HK Kremenchuk

City Kremenchuk, Ukraine
League Ukrainian Hockey Extra League
(2015–present)
Ukrainian Championship
(2014–2015)
Vysshaya Liga
(2013–2014)
Founded 2010
Operated 2010–present
Home arena Aisberg Arena
General manager Alexander Savitsky
Head coach Dmitri Pidgursky
Captain Volodymyr Romanenko
Website HCKremenchuk.com.ua
Championships
Regular season titles 1 (2014–15)

HK Kremenchuk (Ukrainian: ХК Кременчук) is an ice hockey team based in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, playing in the Ukrainian Hockey Extra League that was formed prior to the 2015–16 season. The club was founded in 2010 and initially competed in Ukrainian amateur championships before joining the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga for 2013–14 season. After finishing the regular 2013–14 season Kremenchuk was forced to withdraw from the league prior to the playoffs due to the political situation in Ukraine. The team then joined the Ukrainian Championship for the 2014–15 season, winning the regular season and finishing as runners-up in the playoffs. Kremenchuk has also qualified for the IIHF Continental Cup on one occasion.

History

HK Kremenchuk was founded in June 2010 and initially competed in Ukrainian amateur championships where they won three titles.[1] In February 2012 the club moved into the newly built Aisberg Arena which has a seating capacity of 3100.[1] Before the start of the 2012–13 season Kremenchuk put together a team of under-18 players to compete in the Belarusian under-18 league.[1] HK Kremenchuk U18 finished their debut season in second place, 15 points off league winners RCOP Raubichi U18.[2] In 2013 HK Kremenchuk joined the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga for the start of the 2013–14 season.[3] The team finished the regular season in sixth place however in February 2014 they were forced to withdraw from the league due to the political situation in Ukraine.[1] Their under-18 club withdrew from the Belarusian under-18 league for the same reasons.[1]

After withdrawing from the Vysshaya Liga HK Kremenchuk was admitted to the Ukrainian Hockey Championship for the start of the 2014–15 season.[1] The team finished the regular season in first place, 15 points ahead of the second placed Generals Kiev.[4] Going into the playoffs HK Kremenchuk was drawn against Vityaz Kharkiv for the semifinals.[5] Kremenchuk won the series two games to one and advanced to the finals against ATEK Kiev.[5] They opened the three game finals series with a 4–2 win over ATEK Kiev however lost the second and third game to be defeated one to game to two.[5] In May 2015 it was announced that HK Kremenchuk had applied to participate in the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup after ATEK Kiev declined the invitation.[6][7] Their application was accepted and the team were scheduled to enter in the third round. HK Kremenchuk was drawn in Group E of the third round against Dragons de Rouen, GKS Tychy and Shakhtyor Soligorsk.[8] Kremenchuk finished the round-robin Group E tournament in fourth place and failed to qualify for the super final round of the tournament.[9] Prior to the start of the 2015–16 season Kremenchuk joined the newly formed Ukrainian Hockey Extra League which replaced the Ukrainian Hockey Championship.[10] Kremenchuk ended the regular season in third place, and was defeated by Generals Kiev in the semifinals.[11]

Season by season results

Season GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
2013–14 Vysshaya Liga 46 25 6 2 13 177 98 89 6th Withdrew due to political situation in Ukraine [4][3]
2014–15 Ukrainian Championship 12 9 1 1 1 52 28 30 1st Lost final, 1–2 (ATEK Kiev) [5]
2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League 42 33 2 1 6 335 70 104 3rd Lost semi-final, 2-3 (Generals Kiev) [11]

Tournaments

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2015–16 season[12]

# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
55 Ukraine Pavel Akimov D L 30 2015–16 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
31 Ukraine Sergei Bezorchuk G L 20 2014–15 Kiev, Ukraine
11 Ukraine Anton Boikov (A) F L 20 2013–14
25 Ukraine Dmitri Chernyskenko (A) F R 21 2014–15 Kiev, Ukraine
27 Belarus Alexander Degtyaryov D L 24 2014–15 Grodno, Belarus
23 Ukraine Timur Hrytsenko F L 20 2015–16 Kherson, Ukraine
2 Ukraine Maxim Kachmar D L 21 2014–15
91 Ukraine Sevastian Karpenko F L 22 2015–16 Kherson, Ukraine
13 Belarus Ilya Korenchuk F 21 2015–16 Kobryn, Belarus
21 Ukraine Olexi Kostyuk F L 21 2015–16
3 Ukraine Vladislav Luhovyi F R 20 2014–15
71 Ukraine Artur Lysak F L 21 2014–15 Kharkiv, Ukraine
26 Ukraine Vitali Mul D L 19 2014–15 Kharkiv, Ukraine
29 Ukraine Igor Mykulko F L 22 2013–14 Kiev, Ukraine
63 Ukraine Petrangovsky, YuriYuri Petrangovsky F L 21 2015–16 Kiev, Ukraine
24 Ukraine Ivan Pidgursky F L 21 2014–15
22 Ukraine Volodymyr Romanenko (C) D L 23 2014–15 Totskoye, Russia
33 Ukraine Mikhail Schevchuk G R 21 2014–15 Kharkiv, Ukraine
61 Ukraine Valentin Sirchenko D L 21 2014–15 Kherson, Ukraine
18 Ukraine Vladimir Varyvoda D L 20 2014–15
10 Ukraine Olexei Yanishevsky F L 23 2015–16 Kiev, Ukraine
1 Ukraine Daniil Yeliseyev G R 20 2015–16 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
5 Ukraine Kiril Zhovnir D L 19 2015–16 Kiev, Ukraine

Head coaches

  • Alexander Savitsky, 2013–2014[13]
  • Dmitri Pidgursky, 2014–present[14]

General managers

  • Alexander Savitsky, 2014–present[13]

Affiliated teams

HK Kremenchuk U18

In 2012 HK Kremenchuk put together a team of under-18 players to compete in the Belarusian under-18 league.[1] HK Kremenchuk U18 finished their debut season in second place, 15 points off league winners RCOP Raubichi U18.[2] Part way through their second season the Belarusian clubs announced they would no longer travel to matches in Ukraine due to the ongoing political situation.[1] As a result HK Kremenchuk U18 was forced to withdraw from the league and their remaining 14 games were counted as losses.[1] The final standings saw the team finish in eighth place with 40 points.[15] The team is currently not active after leaving the Belarusian under-18 league.[16]

Season by season results

Season GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Ref
2012–13 Belarusian U18 40 28 2 2 8 195 97 90 2nd [2]
2013–14 Belarusian U18 40 10 4 2 24 91 82 40 8th [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Club history" (in Ukrainian). HK Kremenchuk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Belarus U18 team standings 2012 - 2013". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Belarus2 team standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  4. 1 2 "Ukraine team standings 2014 - 2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Games from HEL - Ukrainian Hockey Extra League, Ukraine". European Ice Hockey Online AB. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  6. ↑ "HC Kremenchuk filed an application to participate in the Continental Cup" (in Ukrainian). Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  7. ↑ Tuniz, Davide (2015-06-18). "Continental Cup 2015-16 groups unveiled". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  8. ↑ "Continental Cup - 2016 Preliminary". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  9. ↑ "2016 Continental Cup Group E". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  10. ↑ "Ukrainian Hockey Extra League". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  11. 1 2 "Ukranian Hockey Extra League 2015-16 season, www.eurohockey.com". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "HK Kremenchuk". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  13. 1 2 "Alexander Savitsky". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  14. ↑ "Dmitri Pidgursky". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  15. 1 2 "Belarus U18 Standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  16. ↑ "HK Kremenchuck U18". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

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