Team Facts
Plays in Vysshaya Hokkeinaya Liga Team colours Red + Black + White Town Novokuznetsk, RUS Founded 1949

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#49 Dmitri Braginsky (G) 23 2000 Ufa, RUS 6'0" 159 L
#76 Vyacheslav Bugrov (G) 18 2005 Novokuznetsk, RUS 6'5" 161 L 24/25
#59 Vladislav Sukhachyov (G) 25 1998 Chelyabinsk, RUS 6'0" 181 L
DEFENSEMEN
#75 Timur Akhiyarov (D) 24 1999 Ufa, RUS 5'11" 203 L 24/25
#38 Georgi Berdyukov (D) 32 1991 Khabarovsk, RUS 6'1" 214 R
#36 Alexei Goryachev (D) 22 2001 Yaroslavl, RUS 6'1" 194 L
#4 Bogdan Krokhalev (D) 20 2003 Chelyabinsk, RUS 6'3" 198 R 23/24
#98 Vitali Lyulko (D) 25 1998 6'3" 183 L
#3 Kirill Melyakov (D) 25 1997 Yaroslavl, RUS 5'11" 192 R
#7 Vladislav Naumov (D) 26 1996 Tyumen, RUS 5'11" 187 L
#26 Maxim Salakhov (D) 30 1993 Zelenograd, RUS 6'4" 185 R
#32 Mikhail Semeneko (D) 23 2000 Saratov, RUS 5'11" 198 L
#18 Alexei Varennik (D) 21 2002 Novosibirsk, RUS 6'0" 181 L
FORWARDS
#68 Yevgeni Astankov (RW) 26 1997 Vitebsk, BLR 5'11" 187 L
#8 Alexander Borisenkov (F) 27 1995 Chelyabinsk, RUS 5'9" 170 -
#90 Ilya Chefanov (RW) 21 2001 Yaroslavl, RUS 5'11" 174 L
#95 Vadim Fattakhov (F) 19 2003 Penza, RUS 5'8" 143 R 23/24
#58 Daniil Ilyin (C)   “A” 28 1995 Penza, RUS 5'11" 187 L
#9 Semyon Ivanov (W) 28 1995 Moskva, RUS 5'11" 187 L
#19 Vadim Khlopotov (W/C)   “A” 29 1994 Nizhny Tagil, RUS 6'1" 181 L
#15 Maxim Kitsyn (LW)   “C” 31 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS 6'3" 209 R
#44 Daniil Lapin (LW) 24 1998 Novosibirsk, RUS 6'0" 179 R
#96 Oleg Lomako (LW) 30 1992 Kazan, RUS 5'11" 183 R
#87 Roman Opalyov (F) 27 1996 Yekaterinburg, RUS 5'11" 159 L
#88 Demid Panichkin (F) 20 2003 Kemerovo, RUS 6'4" 205 L 24/25
#63 Yuri Platonov (F) 23 2000 Saratov, RUS 5'11" 172 L
#13 Vyacheslav Shevchenko (C) 25 1998 Vidnoe, RUS 5'10" 174 L
#25 Yevgeni Sorokin (F) 25 1998 6'0" 176 R
#85 Alexander Tochilkin (F) 19 2004 Moskva, RUS 6'2" 172 R 23/24
#53 Danil Voyevodin (F) 26 1997 Salekhard, RUS 6'2" 183 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 17 | Av Age: 24.73 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 183 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 29 players
1 player
Experience Metallurg Novokuznetsk: 980 GP
KHL: 1 122 GP
AHL: 29 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Kuznetskie Medvedi (MHL)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk U15 (Russia other)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk U16 (Russia U16)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk U17 (Not Active (Russia))
Metallurg Novokuznetsk U18 (Russia U18)
Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Kuznetskikh Metallurgov Location Novokuznetsk Capacity 7 533 Construction Year 1984 Secondary Arena Kuznetsky Lyod
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/15/2023
09/15/2023 Confirmed Joining Daniil Lapin (F) Joining from Dynamo St. Petersburg
09/14/2023
09/14/2023 Confirmed Joining Bogdan Krokhalev (D) Joining from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
09/11/2023
09/11/2023 Confirmed Leaving Mark Lypkan (D) Leaving for Yunost Minsk
09/09/2023
09/09/2023 Confirmed Leaving Andrei S. Alexeyev (F) Leaving for Rubin Tyumen
09/08/2023
09/08/2023 Confirmed Joining Georgi Berdyukov (D) Joining from HK Sochi
09/05/2023
