Zinetula Bilyaletdinov will have his 1000th career game in Russian Championships as head-coach, Sergei Mozyakin will play in his 600th
career KHL game while Pavel Datsyuk will enjoy his 300th game in Russian Championships. Ilya Kovalchuk and Evgeny Dadonov will score their 150th
goal each in Russian Championships. ‘Numbers And Facts’ tells you about coaches and players’ upcoming milestones next week.
2017 Gagarin Cup Quarterfinals kicks off on March 8th. Eight teams continue their quest for the most coveted KHL trophy. This week the fans will be treated to 10 games. Conference semifinals will commence with the games in Moscow and St. Petersburg. CSKA Moscow will play hosts to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, while SKA St. Petersburg will take on Dynamo Moscow. On March 9th Metallurg Magnitogorsk will welcome Barys Astana as Ak Bars will go head-to-head with Avangard Omsk. What should we expect next week?
Head-coaches
Games
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov is a 2-time Gagarin Cup champion with Ak Bars. He also won IIHF World Championship with Team Russia in 2012. This week he’s going to have his 1000th career game in Russian Championships as head-coach. He currently has 998 games under his belt. Bilyaletdinov is about to become 5th coach in the history of Russian hockey to reach 1000 games.
|
Head-coach |
Number Of Games |
|
Valery Belousov |
1302 in Russian Championships |
|
Vladimir Krikunov |
1207 in Russian Championships |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
1174 in Russian Championships |
|
Gennady Tsygurov |
1058 in Russian Championships |
|
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov |
998 in Russian Championships |
Skaters
Games
Sergei Mozyakin has currently played 599 games in the Kontinental Hockey League. Magnitka forward will become the first KHL player to reach 600 career games. Notably, on February 26th Mozyakin scored his 1000th career point in Russian Championships. Sergei Mozyakin is a product of Yaroslavl junior hockey school. He’s a 2-time IIHF World Championship gold medalist and 2-time Gagarin Cup champion. He also set a number of records in goals and points in Russian Championships and KHL.
Moreover, 2-time Gagarin Cup champion Evgeny Medvedev, who currently plays for Avangard, can reach his 650th career game in Russian Championships. Omsk defenseman currently has 648 games under his belt. IIHF World Championship gold medalist and SKA St. Petersburg forward Pavel Datsyuk has played 297 career games in Russian Championships. He can reach a milestone of 300 career contests in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
|
Player |
Team |
Number Of Games |
|
Evgeny Medvedev |
Avangard Omsk |
648 in Russian Championships |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
599 in KHL |
|
Ilya Kablukov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
599 in Russian Championships |
|
Andrei Zubarev |
SKA St. Petersburg |
549 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexei Tsvetkov |
Dynamo Moscow |
547 in KHL |
|
Anton Belov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
447 in KHK |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
399 for the team |
|
Rafael Batyrshin |
Ak Bars Kazan |
398 in Russian Championships |
|
Brandon Bochenski |
Barys Astan |
397 in KHL |
|
Andrei Kuteikin |
Dynamo Moscow |
349 in KHK |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
349 for the team |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
348 in Russian Championships |
|
Denis Osipov |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
299 in Russian Championships |
|
Pavel Datsyuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
297 in Russian Championships |
|
Konstantin Pushkaryov |
Barys Astana |
247 for the team |
|
Dmitry Kugryshev |
CSKA Moscow |
199 for the team |
|
Alexei Bereglazov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
198 in KHL and for the team |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
174 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Denis Denisov |
CSKA Moscow |
122 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Maxim Chudinov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
74 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
74 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Yegor Yakovlev |
SKA St. Petesburg |
49 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Kutuzov |
CSKA Moscow |
49 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Andrei Mironov |
Dynamo Moscow |
49 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Martins Karsums |
Dynamo Moscow |
48 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Igor Ozhiganov |
CSKA |
47 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Points
Konstantin Gorovikov is a 2-time IIHF World Championship gold medalist and 2-time Gagarin Cup champion. He currently has career points in Russian Championships. Pavel Datsyuk is also close to scoring his 200th career point in Russian Championships.
