2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season

2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season
Division	4th Bobrov
Conference	6th Western
2013–14 record	24–4–12–14
Home record	14–3–5–5
Road record	10–1–7–9
Goals for	138
Goals against	126
Team information
General Manager	Markoantonio Belinic Aaron Fox (Sports M.) Dragutin Ljubic (Team)
Coach	Mark French Dean Fedorchuk (Asst.) Don MacLean (Asst.) Ivo Ratej (Asst.)
Captain	Alan Letang Jonathan Cheechoo (A) Andrew Murray (A)
Arena	Dom sportova (6.500) Arena Zagreb (15.200)
Average attendance	7,780 (95.92%)
Team leaders
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The 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season is the first season for Zagreb based club in Kontinental Hockey League. On 29 April 2013 it was announced that Medveščak became 28th league member and will start to play in 2013-14 season.^[1] Prior joining KHL, Medveščak was a member of EBEL hockey league of Austria.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season took place in August and September. The training session started in late July.

Medveščak had to build up an almost entirely new roster following entering the KHL. The main goal was to create a team with the best possible players of Croatian descent. The first signing of KHL era was goalie Mark Dekanich.^[2] Also, a new head coach was appointed. On 3 June 2013 it was announced that Canadian Mark French, AHL winner in 2009-10 with Hershey Bears, is new head coach.^[3]

2013–14 Game Log
August: 5–0–1–2 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–1–1 ; Neutral: 5–0–0–1) # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Recap 1 6 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Maribor 500 2 8 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 0 Olimpija Ljubljana Maribor 3 11 Olimpija Ljubljana 1 – 6 Medveščak Zagreb Maribor 400 4 17 Vityaz Podolsk 4 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Maribor 400 5 18 Linz 5 – 4 SO Medveščak Zagreb Linz 6 23 Medveščak Zagreb 5 – 1 Saryarka Karaganda Biasca 50 7 24 Medveščak Zagreb 5 – 2 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Biasca 100 8 30 Graz 99ers 2 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Graz 3,000
Win   Overtime/shootout win   Overtime/shootout loss   Loss

Regular season

Regular season for Medveščak has started on September 6, 2013 and will last until March 4, 2013. A total of 54 games will be played, 27 at home and 27 away. League will take break from February 6–23 due to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

2013–14 Game Log
September: 4–1–3–4 (Home: 4–1–1–2 ; Road: 0–0–2–2) Pts. 17 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 1 6 Medveščak Zagreb 7 – 1 CSKA Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–0 2 8 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 5 Dinamo Riga Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–0–1 3 10 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,300 1–0–0–2 4 13 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 4 OT Slovan Bratislava Dom sportova 6,500 1–0–1–2 5 16 SKA Saint Petersburg 3 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 12,300 1–0–1–3 6 18 Severstal Cherepovets 6 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Palace 3,240 1–0–1–4 7 20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb Arena 2000 8,687 1–0–2–4 8 22 Atlant Mytishchi 3 – 2 OT Medveščak Zagreb Mytishchi Arena 6,100 1–0–3–4 9 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO SKA Saint Petersburg Dom sportova 6,400 1–1–3–4 10 26 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Dom sportova 5,600 2–1–3–4 11 28 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 Barys Astana Dom sportova 6,350 3–1–3–4 12 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 0 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Dom sportova 6,350 4–1–3–4
October: 4–2–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1–3) Pts. 18 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 13 2 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 0 Avangard Omsk Dom sportova 6,300 5–1–3–4 14 7 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 0 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dom sportova 6,500 6–1–3–4 15 9 Dinamo Minsk 2 – 3 OT Medveščak Zagreb Minsk-Arena 13,100 6–2–3–4 16 11 Donbass Donetsk 2 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Druzhba Arena 4,003 7–2–3–4 17 13 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 3 SO Spartak Moscow Dom sportova 6,500 7–2–4–4 18 17 Ak Bars Kazan 5 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb TatNeft Arena 4,000 7–2–4–5 19 19 Dynamo Moscow 4 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Minor Arena 6,881 7–2–4–6 20 21 Vityaz Podolsk 1 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Podolsk Hero Arena 3,000 7–2–4–7 21 23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2 – 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Trade Union Sport Palace 5,300 7–2–5–7 22 28 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Amur Khabarovsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–2–5–7 23 30 Medveščak Zagreb 3 – 2 SO Admiral Vladivostok Dom sportova 6,267 8–3–5–7
November: 3–1–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1–2) Pts. 13 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 24 1 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 3 SO Metallurg Novokuznetsk Dom sportova 6,500 8–4–5–7 25 13 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb SCC Arena 5,500 8–4–6–7 26 15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Ufa Arena 7,430 9–4–6–7 27 17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb Magnitogorsk Arena 7,167 9–4–6–8 28 19 Traktor Chelyabinsk 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Traktor Sport Palace 7,000 9–4–6–9 29 22 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–6–9 30 24 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 5 SO Traktor Chelyabinsk Dom sportova 6,500 10–4–7–9 31 26 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Dom sportova 6,300 10–4–7–10 32 28 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 1 Sibir Novosibirsk Dom sportova 6,432 11–4–7–10
December: 5–0–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–0) Pts. 17 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 33 2 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 1 – 5 Medveščak Zagreb Sports Palace 2,739 12–4–7–10 34 4 Sibir Novosibirsk 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Ice Sports Palace Sibir 6,400 13–4–7–10 35 6 Admiral Vladivostok 0 – 2 Medveščak Zagreb Fetisov Arena 5,500 14–4–7–10 36 8 Amur Khabarovsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Platinum Arena 7,100 14–4–8–10 37 11 Medveščak Zagreb 6 – 5 Ak Bars Kazan Dom sportova 5,984 15–4–8–10 38 13 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 1 SO Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Dom sportova 6,326 15–4–9–10 39 27 Medveščak Zagreb 0 – 5 Dynamo Moscow Arena Zagreb 15,200 15–4–9–11 40 29 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Vityaz Podolsk Arena Zagreb 15,000 16–4–9–11
January: 6–0–2–2 (Home: 3–0–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1–1) Pts. 20 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 41 4 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 3 Donbass Donetsk Dom sportova 6,500 16–4–9–12 42 6 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 1 Dinamo Minsk Dom sportova 6,500 17–4–9–12 43 8 Spartak Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb LDS Sokolniki 3,385 18–4–9–12 44 14 Avangard Omsk 4 – 3 SO Medveščak Zagreb Omsk Arena 7,860 18–4–10–12 45 16 Barys Astana 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb Kazakhstan Sport Palace 4,070 19–4–10–12 46 18 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1 – 4 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Ugra 4,050 20–4–10–12 47 20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 2 – 0 Medveščak Zagreb KRK Uralets 5,500 20–4–10–13 48 23 Medveščak Zagreb 4 – 2 Atlant Mytishchi Arena Zagreb 11,340 21–4–10–13 49 25 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 0 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Arena Zagreb 15,200 22–4–10–13 50 27 Medveščak Zagreb 1 – 2 SO Severstal Cherepovets Arena Zagreb 13,200 22–4–11–13
February: 1–0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0–1) Pts. 3 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 51 26 Dinamo Riga 5 – 1 Medveščak Zagreb Arena Riga 7,350 22–4–11–14 52 28 CSKA Moscow 1 – 3 Medveščak Zagreb CSKA Ice Palace 4,200 23–4–11–14
March: 1–0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1–0) Pts. 4 # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap 53 2 Lev Praha 2 - 1 OT Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 5,124 23–4–12–14 54 4 Slovan Bratislava 2 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena 10,055 24–4–12–14
Win (3 points)   Overtime/shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs

