BOULDER, Colorado -- SKA-Zabaikalets-Energia Chita announced December 26th that they would no longer be competing in the Russian Bandy League due to financial difficulties, the website Bandynet.ru reported.
Before the season began Zabaikalets was facing money troubles, as they were forced to fire their coaching staff and still had player salaries in arrears from last season. The team was also plagued by problems with its stadium and lost its lease at SKA SibVO due to its inability to pay rent.
Zabaikalets played their last game December 24th in Kemerovo, a 10-2 loss to Kuzbass. The Chita side made the trip with a skeleton crew of players, and just two days later announced they were folding.
After the announcement, Chita's coach Viktor Zakharov was beside himself. "I have [players] here who came to games hungry - they didn't get paid, they were thrown out of their stadium. There's no one here; clearly, nobody needs hockey," he said.
In other troubling news, AMNGR-Murman Murmansk canceled their road trip to Pervouralsk and Ulyanovsk for matches scheduled January 6th and 9th. The team said the cancellation was due to money shortages.
The Murmansk hockey association has issued a request to the Russian Bandy Federation to reschedule to games against Uralsky Trubnik and Volga for later in the season. But could this be a sign that the West Division will also be cut to 10 teams if AMNGR cannot get the resources together to continue their season?
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Thursday, January 10, 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!!!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Make it Eight for Baikal, Kuzbass Stumbles
Trud Stadium, IRKUTSK, Russia -- Make it eight victories in a row for Baikal-Energia, who bested SKA-Zabaikalets Chita 8-0 on Tuesday night.
Chita managed to play a pretty stiff defensive game in the first 15 minutes, but it was apparent from the start that it was only a matter of time before Baikal started to get their offense going.
In the 16th minute, Dmitry Sokolov dished to Maxim Gavrilenko to open the scoring. Nikolai Kadakin scored in the 32nd minute off an impossibly long shot to make the score at halftime 2-0.
Zabaikalets had a good chance near the end of the period when Baikal goalie Alexei Negrun made a great leg save off a shot from the top of the zone. Baikal quickly jumped onto the counterattack, and managed to earn themselves a corner, but no goal.
Gavrilenko kept the momentum going early in the second half with his second goal of the game in the 48th minute. Seven minutes later, Sergei Rogulyov made a stellar pass to spring Sergei Yusupov on a breakaway, which he converted to make the score 4-0.
And things kept getting worse for Chita.
Kadakin scored again in the 64th minute, and after a battery of corners by Irkutsk on the Chita net, Maxim Koshelev finally converted in the 68th minute.
Yusupov racked up an assist to go with his goal when he made a pass to Danila Savchenko, who scored his first goal in a Baikal-Energia uniform.
Finally, with two minutes left to play, Maxim Blem fired from 25 meters out to beat goalie Andrei Bryukhanov and make the final in this one 8-0.
Baikal's next game will be February 1st against Metallurg Bratsk. That game was originally scheduled for December 28th but was postponed during Baikal's disciplinary hearings with the federation.
Other scores:
January 22nd
SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk 5:3 Kuzbass Kemerovo
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 7:0 Metallurg Bratsk
Chita managed to play a pretty stiff defensive game in the first 15 minutes, but it was apparent from the start that it was only a matter of time before Baikal started to get their offense going.
In the 16th minute, Dmitry Sokolov dished to Maxim Gavrilenko to open the scoring. Nikolai Kadakin scored in the 32nd minute off an impossibly long shot to make the score at halftime 2-0.
Zabaikalets had a good chance near the end of the period when Baikal goalie Alexei Negrun made a great leg save off a shot from the top of the zone. Baikal quickly jumped onto the counterattack, and managed to earn themselves a corner, but no goal.
Gavrilenko kept the momentum going early in the second half with his second goal of the game in the 48th minute. Seven minutes later, Sergei Rogulyov made a stellar pass to spring Sergei Yusupov on a breakaway, which he converted to make the score 4-0.
And things kept getting worse for Chita.
Kadakin scored again in the 64th minute, and after a battery of corners by Irkutsk on the Chita net, Maxim Koshelev finally converted in the 68th minute.
Yusupov racked up an assist to go with his goal when he made a pass to Danila Savchenko, who scored his first goal in a Baikal-Energia uniform.
