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13 May 2021, 21:00 Euro Hockey Tour

Finns end Russia’s winning streak
Russia suffered its first defeat in this season’s Euro Hockey Tour, producing a stuttering performance on defense in a disappointing loss against Finland. Goals from Dinamo Riga-bound Jere Karjalainen and Jokerit newbie Teemu Turunen led the way, while Metallurg’s Juho Olkinuora backstopped the Leijonat to victory.
12 May 2021, 20:45 Euro Hockey Tour

Russia’s perfect 10, Host rallies to beat Finland
Team Russia remains undefeated in this season’s Euro Hockey Tour after kicking off the final stage in Prague with victory over Sweden. That makes it 10 wins from 10 games in the competition so far. SKA forwards Anton Burdasov and Vladislav Kamenev led the scoring with two goals apiece as Valery Bragin’s team enjoyed an encouraging win barely a week before the start of the 2021 World Championship in Riga.
12 May 2021, 14:45 Euro Hockey Tour

58 KHL players to skate at the Czech Hockey Games
58 players from 15 KHL teams will line up in the Czech Republic for the last stage of the 2020-2021 Euro Hockey Tour.
11 May 2021, 14:45 Man of the Week

Man of the week — Matvei Michkov
KHL.ru’s weekly column goes on with Matvei Michkov. The young forward was a standout at the recent U18 WJC in the United States. He helped Team Russia returning home with a silver medal and was awarded MVP honors after leading the tournament with 12 goals and 16 points.
11 May 2021, 11:00 Transfers

KHL Transfers Tracker
From May, 1 clubs got the right to sign UFA and making trades.
10 May 2021, 16:10 Weekly Round-up

Rooba breaks new ground, Russia readies for Worlds — the KHL week in review
The stars of the Gagarin Cup final are preparing for international action as Russia announces its party for the last big warm-up before the World Championship. And Severstal unveiled the first Estonian player to come to the KHL.
8 May 2021, 12:00 The Faceoff

The Faceoff: Robert Rooba
When Robert Rooba signed with Severstal Cherepovets this week, he became the first Estonian player in the history of the KHL. The twenty-seven-year-old forward hopes that his hard-fought milestone will light the runway for future generations of hockey talent.
7 May 2021, 14:00 Transfers

Jokerit and Avtomobilist to strengthen their lineup. Top transfers
Avtomobilist and Jokerit were most active on the international market, while other teams made several interesting signings as the transfer window kickstarted on May 1. KHL. ru presents the last week’s top transfers.
6 May 2021, 14:00 Man of the Week

Man of the Week — Sergei Tolchinsky
KHL.ru’s weekly column ’Man of the Week’ goes on with the recipient of the most coveted award in the league, the playoff’s MVP: Sergei Tolchinsky.
5 May 2021, 13:00 The Faceoff

The Faceoff: Sergei Kalinin
Sergey Kalinin won World Juniors, Worlds, the Gagarin Cup and Olympic Gold before the age of 30. He has gone to the KHL Finals with both teams participating in this year’s clash, a tidbit he claims to have forgotten until our catchup over the weekend. The seasoned veteran and NHL alum walked into the Traktor Chelyabinsk locker room this summer as captain, and posted one of his best-ever performances on the Eastern Conference Cinderella squad. Traktor climbed from bottom-feeder to playoff contender, a metamorphosis Kalinin described as “perestroika” before the 2020-2021 campaign even began.
3 May 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Trade window opens — the KHL week in review
May 1 means KHL clubs can start trading players again — and the early activity on the transfer market has been the highlight of the last few days.
30 April 2021, 20:50 Officially

New loan system to apply for 2021-2022 season
On April 30, the Board of Directors voted to approve a new mechanism for loaning players.
29 April 2021, 19:00 News

The Kids Are Alright — Season Wrap
The 2020-2021 KHL season was a high-stakes debutante ball that cast an unrelenting spotlight on Russian youth. Called to battle as COVID-19 ransacked the globe and rosters were shaken in kaleidoscopic fashion, 204 players under the age of 21 carried the weight of the championship on their shoulders. Despite mounting pressure and relative inexperience, the KHL “kids” wrote their names into the record books of an uncommon season, challenging historic perceptions of the role that youth could play on a top-tier roster.
29 April 2021, 18:10 Best Players

Gagarin Cup finals’ finest: Hrubec, Sharipzyanov, Boucher, and Kostin
The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Gagarin Cup finals in four categories.
29 April 2021, 17:00 Deutsch

Avangard krönt sich zum Gagarin Cup Champion 2021
Avangard Omsk gewinnt einen mit einem erneuten Shutout von Simon Hrubec und dem Cup Winning Goal von Playoff MVP Sergei Tolchinsky Game 6 mit 1:0 und sichert sich damit erstmals den Gagarin Cup.
29 April 2021, 07:00 News

Bob Hartley’s Hawks fly high
The 2020-2021 KHL season is over, and the Gagarin Cup belongs to Avangard Omsk. The Hawks, coached by Bob Hartley, secured the trophy for the first time in their history after a 1-0 victory on Wednesday secured a 4-2 victory over CSKA in the final series. This is Avangard’s first domestic title since winning the Russian Superleague in 2004 — here’s how it happened on April 28 in game six.
28 April 2021, 23:30 News

‘The Gagarin Cup heals every bruise’ – what they said after the final
Avangard Omsk celebrates its first Gagarin Cup after defeating CSKA 1-0 in game six on Wednesday, to take the series 4-2. KHL. ru brings you the thoughts of some of the key figures from both sides.
28 April 2021, 21:35 Daily Round-up

