Athletistic/Hockey. In 2021, CSKA has a new head coach. Unexpectedly, Igor Niktin was replaced in this position by Sergei Fedorov. CSKA’s long-term results have changed. Under Kvartalnov and Nikitin, the military team almost always became the winner of the regular KHL championship. Under Sergei Fedorov, the team became only the third in the 2021/2022 season.

At the same time, CSKA showed much more confident hockey in the playoffs. In the first two rounds, the team dominated Lokomotiv and Dynamo, winning both series with a score of 4: 0. And in the semi-finals and finals, the army team, although with difficulty , won against SKA and Metallurg (both series – 4:3). So, Sergei Fedorov led the team to the trophy in the first season.

In the second season, the regular season also started poorly. However, in the end, CSKA managed to emerge and take second place. The playoffs for the 2022/2023 season have proven to be more difficult. In the first two rounds, CSKA had to play seven matches. CSKA won the series against Severstal and Lokomotiv with a score of 4:3. In the semi-finals, the army team once again got the upper hand over SKA, but this time it only took six matches. In the final, CSKA played another seven-match series against Ak Bars and won again – 4:3.

So, under the leadership of Sergei Fedorov, CSKA won two Gagarin Cups in a row. In total, the army team owns three such trophies and this is a record that the red-blues share with Ak Bars. However, this season everything happened completely differently. First, CSKA took only sixth place in the regular season, and then was eliminated by Lokomotiv in the first round, losing with a score of 1:4 in the series.

Many CSKA fans were overwhelmed with negative emotions. Some began to express the opinion that two Gagarin Cups were won on the luggage of Igor Nikitin. At the end of March, the club’s management made a decision on the need for changes. CSKA has decided not to renew the contract with Sergei Fedorov. He will leave his post. At the same time, it is possible that he remains at the club in another position.

Ilya Vorobyov became the new coach of CSKA. He became famous at Metallurg when he led the team to victory in the Gagarin Cup in 2016. Moreover, in the final with a score of 4:3 in the series, Dmitry Kvartalnov’s CSKA was defeated. In 2017, the Magnitogorsk club again reached the playoff final, but lost to SKA.

Later, Ilya Vorobyov led the Russian national team and SKA after the dismissal of Oleg Znark. In 2019, SKA only reached the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup, where they lost to CSKA. The national team did not achieve a very good result in 2018. The Russian team was eliminated after the quarterfinals, losing to the Canadian team with a score of 4:5 in overtime. In 2019, many pinned their hopes on the national team, as a large number of big NHL stars were part of it at the same time. However, Ilya Vorobyov’s team won only bronze.

Later Ilya Vorobyov returned to Metallurg. He reaches the final of the Gagarin Cup in 2022. However, Sergei Fedorov’s CSKA turned out to be stronger – 4:3 in the series.
CSKA fans reacted to the appointment of Ilya Vorobyov and the departure of Sergei Fedorov. They left their comments in the official red-blue community on VKontakte.

Ksenia Lisitsa:

– Sergei Fedorov, thank you for everything! Two cuts in the heart forever. A new era is coming, good luck to Ilya Petrovich.

Vyacheslav Sergienko:

– Oh, unexpectedly. I hoped that Sergei Viktorovich would stay, but alas, good luck for the future, I hope that the paths of Sergei Viktorovich and CSKA will cross again! Good luck to Ilya Petrovich, I hope everything works out.

Nikita Nikolaev:

– You won’t be spoiled at Vorobyov’s. Tough, experienced and cutting trainer. Thanks to Sergei Fedorov for two CGs! But CSKA is a club that always strives to be at the top. This season we were in the benthos zone (what we call the seabed and the collection of living organisms on the bottom). But we will come back stronger!

Vladimir Denisekov:

– Everything seems logical, changes are necessary.

Nikolai Kechasov:

– That’s it, wait my brothers. Ilya will put CSKA in order.

Talyan Svirid:

– Thank you Viktorovich for the indescribable sensations with two cups in a row. He did what no one believed in and gave us two years of happiness. It is not always possible to win, but I think He will stay in the system. And the main thing for Petrovich is good luck, patience and support from us as fans!

Sergei Morgunov:

– Fedorov-Tskovets, no matter what happened in the distant past, Vorobyov is a guest artist. That’s all the difference.

Yaroslav Piatykh, Athletistic



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