|
Player |
Team |
Number Of Points |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
721 in KHL |
|
Konstantin Gorovikov |
Dynamo Moscow |
499 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexander popov |
CSKA Moscow |
474 in Russian Championships |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
347 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexander Popov |
CSKA Moscow |
324 in KHL |
|
Ilya Zubov |
Avangard Omsk |
224 in Russian Championships |
|
Roman Starchenko |
Barys |
221 in KHL |
|
Pavel Datsyuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
199 in Russian Championships |
|
Denis Denisov |
CSKA |
199 in KHL |
|
Yakov Rylov |
Dynamo Moscow |
198 in Russian Championships |
|
Kirill Petrov |
CSKA Moscow |
196 in Russian Championships |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
195 for the team |
|
Juuso Hietanen |
Dynamo Moscow |
173 in KHL |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
171 in KHL |
|
Alexander Rybakov |
Dynamo Moscow |
149 in Russian Championships |
|
Grigory Panin |
CSKA Moscow |
124 in Russian Championships |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
124 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Jarno Koskiranta |
SKA St. Petersburg |
123 in KHL |
|
Brandon Kozun |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
121 in KHL |
|
Mikhail Varnakov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
121 for the team |
|
Martin St. Pierre |
Barys Astana |
99 in Russian Championships |
|
Denis Kazionov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
99 in Russian Championships |
|
Maxim Solovyov |
Dynamo Moscow |
99 for the team |
|
Igor Ozhiganov |
CSKA Moscow |
98 in KHL |
|
Artyom Lukoyanov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
98 in KHL and for the team |
|
Oskar Osala |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
98 for the team |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
74 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Denis Kokarev |
Dynamo Moscow |
49 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
49 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexei Tsvetkov |
Dynamo Moscow |
47 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Denis Kokarev |
Dynamo Moscow |
46 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Perezhogin |
Avangard Omsk |
46 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Goals
Gagarin Cup champions and SKA St. Petersburg forwards Evgeny Dadonov and Ilya Kovalchuk can score their 150 career goals each in Russian Championships in the series against Dynamo Moscow. Dadonov currently has 149 career goals, while Kovalchuk sits at 147.
|
Player |
Team |
Number Of Goals |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
474 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexander Perezhogin |
Avangard Omsk |
174 for the team |
|
Alexei Tereschenko |
Dynamo Moscow |
172 in Russian Championships |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
149 in Russian Championships |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
147 in Russian Championships |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
124 in Russian Championships |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
99 in Russian Championships |
|
Evgeny Ketov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
99 in KHL |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
97 in KHL |
|
Andrei Kuteikin |
Dynamo Moscow |
73 in Russian Championships |
|
Dmitry Kugryshev |
CSKA Moscow |
72 in KHL |
|
Fyodor Malykhin |
Ak Bars Kazan |
72 in KHL |
|
Maxim Solovyov |
Dynamo Moscow |
49 in Russian Championships |
|
Viktor Antipin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
48 in KHL and for the team |
|
Alexei Tsvetkov |
Dynamo Moscow |
48 for the team |
|
Mikhail Yunkov |
Avangard Omsk |
47 in KHL |
|
Sergei Andronov |
CSKA Moscow |
47 in KHL |
|
Alexander Svitov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
23 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Jan Kovar |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
22 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Dmitry Obukhov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexei Tsvetkov |
Dynamo Moscow |
18 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Petri Kontiola |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Geoff Platt |
CSKA Moscow |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Nigel Dawes |
Barys Astana |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Mikhail Varnakov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Konstantin Gorovikov |
Dynamo Moscow |
17 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Kirill Petrov |
CSKA Moscow |
17 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Alexander Popov |
CSKA Moscow |
17 in Russian Championship Playoffs |
|
Denis Platonov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
17 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
17 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Assists
34-year-old Dynamo Moscow defenseman Ilya Nikulin celebrated his 1000th career game in Russian Championships earlier this year. Nikulin is a 3-time IIHF World Championship gold medalist, 4-time Russian Championship winner and 2-time Gagarin Cup champion. This post-season he has already scored a goal and notched two assists. Thus, he’s only three helpers away from reaching 300 career assists.
