In the closing game of their away series SKA had a confident 8:3 win over Amur Khabarovsk. Aleksey Yashin scored two goals and made an assist. Gleb Klimenko made two assists. Maxim Sushinsky and Yury Trubachev had two points each (1+1). SKA defenseman Sergey Zubov scored his tenth goal this season and scored his 40th point overall. Aleksey Yashin and Maxim Sushinsky crossed the 60-points mark this season. Petr Cajanek made his 20th assist and scored over 40 points.

Amur Khabarovsk – SKA – 3:8 (2:3, 1:4, 0:1)

1:0 – Aleksey Kopeykin (Ruslan Khasanshin, Maxim Krivonozhkin) – 06:21 PP
1:1 – Alexander Kucheryavenko (Gleb Klimenko) – 11:12
1:2 – Aleksey Yashin (Maxim Sushinsky) – 12:15
1:3 – Sergey Zubov (Maxim Rybin) – 15:56 PP
2:3 – Aleksey Kopeykin (Ruslan Khasanshin, Maxim Krivonozhkin) – 18:53 PP
2:4 – Sergey Brylin – 25:05
2:5 – Maxim Sushinsky (Aleksey Yashin, Petr Cajanek) – 27:48 PP
2:6 – Yury Trubachev (Gleb Klimenko) – 29:27
3:6 – Sergey Plotnikov (David Ling, Denis Shemelin) – 33:26 PP
3:7 – Nils Ekman (Yury Trubachev) – 38:15 PK
3:8 – Aleksey Yashin (Sergey Gusev) – 52:35

Goaltenders: Sergey Borisov (Aleksey Murygin 20:00 – 60:00) – Robert Esche
Penalty: 14 — 37
Shots on the goal: 23 — 38
Faceoffs won: 23 — 32

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On February 6 2010 in the first Challenge Cup in the history of the MHL Team West beat Team East 6:4. playing for Team West were SKA-1946 players: goaltender Yevgeny Ivannikov and forwards Yaroslav Gorbachenko and Nikita Tochitsky. The game played on SKA home arena in Ledovy Ice Palace had the highest attendance in the MHL – over 7300 public.

Team West — Team East — 6:4 (1:1, 2:2, 3:1)
1:0 — Alexander Fedoseyev — 04:46 PP
1:1 — Kirill Lebedev — 12:56
1:2 — Ayrat Ziazov — 21:05 PP
2:2 — Eduard Baklanov (Stanislav Levin) — 36:30
3:2 — Alexander Fedoseyev (Ivan Ivanov) — 36:52
3:3 — Yaroslav Alshevsky (Stanislav Alshevsky) — 37:34
4:3 — Artem Garifulin — 44:16
5:3 — Eduard Baklanov (Vladimir Zavarzin) — 49:34
5:4 — Zakhar Arzamastsev — 52:34 PP
6:4 — Eduard Baklanov (Stanislav Levin, Vladimir Zavarzin) — 55:57

Goaltenders: Yevgeny Ivannikov (32:00 — 60:00 Alexander Skrynnik) — Vladimir Sokhatsky (30.00 —60:00 Emil Garipov).

On February 5 seven hockey players of MHL Team West visited Petrov Children’s ncology Centre in Pesochnaya (Leningrad Area) as part of “MHL to the Children” Programme.

Present at the children’s clinic were Nikita Tochitsky (SKA-1946), Eduard Baklanov (Almaz), Roman Vasilyev (MHC Dinamo), Artem Garifulin (Loko), Stanislav Levin (Russkiye Vityazi), Maxim Kolesnik (Mytischenskiye Atlanty) and Nikolay Lukyanchikov (MHC Spartak).

The players brought a big LCD panel TV as a present for the little patients. The medical staff and all their patients were very happy that their common room was turned into a real cinema.

At first both the players and the children felt a little shy since such visits are still a novelty for them. But in no time a discussion unfolded and soon everyone became uninhibited. Children were telling stories of their lives in the hospital ward, of their joys and worries and asked many questions to the players. Unfortunately the visit was not a long one since the players had to hurry off to their most important practice before the All Star Game that was to take place tonight in Ledovy Ice Palace. Those of the patients who had the permission from their doctors were given tickets for the game.

In the third game of their away series SKA lost 0:3 to Sibir Novisibirsk.

Sibir Novosibirsk – SKA – 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)

1:0 – Denis Tyurin (Denis Kartsev, Yegorov Milovzorov) – 29:39

2:0 – Igor Mirnov (Mikhail Chernov) – 30:56

3:0 – Yegor Milovzorov – 55:32

Goaltenders: Yury Klyuchnikov – Robert Esche

At the Minor Arena of Yubileyny SC SKA-1946 had their second win over Krylya Sovetov 2:1. Both goals were scored by SKA-1946 defenseman Maxim Topol and Valentin Shamayev. SKA-1946 Captain Yaroslav Gorbachenko made two assists.

SKA-1946 — Krylya Sovetov Moscow — 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1)

1:0 — Maxim Topol (Yaroslav Gorbachenko, Magomed Gimbatov) — 10:38 PP

1:1 — Vadim Shutov — 45:02 PP

2:1 — Valentin Shamayev (Yaroslav Gorbachenko, Aleksey Kruchinin) — 58:31 PP

Goaltenders: Yevgeny Ivannikov – Roman Smiryagin

Penalty: 14 – 14

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Please follow this link for our exclusive photo gallery of SKA-1946 – Krylya Sovetov game at the Minor Arena of Yubileyny SC.

