Bilyi Bars

Bilyi Bars
Nickname"Bilyi Bars"
CityBila Tserkva (2012 — present)
Brovary (2007—2012)
League
Founded2008
Home arenaIce Arena “Bilyi Bars” [uk]
(capacity: 450)
Colours     
PresidentUkraine Kostyantyn Efymenko
General managerUkraine Konstantin Butsenko [uk][1]
Head coachUkraine Konstantin Butsenko [uk]
CaptainUkraine Ruslan Romaschenko[2]
Affiliates
  • Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva U20
  • Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva U17
  • Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva U16
  • Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva U15
WebsiteHC-BBars.com.ua
Franchise history
HC Bilyi Bars Bila Tserkva
  • HSK Bilyi Bars 2008—2012
  • Bars Brovary 2007—2008

Hockey Club Bilyi Bars Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian: ХК Білий Барс Біла Церква, lit. 'White Leopard of Bila Tserkva') is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. The club was a founding member of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine and now playing in the Ukrainian Hockey League.

History

The Bilyi Bars were founded in 2008. They began play in Brovary (Kyiv Oblast).

Twice that team won the silver of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship (2008, 2009)[3]

In 2012, the club found a new sponsor. The team moved permanently to Bila Tserkva on October 28, 2012 from Brovary, the city where they were founded.[4] Following this, the team changed its name from HSK Bilyi Bars (Ukrainian: ХСК Білий Барс) to HC Bilyi Bars Bila Tserkva.

The home arena was opened on December 7, 2012.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, the club were acting as a farm team to HC Donbass, that was playing in the Kontinental Hockey League at that time.[6]

In 2014 the club won the third silver at the Ukrainian Championship.[7] The name of the team playing up to the last minute has been assigned to Bilyi Bars.[8]

The hockey club actively participates in the Ukrainian hockey Movement. 25 July 2011 Bilyi Bars were at a meeting of the ice hockey teams that created The Professional Hockey League. In the 2011–12 season, Bilyi Bars took the 7th place out of eight participants.[9]

In the 2014–15 season, the team did not participate in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship.

3 June 2016 "Bilyi Bars" co-founded Ukrainian Hockey League that reorganized the Ukrainian Hockey Championship.[10]

Since the beginning of its activity, Bilyi Bars HC relies on young Ukrainian hockey players, and in particular on youth from Bila Tserkva.[11] Many hockey players who defended the colors of the junior and youth national teams of Ukraine passed the school team. In particular, the champions in the second division junior championship (U18) in 2011 were three former players of the club, and in the youth championship (U20) in 2012 - two former players.[12] Therefore, the club received the informal title of Forge of personnel, which is his main achievement.[13]

The 2017/2018 season has so far been the best in the history of the club - it finished 2nd in the standings (repeating the result of the 2013/2014 season) and scored 84 points.

September 5, 2019 Oleksandr Bobkin (assistant head coach) Becomes Senior Coach of the Junior National Team of Ukraine (U-18).[14]

Present

The Bilyi Bars Juniors

The Bilyi Bars pays much attention to youngsters. The young hockey players graduated from the sports school of the team, who played for the national team of Ukraine (Minor league). For example, in 2011 three Bilyi Bars became champions in the second division (U18). In 2012, two Leopards became champions (U20).[15]

The HC "Bilyi Bars" owns the affiliate junior teams: U20, U17, U16, U15. Also the hockey club takes younger children to his school.

In April 2018, club juniors Mikhail Vasilyev, Bogdan Gritsyuk, Dmytro Danylenko, Sergei Logach, Feliks Morozov played for the Ukraine men's national under-18 ice hockey team (2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I B).[16] Danilenko showed better result (3 goals and 5 assists). Morozov has 4 goals and 3 assists, Logach has 1 assist, Vasiliev has 1 assist.[17][18][19][20] Danilenko has taken 2nd position, Morozov has taken 4th position in the overall rating of Division I B.[21] Logach and Vasiliev took the 13th position in the ranking of defencemans.[22]

Now Bilyi Bars recruit children in a sports school that were born in 2002—2003,[23] 2005—2006,[24] 2007—2008[25] and 2009—2011. Children's teams from Bila Tserkva go to the Ukrainian championships and specialized tournaments.

In the 2018/2019 season, the Bilyi Bars youth team became the junior champion of Ukraine.[26]

Coaching staff

Konstantin Butsenko

Juniors of the HC "Bilyi Bars" (September 2016)

Mr. Butsenko is the sport master of the international class. It is permanent head coach of team (except for 2013–14 season[27]). He played for Dynamo Kharkov, Sokil Kyiv, Avangard Omsk, Spartak Moscow, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, SKA Saint Petersburg etc.

He played in the Ukrainian national team in 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999. At the world championships he got the result: 23 games played, 14 goals, 20 assists.[28]

Olexandr Bobkin

Olexander Bobkin is assistant coach since 2015. He is the sport master of the international class, ex player of the Ukrainian national team. Mr. Bobkin played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Berkut-Kyiv, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Neftyanik Almetyevsk, Sokil Kyiv, Donbass, ATEK etc.

