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

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Pre-season

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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)

  Win   Overtime/shootout win   Overtime/shootout loss   Loss

Regular season

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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
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
1 6 Medveščak Zagreb 7 – 1 CSKA Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–0 [9]
2 8 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 5 Dinamo Riga   Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–1 [10]
3 10 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Lev Praha   Dom sportova 6,300 1–0–0–2 [11]
4 13 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 4 OT Slovan Bratislava   Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–1–2 [12]
5 16 SKA Saint Petersburg 3 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 12,300 1–0–1–3 [13]
6 18 Severstal Cherepovets 6 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 3,240 1–0–1–4 [14]
7 20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb Arena 2000 8,687 1–0–2–4 [15]
8 22 Atlant Mytishchi 3 – 2 OT Medveščak Zagreb Mytishchi Arena 6,100 1–0–3–4 [16]
9 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO SKA Saint Petersburg Dom sportova 6,400 1–1–3–4 [17]
10 26 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Dom sportova 5,600 2–1–3–4 [18]
11 28 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 Barys Astana   Dom sportova 6,350 3–1–3–4 [19]
12 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 0 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Dom sportova 6,350 4–1–3–4 [20]
October: 4–2–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1–3) Pts. 18
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
13 2 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 0 Avangard Omsk Dom sportova 6,300 5–1–3–4 [21]
14 7 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 0 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dom sportova 6,500 6–1–3–4 [22]
15 9   Dinamo Minsk 2 – 3 OT Medveščak Zagreb Minsk-Arena 13,100 6–2–3–4 [23]
16 11   Donbass Donetsk 2 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Druzhba Arena 4,003 7–2–3–4 [24]
17 13 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 3 SO Spartak Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 7–2–4–4 [25]
18 17 Ak Bars Kazan 5 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb TatNeft Arena 4,000 7–2–4–5 [26]
19 19 Dynamo Moscow 4 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Minor Arena 6,881 7–2–4–6 [27]
20 21 Vityaz Podolsk 1 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Podolsk Hero Arena 3,000 7–2–4–7 [28]
21 23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2 – 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Trade Union Sport Palace 5,300 7–2–5–7 [29]
22 28 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Amur Khabarovsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–2–5–7 [30]
23 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 SO Admiral Vladivostok Dom sportova 6,267 8–3–5–7 [31]
November: 3–1–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1–2) Pts. 13
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
24 1 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO Metallurg Novokuznetsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–4–5–7 [32]
25 13 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb SCC Arena 5,500 8–4–6–7 [33]
26 15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Ufa Arena 7,430 9–4–6–7 [34]
27 17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Magnitogorsk Arena 7,167 9–4–6–8 [35]
28 19 Traktor Chelyabinsk 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Traktor Sport Palace 7,000 9–4–6–9 [36]
29 22 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–6–9 [37]
30 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 5 SO Traktor Chelyabinsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–7–9 [38]
31 26 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Dom sportova 6,300 10–4–7–10 [39]
32 28 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 1 Sibir Novosibirsk Dom sportova 6,432 11–4–7–10 [40]
December: 5–0–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–0) Pts. 17
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
33 2 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 1 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Sports Palace 2,739 12–4–7–10 [41]
34 4 Sibir Novosibirsk 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Sports Palace Sibir 6,400 13–4–7–10 [42]
35 6 Admiral Vladivostok 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Fetisov Arena 5,500 14–4–7–10 [43]
36 8 Amur Khabarovsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Platinum Arena 7,100 14–4–8–10 [44]
37 11 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 5 Ak Bars Kazan Dom sportova 5,984 15–4–8–10 [45]
38 13 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 SO Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Dom sportova 6,326 15–4–9–10 [46]
39 27 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 5 Dynamo Moscow Arena Zagreb 15,200 15–4–9–11 [47]
40 29 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Vityaz Podolsk Arena Zagreb 15,000 16–4–9–11 [48]
January: 6–0–2–2 (Home: 3–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–1) Pts. 20
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
41 4 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Donbass Donetsk   Dom sportova 6,500 16–4–9–12 [49]
42 6 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 1 Dinamo Minsk   Dom sportova 6,500 17–4–9–12 [50]
43 8 Spartak Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb LDS Sokolniki 3,385 18–4–9–12 [51]
44 14 Avangard Omsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Omsk Arena 7,860 18–4–10–12 [52]
45 16   Barys Astana 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Kazakhstan Sport Palace 4,070 19–4–10–12 [53]
46 18 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1 – 4 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Ugra 4,050 20–4–10–12 [54]
47 20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 2 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb KRK Uralets 5,500 20–4–10–13 [55]
48 23 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Atlant Mytishchi Arena Zagreb 11,340 21–4–10–13 [56]
49 25 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 0 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Arena Zagreb 15,200 22–4–10–13 [57]
50 27 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 2 SO Severstal Cherepovets Arena Zagreb 13,200 22–4–11–13 [58]
February: 1–0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0–1) Pts. 3
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
51 26   Dinamo Riga 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Riga 7,350 22–4–11–14 [59]
52 28 CSKA Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb CSKA Ice Palace 4,200 23–4–11–14 [60]
March: 1–0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1–0) Pts. 4
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
53 2   Lev Praha 2 - 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 5,124 23–4–12–14 [61]
54 4   Slovan Bratislava 2 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena 10,055 24–4–12–14 [62]

