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|affiliates = [[Bilyi Bars]] (PHL)<br>[[Molodaya Gvardia]] (MHL)<br>Donetsk Bears (junior)
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HC Donbass
NicknameThe Red & Black
Donbas Donetsk
LeagueUkrainian Hockey Extra League
FoundedDecember 2005
Home arenaAltair Arena
(capacity: 400)
Owner(s)Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov
General managerUkraine Aleksei Braga
CaptainUkraine Sergei Varlamov
AffiliatesBilyi Bars (PHL)
Molodaya Gvardia (MHL)
Donetsk Bears (junior)
WebsiteHCDonbas.com

Hockey Club Donbas (Template:Lang-ua; Template:Lang-ru, tr. Hokeinyi Klub Donbas) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Donetsk, playing in the Ukrainian Hockey Extra League.

The team was a member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons,[1] and was the sole representative from Ukraine competing at the elite international level. Due to the War in Donbass, the team did not compete in the 2014–15 KHL season.

Borys Kolesnikov, a prominent Ukrainian politician and businessman, purchased the team in 2010,[2] and from then until 2014 it was the most successful hockey club in Ukraine. The team takes its name from its geographic location in the heart of the Donets Basin (Donbas).

The club was founded in 2005 as Hockey Club Kolbiko-Donetsk and took part in the XIV Ukrainian Championship by competing in the First League. After 3 years of competing only in tournament play, the club returned to the Ukrainian Hockey Championship, and ascended to the Ukrainian Major League. In its 4 seasons of national competition beginning in 2008, the franchise won its first national title in 2011, before joining the Russian Major Hockey League (VHL). The team also won the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup, becoming the first team from Ukraine to do so.[3] Following the 2010–11 season, Donbass split into two teams with their affiliate, Donbass-2, representing the organization in the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. Donbass-2 won its first title in 2012 during the inaugural PHL season, and its second title the following season for the organization. In 2013, Bilyi Bars began acting as HC Donbass' PHL affiliate, dissolving Donbass-2.[4]

History

2001—2009

In June 2001 the decision to make a professional hockey club mostly from “NORD” ex-players, was made. Players from Kharkov and Kiev were invited to the team, among them there were D. Pashinsky, D. Gnyt’ko, A. Kalitka, D. Klyuchko, O. Timchenko. Having got a right to participate in two championships – in Belarus (the 1st Division) and Ukraine, Donetsk team has won the bronze in both. Little by little people were talking about the big hockey is going back to Donetsk. But no one know why the team was closed down.

The new count-down in HC “Donbass” history has started in 2005. In winter this year new team made an application for Ukrainian championship among the 1st League teams participation and started to train. As far as there was no artificial ice in Donetsk, trainings were taking place on the frozen pond in Yasinovataya. After three weeks of trainings the team won the gold in the tournament. But according to regulations, the team had to conduct play-off matches against “ATEK” (Kiev) in March 2005. Careful preparation was needed, but the ice on the pond had melted away. The process of trainings has restarted due to the help of management of “Gorodok” Entertainment Park, who gave a skating-rink for trainings. Both games against “ATEK” were held in Kiev and the host team had won in both matches (6:5 and 3:2).

In September 2007 the membership of the team includes more than 20 players. In autumn new ice arena “Leader” was built in Donetsk. The team had theirs trainings and home games there. Under the guidance of G. Kravchenko (later D. Gordyushin) children’s sports school restarted its work. This year HC “Donbass” took part in Ukraine Hockey Cup and took up the 5th place among 6 teams. The same year in May HC “Donbass” got the invitation to take part in “Trade Point” tournament, which was held in Dnepropetrovsk. The backbone of the collective consisted of I. Ivanov, V. Bychkov, S. Ruchko, Y. Hardikov, A. Artyuhov, E. Suhopara, I. Kapustin, A. Ivlev, I. Polischuk, D. Syrenko, S. Shakurov, V. Blakytniy, A. Kalinichenko, A. Verhoday, I. Filatov, D. Gordyushin and to made the membership stronger, goalkeeper V. Selivyorstov, and players R. Yuldashev and E. Sychenko were invited. The main coach was K. Butsenko. HC “Donbass” won the Cup bet the host team “Meteor”.

