KHL Western Conference Finals Preview: CSKA vs. SKA The Hockey Writers | March 24, 2015 The two top teams in the Kontinental Hockey League Western Conference take to the ice in its finals starting this week, as historical powers CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg face off…
Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final James Gazzale | April 9, 2012 I had just finished writing about how the Kontinental Hockey League lacked parity when top-seeded SKA St. Petersburg fell in the Western Conference. That was followed one day later by…
Parity gives way to KHL powers in Conference Finals James Gazzale | March 25, 2012 In its first three seasons, the Kontinental Hockey league had two champions, Ak Bars Kazan (2008-09, 2009-10) and Salavat Yulaev Ufa (2010-11). With the former knocking out the latter in…
Radulov to decide on NHL return, KHL to play games in Brooklyn James Gazzale | March 15, 2012 Radulov facing NHL decision Alexander Radulov is still thinking about a return to the NHL to fulfill the final year of his current contract, making him a restricted free agent…
Vitaly Koval sends Torpedo past Riga in Game Seven James Gazzale | March 11, 2012 Western Conference (2) Torpedo vs. (7) Dynamo Riga Torpedo wins series 4-3 Ruslan Zainullin scored one goal and Vitaly Koval stopped 34 shots as Torpedo defeated Dynamo Riga 2-0 in…
SKA advances, Torpedo and Atlant on the brink in KHL’s Western Conference James Gazzale | March 7, 2012 SKA St. Petersburg has advanced to the second round of the KHL Western Conference playoffs after defeating CSKA Moscow in five games. With the number one and three (Dynamo Moscow)…
Dynamo Moscow moves on, Traktor comes back in KHL playoffs James Gazzale | March 5, 2012 Dynamo Moscow became the first team to punch its ticket into the second round of the KHL playoffs after sweeping rival Dynamo Minsk. Meanwhile, SKA St. Petersburg regroups after a…
Overtime settles score in KHL’s Western Conference playoffs James Gazzale | March 4, 2012 The Western Conference playoffs continue to heat up with three of yesterday’s four games going into overtime, including one that was not settled until a second extra session. Here is…
KHL Playoff Round Up James Gazzale | March 1, 2012 (1) SKA vs. (8) CSKA SKA leads series 1-0 Ivan Nepryayev had a goal and two assists and Jakub Stepanak made 16 saves for SKA in their 4-1 win over…
Anticlimactic end to KHL regular season James Gazzale | February 23, 2012 The chance of a climactic end to the Kontinental Hockey League regular season was lost in the shuffle last night. Two teams, Spartak Moscow and Metallurg Novokuznetsk, needing wins to…