Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Avtomobilist signs new headcoach and GM for next season

Anatoli Yemelin will coach Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg next season as announced by Governor of Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuyvash. "It is necessary to have the most ambitious goals for our team for next season - said Kuywash - "For this, we invited one of the most authoritative experts in hockey, along with new GM Leonid Weissfeld. We hope that this team of professionals will be able to bring our club to the playoffs next season."
Yemelin coached Lada Togliatti, Amur Khabarovsk amd from 2009 Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Also Leonid Weissfeld worked as GM at Metallurg from 2010

Novokuznetsk wins against Amur

In Thursday's only KHL game home side Metallurg Novokuznetsk beat Amur Khabarovsk with the score of 4-2. All goals happend in the last period. Metallurg was already away with a 3-0 lead but had to wait for an empty netter to secure the win.

Metallurg Novokuznetsk fans raise funds for the team

Following an appeal from the President to help financially the club,  Metallurg Novokuznetsk fans decided to provide financial assistance to the team.
They want to raise about 80 thousand rubles that are ready to be used for the purchase of medicines for the team. Besides the fans would like to install special boxes in shopping centers to raise money.
"In the near future we will open a special charity account where fans could transfer funds. For every penny, we naturally will report back" said the president Sergei Kuznetsov.

Leonid Vaisfeld: Metallurg will play in KHL

Metallurg Novokuznetsk General Manager Leonid Vaisfeld briefly commented the club situation after a meeting with President Sergei Kuznetsov.
"Sergei told me the budget for this season. And will be modest".
According to Vaisfeld the club won't play in VHL, as suggested by League Board, but will continue in KHL: "Kuznetsov said that the Kemerovo Oblast will keep the team in the KHL"