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…
Marko Dano: The Next Ones NHL Draft Profile Christopher Ralph | June 28, 2013 Marko Dano THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1994-Nov-30 Place of birth: Eisenstadt, AUT Ht: 5’11 Wt: 183 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/W NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter: n/a THW…
Two Former NHLers Selected in KHL Expansion Draft Tim Bourcier | June 17, 2013 The KHL announced today the 19 players selected by Admirals Vladivostok for their inaugural season. Two players, Enver Lisin and Niclas Bergfors, highlighted the new roster. Both were former high…
Where Are They Now?: Nikolay Zherdev Tim Bourcier | June 13, 2013 June 12th was the deadline for all KHL teams (except for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and KHL Medvescak) to provide five players they would release into the expansion draft for the new…
KHL Expansion – A Boon or Bust Tim Bourcier | June 9, 2013 The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), borne from the Russian Superleague, is the premier European hockey league. In existence since 2008, there have been few changes in the makeup of teams,…
