Avangard Omsk
| Avangard Omsk | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Hawks" |
| League | KHL 2008-present
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Chernyshev |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Home arena | Omsk Arena (capacity: 10,200) |
| General manager |  Anatoly Bardin |
| Head coach | Igor Nikitin |
| Captain | Alexander Svitov |
| Affiliate | Omsk Hawks (RUS-Jr) |
| Website | www.hawk.ru |
| KHL 2008-09KHL 2008-09 | |
Avangard Omsk (Russian: Авангард Омск) are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Franchise history
Overview
Avangard, which translates to "Vanguard" in English, was established in 1950. The logo features a stylised hawk. The club has changed names several times, with previous names including Spartak Omsk, Aeroflot Omsk, Kauchuk Omsk, Khimik Omsk, and Shinnik Omsk.
Avangard Omsk won the Russian Super League in 2004, which qualified them for the inaugural IIHF European Champions Cup. They would be the first winners of that competition, beating Kärpät Oulu from Finland.
The team is not owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich as it may be concerned. Russian oil company Sibneft partly finances the team, but the majority of its budget comes from province tax money. On July 4, 2008, Omsk signed former New York Rangers superstar Jaromir Jagr, who later replaced Alexander Svitov as team captain on January 30, 2009.
Cherepanov's Death
On October 13, 2008, young Avangard Omsk forward Alexei Cherepanov died after collapsing on the bench during a game against Vityaz Chekhov. He played a shift with teammate Jaromír Jágr, and the two were talking on the bench shortly after they left the ice, when he suddenly collapsed.[1] After being attended to on the bench, he was carried to the dressing room where he was revived for several brief moments before finally being rushed to an intensive care unit,[2] but it was too late. The ambulance that is normally at all games had already departed and had to be called back; doctors arrived on the scene a full 12 minutes after Cherepanov collapsed, and the battery on the defibrillator used to attempt to shock Cherepanov's heart back to life was drained.[3] It took approximately 20 minutes to get him to a hospital.[4][5] While in the care of Chekhov doctors, he was again resuscitated briefly on two occasions, before ultimately passing.
On December 29, 2008, Russian investigators revealed that he suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the heart, and that he should not have been playing professional hockey. The federal Investigative Committee also announced that a chemical analysis of Cherepanov's blood and urine samples allowed experts to conclude "that for several months Alexei Cherepanov engaged in doping".[3] Official sources have stated the banned substance taken was nikethamide, a stimulant, and that it had been taken 3 hours prior to the game in which he passed.[6]
Club director Mikhail Denisov has since been fired[3], whereas the league Disciplinary Committee has since removed Omsk's doctors from that role with the club, and has requested the suspension of Avangard general manager Anatoly Bardin and team president Konstantin Potapov until the investigation being conducted by the Russian Federal Prosecutor's Office is concluded. The KHL Disciplinary Committee will meet again on this matter on January 5, and any further findings are expected to be made public on January 15.[7]
Honors
Champions
- Russian Super League Championship (1): 2004
- IIHF European Champions Cup (1): 2005
Players
Current roster
Honored members
- 7 Alexei Cherepanov, RW, 2006–08, number retired October 13, 2008[10]
NHL Alumni
References
- ^ "Investigator: Hockey player had heart problems". Associated Press. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "Черепанов потерял сознание во время матча с «Витязем»" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 2008-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Russian investigators say Cherepanov was 'doping'". The Sports Network. 2008-12-29.
- ^ "Ranger Prospect Cherepanov Dies During KHL Game". The Sports Network. 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Prospect Cherepanov Passes Away at 19". newyorkrangers.com. 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Заявление Континентальной хоккейной лиги по итогам расследования обстоятельств смерти хоккеиста Алексея Черепанова". KHL.ru. 2008-12-30.
- ^ "KHLfires Omsk doctors". The Sports Network. 2008-12-31.
- ^ "HK Avangard Roster" (in Russian). www.hawk.ru. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Avangard Omsk Region team roster". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Avangard Omsk plays first game without Cherepanov". The Sports Network. 2008-10-20.
External links
- Avangard Omsk official website (in Russian)
- NHL.com article on Omsk
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