General manager “Avant-garde » Anton Kurianov assessed the team’s performance in the current season in the four-way KHL and called the playoff result unsatisfactory.
Avangard finished their performance in the Gagarin Cup in the second round, losing to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with a score of 3–4 in the series.
— Based on the season we can give a solid B, the season went pretty well, there was a slight decline, we managed to complete the team on time. What we missed during the first part of the season. We finished in second place and had a chance to win the Eastern Conference. As for the playoffs, the result was not satisfactory: we lost in the second round. There were reasons for this: they were our mistakes, and mistakes, probably the game’s. Let’s move on and draw conclusions. We know what we lack, who we miss. Work has now started to recruit the team for next season,” Kuryanov told a press conference.
On April 1, Avangard approved Sergei Zvyagin as head coach, the contract was signed until the end of the 2025/26 season.
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