KHL

Medvescak of Zagreb joins the KHL
30.04.2013

On Monday, 29th of April, Kontinental Hockey League President Alexander Medvedev held a meeting with the owners of HC Medvescak ofZagreb to discuss the Croatian club’s possible participation in the KHL Championship 2013/2014 season. The Medvescak delegation presented the details of the sporting, infrastructure, and financial aspects of the project to the League bosses, who were satisfied that the application met the strict standards demanded by the KHL.

The news means that over the next few days, in accordance with the regulations, two new clubs will be formally accepted as participants in the KHL Championship 2013/2014 season – Medvescak (“Bears” in English) of Zagreb and a team from Vladivostok (yet to be named), subject to official confirmation by the League’s administration.

”Medvescak is one of the most famous and consistent clubs in Central Europe,” said Alexander Medvedev after the meeting. “It is a team with half a century of history, an impressive number of titles and a strong tradition. I would like to pay tribute to the determination of the club’s owners to increase the popularity of the hockey in the region: this season Medvescak played in the ancient Roman coliseum in Pula overlooking the Adriatic Sea, and its games at the 15,000-seater arena in Zagreb invariably attract a full house. I would like to welcome the Bears to the KHL and wish them many successful and exciting games.”

“I hope we can produce high-quality hockey that will delight not just our own supporters, but also hockey fans in all the other countries in the KHL,” Medvescak owner Damir Gojanović added. “Our team and our playing style will be built around a nucleus of North American players with Croatian roots. We’ll be playing our home games on a Canadian-sized rink, so we’ll be bringing hockey with a transatlantic flavor into the KHL.”

The latest additions to the list of KHL member clubs means the League’s Competitions Department is already working on the daunting task of formulating the 2013-14 season schedule.

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