Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
City	Magnitogorsk, Russia
League	Kontinental Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Kharlamov
Founded	1955
Home arena	Arena Metallurg; (capacity: 7,704)
Colours
Owner(s)	Viktor Rashnikov
General manager	Sergei Laskov
Head coach	Andrei Razin
Captain	Egor Yakovlev
Affiliates	Zauralie Kurgan (VHL); Yermak Angarsk (VHL); Steel Foxes (MHL)
Website	www.metallurg.ru
	Current season

Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russian: Металлург Магнитогорск) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They also competed in the Champions Hockey League, losing the 2008–09 season championship round to Swiss club, the ZSC Lions.

Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the Gagarin Cup in the 2013–14 KHL season and the 2015–16 KHL season.

History

Metallurg was founded in 1955 by the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works as a Class B team that competed in the Chelyabinsk Oblast and the RSFSR championships. Since the 80s it joined the Second League (third by importance) of the Soviet Class A and won its championships twice, in 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons. After two more seasons in the second level of the USSR hockey Magnitogorsk club became one of the founders of the International Hockey League, the first Post-Soviet major pro hockey association.

Variant of team logo used 1999-2013

Magnitogorsk advanced to the Russian Superleague finals six times becoming a three-time champion of Russia.

Victoria Cup

On 1 October 2008, Metallurg Magnitogorsk played against NHL's New York Rangers in the inaugural Victoria Cup at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern with an attendance of 13,794.[1] Metallurg Magnitogorsk led most of the game, 3–0 at one point, but ultimately lost 4–3 by the Rangers' Ryan Callahan breakaway goal with 20 seconds remaining in the game.[2] Denis Platonov, Vladimir Malenkikh and Nikolai Zavarukhin scored for Metallurg, and Dan Fritsche scored and Chris Drury scored twice for the Rangers. As a sign of respect, Russian Dmitri Kalinin and Ukrainian Nikolay Zherdev accepted the Victoria Cup trophy on behalf of the New York Rangers.[3]

2022

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Juho Olkinuora elected to leave the team.[4][5]

Season-by-season record

For the full season-by-season history, see List of Metallurg Magnitogorsk seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1997–98	46	31	5	-	-	72	173	82	2nd, all league	Russian Cup Champions, 3–1 (HC Dynamo Moscow)
1998–99	42	34	2	-	-	74	180	80	1st, all league	Champions of Russia, 4–2 (HC Dynamo Moscow)
1999–2000	38	24	9	1	1	78	132	96	3rd, all league	Lost in Semifinals, 2–3 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2000–01	54	24	9	6	2	87	153	96	1st, Group A	Champions of Russia, 4–2 (Avangard Omsk)
2001–02	51	28	15	3	3	95	152	125	5th, all league	Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2002–03	51	23	14	2	4	85	121	101	6th, all league	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Severstal Cherepovets)
2003–04	60	35	18	2	1	114	176	129	1st, all league	Lost in Finals, 2–3 (Avangard Omsk)
2004–05	60	34	15	2	4	115	193	124	3rd, all league	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–3 (Avangard Omsk)
2005–06	51	38	4	4	4	127	175	75	1st, all league	Lost in Semifinals, 1–3 (Avangard Omsk)
2006–07	54	30	14	2	1	102	146	99	4th, all league	Champions of Russia, 3–2 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2007–08	57	31	12	4	3	115	175	113	2nd, all league	Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2008–09	56	25	15	13	3	104	174	148	2nd, Tarasov	Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2009–10	56	34	15	6	1	115	167	111	1st, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2010–11	54	27	14	6	7	100	167	141	2nd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2011–12	54	29	20	3	4	94	150	137	2nd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Avangard Omsk)
2012–13	52	27	13	0	12	93	167	121	3rd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2013–14	54	35	11	0	2	108	166	113	1st, Kharlamov	Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–3 (Lev Praha)
2014–15	60	32	15	8	5	117	174	129	2nd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Sibir Novosibirsk)
2015–16	60	25	20	13	2	103	180	138	1st, Kharlamov	Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–3 (CSKA Moscow)
2016–17	60	36	13	5	6	124	197	135	1st, Kharlamov	Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg)
2017–18	56	24	17	8	7	95	150	135	4th, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2018–19	62	35	19	6	2	84	182	132	2nd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
2019–20	62	20	25	8	9	65	138	145	4th, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Barys Nur-Sultan)
2020–21	60	31	16	6	7	81	165	138	2nd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Avangard Omsk)
2021–22	48	26	11	8	3	71	164	120	1st, Kharlamov	Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals, 3–4 (CSKA Moscow)
2022–23	68	30	20	5	13	83	189	175	3rd, Kharlamov	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (Avangard Omsk)

Players

Current roster

Updated 24 September 2023.[6][7]