In 2009 the club’s management invited Andrey Ovchinnikov (ex-player of “Sokol”, Kiev) to the position of the main coach. But the team finished Ukrainian championship being at the 5th place, and the contract with Ovchinnikov wasn’t prolonged.

2010

In 2010 Boris Kolesnikov became an owner of HC “Donbass”. On summer the famous specialist Alexander Kulikov was invited to the club. He came with his Kiev’s partner from “Sokol” Anatoliy Dyomin and Sergey Viter from Donetsk. Just exactly under the leadership of these coach trio HC “Donbass” started to play in a new way. Brightly, interestingly and unpredictably, showing the record-breaking series of wins in Ukrainian championship.

Also in 2010 Donetsk got the rights to hold world hockey championship among juniors – 2011 of the 2nd Division. HC “Donbass” was as co-organizer of this tournament. Afterwards the Ukraine national team won the gold, scored the maximum 15 points in 5 matches and climbed to the 1st Division.

2011

The series of 27 won games brought to HC “Donbass” the win as in Ukrainian regular championship so as in play-off, where the team’s competitor in final was HC “Sokol” (Kiev). Donetsk club has won in both decisive games with a score of 1 goal to nil and 3 to 2. They won the gold first time in the history. Supreme Hockey League accepted HC “Donbass” to non-commercial partnership of “SHL” on May the 31st 2011. First time in independent Ukraine history domestic club had been spending full-fledged days-long trainings abroad. Being in Canada at the training center “Tin Ranch”, HC “Donbass” has twice won the national team of Ontario HL, and after a month, in Donetsk, the club organized and held an international tournament “Donbass Cup”, where KHL 3 clubs took part.

2012

On the 23d of April, Slovakian specialist Julius Shupler became the leader of HC “Donbass”. In July 2012 the management of the KHL accepted HC “Donbass” to the most powerful European hockey league. Because of lockout NHL-2012, Ukrainian players Ruslan Fedotenko, Alexey Ponikarovsky and Anton Babchuk replenished the club’s membership.

Afterwards twice Stanley Cup winner Ruslan Fedotenko became the captain of the team. In January 2013 HC “Donbass” firstly among the Ukrainian clubs won the European tournament under the aegis of IIHF 2012/2013. Within the super final in Donetsk on the 11th till 13th of January, The champion of Ukraine HC “Donbass” bet “Metallurg” (Zhlobin, Byelorussia) with a score of 1 goal to nil and Italian “Boltsano” with a score of 3 goals to nil and French “Ruan Dragons” with a score of 7 goals to 1 and got 9 points. As a result of its first regular season in KHL the club got the 9th stage in the West and fetched up to play-off.

2013

Before the 2013/14 season Russian specialist Andrey Nazarov was in charge of Donetsk team. On the 10th of September 2013 Alexey Braga was assigned to the position of the HC “Donbass” director-general. Having held 54 games, HC “Donbass” completed the first part of the championship at the fourth place of the Western Conference (KHL). At that moment HC “Donbass” became the KHL record breaker on let-through-a-goal minimum number - 99. During this season on the 7th – 8th of March 2014 Arena “Druzhba” was playing host to KHL play-off, first time at the history of the Ukrainian hockey. “Dynamo” (Riga) became the first rival of Donetsk team. During the 7 games series players under Nazarov’s charge appeared to be stronger than Latvia’s players.

During the Western Conference semifinal “Donbass” met “Lev” (Prague). During 6 games series, “Donbass” only once could play at home Arena. Because of hot political situation in Ukraine the KHL management prohibited to lead games at Arena “Druzhba” in Donetsk. During the game against “Lev”, “Donbass” made a record on match duration – 126 minutes and 14 seconds was continued the second game, in which decisive puck was thrown by “Donbass’” defender Andrey Konev. This game got the catchphrase “marathon of Prague”. The series finished with a score of 2 goals to 4 to Czech team.

