Almost two months after being officially admitted to the KHL , Lev announced the signings of the first five players on 30 June 2011 . In the final roster , the majority of the players were from Slovakia and Czech Republic . Head coach was Radim Rulík and the team captain was Ľuboš Bartečko . Lev 's regular season was planned to start on 10 September 2011 with a match at home against Avangard Omsk , but because of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash , the start of the season was postponed and Lev had their first game on 12 September against Metallurg Magnitogorsk . However , for their first win they had to wait until the sixth game , a 2 – 0 away win against Dinamo Riga on 26 September . Lev also failed to qualify for the play-offs and ended the season as 21st overall , with 54 points from 54 games . The team 's top scorer was Ľuboš Bartečko with 30 points ( 16 goals and 14 assists )
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
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