Posts About "Ak Bars Kazan"
Carlo Colaiacovo Headed to KHL: Report
September 8th, 2016 According to rsport.ru, former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo is headed to the KHL, where he will sign a contract with either Ak Bars Kazan or Sibir Novosibirsk. Both teams have import player slots free and Ak Bars Kazan head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov recently declared that the team is trying to add an experienced...
Oilers Prospect Paigin Traded To Ak Bars Kazan
May 2nd, 2016 As it was announced through HC Sochi's official site that Oilers prospect Ziyat Paigin has been traded back to Ak Bars Kazan, making a move to North America during this offseason very unlikely. The defenseman had a breakout season in 2015-16, when he was traded from Ak Bars Kazan to HC Sochi and started getting significant ice time....
Evgeny Svechnikov Forgetting WJC
March 8th, 2016 At the World Junior Championship, Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov was one of the most-awaited players. Team Russia got back home with a silver medal, but Svechnikov had a disappointing output in the tournament, with a hard-to-believe zero points in seven games. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the...
Svechnikov Eager To Play In Detroit
July 19th, 2015 After a strong rookie season in the QMJHL, Russian winger Evgeny Svechnikov was been drafted with the 19th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website r-sport.ru, Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov talks about his emotions at the draft...
KHL: Kazan Audience Witness Two Incredible Hockey Games
December 15th, 2014 Ak Bars of Kazan has become leader of the KHL’s “EAST” Conference this week-end. The achievement, however, does not mean the team never loses. Ak Bars simply do not do anything but play stellar hockey. The events of the last week are a good illustration of Kazan’s team way to the top of “EAST” Conference. Both last...
Putin's Russia And Gangsterism In The KHL
July 31st, 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 a person can encounter, and I say this as a lover of quotes, an admirer of Winston Churchill and a student of the former Soviet Union....
Mozyakin Tops KHL Players of the Week
January 3rd, 2013 Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week. The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau. This week, the league recognizes: Forward of the Week Sergei Mozyakin, Metallurg...
Malkin and Datsyuk Lead KHL All-Star Game Voting
December 18th, 2012 The KHL All-Star Game is slated for the weekend of January 12-13 in Chelyabinsk, home of the KHL's Traktor. The starting lineups for the annual event were selected via fan balloting, and the results are in. Metallurg Magnitogorsk forward Evgeni Malkin received the most votes (40,569). He was followed by Pavel Datsyuk of CSKA...KHL Players of the Week - November 9
Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week. The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau. This week, the league recognizes: Forward of the Week Danis Zaripov of Ak Bars...
NHL Lockout Diary: I Watched a KHL Game
September 22nd, 2012 Dear NHL Lockout Diary, Today is Day 7 of the NHL lockout. The past few days have been ugly for fans that still hold out hope for a resolution soon. Sadly, I no longer consider myself one of those people. In the past week, Stanley C. Panther was let go by Florida, the NHL cancelled all preseason games through September 30th, and a...NHL Lockout Rumors: Russian Edition
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeny Malkin will play in the KHL this season should there be a NHL work stoppage. Talking to Russian Sport-Express newspaper, Malkin said he would return to his hometown of Magnitogorsk and suit up for Metallurg, debunking rumors that he would sign with CSKA Moscow. “It’s my home town,” Malkin...Parity gives way to KHL powers in Conference Finals
In its first three seasons, the Kontinental Hockey league had two champions, Ak Bars Kazan (2008-09, 2009-10) and Salavat Yulaev Ufa (2010-11). With the former knocking out the latter in the first round of this years playoffs, the chances of either team winning again were cut in half. Now, after Continental Cup winner Traktor dispatched...
