Artyom Zemchyonok and Nikolai Polyakov have joined Lada

SKA Hockey Club can confirm that defenseman Artyom Zemchyonok and forward Nikolai Polyakov have joined Lada Tolyatti.

Artyom, who had previously spent the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons with SKA, rejoined our club in May 2023. Overall, he made 152 competitive appearances for SKA, recording 34 (6+28) points along the way. He won a bronze medal of the 2019 Russian Championship with SKA.

Nikolai contributed with 22 (8+14) points across 91 KHL games for SKA, with three (2+1) of them having been registered in 23 2024/2025 matches. With SKA, Nikolai won the 2023 Continental Cup and the bronze medal of the Russian Championship.

We thank the pair for their efforts with SKA in Saint Petersburg, wishing them luck for the future!