Salavat Yulayev Ufa

Salavat fires coach Vener Safin

Salavat Yulaev Ufa decided to terminate the contract with the coach Vener Safin. Assistant Vladimir Yurzinov Jr. was appointed as interim coach.
Safin has worked in the Salavat coaching staff since 2001 and became the head coach after the departure of Vyacheslav Bykov and Igor Zakharkin.
"Let me rest in peace! Took a break for four days, then I will comment this decision" said Safin

(24 Dec 2012)

Five-games suspension for Svitov

Salavat Yulayev forward Alexander Svitov was banned for five games for rough play against SKA forward Maxim Afinogenov. Svitov caused Afinogenov a leg injury in the third period of 27 september game and was fined with a major penalty

(29 Sep 2012)

Spengler Cup program unveiled

The program of the 2012 edition of the Spengler Cup, which takes place from December 26 to 31 in Davos, was releaved. Like in last edition, the six teams were divided into two groups, named Torriani and Cattini.

Invited as special guest for its 75th anniversary, HC Fribourg-Gotteron will have the honor of playing the opening match against Russian Salavat Yulaev Ufa on December 26 afternoon. At night Team Canada and Adler Mannheim will open the Cattini group.
Czech HC Vitkovice Steel completes the group Torriani while host HC Davos is the third team of Cattini Group. Here the complete fixture

(25 Aug 2012)

Spengler Cup participants named

Today the Spengler Cup officials released the names of the participants for this year's Spengler Cup. Favourite for the tournament win is Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL). The other participants are Adler Mannheim (DEL), host HC Davos and Fribourg-Gottéron (both NLA), HC Vítkovice (Czech Extraliga) and a team consisting of Canadian players.

(03 Jul 2012)

Game number 1000 for Vitaly Proshkin

Salavat Yulayev Ufa defender Vitaly Proshkin played career game n° 1.000 in Russian elite leagues today in Salavat 3-0 victory against Vityaz. He debuted in 1994-95 season with Kristall Elektrostal, playing also for Dynamo moscow and Ak Bars Kazan where he spent most of his career (407 games. Proshkin, 36, played also in six World Championship with Russian national team. He celebrated the milestone serving one assist in Salavat 2nd goal scored by Igor Grigorenko

(24 Jan 2012)

No Super-Six in St. Petersburg?

According to Swiss newspaper Südostschweiz, Super-Six tournament, scheduled in January was cancelled due to decline of HIFK Helsinki and Färjestad BK to partecipate. The tournament should replace Champions' League and former Super-Six but isn't organized by IIHF. Besides Scandinavian teams, also Swiss HC Davos, Czech Trinec, German Eisbären Berlin and Russian Salavat Ufa were invited

(16 Sep 2011)

Salavat Yulaev and Atlant interrupted game

The KHL Opening Cup game between the Salavat Yulaev and Atlant was interrupted in the 15th minute because of the tragedy in Yaroslavl.

The head of the KHL Alexander Medvedev addressed the fans in the stands asking them to honor the players and coaches of Lokomotiv with a minute's silence. Then he took the teams to the dressing rooms for consultations on whether the match should be continued.

After 20 minutes, Medvedev addressed the fans again, saying the players had asked him to cancel the game. The public in Ufa stadium applauded and the match was cancelled

(07 Sep 2011)

Romazan results

In the first games of the Romazan tournament in Magnitogorsk Salavat beat Vityaz 11-4 and the home team Metallurg beat Yugra 3-1.

(25 Aug 2011)