.
KHL era
On July 11, 2008, Salavat signed NHL rising star Alexander Radulov. On June 9, 2009, a press release was issued, stating that Viktor Kozlov had signed a three-year contract to return to Russia. The club has also signed Norwegian forward Patrick Thoresen for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.
Salavat Yulaev marked its first year in the KHL 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 Gagarin Cup 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 Geoff Platt and Philip Larsen left the team due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Top scorer | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 56 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 129 | 203 | 116 | 1st, Bobrov | Alexei Tereshchenko (58 points: 29 G, 29 A; 55 GP) | Lost in preliminary round, 1–3 (Avangard Omsk) |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 129 | 215 | 116 | 1st, Chernyshev | Alexander Radulov (63 points: 24 G, 39 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2010–11 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 109 | 210 | 144 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Alexander Radulov (80 points: 20 G, 60 A; 54 GP) | Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–1 (Atlant Moscow Oblast) |
| 2011–12 | 54 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 89 | 173 | 152 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Alexander Radulov (63 points: 25 G, 38 A; 50 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 88 | 148 | 140 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Igor Mirnov (37 points: 21 G, 16 A; 49 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2013–14 | 54 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 94 | 140 | 155 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Dmitri Makarov (40 points: 11 G, 29 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
| 2014–15 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 86 | 173 | 158 | 4th, Chernyshev | Kirill Koltsov (48 points: 18 G, 30 A; 60 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
| 2015–16 | 60 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 101 | 179 | 156 | 3rd, Chernyshev | Linus Omark (57 points: 18 G, 39 A; 60 GP) | Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 88 | 169 | 174 | 3rd, Chernyshev | Linus Omark (56 points: 14 G, 42 A; 55 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 93 | 151 | 139 | 1st, Chernyshev | Linus Omark (55 points: 16 G, 39 A; 55 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 158 | 140 | 3rd, Chernyshev | Linus Omark (49 points: 10 G, 39 A; 56 GP) | Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Avangard Omsk) |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 68 | 153 | 144 | 3rd, Chernyshev | Linus Omark (54 points: 12 G, 42 A; 59 GP) | Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Avangard Omsk) |
| Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 60 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 181 | 151 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Teemu Hartikainen (64 points: 28 G, 36 A; 53 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2021–22 | 45 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 131 | 96 | 1st, Chernyshev | Markus Granlund (38 points: 8 G, 30 A; 41 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 86 | 174 | 141 | 1st, Chernyshev | Sergei Shmelyov (51 points: 19 G, 32 A; 67 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Admiral Vladivostok) |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 90 | 196 | 143 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Alexander Chmelevski (56 points: 27 G, 29 A; 67 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 93 | 212 | 159 | 1st, Chernyshev | Josh Leivo (80 points: 49 G, 31 A; 62 GP) | Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
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.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Salavat Yulaev Ufa player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland Teemu Hartikainen | ||||||||||||
| Sweden Linus Omark | ||||||||||||
| Russia Alexander Radulov | ||||||||||||
| Russia Kirill Koltsov | ||||||||||||
| Russia Igor Grigorenko | ||||||||||||
| United States Alexander Chmelevski | ||||||||||||
| Russia Alexander Kadeikin | ||||||||||||
| Denmark Philip Larsen | ||||||||||||
| Russia Sergei Zinovjev | ||||||||||||
| Russia Vitali Proshkin |
| Player | Pos | G | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland Teemu Hartikainen | ||||
| Russia Igor Grigorenko | ||||
| Russia Alexander Radulov | ||||
| United States Alexander Chmelevski | ||||
| Sweden Linus Omark | ||||
| Canada Josh Leivo | ||||
| Russia Alexander Kadeikin | ||||
| Norway Patrick Thoresen | ||||
| Russia Igor Mirnov | ||||
| Finland Antti Pihlström |
| Player | Pos | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Linus Omark | ||||
| Finland Teemu Hartikainen | ||||
| Russia Alexander Radulov | ||||
| Russia Kirill Koltsov | ||||
| Denmark Philip Larsen | ||||
| Russia Vitali Proshkin | ||||
| Russia Alexander Kadeikin | ||||
| Russia Sergei Zinovjev | ||||
| Russia Igor Grigorenko | ||||
| United States Alexander Chmelevski |
Honours
Champions
Gagarin Cup (1): 2011
KHL Regular Season / Continental Cup (2): 2009, 2010
Opening Cup (2): 2008–09, 2011–12
Russian Superleague (1): 2008
Federation Cup (1): 1995
Soviet League Class A2 (5): 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992
Pajulahti Cup (1): 2003
Clas Ohlson Cup (1): 2009
Runners-up
KHL 2013–14, 2015–16
Continental Cup (1): 1997
Spengler Cup (2): 2007, 2014
Russian Superleague (1): 1997
IHL Championship (1): 1995
References
References
- (2021-07-16). "Новым генеральным директором "Салавата Юлаева" стал Ринат Баширов".
- (2009-06-09). "Виктор Козлов продолжит карьеру в Уфе". HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
- (4 March 2022). "Venäläismedia: Suomalaiset KHL-pelaajat lähtevät joukolla Venäjältä". Ilta-Sanomat.
- [http://www.quanthockey.com/khl/teams/salavat-yulaev-ufa-players-career-khl-stats.html Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL Scoring Leaders. QuantHockey.com] Retrieved 22 August 2025
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