Pucks from Riga: Latvia and the Way to the 2015 World Championship Marco Meneghetti | April 28, 2015 Among the former Soviet republics, the most frequently mentioned “hockey countries” (after Russia, of course) are usually Belarus and Ukraine, sometimes Kazakhstan too: but in the last few years a…
Vitaly Koval sends Torpedo past Riga in Game Seven James Gazzale | March 11, 2012 Western Conference (2) Torpedo vs. (7) Dynamo Riga Torpedo wins series 4-3 Ruslan Zainullin scored one goal and Vitaly Koval stopped 34 shots as Torpedo defeated Dynamo Riga 2-0 in…
Trio of brothers lead Dynamo Riga into Game Seven James Gazzale | March 10, 2012 They say two’s company and three’s a crowd. Who ‘they’ are, we may never know but one thing is certain, the hockey ice in the Latvian capital of Riga is…
Zherdev puts Atlant in Round Two, Riga forces decisive Game Seven James Gazzale | March 9, 2012 Atlant Moscow Region has advanced to the second round of the KHL playoffs with Thursday’s road win over Severstal. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Dynamo Riga forced a decisive Game Seven with second-seeded…
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…
