Krikunov leaves Belarus
Krikunov leaves Belarus
Coach signs with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk


Krikunov was presented as Glen Hanlon’s successor for the Belarusian national team in September and coached Belarus at the recent Euro Ice Hockey Challenge tournament in Ljubljana where it lost its three games to Austria, host Slovenia and Japan.
Now the 64-year-old left to continue his on-off relationship with Russian club Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk where he was coaching from 2001 to 2004, from 2008 to 2011 and last season before he was released from his duties as a coach but became vice-president of the club.
Now he launched a fourth term as a coach with the club from Tatarstan and it was mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association.
A successor for the Belarusian national team has not been named yet.
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