2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season

The 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season was the second season for the Zagreb-based club in the Kontinental Hockey League. Initially Mark French was announced as head coach of the team, but prior to the season starting he accepted an offer from the Calgary Hitmen, a major junior team in the Canadian-based Western Hockey League. He was replaced by Chuck Weber, who in turn was relieved of his duties due to poor play by the team and succeeded by Doug Shedden. During the season Medveščak participated in the Spengler Cup, the first time the club was invited to play in the tournament.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |1 |4 |Slovan Bratislava |5 - 2 |Medveščak Zagreb |Slovnaft Arena |10,055 |0-0-0-1 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |2 |6 |Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |3 - 2 |Medveščak Zagreb |KRK Uralets |3,550 |0-0-0-2 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |3 |8 |Ak Bars Kazan |4 - 2 |Medveščak Zagreb |TatNeft Arena |5,647 |0-0-0-3 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |4 |10 |Metallurg Magnitogorsk |6 - 0 |Medveščak Zagreb |Magnitogorsk Arena |6,145 |0-0-0-4 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |5 |14 |Medveščak Zagreb |5 - 2 |Severstal Cherepovets |Dom sportova |6,250 |1-0-0-4 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |6 |16 |Medveščak Zagreb |1 - 4 |Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |Dom sportova |5,000 |1-0-0-5 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |7 |18 |Medveščak Zagreb |2 - 3 |CSKA Moscow |Dom sportova |5,800 |1-0-0-6 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |8 |21 |Medveščak Zagreb |5 - 1 |Lada Togliatti |Dom sportova |5,800 |2-0-0-6 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |9 |24 |Slovan Bratislava |1 - 4 |Medveščak Zagreb |Slovnaft Arena |7,985 |3-0-0-6 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |10 |26 |Medveščak Zagreb |1 - 3 |Slovan Bratislava |Dom sportova |5,800 |3-0-0-7 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |11 |29 |Medveščak Zagreb |1 - 5 |SKA Saint Petersburg |Dom sportova |5,800 |3-0-0-8

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |12 |1 |Medveščak Zagreb |0 - 5 |SKA Saint Petersburg |Dom Sportova |5,000 |3-0-0-9 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |13 |3 |Medveščak Zagreb |3 - 2 |Dinamo Riga |Dom sportova |5,000 |4-0-0-9 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |14 |6 |Jokerit |2 - 3 |Medveščak Zagreb |Hartwall Areena |9,351 |5-0-0-9 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |15 |8 |SKA Saint Petersburg |5 - 2 |Medveščak Zagreb |Ice Palace |12,247 |5-0-0-10 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |16 |10 |Dinamo Riga |4 - 3 |Medveščak Zagreb |Arena Riga |5,480 |6-0-0-10 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |17 |12 |Atlant Mytishchi |5 - 2 |Medveščak Zagreb |Mytishchi Arena |6,300 |6-0-0-11 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |18 |14 |Medveščak Zagreb |1 - 0 |Slovan Bratislava |Dom Sportova |5,500 |7-0-0-11 | |-bgcolor=d0e7ff |19 |18 |HC Ugra |1 - 2 OT |Medveščak Zagreb |Arena Ugra |3,100 |7-1-0-11 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |20 |20 |Traktor Chelyabinsk |2 - 4 |Medveščak Zagreb |Traktor Sport Palace |5,800 |8-1-0-11 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |21 |22 ||Lada Togliatti |2 - 1 |Medveščak Zagreb |Lada Arena |5,420 |8-1-0-12 | |-bgcolor=ffeeaa |22 |24 |Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |4 - 3 SO |Medveščak Zagreb |SCC Arena |3,500 |8-1-1-12 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |23 |28 |Medveščak Zagreb |2 - 0 |Sibir Novosibirsk |Dom Sportova |5,000 |9-1-1-12 | |-bgcolor=ffeeaa |24 |29 |Medveščak Zagreb |2 - 1 SO |Metallurg Novokuznetsk |Dom Sportova |5,000 |9-2-1-12 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |25 |31 |Medveščak Zagreb |3 - 4 |Admiral Vladivostok |Dom Sportova |5.650 |9-2-1-13

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |26 |2 |Medveščak |2 - 5 |Amur |Dom Sportova |6,100 |9-2-1-14 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |27 |5 |Barys Astana |4 - 1 |Medveščak |Kazakhstan Sports Palace |4,012 |9-2-1-15 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |28 |7 |Metallurg Novokuznetsk |2 - 3 |Medveščak |Kuznetsk Palace |3,275 |10-2-1-15 | |-bgcolor=ffeeaa |29 |12 |Slovan |1 - 2 SO |Medveščak |Slovnaft Arena |8,728 |10-3-1-15 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |30 |14 |Medveščak |4 - 1 |Atlant |Dom Sportova |5,000 |11-3-1-15 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |31 |16 |Medveščak |3 - 6 |Vityaz |Dom Sportova |5,500 |11-3-1-16 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |32 |19 |Medveščak |2 - 5 |Dinamo Minsk |Dom Sportova |5,500 |11-3-1-17 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |33 |22 |Medveščak |1 - 3 |Jokerit |Dom Sportova |6,200 |11-3-1-18 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |34 |25 |Medveščak |3 - 1 |Vityaz |Dom Sportova |4,500 |12-3-1-18 | |-bgcolor=d0e7ff |35 |27 |Medveščak |3 - 4 OT |Lokomotiv |Dom Sportova |4,500 |12-3-2-18 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |36 |29 |Dinamo Minsk |4 - 3 |Medveščak |Minsk-Arena |15, 086 |12-3-2-19

