HC Torpedo Names New Captain and Assistants for the 2025/2026 Season

HK Torpedo has announced its captain and assistant captains for the 2025/2026 season. Taking on the role of captain for the upcoming season will be forward Alexey Kruchinin, who is returning to the Nizhny Novgorod team. He will be supported by defensemen Anton Sizov and Bogdan Konyushkov as assistant captains.

Kruchinin previously played for Torpedo during the 2022/2023 season, where he achieved 54 points (15 goals and 39 assists) in 65 games, making him the team’s top assister and second-highest scorer. The seasoned forward also served as captain for Torpedo. In the 2024/2025 season, the 33-year-old player was with Severstal in Cherepovets, taking part in 58 games (including playoffs) and earning 27 points (10 goals and 17 assists).

Torpedo will kick off the 2025/2026 season with a home game against Salavat Yulaev on September 6.