Finally, with two minutes left to play, Maxim Blem fired from 25 meters out to beat goalie Andrei Bryukhanov and make the final in this one 8-0.
Baikal's next game will be February 1st against Metallurg Bratsk. That game was originally scheduled for December 28th but was postponed during Baikal's disciplinary hearings with the federation.
Other scores:
January 22nd
SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk 5:3 Kuzbass Kemerovo
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 7:0 Metallurg Bratsk
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Baikal Continues Unbeaten Season, Tops Chita on Road 4-2
SibVO Stadium, CHITA, Russia -- Baikal-Energia Irkutsk stayed atop the tables in the East Division of the Russian Bandy League with a 4-2 win on the road over SKA-Zabaikalyets Chita.
The win improved Irkutsk's record to 5-0 this season.
Sergei Rogulev opened the scoring just five minutes in with a breakaway goal to put Baikal up 1-0. The first half featured a lot of back and forth play, and Baikal had several good chances, but they could not increase their lead until the 38th minute, when captain Nikolai Kadakin scored off a signature corner from Vasily Nikitin.
But Zabaikalyets would get on the board in the closing seconds of the half. Former Irkutsk player Viktor Zakharov started the play with a great move toward the net that resulted in a corner for Chita. Zakharov would then link up with another ex-Baikal-Energia player, Andrei Makunenkov, to cut the lead to 2-1.
The second half was characterized by sloppy play on both sides. In the 75th minute, Konstantin Savchenko made a costly mistake in front of his own goal, and Chita's Yevgeny Yakovlev was able to capitalize to knot the score at 2-2.
But with four minutes remaining, Sergei Yusupov put Baikal up for good with a beautiful, long shot. Just three minutes later, Nikitin picked up his second assist of the game when Alexander Nasonov scored to cap off the match for Irkutsk 4-2.
Chita was coming off impressive wins over perennial powerhouse SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk and Sibselmash Novosibirsk. Baikal-Energia head coach Alexander Shishkin seemed more impressed with the opponent's play than his own team's.
"We did not capitalize on our chances very well in this game," Shishkin said at the post-game press conference. "Our midfielders did not play well, even though a big part of our game plan is dependent upon them. And of course, Chita played very well, and this was a tough game for us."
In other league action:
Friday, December 1
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 2, Sibselmash Novosibirsk 1
Kuzbass Kemerovo 10, Sayany Abakan 2
SKA-Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg 4, Metallurg Bratsk 3
Saturday, December 2
SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk 16, Lesokhimik Ust-Ilimsk 4
The win improved Irkutsk's record to 5-0 this season.
Sergei Rogulev opened the scoring just five minutes in with a breakaway goal to put Baikal up 1-0. The first half featured a lot of back and forth play, and Baikal had several good chances, but they could not increase their lead until the 38th minute, when captain Nikolai Kadakin scored off a signature corner from Vasily Nikitin.
But Zabaikalyets would get on the board in the closing seconds of the half. Former Irkutsk player Viktor Zakharov started the play with a great move toward the net that resulted in a corner for Chita. Zakharov would then link up with another ex-Baikal-Energia player, Andrei Makunenkov, to cut the lead to 2-1.
The second half was characterized by sloppy play on both sides. In the 75th minute, Konstantin Savchenko made a costly mistake in front of his own goal, and Chita's Yevgeny Yakovlev was able to capitalize to knot the score at 2-2.
But with four minutes remaining, Sergei Yusupov put Baikal up for good with a beautiful, long shot. Just three minutes later, Nikitin picked up his second assist of the game when Alexander Nasonov scored to cap off the match for Irkutsk 4-2.
Chita was coming off impressive wins over perennial powerhouse SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk and Sibselmash Novosibirsk. Baikal-Energia head coach Alexander Shishkin seemed more impressed with the opponent's play than his own team's.
"We did not capitalize on our chances very well in this game," Shishkin said at the post-game press conference. "Our midfielders did not play well, even though a big part of our game plan is dependent upon them. And of course, Chita played very well, and this was a tough game for us."
In other league action:
Friday, December 1
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 2, Sibselmash Novosibirsk 1
Kuzbass Kemerovo 10, Sayany Abakan 2
SKA-Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg 4, Metallurg Bratsk 3
Saturday, December 2
SKA-Neftyanik Khabarovsk 16, Lesokhimik Ust-Ilimsk 4
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