This new Junior Hockey League series is dedicated to to the league’s 10th anniversary. Over the years there have been plenty of hockey players who developed into great stars. They currently play for KHL and NHL teams as well as their national teams. JHL media relations department embarks on a difficult journey as we’re going to present you all-time rosters of teams that have been part of the league since the beginning (or joined it a little later).

We begin with Stalnye Lisy Magnitogrosk, who won championship title in the league’s inaugural season, which began what seems like a long time ago now – in the autumn of 2009.

Team: Stalnye Lisy
City: Magnitogorsk
Founded: 2009
Conference: Eastern
Arena: Arena Metallurg
Top result: 2010 Kharlamov Cup champions

All-time roster

Dmitry Voloshin

Position: Goaltender
Age: 28
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Beybarys Atyrau

Achievments

- Kharlamov Cup champions (2009/2010)
- JHL goaltender of the season (2009/2010)
- Top goals against average in JHL (2009/2010)
- Top save percentage in JHL (2009/2010)

Overall in JHL: 96 games for Stalnye Lisy (2 seasons), 69 wins, 13 shutouts; 2.08 goals against average; .919 save percentage on average per game.

Voloshin was one of the key players who led Magnitogorsk to their championship title in Junior Hockey League’s inaugural season. After that championship season Voloshin again made the finals with Stalnye Lisy and also made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League. Since the 2010-11 season Voloshin has been in the VHL where he played for Dynamo Balashikha and Yermak Angarsk. Voloshin has played for several Kazakhstan teams since 2015.

Dmitry Lozebnikov

Position: Goaltender
Age: 20
Birthplace: Tyumen, Russia
Junior hockey school: Gazovik Tyumen
Current team: CSKA Moscow

Achievements

- JHL goaltender of the month (January 2016-17)
- JHL goaltender of the month (February 2016-17)

Overall in JHL: 71 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk and Krasnaya Armiya Moscow (3 seasons), 39 wins, 6 shutouts; 2.23 goals against average; .928 save percentage on average per game.

Tyumen native made his debut for Metallurg when he was 16 years old. He played almost 3 seasons for Magnitogorsk, achieving his greatest result in the 2016-17. During the season Lozebnikov was named goaltender of the month twice, although Magnitogorsk couldn’t go deep in the playoffs that year. Last season Lozebnikov moved to Moscow and made as many as two debuts. Lozebnikov played his first game for Krasnaya Armiya Moscow and Zvezda Chekhov, thus making playing his first pro hockey game.

Viktor Antipin

Position: Defenseman
Age: 25
Birthplace: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Achievements

- Kharlamov Cup champion (2009/10)
- JHL Challenge Cup champion (2010/2011)
- World Juniors silver medalist (2011/2012)
- KHL All-Star (2012/2013)
- Gagarin Cup champion (2013/2014, 2015/2016)
- IIHF World Championship silver medalist (2014/2015)
- IIHF World Championship bronze medalist (2015/2016, 2016/2017)

Overall in JHL: 156 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (3 seasons). 18 goals, 55 assists, 62 points, +83

One of the most decorated Junior Hockey League alumni, Antipin made his debut for U18 and then U20 Team Russia during his JHL tenure. Antipin won a silver medal at the 2012 World Juniors. He also won Gagarin Cup twice with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and played 47 games in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres last year, after which he decided to come back home. Antipin won one silver and two bronze medals at IIHF World Championships.

Sergei Tereschenko

Position: Defenseman
Age: 26
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Achievements:

- Kharlamov Cup champion (2009/2010)
- Top plus/minus in JHL (2009/2010)
- JHL defenseman of the season (2009/2010)
- JHL defenseman of the season (2010/2011)
- Continental Cup champion (2012/2013)
- Gagarin Cup champion (2013/2014, 2015/2016)

Overall in JHL: 188 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk and SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (3 seasons). 29 goals, 59 assists, 88 points, +97.