In Novokuznetsk SKA beat local Metallurg on shootouts 3:2 PS. SKA forward Oleg Saprykin got two points for scoring a penalty kill goal and making an assist. SKA forward Alexander Kucheryavenko scored the tying goal. On shootouts the game-winner was scored by Maxim Rybin.

Metallurg Novokuznetsk – SKA– 2:3 PS (1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1)

1:0 – Denis Stasyuk (Alexander Tatarinov, Dmitry Orlov) – 14:22 PP

1:1 – Oleg Saprykin (Sergey Gusev) – 28:01 PK

2:1 – Roman Popov (Fedor Polischuk, Dmitry Dudarev) – 44:00 PP

2:2 – Alexander Kucheryavenko (Oleg Saprykin, Aleksey Petrov) – 53:07

2:3 – Maxim Rybin – 65:00 PS

Goaltenders: Sergey Bobrovsky (EN 64:57 — 65:00) — Robert Esche

Penalty: 26 — 26

MVPs of the game: Sergey Bobrovsky (Metallurg Novokuznetsk) — Oleg Saprykin (SKA)

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On the Minor Arena of Yubileyny SC SKA-1946 beat Krylya Sovetov on shootouts 2:1 PS. The first goal of the game was scored by Anton Tikhomirov on assist from Albert Konozov. Late in the third period the visitors tied and brought the game into overtime. On shootouts the winning goal was scored by Magomed Gimbatov.

SKA-1946 – Krylya Sovetov Moscow – 2:1 PS (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)

1:0 – Anton Tikhomirov (Albert Konozov) – 27:27

1:1 – Mikhail Lemyasev – 38:54 PK

2:1 – Magomed Gimbatov – 65:00 PS

Goaltenders: Nikita Starikov – Roman Smiryagin
Penalty: 35 — 41

Please follow this link for our exclusive photo gallery of SKA-1946 – Krylya Sovetov game at the Minor Arena of Yubileyny SC.

The Commission for Determining the Best Hockey Players of the Month of the Kontinental Hockey League Championship determined the Best Players of the Month of January in four nominations according to statistical results. In two of the four nominations SKA players ranked the best.

- Robert Esche (SKA) was named the Best Goaltender. The goaltender played seven games in January all of which were won by SKA. Esche had two shutouts having had the average of 1.43 goals against per game and made saves on 94.3 per cent of the shots;

- Sergey Zubov (SKA) was named the Best Defenseman. In the seven game played he scored three goals, made seven assists and ranked +2 in plus and minus.

Quite notably, Sergey Zubov was already named the Best Defenseman of November. Back then he played nine games scoring two goals and making 6 assists and ranking +6 in plus and minus.

The information was provided by the Press Service of the Kontinental Hockey League
 

February 2 and 3 on the Minor Arena of Yubileyny SC SKA-1946 will play Krylya Sovetov in MHL Championship games. Both games will start at 18:30. Free admission.

SKA Lost to Spartak on Shootouts

In Sokolniki Moscow SKA lost to Spartak 4:5 on shootouts. Yury Trubachev scored two goals while Aleksey Yashin and Oleg Saprykin made two assists each. Petr Cajanek earned his 40th point this season.

Spartak Moscow – SKA – 5:4 PS (2:1, 1:2, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0)

1:0 – Ivan Baranka (Branko Radivoevic, Aleksey Shkotov) – 06:12 PP

2:0 – Yevgeny Lapenkov (Alexander Berkutov) – 17:36

2:1 – Maxim Sushinsky (Aleksey Yashin, Petr Cajanek) – 19:23

2:2 – Raymond Giroux (Sergey Zubov, Aleksey Yashin) – 23:01 PP

3:2 – Nikita Schitov (Igor Musatov, Yevgeny Lapenkov) – 26:33 PP

3:3 – Yury Trubachev (Oleg Saprykin, Andrey Zyuzin) – 33:14

3:4 – Yury Trubachev (Sergey Brylin, Oleg Saprykin) – 45:54

4:4 – Kirill Knyazev (Dmitry Upper, Branko Radivoevic) – 46:44

5:4 – Branko Radivoyevic – 65:00 PS

Goaltenders: Dmitry Kochnev (33:14 — 33:37 Yevgeny Konobry) – Robert Esche

Penalty: 18 — 20

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SKA Ice Hockey Club wishes a very Happy 60th Birthday to the Merited Coach of RSFSR, the Head of Selection Department of SKA Sergey Nikolayevich Bobrov!

Life of Sergey Nikolayevich is tightly linked with that of our Ice Hockey Club. Back in the sixties he played for SKA and then for almost quarter of the century he was the Senior Coach of SKA School of Hockey while in the eighties and early nineties he was the Senior Coach of Team Leningrad.

The best evidence of his accomplishments are the achievements of his students: Olympic Champion Aleksey Gusarov, World Champions Svyatoslav Khalizov and Sergey Shendelev, USSR Championship Award Winner Mikhail Kravets as well as many other successful hockey players. In December 2008 Sergey Nikolayevich returned to his native Club as the Head of SKA Selection Department.

Dear Sergey Nikolayevich, we wish you and your family firm health, happiness, good luck and successful work for the benefit of SKA! Thank you!

We wish a very Happy Birthday to SKA Defenseman Aleksey Petrov!

Dear Aleksey, we wish you luck, health and great victories with Saint-Petersburg Team!