Posts About "Klim Kostin"
Revisiting Doug Armstrong's Drafts — 2017
August 25th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues won a Stanley Cup in 2019, thanks in no small part to the steady work general manager Doug Armstrong did building the team through the draft. Along with assistant general manager Bill Armstrong (no relation), the Blues' front office has built a reputation of being strong drafters. In this series, we have looked...
Blues' Kostin Shows Signs of Maturity, With a Ways to Go
January 7th, 2019 The World Junior Championship wrapped up on Saturday as Finland won a thrilling game with the United States to take home gold. But it wasn't a Finnish or American player who stole the headlines in the final days of the tournament. Instead, the Russian captain, Klim Kostin, found himself at the center of the hockey world's attention...
2019 World Juniors: Finland Edges Americans for Gold
January 6th, 2019 VANCOUVER — Kaapo Kakko capitalized on his golden moment. A contender to be the first overall pick in this year’s NHL draft and an underager at this tournament, Kakko shovelled in a rebound with 1:26 remaining in regulation to lift Finland over the United States 3-2 in a thrilling gold-medal game at the 2019 IIHF World Junior...
Will the Blues See Kostin This Season?
December 14th, 2018 The St. Louis Blues are in a strange position. After reloading their forward group in the offseason, they are unexpectedly near the bottom of the league, only a few points out of last place in the NHL. The problems are myriad, and their decision to fire head coach Mike Yeo a month ago did not result in the drastic and immediate...
Blues Top 4 Prospects 2018
March 12th, 2018 This NHL season has certainly had its ups and downs for St. Louis. The team had its best start in the organization’s history, jumping to a dominating lead in the Central Division. However, many thought the Blues' success wouldn’t last and they would start to fizzle out as the season progressed. Excitingly, the initial wins of the...
Blues Klim Kostin Ready For NHL Call-Up
January 7th, 2018 After being drafted 31st overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Russian prospect Klim Kostin started his North American career playing in the AHL for the San Antonio Rampage. He recently played at the 2018 WJC for Team Russia, where he was the top-scoring player of the team that were knocked out of the tourney after...