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
18	Pavel Akolzin	RW	L	33	2021	Moscow, Russian SFSR
39	Jean-Sébastien Dea	C	R	29	2023	Laval, Quebec, Canada
2	Grigori Dronov (A)	D	L	25	2016	Magnitogorsk, Russia
71	Nikita Grebyonkin	LW	L	20	2021	Serov, Russia
47	Luke Johnson	C	R	29	2023	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
91	Maxim Karpov (A)	RW	L	32	2020	Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR
8	Roman Kantserov	F	L	19	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russia
56	Makar Khabarov	D	L	24	2023	Cherepovets, Russia
94	Yegor Korobkin	F	L	25	2017	Magnitogorsk, Russia
21	Semyon Koshelyov	LW	L	27	2020	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
25	Danila Kvartalnov	LW	L	26	2023	Voskresensk, Russia
85	Alexei Maklyukov (A)	D	L	26	2021	Voskresensk, Russia
11	Nikita Mikhailis	LW	R	28	2023	Karaganda, Kazakhstan
72	Artyom Minulin	D	R	25	2019	Tyumen, Russia
23	Maxim Mukhametov	C	L	24	2023	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
12	Arkhip Nekolenko	RW	R	27	2018	Maryino, Russia
9	Valeri Orekhov	D	R	24	2022	Satpaev, Kazakhstan
87	Danila Palivko	D	L	21	2023	Novopolotsk, Belarus
31	Alexander Petunin	C	L	26	2023	Yekaterinburg, Russia
19	Robin Press (A)	D	R	28	2023	Uppsala, Sweden
14	Dmitri Silantyev	F	L	23	2023	Moscow, Russia
20	Alexander Sudnitsin	G	L	35	2023	Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR
44	Egor Yakovlev (C)	D	L	32	2019	Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
88	Vladislav Yeryomenko	D	R	24	2022	Mishutki, Belarus
22	Danila Yurov	F	L	19	2020	Chelyabinsk, Russia
55	Artyom Zagidulin	G	L	28	2023	Magnitogorsk, Russia
16	Denis Zernov	C	L	27	2021	Chelyabinsk, Russia

Team captains

Sergei Mogilnikov 1991–94
Sergei Starkovski 1994–95
Mikhail Borodulin 1995–96
Evgeny Koreshkov 1996–97
Mikhail Borodulin 1997–99
Sergei Gomolyako 1999–2000
Evgeny Koreshkov 2000–03
Valeri Karpov 2003–05
Evgeny Varlamov 2005–06
Ravil Gusmanov 2006–08
Vitaly Atyushov 2008–11
Sergei Fedorov 2011–12
Denis Platonov 2012
Evgeni Malkin 2012–13
Sergei Mozyakin 2013–21
Egor Yakovlev 2021–

Head coaches

Felix Mirsky 1955–57
Georgy Mordukhovich 1957–58
Georgy Mordukhovich 1969–71
Valery Postnikov 1971–76
Khalim Mingaleev 1976–79
Valery Postnikov 1979–96
Valery Belousov 1996–2003
Marek Sykora 2003–05
Dave King 2005–06
Fedor Kanareykin 2006–07
Valery Postnikov 2007–08
Valery Belousov 2008–10
Kari Heikkilä 2010–11
Aleksander Barkov 2011
Fedor Kanareykin 2011–12
Paul Maurice 2012–13
Mike Keenan 2013–15
Ilya Vorobiev 2015–17
Viktor Kozlov 2017–18
Josef Jandač 2018–19
Ilya Vorobiev 2019–23
Andrei Razin 2023–present

Retired numbers

Metallurg Magnitogorsk retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	Date of retirement
15	Jan Marek	C	1997–2011	28 August 2012
34	Ravil Gusmanov	LW	1989–2010	19 November 2012

Franchise leaders

All-time KHL scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.[8]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Metallurg player;

Points
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Sergei Mozyakin	LW	519	263	290	553	1.06
Jan Kovář	C	285	97	189	286	1.01
Danis Zaripov	LW	229	87	140	227	.99
Chris Lee	D	253	45	144	189	.75
Denis Platonov	RW	493	85	84	169	.34
Viktor Antipin	D	381	52	92	144	.38
Andrei Chibisov	LW	245	65	69	134	.55
Tomáš Rolinek	LW	215	68	57	125	.58
Alexei Kaigorodov	C	231	30	90	120	.52
Oskar Osala	LW	249	56	48	104	.42

Goals
Player	Pos	G
Sergei Mozyakin	LW	263
Jan Kovář	C	97
Danis Zaripov	LW	87
Denis Platonov	RW	85
Tomáš Rolinek	LW	68
Andrei Chibisov	LW	65
Oskar Osala	LW	56
Viktor Antipin	D	52
Nikolay Kulemin	LW	48
Yevgeny Timkin	RW	47

Assists
Player	Pos	A
Sergei Mozyakin	LW	290
Jan Kovář	C	189
Chris Lee	D	144
Danis Zaripov	LW	140
Viktor Antipin	D	92
Alexei Kaigorodov	C	90
Yevgeny Biryukov	D	84
Denis Platonov	RW	84
Andrei Chibisov	LW	69
Egor Yakovlev	D	64

Awards and trophies

Gagarin Cup

Winners (2): 2014, 2016
Runners-up (1): 2017

Opening Cup

Winners (2): 2014–15, 2016–17

Russian Superleague

Winners (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07
Runners-up (1): 2003–04
3rd place (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06

Silver Stone Trophy

Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2008

IIHF Super Cup

Winners (1): 2000
Runners-up (1): 1999

Champions Hockey League

Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Spengler Cup

Winners (1): 2005

Victoria Cup

Runners-up (1): 2008

Tampere Cup

Winners (3): 2005, 2006, 2008

Hockeyades (Vallé de Joux)

Winners (1): 2009

Davos Hockey Summit

Runners-up (1): 2018

References

IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 167, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.
IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 173, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.
"NY Rangers victorious, 4-3". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
"NHL Suspends Dealings with KHL as Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World". Forbes.
"Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market".
"Team: Metallurg Mg". www.metallurg.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
"Metallurg Magnitogorsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
"Franchise All-Time Stats for Metallurg Magnitogorsk". quanthockey.com. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

External links

Official website (in Russian)

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[1] IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 167, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.

[2] IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 173, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.

[3] "NY Rangers victorious, 4-3". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[4] "NHL Suspends Dealings with KHL as Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World". Forbes.

[5] "Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market".

[6] "Team: Metallurg Mg". www.metallurg.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[7] "Metallurg Magnitogorsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[8] "Franchise All-Time Stats for Metallurg Magnitogorsk". quanthockey.com. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.