Traktor Chelyabinsk

Plan to build a 20.000 seats arena in Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk Region Governor Mikhail Yurevich approved the construction of a new ice arena for 20,000 spectators in Chelyabinsk. The construction of the sports complex has been agreed with the federal government. Other details of the project are not yet known.
Nearly four years ago in Chelyabinsk was inaugurated the Arena-Traktor, with capacity of 7,500 spectators. Average attendance at the Traktor games is 98% of maximum capacity. This is the second attendance in KHL, after Khabarovsk, where the Platinum Arena is filled 100%.

Sergei Paramonov died at 54

Former Traktor Chelyabinsk player and coach Sergei Paramonov died yesterday when his heart stopped during a friendly match in Troitsk (Chelyabinsk region) with the team Traktor Veterans
Paramonov felt sick in the locker room, ambulance arrives but could not help. He was 54 years old.

Paramonov coached Traktor in 2001. In 2002/03 season and from 2008 to 2011 he was the head coach of Mechel Chelyabinsk

Konstantin Plaksin changes his name

Traktor Chelyabinsk 21-year-old defender Konstantin Plaksin decides to change his surname assuming his mother's one: Klimontov.
"I have a very good relationship with my father, so there is no subtext here. Just a desire to change his surname." commented Plaksin

Averin out, Burdasov in

Russian roster for next Swedish Oddset Hockey Games suffers a modification: Avangard Omsk forward Egor Averin, sick, was replaced by Traktor Chelyabinsk Anton Burdasov

KHL nominates All Star Game coaches

Olegs Znaroks (Dynamo Moscow) and Milos Riha (SKA St. Petersburg) will coach Sandis Ozolins team - formed from the best players in the Western Conference, while Valeri Belousov (Traktor Chelyabinsk) and Hannu Jortikka (Amur Khabarovsk) will lead Sergei Fedorov team, the stars of the Eastern Conference in the next All Star Game on January 21 in Riga, Latvia.
Olegs Znaroks and Milos Riha also participate in the last year All Star Game in Minsk.

Antipov celebrates 200

When Vladimir Antipov scored 1-0 for Traktor against Novokuznetsk he scored his 200th goal in the highest Russian league. Only six active players have scored more goals: Maxim Sushinsky, Alexei Morozov, Sergei Mozyakin, Danis Zaripov, Alexei Kalyuzhny and Andrei Subbotin.