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19 June 2019, 11:30 Interview

Sustr: At Kunlun I want to prove that I’m still a good player
Czech defenseman Andrej Sustr is one of the new recruits at Kunlun Red Star as the Beijing franchise looks to get back into playoff contention. After signing a contract to play in China, he told KHL.ru about what he’s hoping for in the coming season.
17 June 2019, 11:00 Weekly Round-up

Kazan welcomes Wikstrand, Beijing readies goalies – KHL review of the week
Swedish defenseman Mikael Wikstrand, a World Champion in 2018, was the big trade of the week. The 25-year-old joins Ak Bars from Farjestad. Kunlun Red Star continues its rebuild with an emphasis on goaltending -vastly experienced coach Dusty Imoo is taking charge of the club’s netminders, and Czech international Simon Hrubec is among his new recruits.
14 June 2019, 13:00 Interview

The rapid rise of Ilya Konovalov
This time last year, few people outside of his native Yaroslavl knew the name of Ilya Konovalov. The young goalie was quietly settling into a role as understudy for Czech international Alexander Salak at Lokomotiv. Reports from the club’s training camps were promising, but fame seemed somewhat distant. Sure, he’d posted solid numbers in a handful of KHL outings, and he’d been a big player as Loko won the Youth Hockey League, but Konovalov had missed out on a trip to the World Juniors and was not among the first names in the conversation about Russia’s next emerging hockey hero.
10 June 2019, 11:15 Weekly Round-up

Datsyuk goes home, Lehtera returns to Russia – the KHL week in review
The week’s big story was all about Pave Datsyuk joining Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and returning to his hometown. The 40-year-old center signed a one-year deal with the ambitious Eastern Conference outfit after leaving SKA. His former employer, meanwhile, moved to bring in Jori Lehtera as his replacement. Experienced Czech defenseman Andrej Sustr signed up for Kunlun Red Star in another significant trade. On the ice, meanwhile, Russia’s sledge hockey success in Sochi is encouraging big plans for future international tournaments.
6 June 2019, 17:45 Transfers

Datsyuk’s last ambition
How do you wrap up a career that’s had everything? For Triple Gold Club member Pavel Datsyuk, the only answer was Yekaterinburg.
4 June 2019, 23:15 News

Russia wraps up Continental Cup triumph
The Sledge Hockey Continental Cup, jointly organized by the KHL, the Russian Paralympic Committee and the Russian Federation of Sports with People with Physical Impairments, concluded on Tuesday with more emphatic success for Russia’s teams.
4 June 2019, 12:45 News

Continental Cup Day 4 preview – the battle for second place
The Sledge Hockey Continental Cup concludes in Sochi today. The four-team tournament was organized by the Russian Paralympic Committee, the KHL and the Russian Federation of Sport for People with Physical Impairments. The tournament winner was already determined on Sunday when Russia ‘A’ clinched top spot, but the battle for the remaining places is still very much alive.
3 June 2019, 17:00 Weekly Round-up

Jokerit tops the charts, Russia impresses in sledge hockey
Its been a week of award ceremonies and end-of-season rankings. Jokerit came out on top of the KHL’s club ratings while CSKA collected the gongs at the league’s annual awards. There’s still action on the ice, though, with Russia winning a four-team international sledge hockey tournament in Sochi.
2 June 2019, 22:00 News

Russia races to Continental Cup victory – Day 2
Day two of the Sledge Hockey Continental Cup saw Russia’s first team secure victory in the four-team tournament in Sochi. Sunday’s early game saw Germany defeat Slovakia in a shoot-out, meaning that the winner of the derby clash between Russia ‘A’ and Russia ‘B’ would be in an impregnable position if the game was settled in regulation time. In the event, Russia ‘A’ took control from the start with a first-period hat-trick from Dmitry Lisov paving the way for a comfortable win.
2 June 2019, 11:30 News

Russian teams start with victories – Continental Cup, day one
The first day of the Sledge Hockey Continental Cup in Sochi saw both Russian entries in the four-team tournament record wins. In seeing off the national teams of Slovakia and Germany, the Russian rosters did not allow a single goal.
31 May 2019, 12:00 News

The Sledge Hockey Continental Cup starts on June 1 in Sochi
The start of summer brings one of the most prestigious international sledge hockey tournaments to Sochi – the Continental Cup, organized by Russia’s Paralympic Committee, the Kontinental Hockey League and the Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Physical Impairment. Fans can follow the tournament on the KHL’s official website.
28 May 2019, 23:15 News