|-bgcolor=ffeeaa |37 |3 |Dinamo Moscow |2 - 3 SO |Medveščak |Luzhniki Arena |4,107 |12-4-2-19 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |38 |5 |HC Sochi |6 - 2 |Medveščak |Bolshoy Ice Dome |7,794 |12-4-2-20 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |39 |8 |Medveščak |3 - 5 |Barys |Dom Sportova |4,000 |12-4-2-21 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |40 |10 |Medveščak |2 - 6 |Avangard |Dom Sportova |4.500 |12-4-2-22 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |41 |14 |Medveščak |1 - 3 |Salavat Yulaev Ufa |Dom Sportova |5,200 |12-4-2-23 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |42 |22 |Medveščak |5 - 3 |Neftekhimik |Dom Sportova |5,200 |13-4-2-23

|-bgcolor=ddffdd |43 |4 |Medveščak |5 - 4 |Slovan Bratislava |Dom Sportova |5,754 |14-4-2-23 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |44 |8 |Atlant |2 - 3 |Medveščak |Mytishchi Arena |6,200 |15-4-2-23 | |-bgcolor=ffeeaa |45 |10 |Vityaz |2 - 3 OT |Medveščak |Vityaz Ice Palace |4,950 |15-5-2-23 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |46 |12 |Lokomotiv |4 - 3 |Medveščak |Arena 2000 |8,409 |15-5-2-24 | |-bgcolor=d0e7ff |47 |15 |Medveščak |3 - 4 OT |Dynamo Moscow |Dom sportova |5,000 |15-5-3-24 | |-bgcolor=ffeeaa |48 |17 |Medveščak |3 - 2 OT |Sochi |Dom sportova |6,250 |15-6-3-24 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |49 |20 |Medveščak |2 - 3 |Atlant |Dom sportova |5,150 |15-6-3-25 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |50 |22 |Medveščak |4 - 2 |Dynamo Minsk |Dom sportova |5,250 |16-6-3-25 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |51 |28 |Jokerit |1 - 4 |Medveščak |Hartwall Arena |9,591 |17-6-3-25 | |-bgcolor=ddffdd |52 |30 |Dinamo Riga |1 - 2 |Medveščak |Arena Riga |8,390 |18-6-3-25

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |53 |1 |SKA |5 - 2 |Medveščak |Ice Palace |12,177 |18-6-3-26 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |54 |3 |Dynamo Minsk |3 - 2 |Medveščak |Minsk-Arena |13,810 |18-6-3-27 | |-bgcolor=d0e7ff |55 |11 |Severstal |4 - 3 SO |Medveščak |Ice Palace |2,500 |18-6-4-27 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |56 |13 |CSKA |5 - 2 |Medveščak |CSKA Ice Palace |4,190 |18-6-4-28 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |57 |15 |Torpedo |3 - 1 |Medveščak |Trade Union Sport Palace |5,500 |18-6-4-29 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |58 |17 |Vityaz |3 - 1 |Medveščak |Vityaz Ice Palace |1,820 |18-6-4-30 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |59 |20 |Medveščak |1 - 3 |Dinamo Riga |Dom Sportova |5,700 |18-6-4-31 | |-bgcolor=d0e7ff |60 |22 |Medveščak |4 - 5 SO |Jokerit |Dom Sportova |6,200 |18-6-5-31

Tournaments

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |1 |27 December 2014 |Team Canada |1 - 3 |Vaillant Arena, Davos, Switzerland |6,300 |0-1 | |-bgcolor=ffbbbb |2 |28 December 2014 |HC Davos |0 - 1 |Vaillant Arena, Davos, Switzerland |6,300 |0-2

|-bgcolor=ffbbbb |3 |29 December 2014 |Salavat Yulaev Ufa |0 - 3 |Vaillant Arena, Davos, Switzerland |5,934 |0-3

Player statistics Last updated: 3 Mar, 2015.Source: Kontinental Hockey League.