In 2013 HC “Donbass” created the biggest in KHL school’s fan sector, with the total quantity of more than 1500 fans from 22 schools of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The participants of this fan-association together with the club have been to different cities of Russia, France, Czech, Slovakia, Latvia and Croatia.

2014

On the 26th of May 2014, at the night, against the background of the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine, home arena of the club was looted and set on fire. The president of the club Boris Kolesnikov said: “The club has all the powers and opportunities to restore Arena during ninety days, working around-the-clock. Young hockey players and figure skaters will be able to begin classes on September the 1st. In technically, the Arena will be fully restored till the beginning of KHL Championship”. But the situation got worse and the club had to refuse of the KHL 7th season participation. The main club team was send to a “sabbatical”. The same destiny was prepared for “Molodaya Gvardiya” and “Donbass-98” teams. On Summer 2014 the management of the club decided to preserve Ice Hockey Children Sports School, having moved it to Druzhkovka, to the training base of “Altair” Ice Arena. And the School began to work according to a new format – figure skating group was opened. The admission of children from Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk was held. In September 2014 there were 920 children who were going for hockey and figure skating. It was the biggest sports school in Ukraine. On its base four teams were made: “Donbass 2003”, “Donbass 2004”, “Donbass 2005” and “Donbass 2006”.

2015

HC “Donbass”, now based in Druzhkovka, submit a preliminary application for participation in the Ukrainian hockey championship in 2015/2016 season. Donetsk Regional State Administration reported that it is no restrictions for sports events in Druzhkovka (Donetsk region), where “Altair” ice arena is situated. On the 31st of July The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (FHU) and HC “Donbass” signed the contract about the participation of the team in Ukraine championship in 2015/2016 season.

Anatoliy Stepanischev became the main coach of HC “Donbass”. The contract with 54-years-old Ukrainian specialist was made for a period of one year. Evgeniy Brul’ – the coach of goalkeepers, became the main assistant of the Stepanischev, and Sergey Petrov became a general manager of the team.

21 Ukrainian ice-hockey players arrived to the first training session of the team. After pre-season training session in Svyatogorsk (Donetsk region), the team arrived to Druzhkovka, where, within the scope of Ukrainian championship 2015/16 preparation, the 4th in the club history pre-season tournament Donbass Open Cup was organized. 22 hockey players entered into “Donbass” team during the pre-season tournament, among them there were such names as Sergey Varlamov, Denis Kochetkov and Viktor Zaharov. Due to such team stuff, “Donbass” secondly won the Cup, outclassed such teams as “Beliy Bars” from Belaya Tserkov, “Vityaz’” from Kharkov and HC “Kremenchuk” from Poltava region.

Before 2015/2016 Ukrainian championship season, “Donbass” had conducted three sparrings in Latvia having played with local teams MOGO, HC “Zemgale” and “Kurbads”, and won two of three games. On the 26th of September HC “Donbass” held its first match within the scope of the national championship, which also involved another 7 teams. Before the New Year Anatoliy Stepanichev’s team also held two unofficial games abroad in Belorussia and finished that year being in the lead of the Ukrainian championship table.

2016

HC “Donbass” continues to lead in regular championship, at the same time having renew club’s record of the greatest wins. Within the scope of away game, Yunost Kharkiv was beaten with a score of 27 goals to 1. Donetsk team finished the regular championship being in the lead, having left behind the nearest competitors with a difference in 7 points. Semifinal playoff series against the Kharkov “Vityaz”, “Donbass” has completed for the minimum - three games (5:2, 6:1 and 3:1). In the final of season Donetsk team had to play against the second team of the regular season – HK Generals Kiev. In the final, Donbass won in four straigth games (2:1 3:2 2:1 and 3:1) and became champions of the year.[5]

