Players of the Week 1: Glass, Chudinov, Korolyuk & Soshnikov
To mark the end of the first week’s play of the sixth season of the KHL Championship, the League has rewarded the best players of the week in four categories:
– Best goaltender of the week was Jeff Glass (Spartak), who played in both of his team’s games and did not allow a single goal;
– Best defenseman was Maxim Chudinov (SKA), who in two appearances earned one point and an efficiency rating of +6;
– Best attacker was Alexander Korolyuk (Vityaz), who scored 3 goals in two outings and finished the week with a +5.
– Best rookie was Atlant forward Nikita Soshnikov, who scored a goal on his KHL debut.