Players of the Week 1
To mark the end of the first week’s play of the seventh season of the Championship, The Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the week in four categories.
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Best goaltender of the week was
Ivan Kasutin (Torpedo), who played in two games, recording one shutout and a save percentage of 96.08;
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Best defenseman was
Anton Belov (SKA), with two goals in two outings and a +2;
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Best forward was
Jonathan Cheechoo (Dinamo Minsk), whose account for the new season shows 7 points (4+3) from two games;
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Best rookie was Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s 20-year-old defenseman,
Alexei Bereglazov, who finished the week with a +1.