Posts About "Nikita Gusev"
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Kings, Sabres, More
April 11th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Oilers GM search and one candidate who it appears is not going to get the job, some early candidates for the Los Angeles Kings coaching job, and news on the Buffalo Sabres. Oilers Have Said No to Gretzky It appears interim GM Keith Greztky has been told he will not be getting 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,...
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...
