Nikita Nesterov Signs, Gaborik Out Eight Weeks, Isles Add PTOS & More Dustin L. Nelson | September 26, 2016 Team Europe is preparing for their first game against Team Canada in the best-of-three championship round of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. However, they’re going to have to do…
Team Russia Defense – the Weakest Link Nick Guido | September 18, 2016 With a forward group that consists of Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin and Evgeni Malkin it’s easy to consider Team Russia one of the more powerful teams coming into the World…
Nikita Kucherov to Play at World Cup Even Without Lightning Contract Brandon Share-Cohen | September 5, 2016 While Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning are working on a new contract, Kucherov is also preparing for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. When talking to Tom Gulitti…
Nikita Nesterov to Replace Voynov for Russia at World Cup Steven DiOssi | July 18, 2016 On Monday, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced that Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Nikita Nesterov will replace Slava Voynov on Team Russia’s roster at this year’s World Cup of Hockey…
Trade Deadline Predictions: 5 Deals I Take Back Larry Fisher | February 19, 2016 Trade Deadline Predictions: 40 Potential Deals Trade Deadline Predictions: 10 Deals I Stand By Reality is, I was never going to be right on all 40 of my trade deadline…
Ranking Tampa Bays Top Russians Brian Sklar | January 12, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have a lot of Russian hockey players that have come through the system lately. They have promising young Russian players at nearly every position. The team…
Interview With Lightning Prospect Nikita Nesterov Alessandro Seren Rosso | August 6, 2014 In this translated interview originally appearing on chelyabinskhockey.ru, Lightning prospect Nikita Nesterov talks about his first year overseas, describes his current relationship with his KHL team Traktor Chelyabinsk and tells…
KHL Players of the Week – October 22 Josh Smith | October 23, 2012 Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week. The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined…
The Russian Non-Factor – NHL Theory May Become Obsolete THW Archives | August 8, 2011 “Because a player is from Russia, will their draft stock drop?” – Is this still a valid question? For many years this has been the case with the likes of…