| HC Kremenchuk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Kremenchuk, Ukraine |
| League | Ukrainian Hockey League (2016-present) Ukrainian Hockey Extra League (2015–2016) Ukrainian Championship (2014–2015) Vysshaya Liga (2013–2014) |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Operated | 2010–present |
| Home arena | Aisberg Arena |
| General manager | Alexander Savitsky |
| Head coach | Dmitri Pidgursky |
| Captain | Volodymyr Romanenko |
| Website | HCKremenchuk.com.ua |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 (2014–15) |
HC Kremenchuk (Ukrainian: ХК Кременчук) is an ice hockey team based in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, playing in the Ukrainian Hockey Extra League that was formed prior to the 2016–17 season. The club was founded in 2010 and initially competed in Ukrainian amateur championships before joining the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga for 2013–14 season. After finishing the regular 2013–14 season Kremenchuk was forced to withdraw from the league prior to the playoffs due to the political situation in Ukraine. The team then joined the Ukrainian Championship for the 2014–15 season, winning the regular season and finishing as runners-up in the playoffs. Kremenchuk has also qualified for the IIHF Continental Cup on one occasion.
History
HC Kremenchuk was founded in June 2010 and initially competed in Ukrainian amateur championships where they won three titles.[1] In February 2012 the club moved into the newly built Aisberg Arena which has a seating capacity of 3100.[1] Before the start of the 2012–13 season Kremenchuk put together a team of under-18 players to compete in the Belarusian under-18 league.[1] HK Kremenchuk U18 finished their debut season in second place, 15 points off league winners RCOP Raubichi U18.[2] In 2013 HK Kremenchuk joined the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga for the start of the 2013–14 season.[3] The team finished the regular season in sixth place however in February 2014 they were forced to withdraw from the league due to the political situation in Ukraine.[1] Their under-18 club withdrew from the Belarusian under-18 league for the same reasons.[1]
After withdrawing from the Vysshaya Liga HK Kremenchuk was admitted to the Ukrainian Hockey Championship for the start of the 2014–15 season.[1] The team finished the regular season in first place, 15 points ahead of the second placed Generals Kiev.[4] Going into the playoffs HK Kremenchuk was drawn against Vityaz Kharkiv for the semifinals.[5] Kremenchuk won the series two games to one and advanced to the finals against ATEK Kiev.[5] They opened the three game finals series with a 4–2 win over ATEK Kiev however lost the second and third game to be defeated one to game to two.[5] In May 2015 it was announced that HK Kremenchuk had applied to participate in the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup after ATEK Kiev declined the invitation.[6][7] Their application was accepted and the team were scheduled to enter in the third round. HK Kremenchuk was drawn in Group E of the third round against Dragons de Rouen, GKS Tychy and Shakhtyor Soligorsk.[8] Kremenchuk finished the round-robin Group E tournament in fourth place and failed to qualify for the super final round of the tournament.[9] Prior to the start of the 2015–16 season Kremenchuk joined the newly formed Ukrainian Hockey Extra League which replaced the Ukrainian Hockey Championship.[10] Kremenchuk ended the regular season in third place, and was defeated by Generals Kiev in the semifinals.[11]
In April 2018, club junior Gleb Krivoshapkin played for the Ukraine men's national under-18 ice hockey team (2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B).[12] He scored 2 goals against the Austrians. The next game he was injured.[13][14]
Season by season results
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoff | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 Vysshaya Liga | 46 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 177 | 98 | 89 | 6th | Withdrew due to political situation in Ukraine | [4][3] |
| 2014–15 Ukrainian Championship | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 30 | 1st | Lost final, 1–2 (ATEK Kiev) | [5] |
| 2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League | 42 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 335 | 70 | 104 | 3rd | Lost semi-final, 2-3 (Generals Kiev) | [11] |
Tournaments
- 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup – 4th in Group E of the Third Round. Failed to advance.
