Metallurg Announces Andrei Razin’s Departure

Hockey club Metallurg has announced that Andrei Razin is leaving his post as head coach. The decision to end their cooperation was made by mutual agreement, team director Alexei Zhlob said. Razin, 52, had led the club since 2023, and Vladimir Vorobyov became acting head coach.

The club’s decision

Metallurg confirmed that its cooperation with Razin has ended. Team director Alexei Zhlob said the personnel decision was made by mutual agreement. The club has therefore formalized the coach’s departure after previously suspending him from working with the team.

For Metallurg, this means a change in the coaching staff leadership during the season. Vorobyov had already been acting head coach after Razin was suspended, so the club has continued working with the interim leader appointed earlier rather than announcing a new name.

Suspension preceded departure

Razin was suspended from working with the team on October 6. By then, disagreements had arisen between the coach and Metallurg’s players over both on-ice matters and the way people interacted within the team. The departure announced later followed that decision.

The sequence of events is important to understanding the change: first, the club handed responsibility to Vorobyov; then the parties agreed to end their cooperation. As a result, the interim arrangement in place after October 6 became the basis for the team’s continued work.

Razin’s time at Metallurg

Razin had led Metallurg since 2023. During that time, he held a key coaching position at the club, overseeing the team’s preparation and on-ice decisions. That chapter has now ended, and Vorobyov has taken charge of the team as acting head coach.

The coach’s age—52—and his tenure at the club since 2023 indicate the scale of the personnel change: this is not a brief reshuffle within the coaching staff, but the departure of a specialist who led the team for several seasons. At the same time, the announcement concerns only the end of their cooperation; the club has shared no other details about the parties’ future plans.

What’s next for the team

Metallurg’s immediate practical task is to continue working under Vorobyov. He was already appointed acting head coach after Razin’s suspension on October 6, so the change in status completes the move from interim management to a new phase following the official split.

For the players, the main working context remains the disagreements with their former coach over on-ice matters and team interactions. However, the departure announcement does not say whether Vorobyov will be appointed head coach permanently. The club has announced the end of its cooperation with Razin but has not announced another personnel decision.

Bottom line: Metallurg has ended its cooperation with 52-year-old Andrei Razin. Since his suspension on October 6, the team has been led by acting head coach Vladimir Vorobyov.