# 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season

The 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb season is the first season for Zagreb based club in Kontinental Hockey League. On 29 April 2013 it was announced that Medveščak became 28th league member and will start to play in 2013-14 season. Prior joining KHL, Medveščak was a member of EBEL hockey league of Austria.

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season took place in August and September. The training session started in late July.
Medveščak had to build up an almost entirely new roster following entering the KHL. The main goal was to create a team with the best possible players of Croatian descent. The first signing of KHL era was goalie Mark Dekanich. Also, a new head coach was appointed. On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Canadian Mark French, AHL winner in 2009-10 with Hershey Bears, was named head coach.
2013–14 Game Log :
August: 5–0–1–2 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–1–1; Neutral: 5–0–0–1)
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecap
16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod1 – 3Medveščak ZagrebMaribor500
28Medveščak Zagreb3 – 0Olimpija Ljubljana Maribor
311 Olimpija Ljubljana1 – 6Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
417 Vityaz Podolsk4 – 2Medveščak ZagrebMaribor400 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
518 Linz5 – 4 SOMedveščak ZagrebLinz
623Medveščak Zagreb5 – 1Saryarka Karaganda Biasca50
724Medveščak Zagreb5 – 2Metallurg Novokuznetsk Biasca100
830 Graz 99ers2 – 1Medveščak ZagrebGraz3,000 :
Win
  Overtime/shootout win
  Overtime/shootout loss
  Loss :

### Regular season

Regular season for Medveščak has started on September 6, 2013 and will last until March 4, 2013. A total of 54 games will be played, 27 at home and 27 away. League will take break from February 6–23 due to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
2013–14 Game Log :
September: 4–1–3–4 (Home: 4–1–1–2; Road: 0–0–2–2) Pts. 17
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
1
6
Medveščak Zagreb
7 – 1
CSKA Moscow
Dom sportova
6,500
1–0–0–0
2
8
Medveščak Zagreb
1 – 5
Dinamo Riga
Dom sportova
6,500
1–0–0–1
3
10
Medveščak Zagreb
1 – 3
Lev Praha
Dom sportova
6,300
1–0–0–2
4
13
Medveščak Zagreb
3 – 4 OT
Slovan Bratislava
Dom sportova
6,500
1–0–1–2
5
16
SKA Saint Petersburg
3 – 0
Medveščak Zagreb
Ice Palace
12,300
1–0–1–3
6
18
Severstal Cherepovets
6 – 2
Medveščak Zagreb
Ice Palace
3,240
1–0–1–4
7
20
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
3 – 2 SO
Medveščak Zagreb
Arena 2000
8,687
1–0–2–4
8
22
Atlant Mytishchi
3 – 2 OT
Medveščak Zagreb
Mytishchi Arena
6,100
1–0–3–4
9
24
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 3 SO
SKA Saint Petersburg
Dom sportova
6,400
1–1–3–4
10
26
Medveščak Zagreb
2 – 1
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
Dom sportova
5,600
2–1–3–4
11
28
Medveščak Zagreb
3 – 2
Barys Astana
Dom sportova
6,350
3–1–3–4
12
30
Medveščak Zagreb
3 – 0
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Dom sportova
6,350
4–1–3–4 :
October: 4–2–2–3 (Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1–3) Pts. 18
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
13
2
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 0
Avangard Omsk
Dom sportova
6,300
5–1–3–4
14
7
Medveščak Zagreb
6 – 0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Dom sportova
6,500
6–1–3–4
15
9
Dinamo Minsk
2 – 3 OT
Medveščak Zagreb
Minsk-Arena
13,100
6–2–3–4
16
11
Donbass Donetsk
2 – 5
Medveščak Zagreb
Druzhba Arena
4,003
7–2–3–4
17
13
Medveščak Zagreb
2 – 3 SO
Spartak Moscow
Dom sportova
6,500
7–2–4–4
18
17
Ak Bars Kazan
5 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
TatNeft Arena
4,000
7–2–4–5
19
19
Dynamo Moscow
4 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
Minor Arena
6,881
7–2–4–6
20
21
Vityaz Podolsk
1 – 0
Medveščak Zagreb
Podolsk Hero Arena
3,000
7–2–4–7
21
23
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2 – 1 OT
Medveščak Zagreb
Trade Union Sport Palace
5,300
7–2–5–7
22
28
Medveščak Zagreb
2 – 1
Amur Khabarovsk
Dom sportova
6,500
8–2–5–7
23
30
Medveščak Zagreb
3 – 2 SO
Admiral Vladivostok
Dom sportova
6,267
8–3–5–7 :
November: 3–1–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1–1; Road: 1–0–1–2) Pts. 13
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
24
1
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 3 SO
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Dom sportova
6,500
8–4–5–7
25
13
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
3 – 2 SO
Medveščak Zagreb
SCC Arena
5,500
8–4–6–7
26
15
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
Ufa Arena
7,430
9–4–6–7
27
17
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
4 – 0
Medveščak Zagreb
Magnitogorsk Arena
7,167
9–4–6–8
28
19
Traktor Chelyabinsk
5 – 1
Medveščak Zagreb
Traktor Sport Palace
7,000
9–4–6–9
29
22
Medveščak Zagreb
2 – 1
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Dom sportova
6,500
10–4–6–9
30
24
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 5 SO
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Dom sportova
6,500
10–4–7–9
31
26
Medveščak Zagreb
0 – 1
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Dom sportova
6,300
10–4–7–10
32
28
Medveščak Zagreb
6 – 1
Sibir Novosibirsk
Dom sportova
6,432
11–4–7–10 :
December: 5–0–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1–1; Road: 3–0–1–0) Pts. 17
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
33
2
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
1 – 5
Medveščak Zagreb
Sports Palace
2,739
12–4–7–10
34
4
Sibir Novosibirsk
0 – 2
Medveščak Zagreb
Ice Sports Palace Sibir
6,400
13–4–7–10
35
6
Admiral Vladivostok
0 – 2
Medveščak Zagreb
Fetisov Arena
5,500
14–4–7–10
36
8
Amur Khabarovsk
4 – 3 SO
Medveščak Zagreb
Platinum Arena
7,100
14–4–8–10
37
11
Medveščak Zagreb
6 – 5
Ak Bars Kazan
Dom sportova
5,984
15–4–8–10
38
13
Medveščak Zagreb
0 – 1 SO
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Dom sportova
6,326
15–4–9–10
39
27
Medveščak Zagreb
0 – 5
Dynamo Moscow
Arena Zagreb
15,200
15–4–9–11
40
29
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 2
Vityaz Podolsk
Arena Zagreb
15,000
16–4–9–11 :
January: 6–0–2–2 (Home: 3–0–1–1; Road: 3–0–1–1) Pts. 20
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
41
4
Medveščak Zagreb
1 – 3
Donbass Donetsk
Dom sportova
6,500
16–4–9–12
42
6
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 1
Dinamo Minsk
Dom sportova
6,500
17–4–9–12
43
8
Spartak Moscow
1 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
LDS Sokolniki
3,385
18–4–9–12
44
14
Avangard Omsk
4 – 3 SO
Medveščak Zagreb
Omsk Arena
7,860
18–4–10–12
45
16
Barys Astana
1 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
Kazakhstan Sport Palace
4,070
19–4–10–12
46
18
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
1 – 4
Medveščak Zagreb
Arena Ugra
4,050
20–4–10–12
47
20
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
2 – 0
Medveščak Zagreb
KRK Uralets
5,500
20–4–10–13
48
23
Medveščak Zagreb
4 – 2
Atlant Mytishchi
Arena Zagreb
11,340
21–4–10–13
49
25
Medveščak Zagreb
1 – 0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Arena Zagreb
15,200
22–4–10–13
50
27
Medveščak Zagreb
1 – 2 SO
Severstal Cherepovets
Arena Zagreb
13,200
22–4–11–13 :
February: 1–0–0–1 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 1–0–0–1) Pts. 3
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
51
26
Dinamo Riga
5 – 1
Medveščak Zagreb
Arena Riga
7,350
22–4–11–14
52
28
CSKA Moscow
1 – 3
Medveščak Zagreb
CSKA Ice Palace
4,200
23–4–11–14 :
March: 1–0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 1–0–1–0) Pts. 4
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
53
2
Lev Praha
2 - 1 OT
Medveščak Zagreb
Tipsport Arena
5,124
23–4–12–14
54
4
Slovan Bratislava
2 - 3
Medveščak Zagreb
Slovnaft Arena
10,055
24–4–12–14 :
Win (3 points)
  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Loss (0 points) :

