Severstal Cherepovets

Coronavirus outbreak in Barys Nur-Sultan

The KHL regular championship match between Barys and Dinamo Riga, scheduled for September 18, will be postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the Kazakh team.
The team was quarantined, and the KHL postponed six matches involving the team to a later date.

The press secretary of the club Yevgeny Akmanov told all the team members are asymptomatic, therefore, during the quarantine, everyone was sent home, but at the same time are under constant supervision of the medical headquarters.

The club hopes that everyone will soon get better, the team will continue to play in the KHL and this situation will not happen again, and the postponed matches, in agreement with the rivals, will be able to be held at a later date.

Relocation of the club to Russia is not currently being discussed, although it was considered before the start of the season.

Skellefteå AIK signs Alexander Urbom

Skellefteå AIK have signed defenceman Alexander Urbom to a three year contract, the club announced on the website. Alexander is currently coming from Severstal Cherepovets. -"He's a big and strong player, who's going to fit right in," Skellefteå AIK's General Manager Lars Johansson said.

KHL schedule announced

The KHL schedule for 2015-16 can now be found in our games database.

Nikolai Zherdev signs a contract with Severstal

Russian hockey player Nikolai Zherdev signs a contract with Severstal.
The last club of the technical mastery striker was Spartak Moscow where Zherdev spent 16 games, scored 7 (0+7) points with a rating of -6.
Zherdev will play in Severstal till the end of the season. He comes out on the ice at number 87.

New coach at Severstal

Andrei Nazarov was appointed as new coach of Severstal Cherepovets. Nazarov was on Vityaz Chekov bench in last two seasons

Dmitri Kvartalnov new Sibir coach

Former Severstal headcoach Dmitri Kvartalnov signed a two-years-contract with Sibir Novosibirsk

Aleksandr Smirnov becomes Severstal senior coach

Aleksandr Smirnov, 48, is the new Severstal Cherepovets' senior coach. Resigned from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in mid-November, Smirnov, coached Severstal in the last two seasons. Dmitri Kvartalnov is head coach of Severstal.