Skaters

Forwards Player Pascal Pelletier 57 16 23 39 44 −11 Bill Thomas 60 18 18 36 22 +4 Martin St. Pierre 57 10 23 33 58 −16 Brandon Segal 54 10 15 25 52 −10 James Wright 53 15 4 19 39 −2 Matt Anderson 35 9 10 19 30 +1 Edwin Hedberg 37 8 7 15 8 +6 Ville Leino 28 7 8 15 28 −1 Patrick Bjorkstrand 55 7 8 15 2 −11 Aaron Palushaj 25 3 9 12 26 −1 Mike Glumac 52 5 3 8 72 −16 Andrew Murray 51 3 4 7 14 −12 Brock Trotter 16 1 5 6 41 −1 Nathan Perkovich 50 4 1 5 78 −8 Krystofer Kolanos 6 3 2 5 2 0 Kurtis McLean 11 2 3 5 6 +1 Anthony Stewart 12 1 1 2 6 −2 Eric Beaudoin 3 1 0 1 2 −4 Darren Haydar 4 0 1 1 0 −3 Jason Krog 5 0 1 1 6 −3 Marcel Rodman 9 0 0 0 39 −2 Dario Kostović 12 0 0 0 4 0 Mike Hedden 12 0 0 0 9 −2

Defensemen Player Mark Flood 60 8 15 23 30 −9 Mathieu Carle 45 1 18 19 38 −11 Andrew Hutchinson 53 4 11 15 75 −5 Geoff Kinrade 39 0 11 11 18 +11 Mark Katic 32 4 5 9 37 −5 Mark Popovic 46 2 6 8 20 −5 Shaone Morrisonn 48 0 7 7 78 +4 Saša Martinović 58 2 3 5 42 −19 Branislav Mezei 8 0 0 0 14 0

Goaltenders + Regular season Player Barry Brust 19 9 8 2 597 40 557 93.3 2.15 0 1 2 47 1116:38 Cal Heeter 22 9 9 2 609 54 555 91.1 2.65 0 0 0 2 1223:33 Mark Owuya 13 2 6 2 325 33 292 89.8 2.98 0 0 0 0 664:26 Mark Dekanich 12 0 10 0 291 47 244 83.8 4.76 0 0 0 4 591:54 Mate Tomljenović 1 0 1 0 9 3 6 66.7 9.00 0 0 0 0 20:0

Final roster

Source: Eliteprospects.

Coaching staff Head Coach: Doug Shedden Assistant Coach: Dean Fedorchuk Assistant Coach: Alan Letang Assistant Coach: Ivo Ratej Jr. Goalie Coach: Klemen Mohorič

Roster changes Source: eliteprospects.com

Players Joining Date Player Former team Contract terms Andrew Hutchinson EV Zug 1 year Shaone Morrisonn HC TPS 1 year Mark Flood Charlotte Checkers 1 year Matt Anderson HC Spartak Moscow 1 year Pascal Pelletier Utica Comets 1 year Brock Trotter No team 1 year Brandon Segal Hershey Bears 1 year Martin St. Pierre Hamilton Bulldogs 1 year Mate Kresimir Tomljenovic HC 07 Detva 1 year Anthony Stewart Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 1 year Branislav Mezei HC Vityaz Podolsk 1 year Aaron Palushaj Charlotte Checkers 1 year James Wright Winnipeg Jets 1 year Ville Leino Buffalo Sabres 1 year Geoff Kinrade Bern 1 year Edwin Hedberg Modo Hockey 1 year Mark Owuya Lulea HF Try-out Cal Heeter Evansville Icemen 1 year Krys Kolanos No team 1 year Kurtis McLean Jokerit 1 year Eric Beaudoin No team 1 year

Players Leaving Date Player New team Erik Nyström Djurgården Matt Ellison Dinamo Minsk Ivan Svarny Dinamo Minsk Jonathan Cheechoo Dinamo Minsk Charles Linglet Dinamo Minsk Ryan Vesce Dinamo Minsk Matt Murley Slovan Bratislava Michael Ryan Ässät Geoff Waugh Villacher SV Kurtis Foster Slovan Bratislava Hugh Jessiman Vienna Capitals Luke Walker Graz 99ers Alex Westlund China Dragon Christian Engstrand AIK Jason Krog Villacher SV Darren Haydar Villacher SV Anthony Stewart Unknown Branislav Mezei HK Nitra Mike Hedden Ässät Barry Brust HC Ugra Aaron Palushaj Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Matt Anderson Neftekhimik Marcel Rodman Klagenfurter AC Brock Trotter Dinamo Riga Krys Kolanos Unknown Ville Leino Kloten Patrick Bjorkstrand SaiPa Martin St. Pierre Lausanne

Player signings This is the list of all players that extended their contracts with Medveščak: Date Player Contract prolonged until Mark Dekanich End of season Mark Katic End of season Saša Martinović End of season Mike Glumac End of season Andrew Murray End of season Patrick Bjorkstrand End of season Nathan Perkovich End of season Charles Linglet End of season Bill Thomas End of season Jonathan Cheechoo End of season Mark Popovic End of season Mathieu Carle End of season Dario Kostović End of season Brock Trotter End of season Mark Owuya End of season

Players lost via retirement Date Player Alan Letang

Players eligible for the Croatian national ice hockey team Date Player Nathan Perkovich

References