2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season

2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season
Division 4th Bobrov
Conference 6th Western
2013–14 record 24–4–12–14
Home record 14–3–5–5
Road record 10–1–7–9
Goals for 138
Goals against 126
Team information
General Manager Croatia Markoantonio Belinic
United States Aaron Fox (Sports M.)
Croatia Dragutin Ljubic (Team)
Coach Canada Mark French
Canada Dean Fedorchuk (Asst.)
Canada Don MacLean (Asst.)
Croatia Ivo Ratej (Asst.)
Captain Canada Alan Letang
Canada Jonathan Cheechoo (A)
Canada Andrew Murray (A)
Arena Dom sportova (6.500)
Arena Zagreb (15.200)
Average attendance 7,780 (95.92%)
Team leaders
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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.

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, is new head coach.[3]

2013–14 Game Log

      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

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

Playoffs

2014 Gagarin Cup Playoffs

      Win       Loss

Standings

Source: khl.ru[4]

Bobrov Division

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

Western Conference

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

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


References

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