Hockey Champions League Not Worthwhile for NHL Cody Royle | October 26, 2013 There have been renewed rumblings about a hockey Champions League tournament in the vein of UEFA’s soccer Champions League. The idea is not new, having been discussed many times in…
KHL Power Rankings – Weeks 5 & 6 Tim Bourcier | October 10, 2013 KHL Power Rankings – Weeks 5 & 6 We are about 1/5th of the way through the season and there is definitely some separation between the best and the worse…
KHL Power Rankings – Week 3/4 Tim Bourcier | September 24, 2013 First off, an apology on this late post. The plan is to put this out there weekly on Tuesdays, but with only two games a week it is difficult to…
Analyzing Jokerit’s Move to the KHL Joseph Vito DeLuca | September 19, 2013 As the KHL continues its quest for global dominance, one of Finland’s most renown franchises is slated to join the Russian-based league for the 2014-15 season. The controversial move has…
KHL Power Rankings – Week 2 Tim Bourcier | September 10, 2013 The season is officially one week over, but most teams have only played two games. Record is important in how the teams move, but their first ranking also played into…
Save Us Karri Ramo, You’re Our Only Hope Derek Neumeier | September 9, 2013 “I don’t have to tell you things are bad…everybody knows things are bad.” – Howard Beale, from the 1976 movie Network. The upcoming 2013/2014 season is going to be…
The Emergence of the KHL is Good for Hockey Joseph Vito DeLuca | September 8, 2013 With the Kontinental Hockey League season now in full swing, now is as good a time as any to revisit the discussions surrounding the Russian-based professional league. While there has…
Why NHL Players Go Overseas Ted Warren | September 5, 2013 As a hockey fan have you ever thought about why your favorite player jumped ship from North America to one of the premiere professional leagues in Europe? Player agent Darryl…
KHL Power Rankings – Week 1 Tim Bourcier | September 4, 2013 The KHL 2013-2014 season kicks off today with a rematch between last year’s two finalists: Dynamo Moscow and Traktor Chelyabinsk. St. Petersburg SKA grabbed the first edition top spot as…
Differences in North American and European Players: Truth or Myth Tim Bourcier | August 16, 2013 I sat down with KHL Medvescak Zagreb Coach Mark French and captain Alan Letang to discuss the differences between playing and coaching in North America and Europe. French was at…
Rebuttal: Hockey Will Stagnate Without the KHL Ross Bonander | August 12, 2013 If there is a silver lining in this cross-pond chess match, it is that the league and the union now have a common enemy. So wrote my colleague Ian Dunham…
Putin’s Russia And Gangsterism In The KHL Ian Dunham | July 31, 2013 “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill This quote would impress an intelligent high school senior. It’s the most banal statement about Russia that…