Sergei Gomolyako named new First Vice President of Traktor
This was what Head of Supervisory Board Ivan Senichev had to say about
this appointment.
- Sergei Gomolyako is exactly the man that Traktor needs – tough, yet upright
and competent. For the past two years he has been responsible for scouting and
players selection, and this is exactly what his responsibilities are going to
be here, in Traktor. Gomolyako picked the players for Metallurg Magnitogorsk,
reigning league champions. Moreover, of utmost importance is the fact that Gomolyako
is a Chelyabinsk hockey school alum which means he is going to give it his all
for the benefit of the team that helped him become a legend that he is. Sergei
passed through the entire hockey ladder – from a played to an executive. He knows
all the intricacies of this business, including the coaching process. Also, an
important factor is that almost everyone who is heading the team right now is
of almost the same age. This has to be instrumental in the success of the team
as everyone is going to feel comfortable working with one another. I would also
like to take this opportunity and thank Metallurg’s management for their
willingness to let Gomolyako go without any sort of financial compensation.
The newly appointed First Vice President had this say regarding this
decision.
- If it was any other team than Traktor, I would not even consider an
offer. But, to return to my hometown is something special. I am not entitled to
evaluate how big my contribution to Metallurg’s success was, all I can say is I
will do my best to make Traktor a fixture at the KHL’s upper echelon. In all
honesty, I did not win anything here salary wise – I chose to accept this offer
because I was excited to return to Chelyabinsk.
Sergei Gomolyako’s profile
Born January 19, 1970 in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Forward
Hockey school: Traktor
NHL draft: Calgary Flames, 9th round, overall #189
Career as player: Metallurg Chelyabinsk (1986-88); Traktor
Chelyabinsk (1987-95); Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1995-2000); Lada (2000), Severstal
(2001); Khimik (2001-02); Severstal (2001-02); Mechel, Metallurg Magnitogorsk
(2002-03), Salavat Yulaev (2003-04), Mechel (2004-06).
Career as coach: Vityaz (2006-07) – assistant to head coach; Vityaz
(2007-08) – head coach; Russkiye Vityazi (2010-11) – head coach; Avtomobilist
(2011) – assistant to head coach; Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2011-2013) –
assistant to head coach.
Trophies and achievements: 1986 European Junior Championship silver
medalist; 1989 European Junior Championship gold medalist; 1992, 1994, 2002
Russian Superleague bronze medalist; 1996, 1998 Russian Superleague silver
medalist; 1999 Russian Superleague champion; 1998 Russian Cup winner; 1999 and
2000 Euroleague champion; 1992 Izvestiya Tournament winner.
Photo by Metallurg Magnitogorsk Press Office
