They say two’s company and three’s a crowd. Who ‘they’ are, we may never know but one thing is certain, the hockey ice in the Latvian capital of Riga is crowded with the Redlihs trio. Brothers Jekabs, Krisjanis and Mikelis have played together for Dynamo Riga of the KHL for the last two seasons.
Unlike the Vancouver...
Atlant Moscow Region has advanced to the second round of the KHL playoffs with Thursday’s road win over Severstal. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Dynamo Riga forced a decisive Game Seven with second-seeded Torpedo. Here is a recap.
Western Conference
(4) Atlant vs. (5) Severstal
Atlant wins series 4-2
Nikolai Zherdev scored...
Top-seeded Traktor has joined Avangard in the second round of the KHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs after ousting Yugra in five games. Meanwhile, Ak Bars and Barys both failed to end their series, paving the way for a pivotal Game Six with Salavat Yulaev and Metallurg, respectively. Here is a recap of Wednesday’s Game...
SKA St. Petersburg has advanced to the second round of the KHL Western Conference playoffs after defeating CSKA Moscow in five games. With the number one and three (Dynamo Moscow) seeds already moved on, second seeded Torpedo and fourth seeded Atlant are now just one win away. Here is a recap of Tuesday’s Game Five.
Western...
Avangard punched its ticket to the second round of the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs after Monday’s Game Four. The other series feature three teams, now just one win away from joining Avangard in the next round. Here is a recap.
Eastern Conference
(1) Traktor vs. (8) Yugra
Traktor lead series 3-1
Slow starting Traktor...
Dynamo Moscow became the first team to punch its ticket into the second round of the KHL playoffs after sweeping rival Dynamo Minsk. Meanwhile, SKA St. Petersburg regroups after a Game Three loss to forge ahead in their series with CSKA Moscow. Plus, Eastern Conference #1 seed Traktor turns in one of the greatest comebacks in recent...
The Western Conference playoffs continue to heat up with three of yesterday’s four games going into overtime, including one that was not settled until a second extra session. Here is a recap of Saturday's action.
Western Conference
(1) SKA vs. (8) CSKA
SKA lead series 2-1
Facing an 0-3 hole, the army men from Moscow...
Three of the four teams facing a potential 0-2 hole in the first round of the KHL playoffs bounced back from a Game One loss to even the series yesterday. Here is a recap.
Eastern Conference
(1) Traktor vs. (8) Yugra
Series tied 1-1
Tied at two heading into the final period, Yugra netted three third period goals to even their...
