Posts About "Ilya Samsonov"
Andrey Makarov Not Happy In Rochester
February 12th, 2016 In his fifth season in North America, Buffalo Sabres goalie Andrey Makarov hasn't secured himself a spot in the NHL. In the big league he played only one game thus far, and this number isn't likely to change, at least not this season. Makarov isn't happy with the situation and he isn't hiding it. In this translated interview, originally...
Midseason Rankings: Washington's Ten Best Prospects
February 12th, 2016 What else is there to say with the Washington Capitals this year? They are not only the best team in the league, but this year's iteration has a chance of having one of the most historic regular seasons in not only team history, but also in NHL history. As of today, the team is on pace for 129 points. Not only would that shatter the 121...
Prospects, Former NHLers Highlight 2015 KHL Stats Report
January 2nd, 2016 2015 just became history and the KHL, through its official site, published a very interesting statistical report. The report includes many interesting stats and is very detailed, albeit in Russian language. Just to start, 971 games were played throughout the year, with a total of 6,330,003 spectators, or an average attendance of 6,519....
2016 WJC Team Russia Preview
December 26th, 2015 As tradition wants, Team Russia will bring a very good team to the WJC. As it was the case in the latest few years, the Russians will have a good lineup with solid goaltending and defense and a great depth up front. It's of course quite obvious to consider them as contenders. Players to watch: Ilya Samsonov (G, Metallurg Magnitogorsk,...
THW’s List Of Prospects Playing In The KHL (15-16 edition)
October 16th, 2015 In the 2014-15 season, a total of 26 prospects will skate in the KHL (or in their affiliate teams in the VHL or MHL). Many good Russian players this summer left the KHL to join the NHL (Artemi Panarin, Evgeni Medvedev, and many others), but the top Russian league is still an interesting place for developing players. Good ice-time,...
Hockey's Next Ones: Top 30 NHL Goalie Prospects
August 19th, 2015 With the Top 100 NHL Prospects (Skaters) now in the books, we take aim at the masked men. Who are the next wave of potential impact goalie prospects set to invade the NHL in the next few years? But how do these prominent goaltender prospects stack up against each other? THW brings you The Next Ones Top 30 NHL goalie...
