SKA: Roman Rotenberg is no longer on the Board of Directors and his work is deemed unsatisfactory

What goes on in the KHL is sometimes shady.

Take the recent example of the Rookie of the Year award. Did Ivan Demidov really almost miss out on the title because he won’t be on hand to accept his award at the ceremony? That’s how we understand it.

He’ll be the recipient after all, but…

He is unbelievable! Ivan Demidov is 2025 KHL Rookie of the Year!

In his first KHL season, the 19-year-old became SKA’s points leader (49 PTS, 65 GP) with just 11th TOI among forwards (13:45). #KHLAwards pic.twitter.com/qVrsWsjxMH

– KHL (@khl_eng) May 29, 2025

Also in the shady category is the fact that at SKA, all the members of the club’s board of directors tendered their resignations at the same time.

This includes Roman Rotenberg.

However, as Nicolas Cloutier of TVA Sports notes, he remains SKA’s head coach. His work as coach, however, is deemed “unsatisfactory” for the time being.

Don’t be surprised if another coach magically replaces him next year. That’s my prediction, at least.

Source: https://t.co/QCAhSeaYtp

– Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) May 30, 2025

Rotenberg was the coach of a certain Ivan Demidov in 2024-2025. But I’m sure everyone remembers that, since he was always the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons.

His treatment of Demidov, in which he played very little, caused quite a stir in Quebec throughout the most recent season.

Nevertheless, Ivan Demidov managed to become his team’s top scorer in his first year after being drafted into the NHL. That’s quite a feat considering the conditions in which he was placed.

I imagine that right now, the Russian, who will be spending the summer in Montreal to prepare for next season and who has started skating again in Brossard, is just happy to be out of that situation.

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– Yes, I could.

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