KHL Players of the Month – November Josh Smith | December 7, 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…
KHL Players of the Week – November 19 Josh Smith | November 20, 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…
Is Ilya Bryzgalov’s KHL Inconsistency Reason for Concern? Ed Miller | October 19, 2012 In his first season with the Philadelphia Flyers, goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov might have finished strong but he certainly didn’t prove he was worth $10 million. The decade-long goaltending controversy…
Four Detroit Red Wings Sign Overseas Andrew Johnson | September 19, 2012 Just four days into the latest Gary Bettman orchestrated NHL lockout and four Detroit Red Wings are confirmed to be headed overseas. Russian paper Sovietsy Sport reports that all-star forward…
Alexander Radulov Returns to KHL, Inks Four-Year Deal With CSKA James Gazzale | July 3, 2012 Alexander Radulov has signed a four-year contract worth more than $9 million per year with CSKA of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The team made the announcement Monday. CSKA purchased the…
Summer Shakes Up KHL James Gazzale | June 26, 2012 With the National Hockey League free agent market set to open in the coming days, owners and general managers on the other side of the globe are patiently waiting. Many…
Parity gives way to KHL powers in Conference Finals James Gazzale | March 25, 2012 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…
SKA advances, Torpedo and Atlant on the brink in KHL’s Western Conference James Gazzale | March 7, 2012 SKA St. Petersburg has advanced to the second round of the KHL Western Conference playoffs after defeating CSKA Moscow in five games. With the number one and three (Dynamo Moscow)…
Dynamo Moscow moves on, Traktor comes back in KHL playoffs James Gazzale | March 5, 2012 Dynamo Moscow became the first team to punch its ticket into the second round of the KHL playoffs after sweeping rival Dynamo Minsk. Meanwhile, SKA St. Petersburg regroups after a…
Overtime settles score in KHL’s Western Conference playoffs James Gazzale | March 4, 2012 The Western Conference playoffs continue to heat up with three of yesterday’s four games going into overtime, including one that was not settled until a second extra session. Here is…
KHL Playoff Round Up James Gazzale | March 1, 2012 (1) SKA vs. (8) CSKA SKA leads series 1-0 Ivan Nepryayev had a goal and two assists and Jakub Stepanak made 16 saves for SKA in their 4-1 win over…
Anticlimactic end to KHL regular season James Gazzale | February 23, 2012 The chance of a climactic end to the Kontinental Hockey League regular season was lost in the shuffle last night. Two teams, Spartak Moscow and Metallurg Novokuznetsk, needing wins to…
