KHL - Chernyshev Division - Metallurg Novokuznetsk Металлург Новокузнецк

The team were founded in 1949 in Novokuznetsk (then Stalinsk), Kemerovo Oblast, Siberia, to compete in lower divisions of the Soviet ice hockey championship. During the 60s Metallurg managed to advance to the elite group for several seasons, but did not establish itself as a major club until the 90s when the International Hockey League was formed. During the first years of the post-Soviet era Novokuznetsk significantly improved its roster with players from the Ust-Kamenogorsk school. Led by Sergei Nikolaev during the late 90s - early 00s Metallurg became one of the top teams of the Russian Superleague. In 1999 Novokuznetsk hosted the first ever RSL All-Star game. The team's downfall began in 2004 when its managerial staff moved to SKA Saint Petersburg signing the best players from Novokuznetsk. Despite that the team was able to rebuild itself and years later proved its place among the top Russian clubs joining the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008.
KHL Record
2008-09 - 21st
2009-10 - 24th
2010-11 - 23rd
2011-12 - 17th
2012-13 - 21st
2013-14 - 27th
2014-15 - 27th

Roster

-	defense	Amirov Artur	03.04.1992	Russia
-	defense	Antonovsky Ilya	03.07.1989	Russia
-	forward	Berdnikov Roman	18.07.1992	Russia
55	defense	Dorofeyev Sergei	26.08.1986	Russia	30.04.2016
-	forward	Drugov Viktor	12.05.1986	Russia
-	defense	Fairchild Cade	15.01.1989	USA
-	goaltender	Husso Ville	06.02.1995	Finland
-	forward	Ikonen Juuso	03.01.1995	Finland
30	defense	Kapotov Anton	30.06.1991	Russia	30.04.2016
-	goaltender	Kareyev Andrei	19.11.1994	Russia
78	forward	Komaristy Alexander	02.10.1989	Russia	30.04.2017
-	forward	Kousal Robert	07.10.1990	Czech Republic
82	defense	Kuklev Mikhail	24.08.1982	Russia	30.04.2016
-	forward	Kuvayev Alexander	02.05.1993	Russia
66	goaltender	Lozhkin Nikita	13.10.1991	Russia	30.04.2016
-	forward	Makarenko Pavel	20.10.1994	Russia
77	forward	Malinovsky Vladimir	09.06.1991	Russia	30.04.2016
-	defense	Mikhailov Eduard	20.10.1996	Russia	30.04.2018
69	forward	Mitryakov Vadim	18.04.1991	Russia	30.04.2016
-	forward	Musin Ilya	03.02.1991	Russia
-	goaltender	Novotny Filip	06.05.1991	Czech Republic
-	forward	Plotnikov Mikhail	31.07.1992	Russia
-	goaltender	Podyapolsky Vladislav	04.06.1995	Russia	30.04.2017
-	defense	Postnikov Viktor	14.01.1992	Russia
-	forward	Razumov Alexei	15.09.1995	Russia
-	forward	Romanov Alexander	18.08.1980	Russia
-	forward	Skladnichenko Alexander	01.07.1996	Russia
-	forward	Skladnichenko Nikolai	13.07.1994	Russia
-	forward	Stoa Ryan	13.04.1987	USA
-	defense	Tikkinen Niklas	01.06.1994	Finland

Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace
Stroitelei prosp. 24, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, Russia, 654005