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).
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Nickname | "Kuznya" ("The Forge") |
City | Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast |
League | VHL 2017–present
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Founded | 1949 |
Home arena | Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace (capacity: 7,533) |
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Owner(s) | Evraz |
General manager | Sergei Zinovyev |
Head coach | Anatoliy Khomenko |
Affiliate(s) | Kuznetskie Medvedi (MHL) Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) |
Website | www.metallurg-nk.ru |
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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
Runners-up
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
Season | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
2008–09 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 54 | 127 | 157 | 5th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
2009–10 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 52 | 105 | 159 | 6th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2010–11 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 41 | 105 | 186 | 6th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2011–12 | 54 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 108 | 130 | 5th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2012–13 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 58 | 132 | 177 | 5th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2013–14 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 50 | 115 | 170 | 6th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2014–15 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 53 | 115 | 190 | 6th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2015–16 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 128 | 191 | 7th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
2016–17 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 40 | 97 | 194 | 8th, Chernyshev | Did not qualify |
Players
Current roster
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Stanislav Butuzov | LW | L | 24 | 2015 | Prokopievsk, Russia |
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Denis Dyuryagin | F | L | 25 | 2016 | Novokuznetsk, Russia |
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Vladimir Ionin | RW | L | 25 | 2016 | Chebarkul, Russia |
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Alexander Komaristy (A) | RW | L | 30 | 2014 | Severodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Mikhail Kuklev (A) | D | L | 37 | 2010 | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
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Ilya Musin | F | L | 29 | 2013 | Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR |
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Fyodor Polischuk (C) | LW | L | 40 | 2015 | Kolodistoe, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Alexei Razumov | C | L | 24 | 2015 | Novokuznetsk, Russia |
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Kirill Shchukin | D | L | 24 | 2015 | Barnaul, Russia |
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Mark Skutar | D | L | 26 | 2016 | Novokuznetsk, Russia |
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Evgeny Solovyov | F | L | 28 | 2016 | Novouralsk, Russian SFSR |
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Andrei Taratukhin | C | L | 37 | 2016 | Omsk, Russian SFSR |
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Alexei Vasilchenko | D | L | 39 | 2016 | Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
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Evgeny Viksna | D | R | 30 | 2016 | Shakhty, Russia |
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Ivan Yemets | RW | R | 22 | 2015 | Novokuznetsk , Russia |
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Ignat Zemchenko | C | L | 28 | 2016 | Angarsk, Russian SFSR |
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Kirill Zinovyev | F | L | 22 | 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 |
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![]() | 155 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 54 | -15 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 129 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 48 | -28 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 94 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 24 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 91 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 90 | -10 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 167 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 140 | -29 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 178 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 44 | -23 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
![]() | 93 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 52 | -9 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 159 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 72 | -24 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 163 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 178 | -31 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 105 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 90 | -21 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
References
- "Metallurg Novokuznetsk excluded from KHL" (in Russian). Metallurg Novokuznetsk. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- "Metallurg Novokuznetsk and KHL part ways". hockeybuzz.com. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- "HC "Metallurg" (Novokuznetsk) players" (in Russian). www.metallurg-nk.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- "Metallurg Novokuznetsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL Points Leaders | QuantHockey.com Retrieved March 26, 2011
External links
- (in Russian) Metallurg Novokuznetsk official website