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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…