Oleg Bratash appointed head coach of HC Admiral

Oleg Bratash was appointed head coach of Vladivostok hockey club Admiral. This was announced on January 4 in the club's Telegram channel.

"Oleg Bratash has been appointed head coach of HC Admiral. The agreement with the specialist is calculated until the end of the 26/27 season," the publication says.

It is specified that Bratash is an honored coach of Russia, a master of sports of the USSR. He was also recognized as the champion of the USSR (1987) and Russia (1997), the best goalkeeper of the 1988/89 season.

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On December 17, Moscow HC Dynamo announced the appointment of Vyacheslav Kozlov as head coach. As Dynamo's senior coach, Kozlov won the Continental Cup (2024) and the bronze medalist of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) championship (2025). Prior to Kozlov, Alexey Kudashov held the position of head coach from April 2021.