As learned, on Thursday, the KHL club from Sochi received financial guarantees for three seasons in advance, and the team will also soon change the head coach.
The Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory on Thursday, March 28, adopted a law on tax incentives for Russian Railways property, from which the Russian Railways company finances sports in the region, including the Russian Railways club. Sochi hockey. The agreement will be valid for three years – until December 31, 2026. This season, Sochi’s payroll amounted to 426 million rubles.
The team will start the new season with a different head coach – Alexander Titov will replace Dmitry Kokorev in this position. Titov has been working with the team as assistant head coach since January 2024.
At the end of this season, Sochi took the penultimate and 10th place in the Western Conference standings and did not advance to the playoffs.
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