2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season

The 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season is the first season for Zagreb based club in Kontinental Hockey League. On 29 April 2013 it was announced that Medveščak became 28th league member and will start to play in 2013-14 season.[1] Prior joining KHL, Medveščak was a member of EBEL hockey league of Austria.

2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Division4th Bobrov
Conference6th Western
2013–14 record24–4–12–14
Home record14–3–5–5
Road record10–1–7–9
Goals for138
Goals against126
Team information
General managerCroatia Markoantonio Belinic
United States Aaron Fox (Sports M.)
Croatia Dragutin Ljubic (Team)
CoachCanada Mark French
Canada Dean Fedorchuk (Asst.)
Canada Don MacLean (Asst.)
Croatia Ivo Ratej (Asst.)
CaptainCanada Alan Letang
Canada Jonathan Cheechoo (A)
Canada Andrew Murray (A)
ArenaDom sportova (6.500)
Arena Zagreb (15.200)
Average attendance7,780 (95.92%)

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season took place in August and September. The training session started in late July.

Medveščak had to build up an almost entirely new roster following entering the KHL. The main goal was to create a team with the best possible players of Croatian descent. The first signing of KHL era was goalie Mark Dekanich.[2] Also, a new head coach was appointed. On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Canadian Mark French, AHL winner in 2009-10 with Hershey Bears, was named head coach.[3]

2013–14 Game Log
August: 5–0–1–2 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–1–1 ; Neutral: 5–0–0–1)
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecap
16Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod1 – 3Medveščak ZagrebMaribor500
28Medveščak Zagreb3 – 0Olimpija Ljubljana SloveniaMaribor
311Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana1 – 6Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
417Russia Vityaz Podolsk4 – 2Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
518Austria Linz5 – 4 SOMedveščak ZagrebLinz
623Medveščak Zagreb5 – 1Saryarka Karaganda KazakhstanBiasca50
724Medveščak Zagreb5 – 2Metallurg Novokuznetsk RussiaBiasca100
830Austria Graz 99ers2 – 1Medveščak ZagrebGraz3,000

  Win   Overtime/shootout win   Overtime/shootout loss   Loss

Regular season

Regular season for Medveščak has started on September 6, 2013 and will last until March 4, 2013. A total of 54 games will be played, 27 at home and 27 away. League will take break from February 6–23 due to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

2013–14 Game Log
September: 4–1–3–4 (Home: 4–1–1–2 ; Road: 0–0–2–2) Pts. 17
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
1 6 Medveščak Zagreb 7 – 1 CSKA Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–0
2 8 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 5 Dinamo Riga Latvia Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–1
3 10 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Lev Praha Czech Republic Dom sportova 6,300 1–0–0–2
4 13 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 4 OT Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–1–2
5 16 SKA Saint Petersburg 3 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 12,300 1–0–1–3
6 18 Severstal Cherepovets 6 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 3,240 1–0–1–4
7 20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb Arena 2000 8,687 1–0–2–4
8 22 Atlant Mytishchi 3 – 2 OT Medveščak Zagreb Mytishchi Arena 6,100 1–0–3–4
9 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO SKA Saint Petersburg Dom sportova 6,400 1–1–3–4
10 26 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Dom sportova 5,600 2–1–3–4
11 28 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 Barys Astana Kazakhstan Dom sportova 6,350 3–1–3–4
12 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 0 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Dom sportova 6,350 4–1–3–4
October: 4–2–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1–3) Pts. 18
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
13 2 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 0 Avangard Omsk Dom sportova 6,300 5–1–3–4
14 7 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 0 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dom sportova 6,500 6–1–3–4
15 9 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2 – 3 OT Medveščak Zagreb Minsk-Arena 13,100 6–2–3–4
16 11 Ukraine Donbass Donetsk 2 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Druzhba Arena 4,003 7–2–3–4
17 13 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 3 SO Spartak Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 7–2–4–4
18 17 Ak Bars Kazan 5 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb TatNeft Arena 4,000 7–2–4–5
19 19 Dynamo Moscow 4 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Minor Arena 6,881 7–2–4–6
20 21 Vityaz Podolsk 1 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Podolsk Hero Arena 3,000 7–2–4–7
21 23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2 – 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Trade Union Sport Palace 5,300 7–2–5–7
22 28 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Amur Khabarovsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–2–5–7
23 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 SO Admiral Vladivostok Dom sportova 6,267 8–3–5–7
November: 3–1–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1–2) Pts. 13
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
24 1 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO Metallurg Novokuznetsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–4–5–7
25 13 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb SCC Arena 5,500 8–4–6–7
26 15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Ufa Arena 7,430 9–4–6–7
27 17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Magnitogorsk Arena 7,167 9–4–6–8
28 19 Traktor Chelyabinsk 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Traktor Sport Palace 7,000 9–4–6–9
29 22 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–6–9
30 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 5 SO Traktor Chelyabinsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–7–9
31 26 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Dom sportova 6,300 10–4–7–10
32 28 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 1 Sibir Novosibirsk Dom sportova 6,432 11–4–7–10
December: 5–0–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–0) Pts. 17
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
33 2 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 1 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Sports Palace 2,739 12–4–7–10
34 4 Sibir Novosibirsk 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Sports Palace Sibir 6,400 13–4–7–10
35 6 Admiral Vladivostok 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Fetisov Arena 5,500 14–4–7–10
36 8 Amur Khabarovsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Platinum Arena 7,100 14–4–8–10
37 11 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 5 Ak Bars Kazan Dom sportova 5,984 15–4–8–10
38 13 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 SO Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Dom sportova 6,326 15–4–9–10
39 27 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 5 Dynamo Moscow Arena Zagreb 15,200 15–4–9–11
40 29 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Vityaz Podolsk Arena Zagreb 15,000 16–4–9–11
January: 6–0–2–2 (Home: 3–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–1) Pts. 20
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
41 4 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Donbass Donetsk Ukraine Dom sportova 6,500 16–4–9–12
42 6 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 1 Dinamo Minsk Belarus Dom sportova 6,500 17–4–9–12
43 8 Spartak Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb LDS Sokolniki 3,385 18–4–9–12
44 14 Avangard Omsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Omsk Arena 7,860 18–4–10–12
45 16 Kazakhstan Barys Astana 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Kazakhstan Sport Palace 4,070 19–4–10–12
46 18 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1 – 4 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Ugra 4,050 20–4–10–12
47 20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 2 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb KRK Uralets 5,500 20–4–10–13
48 23 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Atlant Mytishchi Arena Zagreb 11,340 21–4–10–13
49 25 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 0 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Arena Zagreb 15,200 22–4–10–13
50 27 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 2 SO Severstal Cherepovets Arena Zagreb 13,200 22–4–11–13
February: 1–0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0–1) Pts. 3
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
51 26 Latvia Dinamo Riga 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Riga 7,350 22–4–11–14
52 28 CSKA Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb CSKA Ice Palace 4,200 23–4–11–14
March: 1–0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1–0) Pts. 4
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
53 2 Czech Republic Lev Praha 2 - 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 5,124 23–4–12–14
54 4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena 10,055 24–4–12–14