Honours
Ukraine
Ukrainian Hockey Championship Regular Season
Winners (2): 2016–17, 2019–20
- Ukrainian Hockey Championship Trophy
- Winners (1): 2020
Players and personnel
Current roster
Team roster for the 2015–16 season[15]
| # | Nat | Name | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 |  |
Pavlo Akimov | D | L | 38 | 2015–16 | Kyiv,[16] Ukrainian SSR |
| 31 | |
Sergiy Bezorchuk | G | L | 28 | 2014–15 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 11 | |
Anton Boikov (A) | F | L | 28 | 2013–14 | |
| 25 | |
Dmytro Chernyskenko (A) | F | R | 29 | 2014–15 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 27 |  |
Alexander Degtyaryov | D | L | 31 | 2014–15 | Grodno, Belarus |
| 23 | |
Tymur Hrytsenko | F | L | 28 | 2015–16 | Kherson, Ukraine |
| 2 | |
Maxim Kachmar | D | L | 29 | 2014–15 | |
| 91 | |
Sevastian Karpenko | F | L | 30 | 2015–16 | Kherson, Ukraine |
| 13 | |
Ilya Korenchuk | F | 29 | 2015–16 | Kobryn, Belarus | |
| 21 | |
Olexiy Kostyuk | F | L | 29 | 2015–16 | |
| 3 | |
Vladyslav Luhovyi | F | R | 28 | 2014–15 | |
| 71 | |
Artur Lysak | F | L | 29 | 2014–15 | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 26 | |
Vitali Mul | D | L | 27 | 2014–15 | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 29 | |
Igor Mykulko | F | L | 30 | 2013–14 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 63 | |
Yuri Petrangovsky | F | L | 29 | 2015–16 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 24 | |
Ivan Pidgursky | F | L | 29 | 2014–15 | |
| 22 | |
Volodymyr Romanenko (C) | D | L | 31 | 2014–15 | Totskoye, Russia |
| 33 | |
Mykhailo Schevchuk | G | R | 29 | 2014–15 | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 61 | |
Valentyn Sirchenko | D | L | 29 | 2014–15 | Kherson, Ukraine |
| 18 | |
Volodymyr Varyvoda | D | L | 28 | 2014–15 | Kherson, Ukraine |
| 10 | |
Olexiy Yanishevsky | F | L | 31 | 2015–16 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 1 | |
Danylo Yeliseyev | G | R | 28 | 2015–16 | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| 5 | |
Kyrylo Zhovnir | D | L | 27 | 2015–16 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Head coaches
General managers
- Olexander Savytsky, 2014–present[17]
Affiliated teams
HK Kremenchuk U18
In 2012 HK Kremenchuk put together a team of under-18 players to compete in the Belarusian under-18 league.[1] HK Kremenchuk U18 finished their debut season in second place, 15 points off league winners RCOP Raubichi U18.[2] Part way through their second season the Belarusian clubs announced they would no longer travel to matches in Ukraine due to the ongoing political situation.[1] As a result, HK Kremenchuk U18 was forced to withdraw from the league and their remaining 14 games were counted as losses.[1] The final standings saw the team finish in eighth place with 40 points.[19] The team is currently not active after leaving the Belarusian under-18 league.[20]
Season by season results
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 Belarusian U18 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 195 | 97 | 90 | 2nd | [2] |
| 2013–14 Belarusian U18 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 91 | 82 | 40 | 8th | [19] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Club history" (in Ukrainian). HK Kremenchuk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ a b c "Belarus U18 team standings 2012 - 2013". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ a b "Belarus2 team standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ a b "Ukraine team standings 2014 - 2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ a b c d "Games from HEL - Ukrainian Hockey Extra League, Ukraine". European Ice Hockey Online AB. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "HC Kremenchuk filed an application to participate in the Continental Cup" (in Ukrainian). Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Tuniz, Davide (2015-06-18). "Continental Cup 2015-16 groups unveiled". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "Continental Cup - 2016 Preliminary". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "2016 Continental Cup Group E". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Ukrainian Hockey Extra League". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian Hockey Extra League 2015-16 season, www.eurohockey.com". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Склад юніорської збірної України на домашній чемпіонат світу [The composition of the junior national team of Ukraine at the home world championship] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Hockey League. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Game summary /AUT–UKR/" (PDF). IIHF. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Підсумки виступів хокеїстів УХЛ на переможному юніорському чемпіонаті світу [Results of the performances of hockey players of UHL at the victorious junior world championship] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Hockey League. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "HK Kremenchuk". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/55-2010-%D0%BF Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 27 січня 2010 р. № 55 «Про впорядкування транслітерації українського алфавіту латиницею»
- ^ a b "Alexander Savitsky". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "Dmitri Pidgursky". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b "Belarus U18 Standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "HK Kremenchuck U18". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
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