On April 17, a press conference was held by the President of HC Avtomobilist, Andrey Kozitsyn, and the club's director, Maxim Ryabkov, where they summed up the results of the past season.
Avtomobilist took 1st place in the Eastern conferences. The team did not leave the first line throughout the regular season. In addition, Avtomobilist broke the club record for the number of victories in a row - at the start of the season, the team won the first 18 matches. This is the second result in the history of the KHL.
In the playoffs, for the first time, the team was able to win the series, overcome the first round and reach the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup. In the 1/8 finals Avtomobilist defeated Traktor in four matches. In the second round, the team lost to Salavat Yulaev (1-4 in the series).
“We did our best all season, the fans supported us very actively, and in terms of attendance, many matches were over 100 percent full. Therefore, the season, I think, was a success. Of course, as always, you want more, you want better, but on the other hand, there is something to work on. This is what we will be doing in the offseason and we will try not to disappoint our fans next year, ”Andrei Kozitsyn noted.
“On behalf of the entire team, players, coaching staff, office staff, I would like to express my gratitude to our shareholders and our President Andrey Anatolyevich Kozitsyn, Vice President Igor Gennadievich Kudryashkin. It is obvious to everyone that a successful professional sport cannot be imagined without such stable and reliable leaders who bear on their shoulders all the responsibility for what we show to the audience, directly on the ice, "added Maxim Ryabkov.
His best our youth team also spends the season. According to the results of the regular season, "Auto" took second place in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, our youth team reached the Kharlamov Cup final for the first time, guaranteeing themselves at least silver medals in the national championship.
In the final, Avto fights with the current Kharlamov Cup winner Loko Yaroslavl. The score in the series up to four wins is 2: 1 in favor of Loko, the fourth match will take place tonight. And on Saturday, April 20, the series will return to Yekaterinburg for the fifth game.