|
Player |
Team |
Number Of Assists |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
297 in Russian Championships |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
248 for the team |
|
Alexei Tsvetkov |
Dynamo Moscow |
223 in KHL |
|
Denis Khlystov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
174 in Russian Championships |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
171 in KHL |
|
Alexander Perezhogin |
Avangard |
171 in KHL |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
148 in KHL |
|
Maxim Pestushko |
Dynamo Moscow |
147 in KHL |
|
Yakov Rylov |
Dynamo Moscow |
122 in KHL |
|
Andrei Popov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
99 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexander Rybakov |
Dynamo Moscow |
99 in Russian Championships |
|
Nikolai Lemtyugov |
Avangard Omsk |
98 in Russian Championships |
|
Anton Belov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
98 in KHL |
|
Kirill Petrov |
CSKA Moscow |
96 in Russian Championships |
|
Dmitry Kugryshev |
CSKA Moscow |
96 in KHL |
|
Alexander Kutuzov |
CSKA Moscow |
96 in KHL |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
74 in KHL |
|
Ilya Kablukov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
74 in KHL |
|
Vladimir Sobotka |
Avangard Omsk |
73 in KHL and for the team |
|
Nikita Nikitin |
Avangard Omsk |
72 in Russian Championships and for the team |
|
Grigory Panin |
CSKA Moscow |
72 in KHL |
|
Maxim Solovyov |
Dynamo Moscow |
72 for the team |
|
Maxim Semyonov |
Barys Astana |
71 in KHL |
|
Oskar Osala |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
49 for the team |
|
Ilya Nikulin |
Dynamo Moscow |
49 in Russian Championships |
|
Jiri Sekac |
Ak Bars Kazan |
48 in KHL |
|
Nikita Pivtsakin |
CSKA Moscow |
48 in KHL |
|
Alexander Svitov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
47 for the team |
|
Alexander Popov |
CSKA Moscow |
47 in Russian Championships Playoffs |
|
Konstantin Pushkaryov |
Barys Astana |
46 in Russian Championships |
|
Patrik Hersley |
SKA St. Petersburg |
46 in KHL |
|
Mikhail Glukhov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
46 in KHL |
Goaltenders
Games
Alexander Eremenko is a 6-time Russian Championships winner, 2-time IIHF World Championship gold medalist and 2-time Gagarin Cup champion with Dynamo Moscow. He is close to reaching 550 career games in Russian Championships. He currently has 547 games under his belt.
|
Goaltender |
Team |
Number Of Games |
|
Alexander Eremenko |
Dynamo Moscow |
547 in Russian Championships |
|
Alexander Lazushin |
Dynamo Moscow |
97 for the team |
|
Ilya Sorokin |
CSKA Moscow |
97 for the team |
|
Stanislav Galimov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
24 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Ilya Sorokin |
CSKA Moscow |
24 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Dominik Furch |
Avangard Omsk |
17 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Ilya Samsonov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
8 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Shutouts
This season Alexander Eremenko enjoyed five shutout wins to reach 54 career shutout wins with Dynamo Moscow. Another 2-time Gagarin Cup champion, Vasily Koshechkin, is also close to hitting a milestone. He currently has 37 shutout wins with Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
|
Goaltender |
Team |
Shutout Wins |
|
Alexander Eremenko |
Dynamo Moscow |
54 for the team |
|
Vasily Koshechkin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
37 for the team |
|
Mikko Koskinen |
SKA St. Petersburg |
22 in KHL |
|
Ilya Sorokin |
CSKA Moscow |
19 for the team |
|
Alexei Murygin |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
18 for the team |
|
Alexander Lazushin |
Dynamo Moscow |
14 in KHL |
|
Alexander Sudnitsin |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
13 in KHL |
|
Alexander Lazushin |
Dynamo Moscow |
13 for the team |
|
Vasily Koshechkin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
9 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Mikko Koskinen |
SKA St. Petersburg |
9 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Igor Shestyorkin |
SKA St. Petersburg |
9 for the team |
|
Viktor Fasth |
CSKA Moscow |
7 in KHL |
|
Henrik Karlsson |
Barys Astana |
7 for the team |
|
Ilya Samsonov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
4 in KHL |
|
Ilya Sorokin |
CSKA Moscow |
4 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Stanislav Galimov |
Ak Bars Kazan |
4 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
