BOULDER, Colorado -- Baikal-Energia Irkutsk's general manager Pavel Levitin announced Monday that team captain Nikolai Kadakin had left the team and was currently seeking a contract with another club as a free agent, Irkutsk newspaper Nasha Sibskana reported.
The reasons for Kadakin's departure remained unclear, but the club has granted him his unconditional release despite the fact that he was entering the second year of his three-year contract with Baikal. Levitin admitted in his conversation with Nasha Sibskana that Baikal would receive no compensation if the midfielder is signed by another club.
Baikal has reportedly signed a transfer agreement to send Kadakin to league champions Dynamo Moscow, though he still has the option to move to another club before the upcoming season.
Baikal is hoping that newly-signed Pavel Dubovik will be able to fill Kadakin's role as the team's principal center midfielder, Levitin said. Dubovik, however, is only 21 years old and scored only nine points last year (5 goals, 4 assists) for Mayak Krasnoturinsk, a far cry from Kadakin's eight goals and 23 assists in 2007-08.
In addition to the Dubovik signing, Baikal has also added forward Andrei Gerasimov, who, though only 20 years old, has tallied 24 goals each of the past two season for Mayak.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Kadakin Scores 4 As Baikal Tops Chita 6-2
Khimik Stadium, KEMEROVO, Russia -- Nikolai Kadakin's natural hat trick in the first 24 minutes were enough for Baikal-Energia Irkutsk to record their second victory in as many games in the first round of the Russian Cup, besting SKA Zabaikalets-Energia Chita, 6-2.
"Right now the goal for the team is move onto the next round," said Baikal-Energia head coach Alexander Shishkin, as reported on the team's website. "Therefore we have to find new line combinations that include our young players. All of that is essential for creating an effective team, able to confront serious tasks ahead in the regular season."
Mikhail Yefimov got Chita on the board in the 39th minute, but they would never cut the deficit to less than two. Kadakin scored again off a pass from Alexander Nasonov shortly after the break, but Alexander Trufanov answered again for Zabaikalets, making it 4-2.
Yevgeny Yakovlev, the captain and leading scorer for Chita last season, added an insurance goal in the 88th minute, followed by Denis Nokhrin a minute later to cap off the scoring.
Effective corners were again a key to this match, as Baikal scored three goals this way, two off of perfect passes from Konstantin Savchenko. More importantly, however, the team played much more disciplined than in their first match.
"In the first game, we told the team to play very calmly - the message was discipline. But it turned out that everyone played with a lot of nerves," Shishkin said. "There's always going to be nervousness in the first game. In the second game, everything changed, and the results were different."
A player who certainly shook off some nerves was teenage goalie Yevgeny Utin, who recorded his second win in his second start after a somewhat shaky debut. Baikal's next game will be on Sunday against SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk.
Other scores:
Friday, August 24
Kuzbass Kemerovo 10:5 Mayak Krasnoturinsk (Group II)
Volga Ulyanovsk 6:2 Vodnik Arkhangelsk (Group I)
Dynamo Moscow 15:0 Start Nizhny Novgorod (Group I)
"Right now the goal for the team is move onto the next round," said Baikal-Energia head coach Alexander Shishkin, as reported on the team's website. "Therefore we have to find new line combinations that include our young players. All of that is essential for creating an effective team, able to confront serious tasks ahead in the regular season."
Mikhail Yefimov got Chita on the board in the 39th minute, but they would never cut the deficit to less than two. Kadakin scored again off a pass from Alexander Nasonov shortly after the break, but Alexander Trufanov answered again for Zabaikalets, making it 4-2.
Yevgeny Yakovlev, the captain and leading scorer for Chita last season, added an insurance goal in the 88th minute, followed by Denis Nokhrin a minute later to cap off the scoring.
Effective corners were again a key to this match, as Baikal scored three goals this way, two off of perfect passes from Konstantin Savchenko. More importantly, however, the team played much more disciplined than in their first match.
"In the first game, we told the team to play very calmly - the message was discipline. But it turned out that everyone played with a lot of nerves," Shishkin said. "There's always going to be nervousness in the first game. In the second game, everything changed, and the results were different."
A player who certainly shook off some nerves was teenage goalie Yevgeny Utin, who recorded his second win in his second start after a somewhat shaky debut. Baikal's next game will be on Sunday against SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk.
Other scores:
Friday, August 24
Kuzbass Kemerovo 10:5 Mayak Krasnoturinsk (Group II)
Volga Ulyanovsk 6:2 Vodnik Arkhangelsk (Group I)
Dynamo Moscow 15:0 Start Nizhny Novgorod (Group I)
Friday, August 24, 2007
Baikal-Zabaikalets
Khimik Stadium, KEMEROVO, Russia -- Nikolai Kadakin - I anoint you King of All Media. Four goals, and still a lot of hockey to go.
Vitaly Labun is Crazy Fast
Khimik Stadium, KEMEROVO, Russia -- I'm listening to the Baikal-Energia - Zabaikalets-Energia game, and I miss Vitaly Labun. That guy was a joy to watch, because he was supernaturally fast. Too bad he's with Chita, but we're up 3-0, thanks to...