09/05/2023 Confirmed Joining Alexander Borisenkov (F) Joining from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
09/05/2023 Confirmed Leaving Ilya Avramenko (F) Leaving for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
09/05/2023 Confirmed Leaving Vadim Antipin (D) Leaving for Zauralie Kurgan
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1996-1997 Russia 24 8 4 12 - - 65 81 20 0.83 8 -
Russia 38 7 8 23 - - 77 122 22 0.58 19 Did not make playoffs
1997-1998 Russia 26 7 6 13 - - 56 76 20 0.77 11 Saved in relegation
1998-1999 Russia 42 32 2 8 - - 133 64 66 1.57 2 Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000 Russia 38 20 2 12 3 1 121 98 69 1.82 5 Semifinal loss
2000-2001 Russia 34 14 7 12 0 1 84 66 50 1.47 9 -
Russia 10 4 0 5 1 0 30 26 14 1.40 4 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 Russia 51 17 10 20 2 2 104 109 67 1.31 12 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 Russia 51 16 8 20 6 1 126 124 69 1.35 9 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 Russia 60 29 7 17 2 5 135 108 103 1.72 4 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Russia 60 26 12 19 1 2 129 126 94 1.57 7 Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006 Russia 51 12 - 30 1 1 118 153 46 0.90 16 Eighth Final Loss
2006-2007 Russia 54 12 - 23 7 3 111 144 62 1.15 16 Eighth Final Loss
2007-2008 Russia 57 16 - 27 7 7 131 174 69 1.21 17 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 KHL 56 12 - 31 5 7 127 157 54 0.96 21 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 KHL 56 13 - 33 3 7 105 159 52 0.93 24 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 KHL 54 8 - 33 4 9 105 186 41 0.76 23 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 KHL 54 18 - 21 6 9 108 130 75 1.39 16 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 KHL 52 15 - 28 4 5 132 177 58 1.12 21 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 KHL 54 12 - 30 2 10 115 170 50 0.93 27 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 KHL 60 10 - 37 10 3 115 190 53 0.88 27 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 KHL 60 13 - 32 1 14 128 191 55 0.92 28 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 KHL 60 8 - 42 6 4 97 194 40 0.67 29 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 VHL 52 21 - 19 6 6 138 132 81 1.56 13 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 VHL 56 27 - 20 6 3 173 144 69 1.23 11 Last 16 loss
2019-2020 VHL 54 22 - 18 5 9 175 158 63 1.17 16 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 VHL 50 23 - 12 8 7 150 115 69 1.38 6 Final loss
2021-2022 VHL 52 27 - 9 8 8 179 129 78 1.50 5 Last 16 loss
2022-2023 VHL 50 24 - 13 10 3 173 123 71 1.42 2 Semifinal loss
2023-2024 VHL 6 2 - 4 0 0 11 20 4 0.67 28 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2012-2013 Nadezhda Cup 4 0 0 3 1 0 8 13 2 0.50 7 Quarterfinal loss
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Yegor Filin (F) 2023-2024 Khimik Voskresensk VHL 8 3 10 13 4
2. Anton Glovatsky (F) 2023-2024 Humo Tashkent Kazakhstan 6 3 7 10 4
3. Roman Krikunenko (F) 2023-2024 Shakhter Soligorsk Belarus 9 3 7 10 2
4. Alexander Tarasov (F) 2023-2024 Sokol Krasnoyarsk VHL 10 3 6 9 6
5. Artur Boltanov (F) 2023-2024 Zauralie Kurgan VHL 8 5 3 8 2
6. Filipp Toluzakov (F) 2023-2024 Ryazan-VDV VHL 8 2 6 8 0
