This week marks the start of a new season of the Ukrainian Championship. As previously announced, our club will be represented in the competition by its farm team – Kryzhynka-Capitals.

First and foremost, we would like to thank the previous coaching staff, led by Vadym Shakhraichuk, who worked with Kyiv Capitals in the national championship for two years and won silver medals in the 2024/2025 season.

In the current championship, Kryzhynka-Capitals will be coached by Yevhen Alipov, with Vasyl Bobrovnykov serving as his assistant.

As for the roster, it primarily consists of players who represented both Kyiv Capitals and Kryzhynka during the last season. Among them are Yaroslav Panchenko and Nikita Liesnikov, who were initially registered for the Optibet League season. Unfortunately, Ukraine’s Ministry of Youth and Sports didn`t permit these players to travel abroad so that they will continue their careers with the united team.

Among last year’s vice-champions, we note the presence of experienced Serhii Chernenko, as well as Mykhailo Vasyliiev, Tymur Lapko, Matvii Mazko, and Artem Mykhailychenko.

The team has also added several newcomers: defenseman Pavlo Taran, who previously played for Kyiv Capitals two years ago, forwards Maksym Razumov and Volodymyr Kostromitin, and goaltender Oleksandr Hrabyk.

The remaining players represented Kryzhynka in last season’s championship. The current roster for the 2025/2026 season is as follows:

Goaltenders: Artem Mykhailychenko, Mykyta Petlenko, Oleksandr Hrabyk

Defensemen: Tymur Lapko, Nikita Liesnikov, Mykhailo Vasyliiev, Yaroslav Filippov, Matvii Mazko, Oleksandr Buniak, Pavlo Taran, Oleksandr Zanevskyi, Serhii Skrypnychenko, Ihor Fedorenko, Nazar Khrypun

Forwards: Serhii Chernenko, Yaroslav Panchenko, Artem Arkhypenko, Volodymyr Kostromitin, Maksym Razumov, Illia Merzliak, Mykhailo Olkhovenko, Oleksandr Dreval, Marian Ponomarenko, Tymur Leleiko.

Later today at 13:00, our team will play an away game against Kremenchuk.
You can follow updates on the performances of Yevhen Alipov’s team on the official website and Kryzhynka’s social media pages.