Metallurg Novokuznetsk is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
Matt Ellison is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Ellison played for the Blackhawks minor teams with two stints in the NHL, before being traded in 2005 to the Philadelphia Flyers. After being traded to the Nashville Predators in 2007, Ellison played one season for the Predators AHL team before moving to play in Europe in 2008. Ellison most notably played abroad in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana, the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team. He has been nicknamed the "Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, the "Russian Keenan".
Ivan Čiernik is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for Eispiraten Crimmitschau of DEL2. He also previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Ivan Sergeevich Vishnevskiy is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Július Hudáček is a Slovak ice hockey professional goaltender currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The 2010–11 KHL season was the third season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 8 September 2010 and ended on 16 April 2011.
Stanislav Galiev is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Ivan Lisutin is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for HC '05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
Alexei Pepelyayev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Humo Tashkent of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
The 2011–12 KHL season was the fourth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began with the Opening Cup game on 7 September 2011, but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which occurred during the first period of the Cup game and killed all but one member of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, further play was delayed until 12 September 2011. The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the KHL season. The Opening Cup was renamed the Lokomotiv Cup in honor of those lost in the tragedy. The regular season ended on 26 February 2012 and the following playoffs ended on 25 April.
Oscar Fantenberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Undrafted, he has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL), in addition to playing for HC Sochi and SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Maxim Valeryevich Shalunov is a Russian professional ice hockey player with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Shalunov was selected in the 4th round by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Toros Neftekamsk is an ice hockey team in Neftekamsk, Russia. They play in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), the second level of Russian ice hockey. The Russian word "toros" means "hummock, ice block".
Nikita Danilovich Nesterov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Mikhail Fisenko is a Russian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Maxim A. Karpov is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The 2013–14 KHL season was the sixth season of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Ivan Nalimov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted in the 6th round, 179th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Ivan Dmitrievich Fedotov is a Finnish-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is playing with HC CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with his National Hockey League (NHL) rights currently contracted by the Philadelphia Flyers.
