KHL
From Russia Without Love: Oilers' Failure with Russians
May 10th, 2018 If you're up to date on all your Edmonton Oilers news this spring, you'll know three players recently decided to leave the team and head overseas for next season. The Oilers sparingly used Yohann Auvitu, and Iiro Pakarinen during the 2017-18 season, and they likely won't be...
Kravtsov Could Be the Steal of the Draft
May 6th, 2018 This year's NHL Entry Draft boasts three players from Russia who are currently projected to go in the first round, the highest of which is sniper Andrei Svechnikov, who is expected to be the No. 2 selection behind Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. Grigori Denisenko is the...
Kirill Kaprizov: The Olympics, CSKA and the Wild
May 5th, 2018 Less than a year ago, Kirill Kaprizov caused some shockwaves when he said that the Minnesota Wild weren't too interested in him. The young forward had a good season in the meanwhile, not only in the KHL, but also winning a gold medal at the Olympics, scoring the overtime...
Sergei Plotnikov: Rough Times with Penguins & Coyotes
December 15th, 2017 A couple of years ago, Sergei Plotnikov was a hot name in NHL free agency as half the league was chasing him. In the end, he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but things didn't go the way he was expecting them to. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the...
Pavel Kraskovsky Has a Future in the NHL
December 14th, 2017 A sixth-round pick at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, Pavel Kraskovsky has earned a lot of experience on the international stage representing Team Russia at the World Junior Championships, among other tournaments. Two years ago, he helped the Russians return...
KHL Announces 2018 All-Star Game Rosters
December 12th, 2017 The KHL has recently announced the 2018 All-Star Game rosters through the event’s official website. The event will be similar to last year's edition, with the main event being a mini-tournament played between four teams composed of the four KHL divisions and a number of...
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Remembered
December 1st, 2017 On September 6, 2012, there was cause for celebration in Yaroslavl, Russia. For the first time in nearly a calendar year, the city's hometown hockey team, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, took to the ice at Arena 2000 for a KHL regular season game. The contest, which was against...Kirill Kaprizov Wants to Play in the NHL
November 25th, 2017 This summer, one of the most chatted-about prospects in the KHL, Kirill Kaprizov, moved to CSKA Moscow and then signed a contract up to April 2020. In this translated interview, Kaprizov declared that he still wants to play in the NHL and talked about life in the big city...
Shipachyov in His Own Words (Translated)
November 12th, 2017 Considered one of the best signings from Europe this summer, Vadim Shipachyov had a really hard time with the Vegas Golden Knights. As a result, after only three games played, he announced his retirement from the NHL and signed back home with SKA St. Petersburg. After...
A Look Back at the Career of Wojtek Wolski
October 26th, 2017 This article was originally published in October, 2014. What ever happened to Wojtek Wolski? Wotjek Wolski, Budding Star Wolski was born in Zabrze, Poland in 1986 and is now 28 years old. Wojtek began his career in the Ontario Hockey League with the now...
Nikita Tryamkin Comfortable at Home in the KHL
September 28th, 2017 After spending a season and a half in Vancouver, Russian defenseman Nikita Tryamkin decided to get back home and signed a three-year contract in the KHL. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the popular Russian website Sport-Express, former Vancouver...
Nick Bailen from NCAA to European Stardom
September 26th, 2017 RPI alumnus Nick Bailen didn't have an impact in North America but is having a very good career in Europe instead. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the popular Russian website Sport-Express, American defenseman Nick Bailen discussed his move to Traktor...
Nigel Dawes Has Found Second Home in Kazakhstan
September 20th, 2017 After scoring more than Alexander Ovechkin, Jeff Carter, and Ryan Getzlaf at the 2004 World Junior Championship, the career of Nigel Dawes didn't have the kind of success that was expected. Instead, he turned into one of the KHL's top players. In this translated interview,...
