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Babenko will serve as Ak Bar’s head coach until at least the end of December.

MOSCOW, December 2 – RIA Novosti. Kazan club general manager Marat Valiullin said Yuri Babenko, who was appointed acting head coach of Ak Bars following Oleg Znark’s resignation, will manage the team’s hockey players until at least the end of December.

Znarok, who led Ak Bars in the summer, resigned voluntarily after Kazan’s KHL regular season match at home beat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (3:2) on Friday.

“We are grateful to Oleg Valerievich for his work in our club and wish him success in his future career. His decision is primarily due to the desire to change the approach of the players to work. We hope that this will positively affect the results of the team,” said Valiullin, his words opens The official website of Ak Bars.

“Yuriy Babenko has proven himself as a confident and consistent expert in our club, with the experience of a head coach. The updated coaching staff will work with the team at least until the end of December, the final decision will be made after the New Year,” added the general manager.

Kazan, which has 38 points in 36 games under the leadership of Znark, is in the seventh place in the Eastern Conference points table.

Source: Ria

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