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Gagarin Cup

KHL Western Conference Finals Preview: CSKA vs. SKA

The Hockey Writers | March 24, 2015

The two top teams in the Kontinental Hockey League Western Conference take to the ice in its finals starting this week, as historical powers CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg face off…

Categories KHL, Uncategorized

Interview With Iron Mike Keenan

Alessandro Seren Rosso | August 23, 2014

Iron Mike Keenan is one of the most popular hockey coaches in the world. In Europe, his popularity increased thanks to his Gagarin Cup triumph, 20 years after winning the…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Wins Gagarin Cup in Super-Intense Series

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | April 30, 2014

Game 7 could be nothing else but decisive in the Gagarin Cup finals. The 30th April 2014 will be remembered by Metallurg and its home city Magnitogorsk as one of…

Categories KHL

Intrigue Prevails in Metallurg vs Lev Series of Gagarin Cup Finals

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | April 23, 2014

After initial loss at home against Lev (Prague) Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) sweepingly won in the second game. Metallurg’s victory with the 4:1 score showed that the team from the Urals could…

Categories KHL

Metallurg “Not Ready For Battle” in Game 1 of the KHL Finals

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | April 19, 2014

On 18 April 2014, in the first fame of the Gagarin Cup finals Lev (Prague) left Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) no chances of winning. Danis Zaripov, Metallurg’s left forward, admitted after the…

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Metallurg Plays Lev in Gagrin Cup Finals

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | April 17, 2014

On the eve of the Gagarin Cup finals between Lev (Prague) and Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) Oleg Mosalev, KHL-TV commentator, shares with THW community his impressions from the semifinals and expectations for…

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KHL Quarterfinals Over, the Semifinals Not Hard to Forecast

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | April 2, 2014

KHL star commentator Oleg Mosalev is back on THW to explain the logic of the KHL finals and Gagarin Cup competition. THW: Hello again, Oleg. So the semifinals have just…

Categories KHL

KHL Play-offs in Progress with New Stars and a Handful of Surprises

Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | March 24, 2014

With the KHL quarterfinals well underway, the HockeyWriters have addressed Oleg Mosalyov, twice best KHL-TV anchorman, for comment and analysis of the regular season and the finals. THW: Let’s speak…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

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…

Categories International Hockey, KHL, Nashville Predators

Kontinental Hockey League Welcomes New Faces, Releases Schedule

James Gazzale | June 30, 2012

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…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

Gagarin Cup Finals to be decided in Game Seven

James Gazzale | April 25, 2012

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…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final

James Gazzale | April 9, 2012

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…

Categories International Hockey, KHL
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