Admiral Vladivostok

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Admiral Vladivostok
Admiral Vladivostok logo.svg
CityVladivostok, Russia
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionChernyshev
Founded2013
Home arenaFetisov Arena
(capacity: 7,500)
Colours     
General managerAlexey An
Head coachAlexander Andrievsky
CaptainDmitri Lugin
Affiliate(s)HC Tambov (VHL)
Taifun Primorsky Krai (MHL
Websitewww.hcadmiral.ru
Franchise history
2013–Admiral Vladivostok
Current season

Hockey Club Admiral (Russian: Хоккейный клуб Адмирал), commonly referred to as the Admiral Vladivostok, are a professional ice hockey team based in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Admiral play their home games at Fetisov Arena, which has a capacity of 7,500.

Admiral joined the league in 2013 as an expansion team, which made them one of only two teams in the Russian Far East, along with Amur Khabarovsk.[1] They played seven seasons in the KHL before going dormant for the 2020–21 season for financial considerations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that the team will return to the KHL for the 2021–22 season, after a one season hiatus.[2]

History[]

At the request of the governor of Primorsky Krai, Vladimir Miklushevsky, the creation of the club was honored upon a member of the Federation Council of the Territory, Vyacheslav Fetisov. On 21 April 2013, it was decided that Admirals would join the Kontinental Hockey League in the 2013–14 season. [3] At a meeting with the editors of the coastal media in December 2013, Vladimir Miklushevsky said that the idea of a club was born on the birthday of Vyacheslav Fetisov, 20 April 2013.

Admiral's name and logo were determined by the public. The names of Admiral, Orca and "Outpost" were offered for vote, where Admiral won with 72.2% of the vote.[3] Located in the Maritime Province, its logo features a blue anchor supported by Cyrillic white letter 'Admiral'.

Admiral Vladivostok primary logo, used from 2013 to 2020
Admiral Vladivostok primary logo, used from 2013 to 2020

On 17 June 2013, the KHL held its first ever league expansion draft to form the Admiral roster. The Admirals had the right to choose one of five skaters submitted by each KHL club, except foreign clubs and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, who were rebuilding from the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. Under the terms of the draft, Admiral were allowed to select up to 7 foreign players, including no more than one goaltender. Admiral would initially select 19 players, including a goaltender.[4]

On 27 July 2013, Rubin Tyumen and Admiral signed a co-operation affiliation agreement, between the KHL and the secondary tier VHL. On 1 August 2013, a vote on uniforms of the team was completed: the number 1 option won out with the public, a dark blue uniform decorated with the image of an anchor.[5]

On 6 September 2013, Admiral Vladivostok played their first match in the KHL championship against provincial rivals Amur Khabarovsk. The first goal scored in the club's history was scored by Swedish forward Nicklas Bergfors, and the match ended in Admiral's first shootout victory with a score of 4–3. On 2 December 2013 Vladivostok fired its inaugural coach Hannu Jortikka due to a conflict with club management. Three days later Admiral announced that Sergei Svetlov, Olympic champion of 1988 with the USSR national hockey team, would assume the head coaching responsibilities.

On 7 January 2014, in a match with Severstal Cherepovets, Justin Hodgman scored the 100th goal in the club's history. In a fourth-place finish in the Chernyshev division, Admiral made the playoffs in their first season, losing in the first round for the Gagarin Cup 2–4 to Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

In the off-season, on 21 May 2014, it was announced that Dusan Gregor would become the third coach in club history.[6]

On 1 April 2020, it was reported that Admiral Vladivostok was to withdraw from the 2020–21 KHL season due to financial problems stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's main sponsor, Vladivostok sea port was adversely affected by the worldwide pandemic and could not finance the team as planned. On 31 March, 2021, the KHL Board announced that Vladivostok would return to the league in time for the 2021–22 season, providing that the team pay off all of its outstanding debt before 31 July.[7] On the beginning of payment of their debts associated to player payments in past seasons, Vladivostok were granted permission to sign players for the upcoming season.[8] To mark their return for the 2021–22 season and signify a new chapter in the franchise, Admiral chose to rebrand their logo and colours, a first major change since their inception in 2013.[9]

After a concerning start to pre-season and friendly matches, Admiral dismissed newly hired Sergei Vostrikov on 13 August 2021.[10] Moving on from Vostrikov's brief tenure, Admiral turned to former Head Coach Alexander Andrievsky on a one-year agreement on 20 August 2021.[11]

