BOULDER, Colorado -- Fans of Yenisei Krasnoyarsk had been waiting with baited breath for the club's management to announce the roster for the upcoming season and the team's new sponsorship arrangements.
Head coach Sergei Lomanov, Sr. had big news for the fans Wednesday - not only is the team's financing guaranteed for the next three years, but his son, Dynamo Moscow star forward Sergei, would be returning to Krasnoyarsk, Bandynet.ru reported.
The announcement was supposed to come last week, and the delay was seen by some as a bad omen for the club's future. But with the addition of Lomanov, who fired 56 goals for Dynamo in 2007-08, Yenisei looks to improve on its 10th-place overall finish last season.
Dynamo had added two important players to its already impressive lineup in the past several weeks, snapping up Aleksandr Nasonov and Nikolai Kadakin from Baikal-Energia Irkutsk. Lomanov's move will likely not tip the balance of power back to the eastern division, but the return of one of the game's biggest stars to the east gives some hope for more parity in the coming season.
Among other off-season signings, Yenisei acquired 29-year-old goalie Aleksandr Yevtin. Yevtin played last season for Zorky Krasnogorsk and was a member of the Russian national team.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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