KHL.ru continues to talk about how KHL clubs are preparing for the new season. Next up is Spartak. This summer, the red-and-whites noticeably changed the composition, appointed a new coach, and also moved once again. Last season sez…

Moving to Megasport and the return of Khokhlacheva. Towards the season. Spartacus

The 2020/2021 season did not work out for Spartak, the team was in a fever during the entire regular season. Vividly showed himself at the start of the central striker Yori Lehterya, the implementation of the majority was a formidable weapon for Muscovites, but after Lekhteri's injury, the results began to decline. The red-whites barely made it to the playoffs, the fate of the eighth berth from the West was decided in the last days of the regular season. In the first round they lost to CSKA 0-4, after which the club began to undergo major changes from management to players.

Selection

Goalkeepers: Oscar Dansk (Vegas, NHL), Alexey Krasikov (Sochi), defenders: Maxim Afanasiev (Buran, VHL), Nikita Gromov (Ryazan, VHL), Oleg Evenko (Tractor), Yerzhabek Yakub (Vityaz), Dmitry Korobov (Salavat) Yulaev, exchange), Kostenko Dmitry (Lada, VHL, exchange), Mamkin Mikhail (Avtomobilist), Ruchkin Semyon (Torpedo, exchange through Avangard), Heed Tim (Lugano, Switzerland), forwards: Avtsin Alexander (Tractor), Baranov Ilya G (Salavat Yulaev, exchange), Bobylev Vladimir (Tractor, exchange), Demchenko Valentin (Youth, Belarus), Drozdov Ivan (Dynamo Minsk), Kvartalnov Danila (Sochi), Kugryshev Dmitry (Salavat Yulaev), Lazarev Anton (trial; Kunlun Red Star), Emil Pettersson (Vyakshe, Sweden), Vasily Ponomarev (Shavinigan, QMJHL), Kirill Slepets (Oilman, VHL, exchange via Lokomotiv), Vyacheslav Solodukhin (Salavat Yulaev), Alexander Khokhlachev (Vanguard), Gleb Shashkov (Kunlun Red) Star, exchange), Yazkov Nikita (Tractor, exchange)

After the end of the last championship in Spartak, the leadership changed. From Tractor came Oleg Usachein and Roman Belyaev as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Sports Director, respectively. Changes in the team affected almost all lines. A new goalkeeper team has been chosen – Oscar Dansk, Alexey Krasikov. Of the legionnaires, only Yori Lehterya, the bias is made towards the Swedish hockey players, therefore, in addition to Danska the team was replenished by a defender Tim Heed and forward Emil Pettersson.

One of the main signings were creative forwards Dmitry Kugryshev and Alexander Khokhlachev, who returned to Spartak for the third time. In general, there is a pattern in the selection that the club wants to develop promising hockey players – this is explained by the signings Dmitry Kostenko, Vasily Ponomarev, Kirill Slepts, Valentin Demchenko, Ivan Drozdov.

Trainer

The changes also affected the coaching staff.He became the main one Boris Mironov, who previously worked in the CSKA system as the head coach in the Red Army (won the Kharlamov Cup) and Star. In recent years, Mironov was part of the Neftekhimik coaching staff. His headquarters entered Andrey Potaychuk, Konstantin Koltsov, Alexey Semenov, who spoke last season for Salavat Yulaev, as well as the Spartak record holder for the number of matches held Vladimir Tyurikov.

Goalkeepers

The main goalkeeper in the nearest championship should be Oscar DanskMissing from behind the ocean. In the Vegas system, he had good statistics, but at the basis he rarely appeared. In Moscow, the new coach of Spartak’s goalkeepers Nils-Eric Lander, with whom they worked together in the Sweden youth team, will have to help him. The second goalkeeper will be Alexey Krasikovwho, after several good seasons in Siberia, played not so brightly.

Defense

In defense managed to preserve Dmitry Vishnevsky, Yakov Rylov and Alexandra Nikishin, beginners should become strengthening Tim HEED, Yakub Yerzabek. On paper, everything looks so that Spartak has enough defenders with attacking potential, while there is a balance of young and experienced, homebody and attacking defenders. Although the signing of two legionnaires is a certain risk. The last season Yerzabek in the KHL was not as successful as the first, but Heed He did not play in Russia at all.

Attack

For the first time in a long time, the red and white managed to collect two equivalent shock links of the attack. From last season have remained Yori Lecherey and Sergey ShirokovThey joined them Alexander Khokhlachev, Dmitry Kugryshev and the fourth scorer of the Swedish championship Emil Peterson. In the lower links there will be a large group of young players who have something to prove in the KHL, and the mentor’s uncle will become for them Vyacheslav Solodukhinwho played more than 450 matches in the KHL.

The youth

The main young star Spartak will be the center forward in the nearest championship Vasily Ponomarev, who showed himself well at the Youth Championship of the World-2021 and is one of the iron candidates for a trip this season. Together with him, the defender can go to the next world championship Dmitry KostenkoChanged from Lada. Of the older players, you should stop at the talented striker Cyril blindwho last season played for the oilman from the VHL.

What to wait for a season

Spartak already collected two good leading links, the clip has experienced players of the lower links, as well as talented youth, who will burn and prove their right to play the KHL. There is no confidence in the goalkeeper line – how Oscar Dansk will play after moving from North America, and whether Alexei Krasikov will be able to restart his career in Moscow. In composition, as in previous years, Spartak looks like an iron participant in the playoffs. It will be difficult to catch a place in the first four of the West, but to avoid a hassle at the finish of the regular season.