Posts About "Interview"
Voice of Hockeytown: Q&A with Red Wings’ Ken Kal
June 21st, 2016 Since the 1995-96 season, Ken Kal has been the remarkable play-by-play voice of the Detroit Red Wings’ radio broadcasts. Along with color commentator and former Red Wing Paul Woods, the Detroit native has called four Stanley Cups and 20 playoff appearances since taking over for the legendary Bruce Martyn. Throughout his tenure, Kal...
Nikita Gusev Willing To Join Kucherov In Tampa
November 10th, 2015 After a great start of the season, Nikita Gusev was traded from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk to SKA St. Petersburg, one of the KHL top teams and the current Gagarin Cup champion. Moreover, he got the first call to the Russian national team to represent his country in the recent Karjala Cup in Finland. This season so far he has seven goals and...
Dmitry Orlov Back In Caps Office
October 27th, 2015 After missing almost one year and a half, Dmitry Orlov is back in the Washington Capitals' lineup, and it seems that he's back to his own shape. The former 2009 second round pick is now in the final year of the two-year extension he signed in 2014. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the popular Russian website...
Evgeny Kuznetsov Delivering For The Caps
October 26th, 2015 Evgeny Kuznetsov is delivering this season, even to the points that Capitals head coach Barry Trotz recently declared that he may become one of the league's top players. The Chelyabinsk, Russia, native, had a strong start of the 15-16 campaign, and things are doing very well for the Capitals. With the chance to be first line center,...
Rink Size Doesn't Matter For Anton Slepyshev
October 22nd, 2015 This summer has been eventful for Oilers forward Anton Slepyshev. After deciding to leave Salavat Yulaev, he signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers, who drafted him in 2013 with the 88th overall pick. His cap hit for the Oilers is $925,000. Against all the odds, after a good training camp, Slepyshev has earned a...
Nikita Soshnikov Waiting His Chance In The NHL
October 12th, 2015 One of the biggest surprises of the last spring was Nikita Soshnikov move from the KHL to the Toronto Maple Leafs. After a very good season in the KHL, Soshnikov decided to cross the Ocean for his chance to play in the best league in the world. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website Russia-hockey.ru,...
Being Drafted, Not Pick Number, Key For Vladislav Gavrikov
October 6th, 2015 In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website Yarsport.ru, Blue Jackets prospect Vladislav Gavrikov talked about his debut in the KHL, his loyalty toward Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, and playing for $15 a month. * For the original Yarsport.ru article by Andrei Tarakanov, click here. - Vladislav, can you...
Anton Slepyshev Fighting For NHL Job
September 25th, 2015 After four seasons in the KHL spent with Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Salavat Yulaev Ufa, this summer Anton Slepyshev signed an Entry Level contract with the Edmonton Oilers, who drafted him in the third round of the 2013 NHL draft. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website Russia-hockey.ru, Oilers prospect...
Alexander Dergachyov Dreaming About NHL
September 23rd, 2015 In this translated interview, originally appearing on the popular Russian website SovSport.ru, Kings prospect Alexander Dergachyov talked about KHL debut, NHL dream, and summer camp in Los Angeles. * For the original sovsport.ru article by Konstantin Belyukov and Tatiana Kokorina, click here. - Was it a surprise to you to debut in...
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...
Money Not A Factor For Artemi Panarin
July 22nd, 2015 The free agent signing of Artemi Panarin by the Chicago Blackhawks has been one of the top news of the KHL this summer. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the popular Russian website sports.ru, the left wing talked about money, discussed Russian players in the NHL, and tried to explain what happened during the national...
Svechnikov Eager To Play In Detroit
July 19th, 2015 After a strong rookie season in the QMJHL, Russian winger Evgeny Svechnikov was been drafted with the 19th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website r-sport.ru, Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov talks about his emotions at the draft...
Vasilevskiy Ready For Big Sophomore Season
July 11th, 2015 During his rookie season, Andrei Vasilevskiy gained significant experience playing well during the regular season and the playoffs, where he had to step in for Lightning starting goalie Ben Bishop who was playing the playoffs through an injury. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website Business Gazeta,...
