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Sergei Gonchar

Penguins Release Sergei Gonchar

Dustin L. Nelson | October 3, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins have released 41-year-old defenseman Sergei Gonchar from his tryout with the team. Gonchar, a power play specialist, has had a big NHL career, but this cut may…

Categories NHL News, Penguins Transactions, Pittsburgh Penguins

The Question of Sergei Gonchar

Will Tomer | September 29, 2015

A perfect storm of factors have mixed together to make the 41-year-old Sergei Gonchar one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most fascinating preseason storylines. The 6’2″ Russian defender is currently signed…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey Headlines: Oilers Captain; Seabrook Contract; James Neal Speaks

Marcy Di Michele | September 29, 2015

All of the latest news from around the world of hockey:  James Neal talks about being a goal scorer. [Player’s Tribune] A penalty shot in 3-on-3 overtime. How about that.…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, NHL News

Sergei Gonchar Should Make the Penguins Roster

Michael Pityk | September 18, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a much different team than the one that ended the 2014-15 season. Names like Craig Adams, Brandon Sutter and Maxim Lapierre are gone and they were…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Training Camp is Crucial to Season Success

Michael Pityk | September 16, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a vastly different team heading into the 2015-16 season. It’s been an offseason littered with roster change. Brandon Sutter was traded and Phil Kessel was acquired…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey News: Ducks Sign Hagelin; Gonchar Receives Tryout Contract

Jeff Ponder | August 16, 2015

It’s time to take a look at news from around the NHL landscape: The Anaheim Ducks have inked forward Carl Hagelin for four years. [ESPN.com] It’s always important to look…

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Penguins Sign Sergei Gonchar to Tryout Contract

Dustin Nelson | August 14, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar to a professional try-out contract, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Rossi. The deal will bring the 41-year-old defender to camp…

Categories NHL News, Penguins Transactions, Pittsburgh Penguins

Time for Montreal Canadiens to Unleash the Russian?

Ryan Szporer | April 23, 2015

Admittedly, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Sergei Gonchar probably hasn’t been “released” in the most classic sense of the term in over a decade. Even then, comparing him to the Kraken, a…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

New Contract Good for Stars and Klingberg

Mohammad Bakhach | April 22, 2015

It’s been six years, but the Dallas Stars may have finally found someone to fill the shoes of Sergei Zubov. And Jim Nill wasted little time locking up the 22-year-old.…

Categories Dallas Stars

Montreal Canadiens: Time to Panic?

Ryan Szporer | February 21, 2015

Injuries are mounting, once-padded leads over divisional rivals have dwindled, and stats aside from save percentage and goals against hint at the first-place Montreal Canadiens being nothing more than paper…

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Montreal Canadiens Set Up for Major Roster Upgrade In Offseason

Ken MacMillan | February 16, 2015

With the NHL trade deadline just over two weeks away and the Montreal Canadiens first in the Eastern Conference standings, much of the speculation around the Habs right now is,…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Gonchar’s 1000th Career Point Draws Comparisons With Pelé In Russia

Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 20, 2015

In this translated interview, originally appearing in Russian language on the portal Sport Express, Habs defenseman Sergei Gonchar talks about his 1000th career point, scored with a goal during the…

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