Season-by-season record[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W OTW OTL L Pts GF GA Finish Top Scorer Playoffs
2013–14 54 21 5 5 23 78 135 129 4th, Chernyshev Felix Schutz (38 points: 16 G, 22 A; 54 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
2014–15 60 20 8 4 28 80 162 172 5th, Chernyshev Nicklas Bergfors (44 points: 21 G, 23 A; 60 GP) Did not Qualify
2015–16 60 25 8 4 23 95 157 163 4th, Chernyshev Konstantin Makarov (35 points: 18 G, 17 A; 55 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Sibir Novosibirsk)
2016–17 60 24 3 8 25 86 147 153 4th, Chernyshev Robert Sabolič (44 points: 19 G, 25 A; 58 GP) Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Avangard Omsk)
2017–18 56 16 5 5 30 63 120 145 6th, Chernyshev Vladimir Tkachev (30 points: 14 G, 16 A; 36 GP) Did not Qualify
2018–19 62 18 5 5 34 51 139 176 6th, Chernyshev Konstantin Glazachev (28 points: 16 G, 12 A; 54 GP) Did not Qualify
2019–20 62 16 10 4 32 56 126 177 6th, Chernyshev Martin Bakoš (42 points: 19 G, 23 A; 61 GP) Did not Qualify
2020–21 Did not participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Players[]

Current roster[]

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Updated 1 October 2021.[12][13]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
44 Russia Evgeny Artyukhin (A) LW L 38 2021 Moscow, Russia
77 Russia Fedor Belyakov D R 28 2021 Moscow, Russia
95 Latvia Rihards Bukarts RW R 25 2021 Jurmala, Latvia
85 Russia D L 24 2021 Kazan, Russia
60 Russia Artyom Gareyev RW L 29 2021 Ufa, Russia
87 Russia Evgeny Grachyov C L 31 2021 Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR
38 Russia Vladislav Kaletnik C L 26 2021 Angarsk, Russia
61 United States RW R 28 2021 Huntsville, Alabama, United States
49 Russia D R 28 2021 Kazan, Russia
53 Russia LW R 24 2021 Chita, Russia
12 Russia Dmitri Lugin (C) RW R 31 2021 Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR
18 Russia LW L 27 2021 Moscow, Russia
10 Russia RW R 23 2021 Omsk, Russia
52 Sweden D L 31 2021 Minsk, Belarus
21 Russia Vitali Menshikov D R 32 2021 Chelyabinsk, Russia
7 Kazakhstan Leonid Metalnikov D L 31 2021 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
27 Czech Republic Vojtěch Mozík D R 28 2021 Prague, Czechoslovakia
1 Russia Ivan Nalimov G L 27 2021 Novokuznetsk, Russia
8 Russia RW L 24 2021 Krasnokamsk, Russia
9 Belarus D L 20 2021 Novopolotsk, Belarus
2 Russia D L 26 2021 Moscow, Russia
81 Russia Dmitri Sayustov (A) C L 33 2021 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR
54 Russia G L 26 2021 Moscow, Russia
28 Russia Alexander Shevchenko RW R 29 2021 Belgorod, Russia
73 Czech Republic Libor Šulák D L 27 2021 Pelhrimov, Czech Republic
97 Russia LW L 18 2021 Ryazan, Russia
71 Russia F R 29 2021 Magnitogorsk, Russia
79 Russia C R 29 2021 Magnitogorsk, Russia
42 Russia F L 23 2021 Moscow, Russia

Team captains[]

Head coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vladivostok club ready for KHL". Kontinental Hockey League. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Admiral ready to return" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Voters Choose Name for New Vladivostok Hockey Team". Ria Novosti. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Admiral has chosen its new players in KHL draft". championat.com (in Russian). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Admirals announce uniforms from fan vote". primorsky.ru (in Russian). 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Admiral announce Dusan Gregor new coach". Admiral Vladivostok. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ^ "The KHL Board of Directors confirms the line-up for 2021-2022". Kontinental Hockey League. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "KHL opens access for Admirals to CIB" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Far East Sunrise" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Admiral terminates contract with Head Coach Sergei Vostrikov" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Welcome back on board, Alexander Andrievsky" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Admiral Vladivostok roster". Admiral Vladivostok. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Admiral Vladivostok roster". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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