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Torpedo’s new goalie Alexei Murygin tells KHL.ru about his serious illness, long recovery and hopes for a new beginning in Nizhny Novgorod.

The playoff first round’s best rookie first-round tells KHL.ru about working with Mikhail Grabovsky, getting motivated by Woodcroft, advice from Ovechkin, and will to represent Belarus on the international scene.

In this interview with KHL.ru, Peteris Skudra talked about leaving Dinamo Riga, the difficult season, having eight different goalies, and changing his coaching views.

In this interview, the veteran told KHL.ru about Vityaz’s recent losing streak, playing without fans, and young rising talents.

Vasily Podkolzin is the new guest of the column “Playing at home.” The forward told KHL.ru about his idols, his decision to stay in Russia, and his role within the team.

Without Anvar Gatiyatullin behind the bench, Traktor failed to match its run to the Conference final and completely changed its structure. The team’s reconstruction has been entrusted to Peteris Skudra.

In 2018/19, Kunlun underwent another change of direction as its campaign was undermined by an injury crisis. This time, with Curt Fraser at the helm, the emphasis is back on players with North American experience and, ideally, with Chinese heritage.

Sibir began 2018/19 by setting a new KHL record for consecutive losses at the start of the season. The Novosibirsk team improved after that, but for the third year in a row it finished ninth in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs. In a bid to halt that unhappy run, the club has kept faith with the bulk of the playing staff while bringing in a rookie head coach.

Datsyuk returns to Yekaterinburg, SKA strengthens its lineup with Lehtera and Kagarlitsky. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.

Ak Bars sign Sweden’s top goalie, Nikita Soshnikov returns to the KHL, and Gilbert Brule signs back in China. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.

Ozhiganov and Yakovlev get back from the NHL, Artyukhin finds a new job in the Moscow Region, Dynamo Moscow signs a KHL legend. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.

Traktor keeps on signing players from Chelyabinsk, Petrov moves back to Kazan, Torpedo signs a Swedish giant and the League’s best guitarist moves to China. KHL.ru sums up for you the best moves of the last week.

A new center for Mozyakin, Canadians teammates for Azevedo, a Frenchman in Yaroslavl and how SKA found a replacement for Datsyuk and Prokhorkin. KHL.ru analyzes the most important moves in the first week of the free agency.

Znarok moves to Spartak, Kvartalnov returns to Kazan, Skudra starts a new project in Chelyabinsk and Sibir gets a debutant coach. KHL.ru analyzes all the coaching changes in the offseason.

Last Thursday, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov left his role as the head coach of Ak Bars. KHL.ru reflects on the major milestones in his coaching career, which began in 1988.

Kuryanov’s fateful faceoff, Stepanek’s tragedy, and Dynamo Moscow’s second Gagarin Cup. KHL.ru remembers the most heartbreaking playoffs series decided in OT.

Siberia and Ural derbies, Bykov vs Bilyaletdinov, and Olympic champions encounters. KHL.ru remembers the best rivalry series in the Gagarin Cup history.

Drama in Omsk, HC MVD’s Cinderella Story, Magnitka’s veterans and fantastic Army Derbies. KHL.ru remembers the series with the most astonishing turns of events.

Soon, on February 22, the teams will play their last games of the KHL regular season, and the playoffs pairs will be formalized. The Gagarin Cup will start on February 25. This season, KHL.ru will start a column where the most memorable playoffs series will be celebrated. Let’s start from the clashes that became real sensations.

Veterans move to Minsk, the Tigers get their fifth Czech, and Karhunen travels back to China. KHL.ru tells you about last week’s top transfers.

Barys’ new player is the League’s tallest player, a young defenseman moves to Cherepovets, and Green Derby rivals swap centers. KHL.ru tells you about last week’s top transfers.

On November 26 and 28, the second part of the KHL World Games will take place. SKA and CSKA will face Dinamo Moscow. KHL.ru remembers the best clashes between the Army clubs and the Latvian franchise.

Torpedo gets its alumni, HC Dynamo creates a super-trio, SKA signs a champion, Avtomobilist strengthens up. KHL.ru presents some of the top transfers of the offseason.

A record-breaking regular season, more games between SKA and CSKA, a cascade of derbies, games in Europe, and a new scheme for playoffs. KHL.ru explains all the details of the new season’s calendar.

The League's first open-air encounter, its longest ever match, a minute of madness in Ufa, and another all-Army classic. KHL.ru looks back at half-a-dozen of the best games from the tenth season of the Championship.

A champion team is not only an experienced head coach, a solid goaltender and a recognized sniper. The reason it is such a cliché to say, “Hockey is a team game,” is because it is true, and Ak Bars of 2018 is no exception to the rule. Every player in the Kazan collective contributed to the eventual victory, so we at KHL.ru devoted this page to all of the actors in the heroic Ak Bars drama.

When the reigning champion, SKA, made its exit from the playoffs, it heralded the departure of one of the brightest stars to have graced the League, and this he did for six of its ten seasons. Less than a week before his 35th birthday, two-time Gagarin Cup winner Ilya Kovalchuk announced that he was heading back to North America to re-ignite his NHL career. In addition to wishing him all the best, KHL. ru decided to take a look back at the formidable forward's achievements during his time back in his home country.