7. Nikita Lyamkin (D) 2023-2024 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 9 0 8 8 0
8. Maxim Kazakov (F) 2023-2024 Omskie Krylia VHL 7 3 4 7 6
9. Dmitri Kagarlitsky (F) 2023-2024 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 9 3 4 7 2
10. Andrei Karavayev (F) 2023-2024 Dynamo-Altay Barnaul VHL 6 2 5 7 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Sergei Lantratov (F) 578 399 136 412
2. Vadim Morozov (F) 577 221 128 349
3. Yuri Zuyev (D) 793 129 148 277
4. Oleg Groshev (F) 504 170 108 270
5. Alexander Kornichenko (F) 343 255 98 269
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Sergei Lantratov (F) 578 399 136 412
2. Mikhail Gomberg (F) 426 307 51 259
3. Oleg Korolenko (F) 249 265 12 144
4. Alexander Kornichenko (F) 343 255 98 269
5. Vadim Morozov (F) 577 221 128 349
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Daniil Yerdakov (F) 245 70 151 221
2. Yuri Zuyev (D) 793 129 148 277
3. Sergei Lantratov (F) 578 399 136 412
4. Vadim Morozov (F) 577 221 128 349
5. Valeri Polyakov (F) 207 69 116 185
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Yuri Zuyev (D) 793 129 277 708
2. Alexei Kitsyn (D) 664 28 67 650
3. Vadim Morozov (F) 577 221 349 543
4. Andrei Troshchenkov (D) 443 41 87 473
5. Sergei Moskalyov (F) 458 58 140 468
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Yuri Zuyev (D) 793 129 148 277
2. Alexei Kitsyn (D) 664 28 39 67
3. Sergei Trofilov (D) 653 23 48 71
4. Sergei Lantratov (F) 578 399 136 412
5. Vadim Morozov (F) 577 221 128 349
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Georgi Yevtyukhin (F) 38 12 46 1.21
2. Yevgeni Grigorenko (F) 8 2 9 1.13
3. Sergei Starodubtsev (F) 3 3 3 1.00
4. Daniil Yerdakov (F) 245 70 221 0.90
5. Valeri Polyakov (F) 207 69 185 0.89
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Maxim Kitsyn (F) 2019-2020 VHL 53 39 30 69 1.30 32
2. Maxim Kitsyn (F) 2021-2022 VHL 52 32 36 68 1.31 32
3. Andrei Zyryanov (F) 1991-1992 Soviet2 70 33 33 66 0.94 20
4. Oleg Groshev (F) 1987-1988 Soviet2 72 35 30 65 0.90 20
5. Alexander Kornichenko (F) 1983-1984 Soviet3 54 33 31 64 1.19 42
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Sergei Abramov (F) 1977-1978 Soviet3 - 57 - - - -
2. Sergei Lantratov (F) 1975-1976 Soviet3 - 56 - - - -
3. Oleg Korolenko (F) 1968-1969 Soviet2 - 45 - - - -
4. Alexander Gorlachyov (F) 1980-1981 Soviet3 - 43 - - - -
5. Sergei Lantratov (F) 1983-1984 Soviet3 54 41 21 62 1.15 8
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Daniil Yerdakov (F) 2021-2022 VHL 51 19 42 61 1.20 16
2. Maxim Kitsyn (F) 2021-2022 VHL 52 32 36 68 1.31 32
3. Valeri Polyakov (F) 2019-2020 VHL 51 20 36 56 1.10 20
4. Valeri Polyakov (F) 2021-2022 VHL 52 22 34 56 1.08 10
5. Georgi Yevtyukhin (F) 1999-2000 Russia 38 12 34 46 1.21 10
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Artyom Ostroushko (D) 2008-2009 KHL 51 5 8 13 0.25 129
2. Mikhail Sigaryov (F) 1994-1995 Russia 41 13 5 18 0.44 117
3. Sergei Moskalyov (F) 2004-2005 Russia 57 5 3 8 0.14 117
4. Alexei Kitsyn (D) 1991-1992 Soviet2 77 3 9 12 0.16 115
5. Denis Tyurin (F) 2004-2005 Russia 59 12 20 32 0.54 104
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 6'0" 183 lbs 24.73
2022-2023 6'0" 184 lbs 25.44
2021-2022 6'0" 186 lbs 25.52
2020-2021 6'0" 187 lbs 25.35
2019-2020 6'0" 189 lbs 26.30
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