2022/23 Coaching staff of Traktor Chelyabinsk
There are Anvar Gatiyatulin, Alexei Tertyshny, Alexei Chikalin, Georgy Gelashvili, Vladimir Gapovon, Vadim Gudzik and Oleg Pridannikov in the coaching staff of the team. Simo Vehvilainen and Vitaly Yachmenyov left Traktor Chelyabinsk.
The coaching staff of the Traktor Chelyabinsk in the 2022/2023 season will have the head coach Anvar Gatiyatulin, assistant coaches Alexei Tertyshny and Alexei Chikalin, video coach Vladimir Gaponov, strength and conditioning coach Vadim Gudzik and player development coach Oleg Pridannikov. The senior goaltending coach of the Traktor Ice Hockey Club will replace Simo Vehvilainen on the position of the goaltending coach of Traktor. The Finnish coach and assistant coach Vitaly Yachmenyov leave Traktor Chelyabinsk. Traktor Ice Hockey Club would like to thank the coaches for their work, professional qualities and wish them well in their future career.
Ivan Savin, general director of the Traktor Ice Hockey Club:
– There will be some changes on the coaching staff. Vitaly Yachmenev, who joined the team last regular season and helped us a lot druing the playoffs, won't be able to come to Chelyabinsk due to family reasons. We keep in touch and we hope that the situation will get better. Simo Vehvilaien won't be on the coaching staff either. He made a decision to stay in Finland. He will be replaced by Georgy Gelashvili, who was responsible for all the goaltenders of the Traktor Ice Hockey Club. There coaches have been cooperating for two years and have similar point of fews on most of the processes. Now Gelashvili will be more focused on Traktor and we are sure that his experience and professional ethic will bring its results. We would like to thank Vitaly and Simo for their work that let us won bronze medals of the KHL championship.
Alexei Tertyshny
Born on March 27, 1977
Traktor Ice Hockey School (coached by Vladimir Shabunin)
6 season for Traktor Chelyabinsk, 234 games, 86 (58+28) points
Playing career: UralAZ Miass (1995), Traktor Chelyabisnk (1995-1999, 2010/2011), Ak Bars Kazan (2000-2003), Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2004-2007), Avangard Omsk Region (2007/2008), CSKA Moscow (2008/2009), Sibir Novosibirsk Region (2008/2009), HC MVD Moscow Region (2009/2010)
Playing career achievements: Silver medal of Russian Championship (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010), Spengler Cup winner (2005), bronze medal of Russian Championship (2006), Champion of Russia (2007)
Coaching career: Chelmet Chelyabinsk (2013/2014 – assistant coach), (2014/2015, 2017/2018, 2020/2021 – head coach), Mamonty Yugry Khanty-Mansiysk (2015/2016 – head coach), Kunlun Red Star Beijing (2016/2017 – assistant coach), Traktor Chelyabinsk (2018/2019 – acting head coach, 2021/2022 - present - assistant coach)
Coaching career highlights: KHL bronze medal (2022).
Аlexei Chikalin
Born on October 24, 1974
Assistant coach
Traktor Ice Hockey School (coached by Viktor Sokolov and Viktor Peregudov)
10 seasons for Traktor Chelyabinsk, 420 games, 43 (9+34) points
Playing career: Mechel Chelyabinsk (1990/1991), Traktor Chelyabinsk (1992-1999, 2004-2006), Taganai Zlatoust (1993/1994), UralAZ Chelyabinsk (1994/1995), Nadezhda Chelyabinsk (1995/1996), Kazahmys Saptayev (2006/2007), Kazahmys-2 Saptayev (2006/2007), Sputnik Nizhny Tagil (2006-2008)
Playing career highilghts: U18 WJC bronze medal (1994), JHL bronze medal (1993, 1994), VHL champion (2006)
Coaching career: Krasnoyarskiye Rysi Krasnoyarsk (2012–2015), Yuzhny Ural Orsk (2015/2016), Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk (2016/2017), Traktor Chelyabinsk (2017/2018, 2019/2020 — present)
Coaching career highlights: KHL bronze medals (2018, 2022).
Georgy Gelashvili
Born on August 30, 1983
Goaltending coach
Traktor Ice Hockey School (coached by Yury Shumakov and Viktor Peregudov)
4 seasons at Traktor, 66 games, 3 SO games
Playing career:Traktor-2 (Russia3) – (1999/2000), Traktor (Supreme league) – (2000/2001-2001/2002), Superliga - (2006/2007-2007/2008), Kazakhmis Karaganda (Supreme league) – (2003/2004-2005/2006), Mechel Chelyabinsk (Supreme league) – (2007/2008), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl – (2008/2009-2009/2010), Metallurg Magnitogorsk – (2010/2011-2012/2013), Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod – (2013/2014-2014/2015), HC Sarov (VHL) – (2014/2015), Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk – (2014/2015-2015/2016), Saryarka Karagnda (VHL) – (2016/2017-2017/2018).
Playing career highlights: Champion of Russia (1995/1996), Bronze medals of Kazakhstan Championship (2003/2004), Silver medals of Kazakhstan Championship (2004/2005), Kazakhstan Champion (2005/2006), KHL silver medals (2008/2009), KHL Best Goalie (2008/2009)
Coaching career: JHL Belye Medvedi (2019/2020), senior goaltending coach of the Traktor Ice Hockey Club (2020-2022), Traktor goaltending coach (2022 - present)
Coaching career highlights: KHL bronze medal (2022).
Vladimir Gaponov
Born on May 31, 1973
Video coach
Metallurg Chelyabinsk Ice Hockey School
5 seasons for Traktor Chelyabinsk, 89 games, 16 (9+7) points
Playing career: Mechel Chelyabinsk – (1990-1993, 1997– 2006), Avangard Omsk (1992/1993), Sputnik Nizhny Tagil (1992/1993, 2006/2007, 2010-2012), Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk (1993/1994), Traktor Chelyabinsk (1992/1993, 1995-1997, 2005-2007), UralAZ Miass (1997/1998), Gazovik Tyumen (2009/2010), Yuzhny Ural Orsk (2012/2013)
Playing career highlights: VHL champion (2006)
Coaching career: Mechel Chelyabinsk (MHL-B) (2013/2014 - coach), JHL Belye Medvedi (2014-2016 - coach),Traktor Chelyabinsk (2016 - present – videocoach)
Coaching career highlights: JHL bronze medal (2015), KHL bronze medal (2018, 2022).
Vadim Gudzik
Born on August 29, 1977
Strength and conditioning coach
Coaching career: JHL Belye Medvedi (2012-2016 - Strength and conditioning coach), Traktor Chelyabinsk (2016 - present – Strength and conditioning coach)
Coaching career highlights: JHL bronze medals (2014, 2015), KHL bronze medals (2018, 2022).
Oleg Pridannikov
Born on July 17, 1984
Player development coach
Traktor Ice Hockey School (coached by Alexander Glazkov)
Playing career: Traktor-2 Chelyabinsk (2000-2004), Motor Barnaul, Motor-2 Barnaul (2004/2005), Dinamo-Energiya Yekaterinburg (2005-2007), Kristall-Yugra (2006/2007), Mechel Chelyabinsk (2007-2012), Chelmet Chelyabinsk (2012-2014), Yermak Angarsk (2014-2016), Zauralie Kurgan (2016/2017)
Playing career highlights: two-time Champion of Russia with Traktor-1984, VHL bronze medal (2017)
Coaching career: U18 Traktor (2018/2019 – assistant coach), Traktor Chelyabinsk (2020/2021 – present – player development coach)
Coaching career highlights: KHL bronze medal (2022).