Tereschenko is yet another Kharlamov Cup champion from the league’s inaugural season. In that season Tereschenko led the league in plus/minus category. Moreover, he was named the top defenseman of the league in two consecutive seasons. Aside from Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Tereschenko also played for Donbass Donetsk in the KHL, while donning SKA-1946 St. Petersburg jersey in the JHL as well. Tereschenko won two Gagarin Cups with Magnitogorsk. In the upcoming season Tereschenko will play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Evgeny Grigorenko

Position: Right winger
Age: 25
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Achievements

- Kharlamov Cup champion (2009/2010)
- JHL Challenge Cup champion (2010/2011)
- Top plus/minus in JHL (2011/2012)
- Gagarin Cup champion (2013/2014)

Overall in JHL: 206 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (4 seasons), 98 goals, 97 assists, 195 points

Grigorenko is one of the top Junior Hockey League players in the nine years that the league has been in existence. He also leads Stalnye Lisy in all-time goals and points. In 170 regular season games with Magnitogorsk major junior team Grigorenko scored 87 goals and notched 83 assists for a whopping total of 170 points. In his last full season with Metallurg he won his first Gagarin Cup and carried on to play for other teams. Grigorenko has played for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Ak Bars Kazan and Admiral Vladivostok, while making short trips to the VHL as well.

Artur Boltanov

Position: Left winger
Age: 21
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Admiral Vladivostok

Achievements

- JHL Challenge Cup participant
- World Junior A Challenge silver medalist

Overall in JHL: 180 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (5 seasons), 87 goals, 72 assists, 159 points

Boltanov is also one of the top Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk all-time scorers. In all-time points he’s only behind Grigorenko and Timur Shingareyev. However, Boltanov did not win Kharlamov Cup because he made his Junior Hockey League debut only in the 2012-13 season. Boltanov scored 73 goals in 151 regular season games, which is second best result after Grigorenko’s. Boltanov won a silver medal at World Junior A Challenge and made his KHL debut last season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He will play for Admiral Vladivostok in the upcoming season.

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“I was back in junior hockey school when Stalnye Lisy won the first ever Kharlamov Cup,” says Boltanov. “That’s when I set a goal for myself to make the team one day. I have a lot of good memories from my time with Magnitogorsk. For instance, my first career JHL goal in the 2012-13 season in the game against Reaktor Nizhnekamsk or how I was invited to compete for JHL Challenge Cup in Nizhnekamsk as well. Over the years that I spent with the team, I learned how to play like a grown man, be a team player and be the leader. Many Stalnye Lisy alumni become good players in pro leagues. I always noticed their work ethic and how they are goal-driven”.

Dmitry Mikhailov

Position: Right winger
Age: 25
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Saryarka Karaganda

Achievements

- U18 IIHF World Championship bronze medal (2010/2011)
- JHL Challenge Cup champion (2012/2013)
- Most points and assists in JHL (2012/2013)
- VHL rookie of the season (2013/2014)

Overall in JHL: 167 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk and Kuznetskie Medvedi (4 seasons). 51 goals, 89 assists, 140 points.

Mikhailov didn’t get to hoist the Kharlamov Cup either as he made his Junior Hockey League debut after Stalnye Lisy’s championship season. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most productive players in franchise history. In 2011 he won a bronze medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship. And in the following season he topped JHL in regular season goals and assists. Mikhailov was also named rookie of the year in the VHL where he continues to play. Mikhailov has played for Ariada, Yuzhny Ural, THK, Rubin, Izhstal and Yermak. In the upcoming season Mikhailov is going to play for Saryarka Karaganda.

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“When Stalnye Lisy won the Kharlamov Cup, I was just making my first steps in the league as I played a handful of games in the regular season,” reminisces Mikhailov. “I didn’t get to play in JHL finals and the following season I went to the U18 IIHF World Championship after the semifinal round. In the first three seasons we won three medals but it wasn’t very emotional for me. The core of the team consisted of 1992 year born guys. Their team had won Russian junior championship titles a few times back in junior hockey school days so it wasn’t our first big win. I was very happy when I was offered to sign a contract with JHL team. We were seen as the leaders. We were to replace the guys who couldn’t play in the league anymore because of the age limit. We were supposed to help our team win and not just be some bystanders. We were able to help our team make Kharlamov Cup Finals for the second consecutive time, which was a success. We’re still in touch with Viktor Antipin. He was always the soul of our team despite being a quiet guy”.

Igor Shvyryov

Position: Center
Age: 20
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Colorado Eagles (AHL)

Achievements

- Ivan Hlinka Memorial bronze medalist (2015/2016)
- JHL top forward of the month (February 2016/2017)

Overall in JHL: 133 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (4 seasons). 43 goals, 102 assists, 145 points.