CSKA leads the way at KHL’s annual awards
CSKA led the way at the KHL’s end-of-season award ceremony, with the Gagarin Cup winner collecting nine prizes at the big event in Moscow. Seven individual or team awards went to the Army Men, with two further nominations among the six ‘golden helmet’ winners that make up the notional ‘All-Star’ roster for the season.
28 May 2019, 18:30 Officially

Jokerit tops the ratings for KHL clubs in 2018/19
KHL.ru explains the changes in the ranking parameters for the season just ended.
28 May 2019, 18:30 Officially

Dmitry Chernyshenko reviewed the season with KHL club directors
KHL President Dmitry Chernyshenko met with the directors of the KHL’s 25 member clubs on May 28.
27 May 2019, 11:15 Weekly Round-up

Finns on top of the World, Chelios heads to China
The World Championship came to an end with Jokerit’s Marko Anttila scoring twice as Finland defeated Canada 3-1 in the final. Russia won bronze in a shoot-out against the Czech Republic. Elsewhere, the summer trading picks up pace, and there is more KHL memorabilia in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
26 May 2019, 22:00 2019 World Championships

Russia wins bronze, Anttila inspires Finnish gold rush
Russia finished its World Championship campaign with victory over the Czech Republic in the bronze medal game, making it three third-place finishes in the last four years. In the final, Finland defeated Canada 3-1 with Jokerit forward Marko Anttila scoring twice to turn the game around.
25 May 2019, 21:00 2019 World Championships

Finns frustrate Russia in semi-final
Jokerit’s Marko Anttila ended Russia’s World Championship dream with the only goal of Saturday’s semi-final against Finland.
24 May 2019, 00:30 2019 World Championships

Russia reaches semi-final, Finland lies in wait
On a day of tight battles and tense finishes, Russia edged the USA 4-3 to reach a World Championship semi-final against Finland. The Finns needed overtime to defeat Sweden 5-4, tying the game in the dying seconds. Canada had a similar struggle against Switzerland, levelling the scores at 2-2 with 0.4 seconds left on the clock. The Czechs had an easier time of it, defeating Germany 5-1.
22 May 2019, 20:00 2019 World Championships

Russia gets ready to face the USA
The group stage is over, and now the real business of the World Championship begins. Russia practiced in Bratislava on Wednesday afternoon as it prepared for its quarter-final match-up against the USA on Thursday.
22 May 2019, 00:30 2019 World Championships

Perfect Russia leads the way
Russia wrapped up its group stage campaign with a big win over Sweden – and completes Group B with a perfect ‘7 from 7’ record. That sets up a quarter-final against the USA in Bratislava on Thursday. The Czechs will face Germany, while Canada won Group A and takes on Switzerland and a Finland vs Sweden clash in Kosice completes the pairings for the last eight.
21 May 2019, 00:30 2019 World Championships

Latvia gives Sweden a scare, outsiders survive in Elite
Monday’s games in Slovakia saw Sweden dig deep to edge Latvia 5-4, while there were dramatic wins for Great Britain and Italy to keep the newly-promoted teams in the top flight.
20 May 2019, 10:45 Weekly Round-up

Russia impresses in Slovakia, Lokomotiv announces new coach
The World Championship continues with Russia still unbeaten. Back home, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl unveiled Craig MacTavish as its new coach and plenty of Finns were on the move.
20 May 2019, 00:45 2019 World Championships

Kucherov double keeps Russia unbeaten
Two goals from Nikita Kucherov maintained Russia’s unbeaten run at the World Championship – and lifted the forward back to the top of the tournament scoring charts. Kucherov scored in the second and third periods of Russia’s 3-0 victory over Switzerland, and the Red Machine had its fourth shut-out in six games as it continues to dominate Group B in Bratislava.
18 May 2019, 17:30 2019 World Championships

Russia stays perfect, Latvia’s hopes end
The first game of a busy World Championship program in Slovakia saw Russia come from behind to beat Latvia. The 3-1 scoreline ended Latvia’s hopes of making the last eight, while Russia is still undefeated in five games. The Russians are now three points clear at the top of Group B after Switzerland’s 100% start came to an end at the hands of Sweden.
18 May 2019, 01:45 Daily Round-up

Russia gets ready for Latvia
Saturday’s program in Bratislava kicks off with Russia, unbeaten in four games, taking on a Latvian team in desperate need of victory. After seeing a 2-0 lead turn into a 3-6 loss against the Czechs on Thursday, Bob Hartley admitted that his team now had no choice but to beat Russia and Switzerland if it was to reach the quarter-finals for the second successive championship.
17 May 2019, 01:00 2019 World Championships

