Evgeny Koreshkov left the post of head coach of Chelyabinsk HC Traktor

The head coach of the Traktor Chelyabinsk hockey club, 56-year-old Evgeny Koreshkov, has left his post, the press service of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team announced on May 13.

"Evgeny Koreshkov, thank you for your work! The specialist leaves the post of head coach of Traktor. The hockey club thanks Evgeny Gennadievich for his work and wishes him success in his future coaching activities!" the team's Telegram channel says.

Koreshkov has been a member of the team's coaching staff since November 21, 2025. On December 16, he became the head coach of Chelyabinsk. Under his leadership, HC took the sixth place in the Eastern Conference table. Prior to working with Traktor, the specialist was a member of the coaching staff of St. Petersburg SKA, CSKA Moscow, and Kazakhstan's Barys.

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