2026/2027 SKA coaching staff

SKA Hockey Club can now reveal the senior team’s coaching staff line-up for the upcoming 2026/2027 season.

Assistant coach Vadim Yepanchintsev, individual training coach Alexei Tereshchenko and video coach Vladislav Kornienko have joined, while Yuri Babenko and Andrei Tsaisler have left. HC SKA thanks the latter two for their efforts in Saint Petersburg, wishing them luck for the future.

SKA coaching staff:

Head coach: Igor Larionov.

Coach: Vadim Yepanchintsev.

Coach: Boris Mironov.

Individual training coach: Alexei Tereshchenko.

Goalkeeping coach: Yuri Klyuchnikov.

Goalkeeping coach: Andrei Komissarov.

Physical training coach: Filipp Arzamazov.

Physical training coach: Alexei Bazanov.

Video coach: Alexander Rasskazov.

Video coach: Vladislav Kornienko.

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Vadim Yepanchintsev was born on 16 March 1976. He initially played for Yuzhny Ural, Spartak, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, Severstal, Ak Bars, Khimik, CSKA, Dynamo Moscow, Atlant and Neftekhimik before turning his hand to coaching. Since becoming a coach, Vadim has notably won the Kharlamov Cup, Petrov Cup and Silk Road Cup. He spent the 2025/2026 campaign with AKM Tula.

Alexei Tereshchenko was born on 16 December 1980. While he did also compete for Ak Bars, Salavat Yulaev, Dinamo Minsk and Avangard, Alexei is mainly known for his impressive career with Dynamo Moscow. After progressing through the capital outfit’s academy, he subsequently won the Gagarin Cup and Russian Championship with the organisation while becoming a three-time world champion on the international scene. Alexei has worked as a coach with the Dynamo academy and the junior Russian national side.

Vladislav Kornienko was born on 16 May 1994. He did play the game as a goalkeeper at the start of his ice hockey journey, but he has achieved his biggest successes as a video analyst. Vladislav won the 2022 Kharlamov Cup with SKA-1946, also claiming an MHL bronze medal with our youth team. He returns to our club after three seasons in Cherepovets.