Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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| Full name | HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
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| Nickname(s) | "Steelers", "Magnitka" |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Based In | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
| Arena | Magnitogorsk Arena (Capacity: 7,500) |
| League |
KHL 2008-present
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| Division | Kharlamov |
| Conference | Eastern |
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| Owner(s) |  Viktor Rashnikov |
| GM | Valery Postnikov |
| Head Coach |  Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Sergei Mozyakin |
| Affiliates | Yuzhny Ural Orsk (VHL) Stalnye Lisy (MHL) |
| Website | www.metallurg.ru |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russian: Металлург Магнитогорск, English: Metallurgist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). They also competed in the Champions Hockey League (CHL), losing the 2008-09 season championship round to ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A.
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History [edit]
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 Hokcey League, the first Post-Soviet major pro hockey association.
During the 90s the team worked up a reputation of one the top Russian teams of the new era. Magnitogorsk advanced to the Russian Superleague finals six times becoming a tree times champion of Russia.
Victoria Cup [edit]
On October 1, 2008 Metallurg Magnitogorsk played against NHL's New York Rangers in the inaugural Victoria Cup at the PostFinance Arena in Berne 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 Dimitri Kalinin and Ukrainian Nikolai Zherdev accepted the Victoria Cup trophy on the behalf of the New York Rangers[1]. American analysts and broadcasters reported a rumor that team management was to reward all 22 the Metallurg Magnitogorsk players $100,000 USD for victory.
Honors [edit]
Champions [edit]
Russian Superleague (3): 1999, 2001, 2007
Russian Superleague Cup (1): 1998
IIHF European Hockey League / European Champions Cup (3): 1999, 2000, 2008
Tampere Cup (3): 2005, 2006, 2008
Spengler Cup (1): 2005
Runners-up [edit]
Russian Superleague (2): 1998, 2004
Russian Superleague (4): 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008
IHL Cup (1): 1996
IHL Championship (1): 1995
IIHF European Champions Cup (1): 2009
Victoria Cup (1): 2008
Season-by-season KHL record [edit]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; P = Playoff
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Top Scorer | Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | 56 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 104 | 174 | 148 | 2nd, Tarasov | Jan Marek (72 points: 35 G, 37 A; 53 GP) | Lost in Semifinals, 4-1 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 115 | 167 | 111 | 1st, Kharlamov | Stanislav Chistov (40 points: 18 G, 22 A; 47 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2010–11 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 167 | 141 | 2nd, Kharlamov | Petri Kontiola (48 points: 14 G, 34 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Finals, 4-3 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) |
| 2011–12 | 54 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 94 | 150 | 137 | 2nd, Kharlamov | Sergei Mozyakin (39 points: 20 G, 19 A; 53 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Avangard Omsk) |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 167 | 121 | 3rd, Kharlamov | Sergei Mozyakin (76 points: 35 G, 41 A; 48 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) |
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
Updated January 9, 2013.[3][4]
NHL Alumni [edit]
Alexei Kaigorodov (2001-07)
Evgeni Malkin (2003-06)
Nikolai Kulemin (2005-08)
Head coaches [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ "Team: Metallurg Mg.". www.metallurg.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
External links [edit]
- (Russian) Metallurg Magnitogorsk official website
- "Metallurg Magnitogorsk Magnificent in Run to RSL Gold" at NHL.com. Retrieved 04-25-07.
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