2014 Gagarin Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals - #3 Lev Praha vs. #6 Medveščak Zagreb # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 March 7 Lev Praha 4 - 3 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,157 0 - 1 2 March 8 Lev Praha 5 - 2 Medveščak Zagreb Tipsport Arena 4,555 0 - 2 3 March 10 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 5 Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 3 4 March 11 Medveščak Zagreb 2 - 3 Lev Praha Dom sportova 6,500 0 - 4
Win   Loss

Standings

Source: khl.ru^[4]

Bobrov Division

R		GP	W	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	SKA Saint Petersburg	54	30	1	4	4	1	14	175	115	105
2	Lev Praha	54	23	3	9	2	4	13	149	107	99
3	Dinamo Riga	54	22	5	6	4	1	16	141	122	93
4	Medveščak Zagreb	54	24	1	3	8	4	14	138	126	92
5	CSKA Moscow	54	25	2	5	1	1	20	130	118	91
6	Slovan Bratislava	54	15	3	6	3	1	26	120	160	67
7	Dinamo Minsk	54	13	1	3	4	2	31	102	161	53

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Dynamo Moscow *	TAR	54	34	2	2	5	0	11	171	113	115
2	SKA Saint Petersburg *	BOB	54	30	1	4	4	1	14	175	115	105
3	Lev Praha	BOB	54	23	3	9	2	4	13	149	107	99
4	Donbass Donetsk	TAR	54	27	3	4	2	0	18	135	99	97
5	Dinamo Riga	BOB	54	22	5	6	4	1	16	141	122	93
6	Medveščak Zagreb	BOB	54	24	1	3	8	4	14	138	126	92
7	CSKA Moscow	BOB	54	25	2	5	1	1	20	130	118	91
8	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	TAR	54	23	2	3	4	1	21	109	103	84
9	Atlant Mytishchi	TAR	54	19	1	7	3	2	22	123	120	78
10	Severstal Cherepovets	TAR	54	20	0	5	5	2	22	128	135	77
11	Slovan Bratislava	BOB	54	15	3	6	3	1	26	120	160	67
12	Spartak Moscow	TAR	54	12	4	4	4	2	28	105	147	58
13	Vityaz Podolsk	TAR	54	12	1	5	9	1	26	110	147	58
14	Dinamo Minsk	BOB	54	13	1	3	4	2	31	102	161	53

*– Division leader;
BOB – Bobrov Division, TAR – Tarasov Division

References

1. http://en.khl.ru/news/2013/4/30/25146.html
2. http://radiofreehamilton.com/2178/30389/a/article
3. http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/former_hershey_bears_head_coac.html
4. "2013–14 KHL Standings". KHL.ru.