  Win (3 points)   Overtime/shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs
2014 Gagarin Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals - #3 Lev Praha vs. #6 Medveščak Zagreb
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceSeriesRecap
1 March 7 Czech Republic Lev Praha 4 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,157 0 - 1
2 March 8 Czech Republic Lev Praha 5 - 2 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,555 0 - 2
3 March 10 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 5 Czech Republic Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 3
4 March 11 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 3 Czech Republic Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 4

  Win   Loss

Standings

Source: khl.ru[4]

Bobrov Division
R GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 5430144114175115105
2Czech Republic Lev Praha 542339241314910799
3Latvia Dinamo Riga 542256411614112293
4Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 542413841413812692
5Russia CSKA Moscow 542525112013011891
6Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 541536312612016067
7Belarus Dinamo Minsk 541313423110216153

Western Conference
R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1Russia Dynamo Moscow * TAR5434225011171113115
2Russia SKA Saint Petersburg * BOB5430144114175115105
3Czech Republic Lev Praha BOB542339241314910799
4Ukraine Donbass Donetsk TAR54273420181359997
5Latvia Dinamo Riga BOB542256411614112293
6Croatia Medveščak Zagreb BOB542413841413812692
7Russia CSKA Moscow BOB542525112013011891
8Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl TAR542323412110910384
9Russia Atlant Mytishchi TAR541917322212312078
10Russia Severstal Cherepovets TAR542005522212813577
11Slovakia Slovan Bratislava BOB541536312612016067
12Russia Spartak Moscow TAR541244422810514758
13Russia Vityaz Podolsk TAR541215912611014758
14Belarus Dinamo Minsk BOB541313423110216153

*– Division leader;
BOB – Bobrov Division, TAR – Tarasov Division

Roster

Updated February 15, 2017.[5][6]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
50 Croatia Ivan Janković C L 28 2015 Zagreb, Croatia
55 Croatia Matija Miličić W L 27 2015 Zagreb, Croatia

References
  1. "Изменения в составах команд". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. "Dex to Play for Croatian Team". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  3. "Former Hershey Bears head coach Mark French named head coach of KHL's Medvescak Zagreb in Croatia". 3 June 2013.
  4. "2013–14 KHL Standings". KHL.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  5. "KHL Medveščak - Team". KHL Medveščak. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  6. "Medvescak Zagreb team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
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