Starting with the 2009–10 season, the head coach position was taken by Andrei Tarasenko, a former Novosibirsk forward and a father of the club's young winger Vladimir Tarasenko, who led Sibir to its first Gagarin Cup playoffs in 2011.
Starting with the 2009–10 season, Andrei Tarasenko became the head coach, having previously played for Novosibirsk and being the parent of Vladimir Tarasenko, who successfully led Sibir to its first Gagarin Cup playoffs in 2011.