Darzins double can’t save Latvia
Lauris Darzins scored two goals for Latvia as Bob Hartley’s team threatened an upset against the Czechs. But the Baltic nation ran into penalty trouble, with two players ejected from the game, and the Czechs rallied to win. Sakari Manninen got Finland’s game-winner against Denmark, while Sweden piled up the goals against Austria.
16 May 2019, 15:15 Transfers

Lokomotiv names Craig MacTavish new head coach
Lokomotiv unveiled Craig MacTavish as its new head coach. The 60-year-old Canadian won four Stanley Cups in a playing career that spanned 17 seasons as a center for the Bruins, Oilers, Rangers, Flyers and Blues.
16 May 2019, 02:30 2019 World Championships

Russia romps to record win
Alexander Ovechkin scored his first goal of the Championship as Russia crushed Italy 10-0 to power to the top of the Group B table in Bratislava. The team has won all four of its games and has shut-outs in the last three. Switzerland is level on points with Russia after a 4-1 win over Norway.
15 May 2019, 10:00 Interview

Zanatta gets ready to face Russia
Italian D-man’s dad once coached SKA.
15 May 2019, 02:00 2019 World Championships

Latvia sinks Italy, Denmark demolishes GB
It was a rest day for the tournament favorites in Slovakia, but there was plenty of important action for the teams jostling for a quarter-final spot.
14 May 2019, 03:15 2019 World Championships

Russia blanks Czechs, Slovakia rattles Canada
Russia came through its first big test and Slovakia lost to Canada in heart-breaking fashion in another busy day of World Championship action in Slovakia.
13 May 2019, 15:30 Weekly Round-up

World Championship starts, Torpedo adds imports – the KHL week in review
Slovakia is the focus this week as the World Championship gets underway with a strong KHL representation once again. Back home, Torpedo confirmed the signing of two new imports while more details of next season were confirmed by the league management.
13 May 2019, 00:30 2019 World Championships

The KHL in Slovakia: two wins for Russia, three goals for Lander
Russia made it two wins from two with Evgeny Dadonov leading the way once again – but not everybody was content with the Red Machine’s performance against Austria. Latvia, meanwhile, went down to a 1-3 loss against Switzerland. Lokomotiv’s new signing Anton Lander enjoyed Sweden’s 8-0 victory over Italy – the 2018 Gagarin Cup winner potted a hat-trick.
12 May 2019, 00:30 2019 World Championships

Day 2 in Slovakia – Latvia starts strong, Russia adds new recruits
Russia hints at its final World Championship roster while Latvia makes a winning start in Bratislava. Here’s the news you need from Slovakia.
11 May 2019, 00:05 2019 World Championships

Russia impresses on a day of surprises
Assured start for the Red Machine with victory over Norway.
6 May 2019, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Russia readies for Worlds, Znarok heads to Spartak – the KHL week in review
The end of the KHL season sees the focus switch to international play, while the opening of the new trade window has brought a flurry of high-profile signings. While Ilya Vorobyov looks to fashion a dream team for Russia at the upcoming World Championships, his predecessor behind the national team’s bench, Oleg Znarok, is back in business as head coach of Spartak Moscow.
5 May 2019, 23:00 Eurohockey tour 2018/19

Russia takes Euro Hockey Tour crown
The final weekend of Euro Hockey Tour action ended on a high note for Russia. A 4-1 win against the Czech Republic in Brno put some gloss on a season that saw the team come out on top across the four stages of Europe’s strongest international tournament. Sweden’s Sunday afternoon victory over Finland, the last team that could challenge Russia, secured top spot for Ilya Vorobyov and his team – and the evening game against the Czech hosts ensured a winning finish.
5 May 2019, 21:15 News

Belarus, Kazakhstan earn returns to the top
Kazakhstan and Belarus are set to return to the IIHF World Championship Elite Pool in 2020 after coming out on top in this week’s Division IA tournament in Nur-Sultan.
29 April 2019, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

Torpedo goes to Britain, Podkolzin helps Russia’s youngsters to silver
The last full week of the 2018/19 season saw the KHL continue its partnership with Ice Hockey UK as Torpedo headed across the North Sea to meet Team GB. On the international stage, Russia’s U18s won silver at the World Championship in Sweden, with SKA’s prospect Vasily Podkolzin captaining the team.
28 April 2019, 22:00 Daily Round-up

Torpedo signs off with a win
Torpedo finished its mini-tour of Great Britain with a 5-2 victory over Team GB in Sheffield, with Anton Shenfeld leading the way. Shenfeld scored twice and his line was constant problem for a home team that struggled to live with the speed and skills conjured up by the KHL club.
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