Hockey Club Humo, (Uzbek:Ҳумо Хоккей Клуби;Russian:Хоккейный клуб Хумо) commonly referred to asHumo Tashkent, is a professionalice hockey team based inTashkent,Uzbekistan. Originally a member of theUzbekistan Ice Hockey League, Humo joined thePro Hokei Ligasy for the 2022–23 Season. Humo play their games at theHumo Arena. both the team and arena derive their names from the mythicalHuma bird, a symbol of happiness and freedom.[1] They formerly play in theSupreme Hockey League from 2019 to 2020.
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City | Tashkent,Uzbekistan |
League | Pro Hokei Ligasy |
Founded | 2018 |
Home arena | Humo Arena |
Colours | Blue, Orange |
Head coach | Dmitri Katayev |
Captain | Vacant |
History
editHumo Tashkent was a member of the reformedUzbekistan Ice Hockey League which began play in February 2019. The UIHL consisted of three other teamsBinokor Tashkent,HK Tashkent, &Semurg Tashkent, with all of the teams playing out of theHumo Ice Dome.[2] Humo would finish in first place at the end of the regular season, with Forward Pavel Sedov scoring the most points throughout the season.[3] In the play-offs however, Humo were upset by the 4th seeded Semurg Tashkent. Semurg would then go on to defeat Binokor in the final.[4]
On 31 May 2019 it was announced that Humo would be joining theVHL for the 2019–20 season.[5] Alongside Humo,Dynamo Tver,Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod and Kazakhstan'sNomad Astana would also be joining the league.[6] Rumours of an Uzbek team in the VHL had been circulating for months, afterKHL Vice-PresidentVitali Prokhorov announced that an Uzbek team could join the KHL in 2022, after having gained experience in the VHL.[7] It was subsequently announced that a further two teams would be joining the VHL;HK Rostov and China'sShougang Beijing.[8]
A Humofarm team playing in theKazakhstan Hockey Championship was also proposed. Initially, Binokor Tashkent was earmarked for this role, however on July 17, 2019, theKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation announced that a new team fromSamarkand,HC Sherdor, would be taking Binokor's place in the league.[9] A week later it was announced that the Samarkand rink would not be completed in time, and as a result 'Humo Tashkent 2' would act as the feeder club for the VHL side.[10]
Following the completion of the 2019-20 VHL Season, and the cancellation of the playoffs as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic Humo announced that they would not be fielding a team in either the VHL or theKazakhstan Hockey Championship, citing "the absence of an unambiguous understanding of the timing of the start of pre-season preparation and the VHL itself, as well as the format in which it will be held" due to the ongoing pandemic.[11]
Current roster
editAs of 17 February 2025.[12]
Season-by-season record
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
2019-20 | VHL | 54 | 26 | 19 | — | 2 | 7 | 63 | 138 | 133 | 15th | Playoffs cancelled |
References
edit- ^"Bird of Happiness - a symbol of the HC HUMO" (in Russian). July 22, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 20, 2019. RetrievedJuly 27, 2019.
- ^"Uzbekistan eyes to join International Ice Hockey Federation". February 15, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"UIHC - Uzbek Ice Hockey League". RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Semurg becomes winner of the Uzbekistan hockey championship". April 17, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Tashkent-based Humo club to play in Higher Hockey League in 2019-2020 season". Tashkent Times. June 3, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"The new VHL takes shape". June 2, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Hockey club from Uzbekistan can enter the KHL in 2022". March 16, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Twelfth off-season week: Humo debut and two new recruits" (in Russian). July 22, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Newly created Sherdor Samarkand replaces Binokor in Kazakhstan League". July 17, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Uzbek saga continues". July 24, 2019. RetrievedJuly 28, 2019.
- ^"Humo Tashkent withdraws from the competition next season". April 19, 2020. RetrievedApril 28, 2020.
- ^"Team Roster / Humo Tashkent". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved2025-02-17.
External links
edit- Official site(in Russian)