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 manager Markoantonio Belinic
Aaron Fox (Sports M.)
Dragutin Ljubic (Team)
Coach Mark French
Dean Fedorchuk (Asst.)
Don MacLean (Asst.)
Ivo Ratej (Asst.)
Captain Alan Letang
Jonathan Cheechoo (A)
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
16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod1 – 3Medveščak ZagrebMaribor500
28Medveščak Zagreb3 – 0Olimpija Ljubljana Maribor
311 Olimpija Ljubljana1 – 6Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
417 Vityaz Podolsk4 – 2Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400
518 Linz5 – 4 SOMedveščak ZagrebLinz
623Medveščak Zagreb5 – 1Saryarka Karaganda Biasca50
724Medveščak Zagreb5 – 2Metallurg Novokuznetsk Biasca100
830 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 Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–1
3 10 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,300 1–0–0–2
4 13 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 4 OT Slovan Bratislava 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 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 Dinamo Minsk 2 – 3 OT Medveščak Zagreb Minsk-Arena 13,100 6–2–3–4
16 11 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 Dom sportova 6,500 16–4–9–12
42 6 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 1 Dinamo Minsk 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 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 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 Lev Praha 2 - 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 5,124 23–4–12–14
54 4 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 Lev Praha 4 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,157 0 - 1
2 March 8 Lev Praha 5 - 2 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,555 0 - 2
3 March 10 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 5 Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 3
4 March 11 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 3 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
1 SKA Saint Petersburg 5430144114175115105
2 Lev Praha 542339241314910799
3 Dinamo Riga 542256411614112293
4 Medveščak Zagreb 542413841413812692
5 CSKA Moscow 542525112013011891
6 Slovan Bratislava 541536312612016067
7 Dinamo Minsk 541313423110216153

Western Conference
R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1 Dynamo Moscow * TAR5434225011171113115
2 SKA Saint Petersburg * BOB5430144114175115105
3 Lev Praha BOB542339241314910799
4 Donbass Donetsk TAR54273420181359997
5 Dinamo Riga BOB542256411614112293
6 Medveščak Zagreb BOB542413841413812692
7 CSKA Moscow BOB542525112013011891
8 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl TAR542323412110910384
9 Atlant Mytishchi TAR541917322212312078
10 Severstal Cherepovets TAR542005522212813577
11 Slovan Bratislava BOB541536312612016067
12 Spartak Moscow TAR541244422810514758
13 Vityaz Podolsk TAR541215912611014758
14 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 Ivan Janković C L 28 2015 Zagreb, Croatia
55 Matija Miličić W L 27 2015 Zagreb, Croatia

References
  1. "Изменения в составах команд".
  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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