HC Sochi announced the appointment of Dmitry Mikhailov as head coach

Hockey club (HC) Sochi announced the appointment of Dmitry Mikhailov as head coach, Vladimir Krikunov will take over as coach-analyst. This was announced on November 1 by the club's press service.

Sochi announces changes in the coaching staff of the team. Dmitry Mikhailov, who previously worked as a senior coach at the headquarters, has been appointed head coach," the team wrote on its Telegram channel.

It is specified that Krikunov will remain on the coaching staff and will be an analytical coach.

Krikunov has been Sochi's head coach since August. After 18 matches, the team with 10 points takes the last place in the Western Conference of the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), adds Sport-Express.

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SKA from St. Petersburg defeated HC Sochi 8-1 on October 24. The meeting of the teams also took place in the framework of the KHL. According to the results of the game, the club from St. Petersburg was in ninth place in the standings with 18 points, and the Sochi team was in 11th place with 10 points.

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