Sergei Shepelev, who previously held this post, is now vice president club.
Before joining Amur, Andrei Nikolishin headed the coaching staff for 13 months club "Traktor" (Chelyabinsk). The 42-year-old specialist was introduced to the players in his new capacity at the current training session. Instead of the current coach of the "black and orange" Sergei Shepelev, "Amur" maybe Andrey Nikolishin. The best hockey player of the Russian Federation in 1994.
During his hockey career, Nikolishin spent 5 seasons in Moscow Dynamo. After that, A. Nikolishin spent eight seasons in the North American State Hockey League, where he played for the Hartford Whalers, Washington, Chicago and Colorado. Not long ago, the Khabarovsk team successfully competed with Admiral in pursuit of a playoff spot, but fell back down the tournament table, losing the last seven out of eight matches.
Participant of the KHL All-Star Game (2009).
