Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russian : Металлург Магнитогорск ) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk , Chelyabinsk Oblast , Russia . They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League . They also competed in the Champions Hockey League , losing the 2008–09 season championship round to Swiss club, the ZSC Lions .
Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the Gagarin Cup in the 2013–14 KHL season , 2015–16 KHL season , and the 2023–24 KHL season .
History
Metallurg was founded in 1955 by the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works as a Class B team that competed in the Chelyabinsk Oblast and the RSFSR championships. Since the 80s it joined the Second League (third by importance) of the Soviet Class A and won its championships twice, in 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons. After two more seasons in the second level of the USSR hockey Magnitogorsk club became one of the founders of the International Hockey League , the first Post-Soviet major pro hockey association.
Variant of team logo used 1999-2013 Magnitogorsk advanced to the Russian Superleague finals six times becoming a three-time champion of Russia.[citation needed
Victoria Cup
On 1 October 2008, Metallurg Magnitogorsk played against NHL 's New York Rangers in the inaugural Victoria Cup at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern with an attendance of 13,794.[ 1] Ryan Callahan breakaway goal with 20 seconds remaining in the game.[ 2] Vladimir Malenkikh and Nikolai Zavarukhin scored for Metallurg, and Dan Fritsche scored and Chris Drury scored twice for the Rangers. As a sign of respect, Russian Dmitri Kalinin and Ukrainian Nikolay Zherdev accepted the Victoria Cup trophy on behalf of the New York Rangers.[ 3]
2022
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , Juho Olkinuora elected to leave the team.[ 4] [ 5]
Season-by-season record
For the full season-by-season history, see List of Metallurg Magnitogorsk seasons .
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season
GP
W
L
OTW
OTL
Pts
GF
GA
Finish
Playoffs
1997–98 46 31 5 - - 72 173 82 2nd, all league Russian Cup Champions , 3–1 (HC Dynamo Moscow )
1998–99 42 34 2 - - 74 180 80 1st, all league Champions of Russia , 4–2 (HC Dynamo Moscow )
1999–2000 38
24
9
1
1
78
132
96
3rd, all league
Lost in Semifinals, 2–3 (Ak Bars Kazan )
2000–01 54 24 9 6 2 87 153 96 1st, Group A Champions of Russia , 4–2 (Avangard Omsk )
2001–02 51
28
15
3
3
95
152
125
5th, all league
Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
2002–03 51
23
14
2
4
85
121
101
6th, all league
Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Severstal Cherepovets )
2003–04 60
35
18
2
1
114
176
129
1st, all league
Lost in Finals , 2–3 (Avangard Omsk )
2004–05 60
34
15
2
4
115
193
124
3rd, all league
Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–3 (Avangard Omsk )
2005–06 51
38
4
4
4
127
175
75
1st, all league
Lost in Semifinals, 1–3 (Avangard Omsk )
2006–07 54 30 14 2 1 102 146 99 4th, all league Champions of Russia , 3–2 (Ak Bars Kazan )
2007–08 57
31
12
4
3
115
175
113
2nd, all league
Lost in Semifinals, 0–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
2008–09 56
25
15
13
3
104
174
148
2nd, Tarasov
Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
2009–10 56
34
15
6
1
115
167
111
1st, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan )
2010–11 54
27
14
6
7
100
167
141
2nd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa )
2011–12 54
29
20
3
4
94
150
137
2nd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Avangard Omsk )
2012–13 52
27
13
0
12
93
167
121
3rd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa )
2013–14 54 35 11 0 2 108 166 113 1st, Kharlamov Gagarin Cup Champions , 4–3 (Lev Praha )
2014–15 60
32
15
8
5
117
174
129
2nd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Sibir Novosibirsk )
2015–16 60 25 20 13 2 103 180 138 1st, Kharlamov Gagarin Cup Champions , 4–3 (CSKA Moscow )
2016–17 60
36
13
5
6
124
197
135
1st, Kharlamov
Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals , 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg )
2017–18 56
24
17
8
7
95
150
135
4th, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Ak Bars Kazan )
2018–19 62
35
19
6
2
84
182
132
2nd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa )
2019–20 62
20
25
8
9
65
138
145
4th, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Barys Nur-Sultan )
2020–21 60
31
16
6
7
81
165
138
2nd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Avangard Omsk )
2021–22 48
26
11
8
3
71
164
120
1st, Kharlamov
Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals , 3–4 (CSKA Moscow )
2022–23 68
30
20
5
13
83
189
175
3rd, Kharlamov
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (Avangard Omsk )
2023–24 68 35 17 9 7 95 212 167 1st, Kharlamov Gagarin Cup Champions , 4–0 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
Players
Current roster
Updated 22 August 2024.[ 6] [ 7]
Team captains
Head coaches
Retired numbers
Metallurg Magnitogorsk retired numbers
No.
Player
Position
Career
Date of retirement
15 Jan Marek C
1997–2011
28 August 2012
34 Ravil Gusmanov LW
1989–2010
19 November 2012
Franchise leaders
All-time KHL scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.[ 8]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; ;
Awards and trophies
Gagarin Cup
Opening Cup
Russian Superleague
Silver Stone Trophy
IIHF Super Cup
Champions Hockey League
Spengler Cup
Victoria Cup
2008 Tampere Cup
Winners (3) : 2005, 2006, 2008Hockeyades (Vallé de Joux)
Winners (1) : 2009Davos Hockey Summit
References
^ IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 167, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4 .
^ IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p. 173, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4 .
^ "NY Rangers victorious, 4-3" . www.iihf.com . Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022 .^ "NHL Suspends Dealings with KHL as Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World" . Forbes ^ "Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market" .^ "Team: Metallurg Mg" . www.metallurg.ru. Retrieved 2024-08-22 .^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk team roster" . www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2024-08-22 .^ "Franchise All-Time Stats for Metallurg Magnitogorsk" . quanthockey.com . 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12 .
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