### Playoffs

2014 Gagarin Cup Playoffs :
Western Conference Quarter-finals - #3 Lev Praha vs. #6 Medveščak Zagreb
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceSeriesRecap
1
March 7
Lev Praha
4 - 3
Medveščak Zagreb
Tipsport Arena
4,157
0 - 1
2
March 8
Lev Praha
5 - 2
Medveščak Zagreb
Tipsport Arena
4,555
0 - 2
3
March 10
Medveščak Zagreb
2 - 5
Lev Praha
Dom sportova
6,500
0 - 3
4
March 11
Medveščak Zagreb
2 - 3
Lev Praha
Dom sportova
6,500
0 - 4 :
Win
  Loss :

## Standings

Source: khl.ru

### Bobrov Division

| R | | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 54 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 175 | 115 | 105 |
| 2 | Lev Praha | 54 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 149 | 107 | 99 |
| 3 | Dinamo Riga | 54 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 141 | 122 | 93 |
| 4 | Medveščak Zagreb | 54 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 138 | 126 | 92 |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 54 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 130 | 118 | 91 |
| 6 | Slovan Bratislava | 54 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 120 | 160 | 67 |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 102 | 161 | 53 |

### Western Conference

| R | | Div | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow * | TAR | 54 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 171 | 113 | 115 |
| 2 | SKA Saint Petersburg * | BOB | 54 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 175 | 115 | 105 |
| 3 | Lev Praha | BOB | 54 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 149 | 107 | 99 |
| 4 | Donbass Donetsk | TAR | 54 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 135 | 99 | 97 |
| 5 | Dinamo Riga | BOB | 54 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 141 | 122 | 93 |
| 6 | Medveščak Zagreb | BOB | 54 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 138 | 126 | 92 |
| 7 | CSKA Moscow | BOB | 54 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 130 | 118 | 91 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | TAR | 54 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 109 | 103 | 84 |
| 9 | Atlant Mytishchi | TAR | 54 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 123 | 120 | 78 |
| 10 | Severstal Cherepovets | TAR | 54 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 128 | 135 | 77 |
| 11 | Slovan Bratislava | BOB | 54 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 120 | 160 | 67 |
| 12 | Spartak Moscow | TAR | 54 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 105 | 147 | 58 |
| 13 | Vityaz Podolsk | TAR | 54 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 110 | 147 | 58 |
| 14 | Dinamo Minsk | BOB | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 102 | 161 | 53 |
*– Division leader; BOB – Bobrov Division, TAR – Tarasov Division

## Roster

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Updated February 15, 2017.
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 50 | | Ivan Janković | C | L | 29 | 2015 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 55 | | Matija Miličić | W | L | 28 | 2015 | Zagreb, Croatia |