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Expectations for Devils’ Arseni Gritsyuk Should Be Tempered

Daniel Amoia | June 17, 2025

Understandably so, the hype within the New Jersey Devils‘ fanbase for Russian winger Arseni Gritsyuk is colossal. For a team that often struggled to score goals in 2024-25, Gritsyuk’s arrival…

Categories New Jersey Devils

Egor Yakovlev Ready for the Devils

Alessandro Seren Rosso | May 22, 2018

The New Jersey Devils recently announced the signing of Russian free-agent defenseman Egor Yakovlev to a one-year contract. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website Sport-Express, Egor…

Categories New Jersey Devils

Destination Kovalchuk, New Jersey or Anywhere

Griffin | June 28, 2017

It has been almost four years to the day since Ilya Kovalchuk chose to “retire” from the NHL and left players and fans stunned league-wide. He chose to forego the…

Categories Devils History, Free Agents, New Jersey Devils

Artemi Panarin: 5 Things to Know

Meghan Dillon | May 31, 2017

Since his debut in the 2015-16 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, Artemi Panarin has caught the eye of many on and off the ice. Often compared to teammate Patrick Kane,…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Player Profiles

Golden Knights Sign Shipachyov

Shayna Goldman | May 5, 2017

The Vegas Golden Knights signed free agent forward Vadim Shipachyov to a two-year contract with a $4.5 million average annual value. Shipachyov is the second player in Golden Knights history,…

Categories Trades Contracts and Transactions, Vegas Golden Knights

Hockey Family Tales: Artemi Panarin

Alessandro Seren Rosso | September 6, 2016

Not many were expecting Artemi Panarin to be a point-per-game player right away at the NHL level, but if there is a person who always believed in him, that is…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Player Profiles, Trending

Pavel Datsyuk Scores First KHL Goal

Alessandro Seren Rosso | August 26, 2016

During his second KHL game, former Stanley Cup champion and Detroit Red Wings legend Pavel Datsyuk scored his first goal in the league. In the game against Salavat Yulaev Ufa,…

Categories KHL, NHL News

Pavel Datsyuk Inks 2-Year Deal in KHL

Andrew Forbes | July 8, 2016

On Friday, it became official as former Detroit Red Wing star Pavel Datsyuk signed a two-year deal with the Kontinental Hockey League’s SKA St. Petersburg. Datsyuk has officially signed with…

Categories KHL, NHL News, Other Leagues

Alexander Khokhlachev Signs in KHL: Report

Andrew Forbes | May 31, 2016

The Boston Bruins are reportedly losing yet another valuable piece once drafted by the franchise. It seems as though Russian prospect, Alexander Khokhlachev, is headed home to the KHL. According…

Categories Boston Bruins, Bruins Prospects, NHL News

What Will Artemi Panarin Do For an Encore?

Joseph Aleong | May 28, 2016

Russian winger Artemi Panarin first landed on the North American map with a brilliant performance in the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships, held in Buffalo. Tallying five points in seven…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Montreal Wants Shipachyov but May Have to Wait: Report

Dean Plunkett | May 24, 2016

Reports have been floating around for a days about the possibility that the Montreal Canadiens were close to luring KHL standout, and World Championship leading scorer, Vadim Shipachyov out of his…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, NHL News

Report: ‘Good Chance’ SKA Signs Pavel Datsyuk

Andrew Forbes | May 24, 2016

About a week since reports surfaced denying that Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk had signed with a Russian club in the Kontinental Hockey League, more sources of surfaced saying that…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL News
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