Kolya Kadakin, o-o-o-o-o!!!
Monday, December 25, 2006
Baikal Caves to Federation, Shishkin Fired
QUECHEE, Vermont -- Baikal-Energia Irkutsk has managed to save their season, but at a very, very steep price.
As a result of Baikal's refusal to complete their December 16th match against Kuzbass Kemerovo, the Russian Bandy Federation demanded that the club fire coach Alexander Shishkin, strip midfielder Nikolai Kadakin of his captaincy, and make a formal apology to the Kemerovo fans.
On Tuesday, Baikal agreed to all of the federation's terms. Had they failed to do so, the club faced the cancellation of the remainder of their season. The club also received a fine of one million rubles (US$38,000).
"We expected the sanctions we received today," Shishkin told a reporter from Sport-Express newspaper following a meeting with club officials. "It's very difficult for me to comment right now, because so much has happened these past few days." He added that the federation initially wanted to level a fine of 10 million rubles.
Shishkin said that chief assistant coach Yevgeny Erakhtin would take over as head coach, and that he would remain on the staff as an assistant. The captaincy would be handed to Dmitry Sokolov.
"The federation's decision is unheard of, but nonetheless, to us, it's the law," Kadakin said. "The fact that I'm no longer captain is not a big deal. We have plenty of guys on this team who can take my place."
One of the biggest losses, however, was the suspension of forward Alexander Nasonov. Nasonov, who received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the Kemerovo game after a questionable call by officials - the incident that prompted Baikal to leave the ice - received a 10 game suspension and a 30,000 ruble fine. The suspension is also non-negotiable - usually, the league allows players and teams to pay higher fine to avoid the suspension, but not in this case.
Nasonov was dumbstruck when he heard the decision. "I didn't even expect a suspension at all. What the federation did today is pure fantasy. I can't even believe I got a 10 game suspension," he said. "If I had touched the referees, why didn't they give me a red card right then? I basically went immediately to the penalty box, and then the rest of the team skated to the bench."
The incident has cast a pall over this season, which began promisingly for Irkutsk. But after five straight wins to open the season, the team has dropped their last three, and their match scheduled for Saturday against Metallurg Bratsk was cancelled pending resolution of the Kemerovo incident.
The team travels to Abakan on Tuesday for a match with Sayany, and Shishkin said the team would be prepared.
"Three cameramen, a few journalists and a lawyer are coming with us. Baikal-Energia will be at full strength in Abakan," he said jokingly. "It's offensive to me that again, nobody said anything about how they actually officiated that game in Kemerovo, and who really stopped that match."
As a result of Baikal's refusal to complete their December 16th match against Kuzbass Kemerovo, the Russian Bandy Federation demanded that the club fire coach Alexander Shishkin, strip midfielder Nikolai Kadakin of his captaincy, and make a formal apology to the Kemerovo fans.
On Tuesday, Baikal agreed to all of the federation's terms. Had they failed to do so, the club faced the cancellation of the remainder of their season. The club also received a fine of one million rubles (US$38,000).
"We expected the sanctions we received today," Shishkin told a reporter from Sport-Express newspaper following a meeting with club officials. "It's very difficult for me to comment right now, because so much has happened these past few days." He added that the federation initially wanted to level a fine of 10 million rubles.
Shishkin said that chief assistant coach Yevgeny Erakhtin would take over as head coach, and that he would remain on the staff as an assistant. The captaincy would be handed to Dmitry Sokolov.
"The federation's decision is unheard of, but nonetheless, to us, it's the law," Kadakin said. "The fact that I'm no longer captain is not a big deal. We have plenty of guys on this team who can take my place."
One of the biggest losses, however, was the suspension of forward Alexander Nasonov. Nasonov, who received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the Kemerovo game after a questionable call by officials - the incident that prompted Baikal to leave the ice - received a 10 game suspension and a 30,000 ruble fine. The suspension is also non-negotiable - usually, the league allows players and teams to pay higher fine to avoid the suspension, but not in this case.
Nasonov was dumbstruck when he heard the decision. "I didn't even expect a suspension at all. What the federation did today is pure fantasy. I can't even believe I got a 10 game suspension," he said. "If I had touched the referees, why didn't they give me a red card right then? I basically went immediately to the penalty box, and then the rest of the team skated to the bench."
The incident has cast a pall over this season, which began promisingly for Irkutsk. But after five straight wins to open the season, the team has dropped their last three, and their match scheduled for Saturday against Metallurg Bratsk was cancelled pending resolution of the Kemerovo incident.
The team travels to Abakan on Tuesday for a match with Sayany, and Shishkin said the team would be prepared.
"Three cameramen, a few journalists and a lawyer are coming with us. Baikal-Energia will be at full strength in Abakan," he said jokingly. "It's offensive to me that again, nobody said anything about how they actually officiated that game in Kemerovo, and who really stopped that match."
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