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23 July 2019, 16:15 News

Traktor: the top five KHL imports
Traditionally considered one of the top talent producers in Russia, Traktor had at its disposal also some of the best imports that ever hit the KHL’s ice. Three of the featured players helped Traktor reaching the Gagarin Cup finals in 2013.
18 July 2019, 13:00 News

HC Sochi: the top five KHL imports
Differently from other KHL teams, Sochi doesn't have a long history and a tradition deeply rooted in the Russian hockey's one. However, this didn't prevent the KHL's Black Sea franchise from signing high-level imports from both Europe and North America.
16 July 2019, 13:45 News

Dynamo Moscow: the top 5 KHL imports
From Finland to Latvia to the Czech Republic, Dynamo historically showed a huge reach on the international market. Most of these players led the Blue-and-Whites to their two Gagarin Cups.
13 July 2019, 18:00 News

Barys – the top five KHL imports
The Kazakhstani franchise made a name for itself as one of the top KHL teams in picking its imports, in particular from North America. Most of the best ones went on to play for the national team as well.
11 July 2019, 19:00 News

SKA: the top five KHL imports
One of the League’s top teams, SKA often sought and obtained help from other countries. In the League’s history, the team won two Gagarin Cups and iced some of the finest imports to ever play in the KHL. St. Petersburg showed a great nose, especially with Nordic countries’ players.
9 July 2019, 15:00 News

Metallurg: the five best KHL imports
Since the Russian Superleague, Metallurg has always hired some of the best Russian talent available. But not only. In the different years, Metallurg proved to have a great reach also when it comes to seeking help from other countries. The successful Magnitogorsk franchise featured fantastic players from both overseas and Europe.
6 July 2019, 13:45 News

Severstal: the top five KHL imports
In its KHL history, Severstal relied less on imports if compared to other teams, as they always managed to produce many of their own top players. However, Severstal was able to attract quality talents from other countries as well – especially from Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
4 July 2019, 13:00 News

Ak Bars Kazan: the top 5 imports
From the League’s dawn to the most recent campaign, Ak Bars Kazan earned itself a reputation of a good eye in finding import players. The Tatarstan team’s foreign legion has seen some of the finest players in the League’s history.
2 July 2019, 13:00 News

Jokerit: the top five KHL imports
From record-breaking forwards to loyal defensemen, the Finnish KHL franchise built a solid team where imports are an important part of the mechanism. Here are five of the best to hit the ice of the Hartwall Arena for the home crowd.
27 June 2019, 11:45 Interview

Joining Yaroslavl and Khabarovsk. Kirill Slepets’ success story
Today, KHL.ru presents you Lokomotiv Yaroslavl forward Kirill Slepets. The WJC bronze medalist had his KHL debut last year and has already celebrated his first goal.
25 June 2019, 20:15 News

Dinamo Riga’s top 5 import players in its history
The Latvian team has got enough help from its imports and keeps on doing so. Today, KHL.ru presents you the top five import players in the club’s KHL history.
21 June 2019, 11:30 Interview

One goal, two universities, and three leagues. N. Rtishchev’s success story
KHL.ru introduces you to CSKA’s young forward Nikita Rtishchev. In his first KHL season, he scored a goal and played in the Gagarin Cup finals.
20 June 2019, 17:05 Interview

Vasily Podkolzin: A Star in the Making
On November 12, 2018, for the first time in the KHL history, a player born in the 21st century hit the ice. It is highly symbolical that this player is Vasily Podkolzkin – one of the most promising players of his generation. KHL.ru reached Podkolzin and his first coach Ivan Dekin to talk about his KHL debut, his past, and his future.
20 June 2019, 11:45 Interview

Markus Ljungh: My family and I can’t wait for our adventures in Vladivostok
Swedish forward Markus Ljungh recently signed a one-year contract with Admiral Vladivostok. The center never played abroad, and now he’ll be at 10,000 km from home. In this interview with KHL.ru, Ljungh talked about his new challenge.
19 June 2019, 19:00 Transfers

Znarok and Kokarev together again. Last week’s top transfers
Kunlun and Barys sign new goalies, Svitov moves to Lokomotiv. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
18 June 2019, 18:30 Interview

Timur Shiyanov: “In Russia I’ll have bigger chances to develop”
In this offseason, Vityaz signed several new players, with the young Russian goalie Timur Shiyanov being one of them. The netminder started playing in Russia, then at age 10, he moved to Switzerland. In this interview for KHL.ru, Shiyanov told us about his path towards the world of professional hockey.
16 June 2019, 17:45 Interview

First KHL goal at 18. Vladislav Mikhailov’s success story
Today, KHL.ru introduces you to Dynamo’s center Vladislav Mikhailov, who at his 18 has already scored his first goal in the League.
13 June 2019, 13:00 Interview

A true Dynamo. Andrei Pribylsky’s success story
KHL.ru presents you one of the top junior defensemen in the League, the 18-years-old Dynamo’s defenseman Andrei Pribylsky. The blueliner played 24 games this year, scoring two assists.
12 June 2019, 12:00 Transfers

