Women's Hockey Team Torpedo () was a professional ice hockey team that played in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). The abbreviated form of the team name was ZhHK Torpedo () or WHT Torpedo and they were alternatively known as Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (). They played in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia at the Culture and Entertainment Complex Nagorny (KRK Nagorny).
The team was established on 14 July 2022, when the team rights of SKIF Nizhny Novgorod were transferred to Hockey Club Torpedo, the parent club of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL and Chaika Nizhny Novgorod of the MHL. On 17 April 2025, HC Torpedo announced that the resources previously committed to the women's team were to be reallocated and ZhHK Torpedo was dissolved.
History Following the 2021–22 ZhHL season, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod made the decision to leave the ZhHL in favor of handing over the team, including all obligations to the players and league, to HC Torpedo. Hockey Club SKIF retained all results from previous seasons, including twelve championship victories and four European Women's Champions Cup medals.
Season-by-season results The following list includes all seasons completed by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
Season League Regular season Postseason results Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer 2022–23 ZhHL 4th 32 15 5 4 8 84 58 59 L. Falyakhova 46 (20+26) Lost semifinal, 1–2 (Agidel) 2023–24 ZhHL 2nd 42 30 3 1 8 164 74 97 L. Falyakhova 74 (33+41) Lost semifinal, 1–3 (Biryusa)
Team 2024–25 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Associate coach: Alexei Kokurin Goaltending coach: Mikhail Vorobyov Conditioning coach: Alexei Urazov Medic: Nikita Ganyushkin Masseur: Dmitry Goryachkin
Management General director of HC Tornado: Alexander Kharlamov Executive director: Alexandra Strogonova Sports director: Yulia Serova
Head coaches Igor Averkin, 2022–23 Oleg Namestnikov, 2023–
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