Ice Hockey School

Children’s ice hockey and figure skating sports school was opened on the 22d of September 2008, after Ice Sports Complex “Leader”. On the 29th of December 2011 Ice Sports Complex “Almaz” was opened. The mail goals of the Children’s ice hockey and figure skating sports school are to attract children and youth to winter’s kinds of sport activity, to hold the sports events and to train high rank sportsmen for different teams. On the 19th of June 2013, “Donbass” youth team “Molodaya Gvardiya” was admitted into the Junior Hockey League and, starting from 2013/14 season the team plays in Junior Hockey League Championship. Due to the aggravation of a conflict in the East of Ukraine, “Molodaya Gvardiya” went on vacation, which lasted at least for one year. In 2014/2015 season HC “Donbass” children’s sports school has started work in “Altair” ice arena (Druzhkovka). Since the 1st of September 2014 more than 900 children from 5 to 12 years old from Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka have been involved to the sports school. They started to go in for figure skating and ice hockey without payment. The club provided each of the young sportsmen with the necessary equipment, qualified coaching staff and club comfortable buses that bring and take away children to ice arena “Altair” and backwards to theirs communities. The intake of children was going on in 2015. In 2015/2016 season three teams of HC “Donbass” children’s sports school were moved to “Terminal” ice arena base to Brovary. Such a change in the permanent training places was due to the participation of the "Donbass 2003", "Donbass 2004" and "Donbass 2005" teams in Belarus championships and respective budget reduction for visiting the out matches of the tournament. The biggest part of Ice hockey school continuing its activity in Druzhkovka, with adding more than 300 pupils to the hockey and figure skating groups.

Team identity

The team's original colours of 2001 were blue and grey and featured a logo representing a hockey puck, with a hockey stick overlain. On November 14, 2008 the club changed their logo and team colours to the current scheme of red, black, and white. As part of this change, the team's name was changed from the Ukrainian spelling (Хокейний Клуб Донбас, Khokeinyi Klub Donbas) to Russian (Хоккейный Клуб Донбасс, Khokkeynyi Klub Donbass). The team again altered its logo in 2010, where it remains currently. The modern Donbass logos feature prominently two spoil tips, which represent the city's strong ties to the steel and coal mining industry. The change from a metallic script to white is meant to symbolize "a blank page".[6]

  • Original Donbass logo, in English, 2001–02, 2006–08
    Original Donbass logo, in English, 2001–02, 2006–08
  • Second Donbass logo, in Russian, 2008–11
    Second Donbass logo, in Russian, 2008–11
  • Current logo, 2011–Present
    Current logo, 2011–Present

Honours

Ukraine


Affiliate honours

Farm-club HC Donbass-2:

Farm-club Bilyi Bars:

Europe

Individual honours

Ukrainian Ice Hockey Player of the Year

Slovakian Goalkeeper of the Year

Seasons and records

Season by season results

Main article: List of HC Donbass seasons

League history and results

Ukrainian Hockey Extra LeagueKontinental Hockey LeagueRussian Major LeagueUkrainian Hockey ChampionshipUkrainian Hockey ChampionshipUkrainian Hockey Championship2015–16 Ukrainian Hockey Extra League season2012–13 KHL season2012–13 KHL season

Players and personnel

Team captains

Head coaches

KHL draft picks

Player Hometown Origin Drafted from Year Round Overall Ref
D Hampus Lindholm Helsingborg  Sweden Rögle BK 2012 01 030 [27]
C Erik Karlsson Lerum  Sweden Frölunda HC 2012 02 068 [28][29]
C Egor Morozov Tolyatti  Russia HC Lada 2012 03 104 [27]0
C Henri Ikonen Savonlinna  Finland KalPa 2012 04 131 [27]0
D Vladimir Abashkin Izhevsk  Russia HC Metallurg Mg. 2012 05 165 [27]0
D Roman Khalikov Oskemen  Kazakhstan Irbis Kazan 2013 01 15 [30]0
F Ulib-Gleb Berezovskyy Kiev  Ukraine Mannheim U18 2013 04 115 [30]0
F Pavel Zacha Brno  Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 2014 02 82 [31]0

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  5. ^ "В решающем матче плей-офф «Донбасс» одержал победу над «Дженералз»". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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  31. ^ http://www.khl.ru/news/2014/05/08/223795.html

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