SKA found a Finnish Shipachyov for Kagarlitsky. Last week’s top transfers
Datsyuk returns to Yekaterinburg, SKA strengthens its lineup with Lehtera and Kagarlitsky. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
11 June 2019, 13:00 Interview

First shift with Mozyakin. Pavel Dorofeyev’s success story
Today, KHL.ru tells you the success story of 18-years-old Pavel Dorofeyev, a forward for Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
5 June 2019, 20:00 Transfers

Ak Bars and Sibir sign starting goalies. Last week’s top transfers
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.
30 May 2019, 19:15 News

League reveals marketing and communication award laureates
On May 30 the annual marketing and communication KHL seminar was held in Moscow for all the representatives of KHL, JHL, and WHL clubs. During the event, the League revealed 15 laureates for the best marketing, internet, and social projects, other than the best press offices and other. Moreover, the best photographer and journalist of the seasons were awarded. For the second year, the KHL awards the best among those who worked with media and fans.
27 May 2019, 16:00 News

Heroes for all times. Top stories from KHL Awards
Tomorrow, the Barvikha Luxury Village will host the traditional KHL season-closing ceremony. In the 11 years of KHL history, more than a hundred between players, coaches, officials, and journalists became awards’ laureates. Today we remember the most significant ones! The 2018-19 season-closing ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 28, at 19:00 CET. Follow it on KHL TV!
24 May 2019, 13:00 Transfers

Artyukhin and Yakovlev return home. Top 10 transfers of the week
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.
22 May 2019, 16:30 2019 World Championships

KHL players deliver in World Championship group stage
In Slovakia, the IIHF World Championship ended the group stage. KHL.ru analyzes the performance of its players in the tournament.
16 May 2019, 16:00 Transfers

Maione goes to China. Last week’s top 10 transfers
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.
10 May 2019, 13:45 2019 World Championships

46 KHL players to skate at the IIHF World Championship
Next May 10, the top national teams in the world will start battling at the IIHF World Championship. 46 players from 14 KHL teams will line up for their national teams trying to succeed Team Sweden and emerge as the WC gold medal winner.
8 May 2019, 14:00 Transfers

2019 transfers: Lokomotiv and Metallurg as the main sensations
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.
7 May 2019, 16:00 Eurohockey tour 2018/19

KHL players step up for last EHT stage
Team Russia secured the Euro Hockey Tour crown this weekend, and players from multiple KHL teams starred for their national teams in Brno, Czech Republic.
7 May 2019, 14:30 Officially

League confirms structure, conference, and divisions for the new season
The League unanimously confirmed the structure of the new season, and the conference and divisions for the 2019-20 campaign.
5 May 2019, 13:45 News

Changing of the guard. New coaches for the 2019-20 season
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.
30 April 2019, 16:00 Eurohockey tour 2018/19

30 KHL players to the last EHT stage in the Czech Republic
Players from 17 KHL teams will represent their national teams at the final Euro Hockey Tour stage in Brno, Czech Republic.
24 April 2019, 17:00 News

CSKA’s first Gagarin Cup, ASG in Kazan, and St. Petersburg’s record
The KHL’s eleventh season is now history, and in this new issue, we’ll remember the most memorable events of the 2018-19 campaign.
22 April 2019, 13:15 Best Players

Best Players of April: Metsola, Robinson, Grigorenko
The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best player of the seventh month of play – April – in three categories.
20 April 2019, 17:00 Best Players

Finals’ finest: Sorokin, Robinson and Grigorenko
The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best player of the playoffs’ final round in three categories.
20 April 2019, 13:10 News

2019 Gagarin Cup: attendance records
On Friday, CSKA Moscow defeated Avangard 3-2 in OT to secure its first Gagarin Cup. Throughout the whole 2019 playoffs, teams established new single-turn attendance records, and now it is possible to write also about the total numbers.
16 April 2019, 15:30 News

Grigorenko writes history posting first-ever Gagarin Cup finals hat-trick
Scoring a hat-trick is quite a feat on its own. However, as the stakes rise, so do the goals’ value. Until last Saturday, the KHL never saw a hat-trick in the Gagarin Cup finals. Now, Grigorenko conquered that peak. KHL.ru remembers the most-memorable hat-tricks in the playoffs.
14 April 2019, 15:15 News

Nikita Gusev’s Path to Stardom
Nikita Gusev is leaving the KHL as one of the League’s top talents and one of its top scorers. KHL.ru celebrates the forward’s career.
12 April 2019, 12:00 News

Avangard and CSKA battle for the ultimate prize. Gagarin Cup finals preview
The West and East finals were both great series, with Avangard and CSKA deservingly moving on to the final chapter of the 2019 Gagarin Cup playoffs. In the finals, the two teams that showed the best hockey throughout the season will clash for the joy of the spectators. Both sides never won the Gagarin Cup title, thus we’ll have a new champion this year – the sixth in the League’s history.
11 April 2019, 14:30 News

CSKA gets to the second Gagarin Cup Finals in a row. West review
After a couple of early wins, it looked like CSKA could get to the Gagarin Cup finals playing on one leg. However, the next two games proved that the reality would be very different, and the Muscovites needed seven games to reach the finals for the second time in a row.
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