Posts About "Kirill Kaprizov"
NHL Rumors: Wild, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup Deadline, More
June 8th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Minnesota Wild are hoping the NHLPA can get a long-standing rule changed and that Kirill Kaprizov will end up playing. In Toronto, one scribe suggests two possible trade targets for the Maple Leafs. Finally, has the NHL set a deadline to award the Stanely Cup? Wild Still Hoping Kaprizov Is Allowed to...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Red Wings, KHL Contracts, More
May 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the status of KHL stars Ilya Sorokin and Kirill Kaprizov, there is buzz about which nine players will make up the Toronto Maple Leafs' taxi squad, and the Detroit Red Wings talks offseason plans. Sorokin and Kaprizov Won’t be Staying in the KHL With reports that the NHL was...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Maple Leafs, Bruins, More
May 12th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Minnesota Wild being told that one of their newly signed prospects won't be allowed to play. The Toronto Maple Leafs have questions about trades and free agents and in Boston, Tuukka Rask shoots down retirement rumors. NHL Won't Let Kaprizov Play According to Michael Russo of The...
NHL Rumors: Wild, Lightning, Blackhawks, More
March 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Tampa Bay Lightning likely unwillingness to re-sign Cory Conacher and where he'll wind up as a result. The Minnesota Wild are interested in signing the KHL's third-leading scorer, but they can't do so quite yet. Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks are working on a deal with prospect Ian...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Ducks, Islanders, More
October 14th, 2019 In the Canadian Thanksgiving edition of NHL rumors, we look at the Buffalo Sabres' defensive logjam, and are the Anaheim Ducks still looking for a defenseman? Also, what are the New York Islanders' plans with Jordan Eberle and Casey Cizikas out, and is Minnesota Wild top prospect Kirill Kaprizov headed for the NHL after this...
Weekly Prospect Report: Robertson, Kaprizov, Gunler & More
October 14th, 2019 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. That being said, the occasional rookie may require some...
Wild's Top Prospects Entering the 2019-20 Season
August 15th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild are desperate for talent, especially at forward. Zach Parise, Eric Staal, and Mikko Koivu (the team's veteran forward core) are way past their prime. All that is left of Chuck Fletcher's "young core" is Jason Zucker, and the team's new crop of young forwards is unproven — none of them look likely to develop into the...
Kirill Kaprizov: The Olympics, CSKA and the Wild
May 5th, 2018 Less than a year ago, Kirill Kaprizov caused some shockwaves when he said that the Minnesota Wild weren't too interested in him. The young forward had a good season in the meanwhile, not only in the KHL, but also winning a gold medal at the Olympics, scoring the overtime game-winner against Team Germany. He will also represent Russia at...
The Bruin That Got Away: Kirill Kaprizov
March 16th, 2018 When people talk about the 2015 NHL Draft, the obvious narrative that stands out surrounding the Boston Bruins is the fact that they had three consecutive picks in the first round, none of which were used to select Mathew Barzal. It's a fair point, even if it has been talked about ad nauseam for almost three years. While the...
Olympics Athletes From Russia Win Gold Medal
February 25th, 2018 It was expected that the Russians would have won it all, but what wasn't planned was that it would have taken overtime to skate past a very aggressive and excellently-coached Team Germany. Nikita Gusev and Kirill Kaprizov have been incredible for OAR, with the first feeding the second for the power play, game-winning goal. With this win,...
Team Russia Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics
February 12th, 2018 Russia has recently published its list of 25 players for the PyeongChang Winter Games. Head coach Oleg Znarok and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation started their plan well ahead of the Olympics, amassing most of the candidates for the tournament from two teams, SKA St. Petersburg, coached by Znarok and CSKA Moscow. As a result, the...
KHL Announces 2018 All-Star Game Rosters
December 12th, 2017 The KHL has recently announced the 2018 All-Star Game rosters through the event’s official website. The event will be similar to last year's edition, with the main event being a mini-tournament played between four teams composed of the four KHL divisions and a number of other events that will be spread all over the so-called "Week of...
Kirill Kaprizov Wants to Play in the NHL
November 25th, 2017 This summer, one of the most chatted-about prospects in the KHL, Kirill Kaprizov, moved to CSKA Moscow and then signed a contract up to April 2020. In this translated interview, Kaprizov declared that he still wants to play in the NHL and talked about life in the big city of Moscow in contrast with his native village near...
