Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Металлург Новокузнецк
Nickname "Kuznya"
City Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast
League

VHL 2017–present

Founded 1949
Home arena Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace
(capacity: 7,533)
Colours                    
Owner(s) Evraz
General manager Sergei Zinovyev
Head coach Anatoliy Khomenko
Affiliate(s) Kuznetskie Medvedi (MHL)
Website www.metallurg-nk.ru
Franchise history
Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russian: Металлург Новокузнецк, English: Novokuznetsk Metallurg) is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).

History

The team was founded in 1949 in Novokuznetsk (then Stalinsk) to compete in the lower divisions of the Soviet ice hockey championship. During the 1960s, Metallurg managed to advance to the elite group for several seasons, but did not establish itself as a major club until the 1990s when the International Hockey League was formed.

During the first years of the post-Soviet era, Novokuznetsk significantly improved its roster with players from the Ust-Kamenogorsk school. Led by Sergei Nikolaev during the late 1990s - early 2000s Metallurg became one of the top teams of the Russian Superleague. In 1999 Novokuznetsk hosted the first ever RSL All-Star game.

The team's downfall began in 2004 when its managerial staff moved to SKA Saint Petersburg signing the best players from Novokuznetsk. Despite that the team was able to rebuild itself and years later proved its place among the top Russian clubs joining the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008.

Following the 2016–17 season, with the KHL in need to regulate debts amongst clubs through contraction and with Novokuznetsk in financial trouble pertaining to a lack of success on the ice, they were excluded from participating in the KHL on May 24, 2017.[1] Novokuznetsk will continue to operate their junior club program and also participate in the secondary tier of the VHL.[2]

Honors

Winners

1st, gold medalist(s) Turnier in Biasca Biasca (1): 2012

1st, gold medalist(s) President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup (1): 2016


Runners-up

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Russian Superleague Championship (1): 2000

Season-by-season KHL record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2008–095612325331541271575th, BobrovDid not qualify
2009–105613122533521051596th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2010–11548134533411051866th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2011–125418249021751081305th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2012–135215313228581321775th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2013–145412114630501151706th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2014–156010371237531151906th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2015–1660131010432551281917th, ChernyshevDid not qualify
2016–1760815224240971948th, ChernyshevDid not qualify

Players

Current roster

Updated March 6, 2017.[3][4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 Russia Stanislav Butuzov LW L 22 2015 Prokopievsk, Russia
61 Russia Denis Dyuryagin F L 23 2016 Novokuznetsk, Russia
45 Russia Vladimir Ionin RW L 23 2016 Chebarkul, Russia
34 Russia Rafael Khakimov G L 28 2016 Ufa, Russian SFSR
78 Russia Alexander Komaristy (A) RW L 29 2014 Severodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
82 Russia Mikhail Kuklev (A) D L 36 2010 Moscow, Russian SFSR
96 Russia Nikita Lyamkin D L 22 2015 Barnaul, Russia
65 Russia Ilya Musin F L 27 2013 Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR
59 Russia Vladislav Podyapolski G L 23 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
14 Kazakhstan Fyodor Polischuk (C) LW L 39 2015 Kolodistoe, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
68 Russia Alexei Razumov C L 23 2015 Novokuznetsk, Russia
27 Russia Kirill Shchukin D L 22 2015 Barnaul, Russia
23 Russia Mark Skutar D L 24 2016 Novokuznetsk, Russia
33 Russia Evgeny Solovyov F L 26 2016 Novouralsk, Russian SFSR
72 Russia Andrei Taratukhin C L 35 2016 Omsk, Russian SFSR
44 Kazakhstan Alexei Vasilchenko D L 37 2016 Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
88 Russia Evgeny Viksna D R 28 2016 Shakhty, Russia
11 Russia Nikita Yazkov LW R 22 2015 Novokuznetsk , Russia
8 Russia Ivan Yemets RW R 21 2015 Novokuznetsk , Russia
92 Russia Ignat Zemchenko C L 26 2016 Angarsk, Russian SFSR
42 Russia Kirill Zinovyev F L 20 2016 Prokopievsk, Russia

All-time KHL scoring leaders

'Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goals'

Player[5] GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Russia Alexander Golovin15532397154-151202
Russia Alexander Bumagin12926376348-281103
Russia Dmitri Kagarlitsky9420395924-4724
Canada Randy Robitaille9122355790-10816
Russia Alexander Komaristy167253156140-29225
Russia Alexei Kosourov17828265444-23805
United States Ryan Stoa9330235352-91001
Kazakhstan Fedor Polishchuk15917355272-24502
Kazakhstan Dmitri Dudarev163252550178-311004
Russia Ansel Galimov10522194190-21533

References

  1. ↑ "Metallurg Novokuznetsk excluded from KHL" (in Russian). Metallurg Novokuznetsk. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Metallurg Novokuznetsk and KHL part ways". hockeybuzz.com. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  3. ↑ "HC "Metallurg" (Novokuznetsk) players" (in Russian). www.metallurg-nk.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Metallurg Novokuznetsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  5. ↑ Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL Points Leaders | QuantHockey.com Retrieved March 26, 2011
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