Yermak Angarsk

Movements of coaches in VHL

Two VHL teams announced changes in coaching staff:
Yermak Angarsk appointed 53-years-old Igor Zhlinsky as new head coach after the dismissal of Sergei Dushkin and the five-games interim period of Aleksei Isakov.

Ruslan Suleymanov resigned from headcoach position of Yuzhny Ural Orsk citing family reasons. Evgeny Zinoviev will act as interim coach until a replacement is found

Defender Artem Sokolov passed away

Russian defender Artem Sokolov, 32, passed away on July 13 during the training camp of Yermak Angarsk. Sokolov, recently moved to Yermak after two consecutive titles at Ertis Pavlodar in Kazakhstan, completed a nine-kilometers cross-country before getting sick. Sokolov was taken to the hospital where he died in the night. According to hospital Sokolov suffered a sunstroke. Temperatures in Irkutsk region this week reached anomalous 35 degrees. The day before, all players have passed medical tests.
VHL Director German Skoropupov said the league will conduct its own investigation about the death.

New coach at Yermak

Viktor Laukhin was appointed as ew head coach of Yermak Angarsk, currently 20th in VHL. Former coach Mikhail Komarov will remain as assistant coach
Laukhin already worked at Ermak in the 2010/11 season.

Siberian Snipers changes coach

Due to unsatisfactories results Andrei Evstafiev resigned today as head coach of Siberian Snipers, Sibir Novosibirsk young team playing in Molodezhnaya Hockey League. Viktor Laukhin, resigned in october from Ermak Angarsk, is the new head coach

Coaches’ change in Angarsk and Balashikha

Ermak Angarsk (VHL) head coach Victor Laukhin resigned today for health's reasons. Assistant coach Aleksei Zhdakhin was promoted as new head coach.
In MHL MVD Balashikha (Dynamo Moscow junior team)decided to fire coach Nikolai Varyanov due to team's poor results. MVD is penultimate in MHL Center Division with two victories in eight games. Assistant coach Sergei Oreshkin will be the new head coach, assisted by Andrei Kapranov, last season Russian champion with Dynamo Moscow '95