He played in the Ukrainian national team: 29 games played, 9 goals, 12 assists. Mr. Bobkin is champion of Ukraine (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015).[28]

On September 5, 2019 he became the senior coach of the U-18 junior team of Ukraine.[29]

Ice Arena “Bilyi Bars”

Vitaliy Litvinenko

Vitali Litvinenkoy is assistant coach since 2017. He is played for Dynamo Kharkov, Sokil Kyiv, Bilyi Bars, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Lada Togliatti, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Gomel etc.

Mr. Litvinenko played in the Ukrainian national team: 154 games played, 43 goals, 61 assists. He played at the 2002 Winter Olympics etc.[28]

Ice hockey statistics

Sources:[30][31][32]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Season Team League GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
2008–2009 "Bilyi Bars"
(Brovary)		 FHU 29 16 2 2 9 163 117 54 2nd of 5 Final loss
2009–2010 "Bilyi Bars"
(Brovary)		 FHU 20 11 1 1 7 97 73 36 4th of 6 Bronze game loss
2010–2011 "Bilyi Bars"
(Brovary)		 FHU 24 6 1 0 17 65 137 20 5th of 7 Quarterfinal loss
2011–2012 "Bilyi Bars"
(Brovary)		 PHL 42 6 1 3 32 84 196 23 7th of 8 Did not make playoffs
2012–2013 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 PHL 36 4 0 5 27 57 158 17 7th of 7 Did not make playoffs
2013–2014 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 FHU 24 13 6 0 5 116 42 51 2nd of 5 Final loss
2015–2016 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 FHU 42 19 0 1 22 150 214 58 5th of 8 Did not make playoffs
2016–2017 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 UHL 40 8 2 1 29 96 192 29 5th of 6 Did not make playoffs
2017–2018 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 UHL 40 27 0 3 10 199 105 84 2nd of 6 Semifinal loss
2018-2019 "Bilyi Bars"
(Bila Tserkva)		 UHL 40 13 1 1 25 100 164 42 4-е з 6 Semifinal loss

The current team roster

Updated March 5, 2018[33][3]

Goaltenders
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
1 Ukraine Alexei Loginov left 25 November 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine
20 Ukraine Alexander Kachula left 10 July 2000 Kharkiv, Ukraine
30 Ukraine Sergey Liulchuk left 30 March 1994 Kyiv, Ukraine
Defenceman
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
2 Ukraine Mikhail Vasilyev left 21 November 2000
3 Ukraine Daniil Gritsenko left 19 June 1999 Kyiv, Ukraine
5 Ukraine Sergei Logach left 22 June 2000 Kyiv Ukraine
11 Ukraine Maxim Yadlovski right 10 November 1996 Zolochiv, Ukraine
17 Ukraine Vladislav Gertsik right 19 June 2000 Brovary, Ukraine
23 Ukraine Nikita Tabashnik left 18 February 2000 Kharkiv, Ukraine
24 Ukraine Bogdan Gritsyuk right 1 March 2000 Vinnytsia, Ukraine
26 Ukraine Alexander Voronin left 22 October 1999 Donetsk, Ukraine
28 Ukraine Bogdan Savchenko right 18 July 2000
Forward
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
4 Ukraine Maxim Romakhin left 28 September 2000 Kyiv, Ukraine
9 Ukraine Nikita Lesnikov left 6 October 1999 Brovary, Ukraine
10 Ukraine Alexander Naydyonov left 26 October 1999 Brovary, Ukraine
13 Ukraine Danil Vedmedev left 14 May 2001
14 Ukraine Artyom Kozienko right 6 November 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine
16 Ukraine Danil Netesa left 17 August 2001
19 Ukraine Rinat Durdyiev right 30 June 2000
21 Ukraine Ivan Panov right 6 February 2000 Donetsk, Ukraine
22 Ukraine Oleg Gumenyuk left 25 December 2000
25 Ukraine Daniil Pecherskikh left 25 October 1999 Donetsk, Ukraine
29 Ukraine Maxim Razumov left 2 June 1999 Brovary, Ukraine
Centre
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
7 Ukraine Dmytro Danylenko left 10 April 2000 Kyiv, Ukraine
8 Ukraine Vladislav Kutsevich left 8 April 1994 Kyiv, Ukraine
15 Ukraine Ruslan Romaschenko
(team captain[2]) 		left 2 February 1993 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Right wing
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
18 Ukraine Kirill Bondarenko right 15 February 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine
27 Ukraine Feliks Morozov left 7 March 2000 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Left wing
# Nation Player Catches Birthday Birthplace
12 Ukraine Yevgeni Timchenko left 24 May 1996 Kyiv, Ukraine

Honors

Champions

  • IHFU Federation Cup: (1) 2008

Awards

  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018) — the play off of the UHL.[34]

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