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Metallurg Magnitogorsk
(Металлург Магнитогорск)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Металлург Магнитогорск)
Division Tarasov
Founded 1950
Home Arena Magnitogorsk Arena
City Magnitogorsk, Russia
Colors blue, red and white
General Manager Flag of Russia Alexander Tarasov
Head Coach Flag of Russia Valery Belousov
Captain Flag of Russia Ravil Gusmanov
Farm team Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russian: Металлург Магнитогорск; Magnitogorsk Steelers) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). They also competed in the Champions Hockey League (CHL), losing the 2008-09 season championship round to ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A.

History[]

Victoria Cup[]

On October 1, 2008 Metallurg Magnitogorsk played against NHL's New York Rangers in the inaugural Victoria Cup at the PostFinance Arena in Berne. Metallurg Magnitogorsk led most of the game, 3-0 at one point, but ultimately lost 4-3 by the Rangers' Ryan Callahan breakaway goal with 20 seconds remaining in the game. Denis Platonov, Vladimir Malenkikh, and Nikolai Zavarukhin scored for Metallurg, and Dan Fritsche scored and Chris Drury scored twice for the Rangers. As a sign of respect, Russian Dimitri Kalinin and Ukrainian Nikolai Zherdev accepted the Victoria Cup trophy on the behalf of the New York Rangers[1]. American analysts and broadcasters reported a rumor that team management was to reward all 22 the Metallurg Magnitogorsk players $100,000 USD for victory.


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