Shvyryov is one of the most talented Magnitogorsk junior hockey school alumni in recent years. He also leads Stalnye Lisy in assists in franchise history. Having made his Junior Hockey League debut at 16, Shvyryov played his first Kontinental Hockey League game for Metallurg Magnitogorsk the following year. Shvyryov gradually was getting more and more ice-time on Metallurg after that. He won a bronze medal at Ivan Hlinka Memorial with Team Russia, played 32 games for Metallurg last season and decided to move overseas. In the 2018-19 season Shvyryov will play in the AHL for Colorado.

Daniil Apalkov

Position: Center / Left Wing
Age: 26
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Achievements

- Kharlamov Cup champion (2009/2010)
- JHL Challenge Cup champion (2010/2011)
- Most assists in Kharlamov Cup Playoffs (2010/2011)
- World Juniors silver medalist (2011/2012)
- KHL All-Star (2015/2016)

Overall in JHL: 146 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk and Loko Yaroslavl. 66 goals, 89 assists, 155 points.

Apalkov is a versatile forward from Magnitogorsk. He’s also one of the heroes behind Stalnye Lisy’s championship season in Junior Hockey League’s inaugural season. Apalkov also captained Magnitogorsk to silver medals in the following season. After Lokomotiv tragic plane crash, Apalkov joined Yaroslavl where he continues to play today. Apalkov won a silver medal at the 2012 World Juniors, a bronze medal in the KHL and also participated in KHL All-Star game in 2016.

Dmitry Arsenyuk

Position: Center
Age: 23
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Gornyak Uchaly

Achievements

- JHL top forward of the month (October 2014/15)

Overall in JHL: 167 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (4 seasons). 59 goals, 84 assists, 143 points.

Arsenyuk made his debut for his hometown team in the 2012-13 season and showed some great progress right from the beginning. He really made a name for himself as a playmaker and two years later played his first games for Metallurg. Arsenyuk hasn’t been able to become a core player on Magnitogorsk pro team yet, although he had his best VHL season of his career last year. In 44 games with Gornyak Arsenyuk scored 7 goals and notched 19 assists for 26 points.

Evgeny Solovyov

Position: Forward
Age: 26
Birthplace: Novouralsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Tseng Tou Jilin

Achievements

- Kharlamov Cup champion (2009/2010)
- JHL Challenge Cup participant (2011/2012)
- Ukraine champion (2012/2013)
- Universiade champion (2014/2015)

Overall in JHL: 184 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (3 seasons). 69 goals, 68 assists, 137 points.

Solovyov was also a member of Stalnye Lisy’s gold and silver teams. He also won JHL Challenge Cup in his first two season in the league. After graduating from Junior Hockey League, Solovyov won Ukrainian League championship title and then began going up and down between Metallurg Magnitogorsk and its VHL affiliate. Last season Solovyov played for one of VHL’s Chinese debutants Tseng Tou Jilin.

Yegor Korobkin

Position: Forward
Age: 19
Birthplace: Magnitogorsk, Russia
Junior hockey school: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current team: Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Achievements

- JHL Challenge Cup participant (2017/2018)
- KHL All-Star

Overall in JHL: 127 games for Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (4 seasons), 50 goals, 57 assists, 107 points.

Korobkin is the only player on our list whom we’ll still see in Junior Hockey League as he will only turn 20 in late August. Despite his tender age, Korobkin is a true leader and captain of the team. At the latest JHL Challenge Cup he didn’t get to hoist the trophy but earned an invitation to KHL All-Star Game with his great performance, where he scored a goal.

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“A lot of exciting and notable events have happened in Junior Hockey League, since I came to the league,” says Korobkin. “I remember well my first game for Stalnye Lisy as I scored my first career JHL goal in it. It was pretty funny because the puck was going wide but then it hit defenseman’s skate and ricocheted into the net. There were some sad moments as well. For instance, we lost twice in the opening round to Sibirskie Snaipery and Reaktor Nizhnekamsk. Those losses made me think a lot and hard and motivated me. Unfortunately, I haven’t won a single trophy with Stalnye Lisy yet but I still have one last season ahead of me. In any case, Stalnye Lisy made me the person I am today. When Stalnye Lisy became the first Kharlamov Cup champions I was still very young so I didn’t follow the JHL. Now I know many guys who won that cup. We bump into each other quite often and practice together. Besides, I later watched the 2009 finals and celebration videos as well.”