Posts About "Nikita Gusev"
Hockey Family Tales: Nikita Kucherov's Mom & First Coach
January 23rd, 2018 From time to time, THW translates Russian materials where the focus is less on great hockey players, but is rather on their family. We already published stories about Alexander Radulov and Artemi Panarin, and also a talk with Kirill Kaprizov's first coach. This time, Nikita Kucherov's mother, Svetlana, and first coach, Gennadi Kurdin,...
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...
Top 20 Players Outside of the NHL
October 5th, 2017 Just because the NHL is the best hockey league in the world, it doesn't mean that all the best players in the world can be found in the NHL. But who is best of the rest? The answer to this question turns us to Europe. Some of the players included in this top 20 list of the best players that play elsewhere will surely have a future in...
NHL Prospects To Represent Russia In Czech Republic
February 2nd, 2016 Within the Euro Hockey Tour tournament, Team Russia will play two games against Czech Republic in February. As announced, Team Russia head coach Oleg Znarok decided to have a look to younger players, with the roster full of under-24 players, with the exception being former NHL player Alexander Semin. The team has an average age of 22...
KHL Announces 2016 All-Star Rosters
January 17th, 2016 The Kontinental Hockey League has recently announced the full 2016 All-Star game rosters on its official website. The 2016 All-Star game will be held on January 23rd at the brand-new VTB Arena in Moscow, which opened less than one year ago. It will be the second All-Star game held in the Russian capital city, after the famous 2009 game...
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...
