The coach of HC "Torpedo," Isakov, has entered the top four best coaches of the KHL season.

      On May 28 in Moscow, the results of the 2025/26 season of the Continental Hockey League were announced. During the ceremony, individual awards were presented to players, coaches, club executives, and referees.

      According to the voting results from the clubs, the head coach of Nizhny Novgorod's Torpedo, Alexey Isakov, took fourth place in the list of the best coaches of the season. He received 10 votes and was just one step away from the top three prize winners—he was three votes short of making it into the top 3.

      The best coach of the season was recognized as the mentor of Ak Bars, Anvar Gatiyatulin, who received 27 votes.

      Following in the voting were: Viktor Kozlov - 25, Andrey Razin - 13, Alexey Isakov - 10, Bob Hartley and Igor Nikitin - 9 each, Dmitry Kvartalnov - 7, Guy Boucher and Andrey Kozyrev - 6 each, Igor Grishin - 5, Vyacheslav Kozlov - 2, Yaroslav Lyusenko - 1.

      It is worth noting that the 2025/2026 season was Alexey Isakov's debut as a head coach in the KHL. He took over the team after a successful stint in the club's system.

      Previously, Isakov worked with Chaika, with which he won bronze medals at the youth championship. In the 2024/2025 season, he coached Torpedo-Gorky and led the farm club to victory in the VHL Champion's Cup.

      Under his leadership, Torpedo finished the regular season in sixth place and secured early participation in the playoffs. In the Gagarin Cup, the Nizhny Novgorod team passed the first round, but in the second round, they lost to Metallurg in a series with a score of 1:4.

      After a bright season, the club extended Isakov's contract for another two seasons. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on the main events, exclusive materials, and timely information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+.