31 October 2024

Taifun hosts Cherepovets Almaz

Taifun’s home series goes on, and a new opponent from the Golden Division, the Almaz team, is next. The match will take place on October 31, starting at 19:00.
Admission to Taifun’s home games is free.
Our team (Taifun, Primorsky Krai)
This week, Taifun began a month-long home series of games, opponents are mainly from the Golden Division.
The first away game was against Yaroslavl Loko. The Primorye team lost with a score of 2:5, but at the same time broke a long goalless streak. Ilgiz Nuriyev's team is about to play the games against Almaz, Krasnaya Armiya, JHC Dynamo SPb, SKA-1946.
Taifun is currently in fifth place in the Silver Division. After 15 games, the team has 13 points.
Opponent (Almaz, Cherepovets)
In the 2023/2024 season, the team took fifth place in the Golden Division of the West and directly entered the playoffs. For Cherepovets, everything ended in the second round, Almaz lost series to Lokomotiv 1:3.
In the summer, the team was headed by Konstantin Kasatkin, who has extensive experience in the JHL.
Currently, Almaz is in 7th place in the Golden Division with 16 points after 16 games.
In Vladivostok, the Cherepovets team away series ends. The team exchanged victories with the Amur Tigers in Khabarovsk (1:4, 3:2 OT) and lost to the Sakhalin Sharks (2:1).
History of meetings
There have been 28 meetings between Taifun and Almaz. Primorye won 2 victories in regulation time and one in a shootout series. Cherepovets has 24 victories in regulation time and one in a shootout series.
A year ago, in a match in Vladivostok, Taifun lost to the guests with a minimal gap - 6:7, in Cherepovets, Almaz won confidently - 4:0.
Top scorers
Taifun
Strochkin Roman 16 (9+7) points,
Fomin Ivan 16 (6+10) points,
Levitsky Stepan 15 (4+11) points.
Almaz
Kazulaev Daniil 14 (6+8) points,
Shilov Alexander 14 (6+8) points,
Volzhenkov Lev 11 (5+6) points.