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

Playoffs

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2014 Gagarin Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals - #3 Lev Praha vs. #6 Medveščak Zagreb
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Series Recap
1 March 7   Lev Praha 4 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,157 0 - 1 [63]
2 March 8   Lev Praha 5 - 2 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,555 0 - 2 [64]
3 March 10 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 5   Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 3 [65]
4 March 11 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 3   Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 4 [66]

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Standings

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Source: khl.ru[4]

Bobrov Division

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R GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1   SKA Saint Petersburg 54 30 1 4 4 1 14 175 115 105
2   Lev Praha 54 23 3 9 2 4 13 149 107 99
3   Dinamo Riga 54 22 5 6 4 1 16 141 122 93
4   Medveščak Zagreb 54 24 1 3 8 4 14 138 126 92
5   CSKA Moscow 54 25 2 5 1 1 20 130 118 91
6   Slovan Bratislava 54 15 3 6 3 1 26 120 160 67
7   Dinamo Minsk 54 13 1 3 4 2 31 102 161 53

Western Conference

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R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1   Dynamo Moscow * TAR 54 34 2 2 5 0 11 171 113 115
2   SKA Saint Petersburg * BOB 54 30 1 4 4 1 14 175 115 105
3   Lev Praha BOB 54 23 3 9 2 4 13 149 107 99
4   Donbass Donetsk TAR 54 27 3 4 2 0 18 135 99 97
5   Dinamo Riga BOB 54 22 5 6 4 1 16 141 122 93
6   Medveščak Zagreb BOB 54 24 1 3 8 4 14 138 126 92
7   CSKA Moscow BOB 54 25 2 5 1 1 20 130 118 91
8   Lokomotiv Yaroslavl TAR 54 23 2 3 4 1 21 109 103 84
9   Atlant Mytishchi TAR 54 19 1 7 3 2 22 123 120 78
10   Severstal Cherepovets TAR 54 20 0 5 5 2 22 128 135 77
11   Slovan Bratislava BOB 54 15 3 6 3 1 26 120 160 67
12   Spartak Moscow TAR 54 12 4 4 4 2 28 105 147 58
13   Vityaz Podolsk TAR 54 12 1 5 9 1 26 110 147 58
14   Dinamo Minsk BOB 54 13 1 3 4 2 31 102 161 53

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

Roster

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

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
50   Ivan Janković C L 29 2015 Zagreb, Croatia
55   Matija Miličić W L 28 2015 Zagreb, Croatia


References

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  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.