Leonov leaves Vityaz

Yury Leonov has been relieved of his duties as head coach of Vityaz. Leonov had been in charge of the Moscow Region team since the spring of 2012 in a spell spanning 95 matches, with a record of 34 wins against 61 losses. Vityaz currently languishes in 12th place in the Western Conference standings, with 50 points from 43 games and 13 points behind the play-off zone. The club has named Oleg Orekhovsky as interim head coach.