Sputnik Nizhny Tagil forward Sergei Simonov, 24, suddenly passed away. According to preliminary reports, the player was hospitalized after a training session, held the day before. He complained of pain in the region of the spleen. The exact cause of death has not been established but an investigation was opened. Before to arrive at Sputnik, Simonov, a product of Novokuznetsk school, played for Lada and Lipetsk in 2013-2014, Sary-Arka Karaganda 2014-2015 and Kristal Saratov in the first part of current season
(07 Jan 2016)
VHL General Assembly appproved today the request from HK Lipetsk to join league from next season.
The approval is under some conditions: club is obliged to complete the reconstruction of the Ice Arena "Star", which now does not meet the regulations of VHL. In addition, the club must provide a guarantee of a budget of at least 70 million rubles, which is almost three times larger than the current one.
(31 May 2013)