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Posts About "Avangard Omsk"

Keeping Sobotka Should Be a Priority

Keeping Sobotka Should Be a Priority

May 13th, 2017 After a three-year NHL hiatus, Vladimir Sobotka finally returned to the St. Louis Blues on April 7. They signed a three-year contract extension with the 29-year-old worth $10.5 million. With the NHL Expansion Draft looming, the Blues must ensure that they protect "the little guy with gumption" from the Czech Republic. The...
Nikita Nikitin Signs Deal in the KHL

Nikita Nikitin Signs Deal in the KHL

September 16th, 2016 Former St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Nikita Nikitin has signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk of the KHL, the team announced today. Avangard Omsk is the only club Nikitin has played for at home in Russia, and his decision to sign with them at this point was pretty obvious. Nikitin has spent...
Should The Oilers Trade For Vladimir Sobotka?

Should The Oilers Trade For Vladimir Sobotka?

June 12th, 2016 Where has Vladimir Sobotka been for the last few years and why are we talking about him as an Oilers target? Let's look at some history. The Backstory on Sobotka Sobotka has been part of a curious situation ever since leaving the St. Louis Blues in 2014. GM Doug Armstrong found himself having to make a choice of sorts between Steve Ott...
Sergey Kalinin Focused On Devils Training Camp

Sergey Kalinin Focused On Devils Training Camp

August 6th, 2015 After winning the IIHF WC Gold Medal with Team Russia in 2014 and a solid season in the KHL as Avangard Omsk captain, this summer Sergey Kalinin decided to try himself in the best league of the world, signing for the New Jersey Devils an entry-level, one-year contract worth $925,000. In this translated interview, originally appearing on...
Malkin Leads KHL Players of the Month for December

Malkin Leads KHL Players of the Month for December

January 2nd, 2013 The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) recognizes the top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie each month.  Selections are made by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau based upon both statistical results and overall performance.  The December winners are: Forward of the Month Evgeni Malkin, Metallurg Magnitogorsk Malkin...
Malkin and Datsyuk Lead KHL All-Star Game Voting

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...
Top 10: Hockey Holiday Videos

Top 10: Hockey Holiday Videos

December 3rd, 2012 Despite the ongoing NHL lockout, life goes on and hockey fans enter another holiday season filled with hope, cheer, and happiness. Okay, so maybe they have traded in hope, cheer, and happiness for despair, gloom, and depression, but life still goes on, right? Consider this month the perfect time to set aside bad thoughts and reflect on...

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...
KHL Players of the Month - October

KHL Players of the Month - October

November 6th, 2012 The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) recognizes the top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie each month.  Selections are made by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau based upon both statistical results and overall performance.  The October winners are: Forward of the Month Ilya Kovalchuk, SKA St. Petersburg Kovalchuk...
KHL Players of the Week - October 22

KHL Players of the Week - October 22

October 23rd, 2012 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. For Week 7 of the KHL Season, the league recognizes: Forward Igor Skorokhodov of...

Kontinental Hockey League Welcomes New Faces, Releases Schedule

The Kontinental Hockey League has released its schedule for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The league will welcome the return of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, which took a year off after the team's plane tragically  crashed last September. The KHL will also showcase some fresh faces from new places. Lev Prague from Czech Republic, Slovan...

Gagarin Cup Finals to be decided in Game Seven

Back and forth they go. We win one, you win one. We win two, you win two. And back and forth they go. The first six games of the Gagarin Cup finals between Dynamo Moscow and Avangard have been decided by a total of eight goals, with five one goal games. Game Seven is tonight in Omsk. Less than a week ago, Avangard seemingly took...

Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final

I had just finished writing about how the Kontinental Hockey League lacked parity when top-seeded SKA St. Petersburg fell in the Western Conference. That was followed one day later by Eastern Conference leader Traktor dropping their semi-final match-up. I should not be surprised though, my predictions for the first round of the KHL...

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...
Radulov to decide on NHL return, KHL to play games in Brooklyn

Radulov to decide on NHL return, KHL to play games in Brooklyn

March 15th, 2012 Radulov facing NHL decision Alexander Radulov is still thinking about a return to the NHL to fulfill the final year of his current contract, making him a restricted free agent this summer. He would still be under rights to Nashville. It has been reported Radulov would be eligible for the remainder of the NHL regular season and...
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