MOSCOW, Oct 26 Sochi signed a contract with head coach Sergei Svetlov until the end of the season, according to the official website of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club. Svetlov's coaching staff will include Igor Gorbenko, Dmitry Kokorev and goalkeeping coach Oleg Romashko. «Sergey Svetlov, a well-known specialist who knows how to work with young hockey players and «Extremely motivated to work. He still faces the task of taking the team to the playoffs. We are confident that Sergey Alexandrovich will have enough knowledge and experience to change the psychological state of hockey players and improve the tournament position,» said Sergey Voropaev, general director of the club. Continentalnaya Hockey League (KHL)October 30, 2022 • Start at 17:00Match has not started content/uploads/2022/10/fa9ed542571b63e196e4b89573b89e6f.png» />CSKARussiaSvetlov said he was grateful to the club's management for the opportunity to lead a promising KHL team. «Grateful to the club's management for the opportunity to work with one of the youngest and most promising teams in the KHL. I am grateful to the previous coaching staff for a good legacy. I hope for the support of the fans, it is very necessary for our team. See you at hockey!» — said Svetlov. On Monday, Andrei Nazarov left the post of head coach of the team. After 20 regular season matches, Sochi, which scored nine points, is in last place in the Western Conference standings. The team suffered seven defeats in a row.
