Roman Rotenberg loses SKA coaching job (according to media reports)

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 12:23 PM ET

Recently, we learned that things were in turmoil at SKA, Ivan Demidov’s former KHL club.

Firstly, all the members of the Russian club’s board of directors lost their places on the board – including Roman Rotenberg. The coach’s work had also been deemed unsatisfactory in 2024-2025.

In short, everything was going well for him.

Given these circumstances, would you be completely surprised if SKA didn’t bring Rotenberg back next season? The answer is no, you wouldn’t be surprised.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Several reports indicate that by decision of the new Board of Directors, #hcSKA head coach Roman Rotenberg is leaving. pic.twitter.com/ZzvUIVGspr

– Field hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) June 2, 2025

According to several media reports, Rotenberg will not be back at the SKA helm in 2025-2026. The Board of Directors will therefore be bringing in their man for the future, which makes sense.

I wonder what Ivan Demidov thinks of all this…

Source: https://t.co/vEhnSP0YXY

– Uggg (@Uggg_uggg) June 2, 2025

From the way Rotenberg handled his club in 2024-2025 (particularly in relation to Ivan Demidov’s playing time, the club’s best player, and because of the club’s failure in the playoffs), I’m not exactly surprised at how it ended.

Probably getting a REAL career coach will be the right thing to do for the Russian club. No?

Roman Rotenberg: potkut! https://t.co/gY8gNAfmDi

– SuomiKiekko (@SuomiKiekko) June 2, 2025

I wonder if Rotenberg, who wasn’t bent on letting Demidov go before the end of his KHL contract (which expired yesterday, by the way), smelled the hot soup when his club was eliminated… and was therefore more inclined to let the Canadiens’ NHL playoff hopeful go.

But hey. Demidov is in Montreal, and he won’t have to work with Rotenberg anymore. And that’s the most important thing.

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