Avangard wins Gagarin Cup, Tolchinsky sinks former colleagues. April 28
Two years ago, as CSKA advanced on its first ever Gagarin Cup win, Sergei Tolchinsky found himself out of favour with the Army Men. As the playoffs started, the former Carolina Hurricanes forward was serving with CSKA’s farm club in the VHL. Today, the 26-year-old delivered his revenge with a vital goal as his new club, Avangard, defeated the team where he learned the game and lifted the Gagarin Cup for the first time.
28 April 2021, 14:00 Man of the Week

Man of the Week — Simon Hrubec
KHL.ru’s weekly column goes on with the Czech netminder, who’s backstopping Avangard to its second Gagarin Cup finals in three years.
28 April 2021, 07:00 Preview

A shutout loss in Game 5 has CSKA hitting the road facing elimination!
Oh goodness, who saw THAT coming? CSKA was shut out at home in a Game 5 that has their back up against the wall, especially now that Avangard has taken two in a row.
27 April 2021, 16:00 Icecast

Icecast 2.0, Episode 3: Ted Suihkonen, Mike Pelino
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Director of Player Development Ted Suihkonen and Metallurg Magnitogorsk Assistant Coach Mike Pelino join the third episode of Icecast 2.0, hosted by Gillian Kemmerer. With a background in neuroscience and a hidden musical talent, Suihkonen has been a major factor in Loko’s rebuild after tragedy struck the franchise in 2011. He discusses the success of his youngsters and approach to getting hockey players into the “flow state” to maximize their creativity and confidence.
27 April 2021, 15:00 Women's Hockey

Ice Diaries: Emily Costales, Leah Lum
KRS Shenzhen Vanke Rays forward Emily Costales was a member of the 2020 WHL Championship roster, but her season hardly ended with a happily ever after. Assisted off the ice with a knee injury in the definitive clash against Agidel Ufa, she never got to experience the rush of the final seconds or the hurricane of confetti that fell on her teammates’ shoulders. Wheeled into the locker room after the presentation had ended, her tearful reunion left a fire burning for a retake. Up until two weeks ago, the Vanke Rays were on track to deliver that redemption — winning the regular season and sweeping the semifinals versus Biryusa.
26 April 2021, 22:10 Daily Round-up

Avangard blanks Army Men, needs one more win. April 26 Gagarin Cup Final
Avangard is one game away from winning its first Gagarin Cup after blanking CSKA to go up 3-2 in the final series. Simon Hrubec made 26 saves and a resilient defensive performance blocked a further 28 shots as a pair of second-period goals separated the teams.
26 April 2021, 20:15 Officially

Next season to start on Sep. 1
CSKA and Avangard to meet in season #14 curtain raiser
26 April 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Gagarin Cup final sets records, Dynamo’s Juniors triumph
The 2021 final is worth the wait, with pulsating action on the ice and two KHL records already in the books. Elsewhere, Dynamo Moscow Juniors won the Kharlamov Cup for the first time and Team Russia made a winning start to its World Championship preparations.
26 April 2021, 08:00 Preview

Crunch time is here as the series heads back to Moscow tied at two!
It was a wild Game 4 that saw CSKA jump out to a 2-0 lead only to need a goal in the very last second of the game to push things to overtime. There, Avangard managed to score in the 66th minute of play and now the teams head back to Moscow with this series coming down to a Best-of-Three.
25 April 2021, 15:30 Icecast

Icecast 2.0, Episode 2: Noora Räty, Jari Kurri
Four-time Olympic goaltender Noora Räty and Hall-of-Famer Jari Kurri join the Finnish legends episode of Icecast 2.0, hosted by Gillian Kemmerer. Räty has competed for the star-studded KRS Shenzhen Vanke Rays for several seasons, and won Russia's women's league title last March. She discusses her experiences in the WHL, reality tv show adventures and a miraculous recovery from injury this winter.
24 April 2021, 20:35 Daily Round-up

Last-second leveller can’t save CSKA. April 24 Gagarin Cup Final
Avangard head coach Bob Hartley dubbed his team ‘the cardiac kids’ after a heart-stopping victory over CSKA in game four of the Gagarin Cup final.
24 April 2021, 07:00 Preview

Tight 2-1 victory has given CSKA the upper hand before Game 4!

Goals are now proving hard to come by in this series. A late tally in the game’s 49th minute by playoff top scorer Maxim Shalunov ended Avangard’s hopes of gaining an upper hand and means that the team from Omsk has now lost four home games in a row.
23 April 2021, 21:00 Icecast

Icecast 2.0, Episode 1: Slava Fetisov & Bob Hartley
Welcome to the new season of Icecast, the official podcast of the KHL! We could not be more excited to bring you stories from across the six countries and eight time zones that comprise the Kontinental Hockey League. Be sure to hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode, and don’t forget to connect with us on social media.
22 April 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

CSKA moves ahead in final. April 22 playoffs
CSKA moved ahead in this year’s Gagarin Cup final, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Avangard. The victory puts Igor Nikitin’s men in front for the first time in the series. For the Hawks, meanwhile, an unenviable home hoodoo continues. Bob Hartley’s men lost every game they played in Balashikha in the Eastern Conference final and came off second best in their first action on home ice in this year’s final.
22 April 2021, 07:00 Preview

Things are all tied up as the series swings to Balashikha for Game 3!

It was a game CSKA really couldn’t afford to lose, and they kept Avangard off the board entirely in registering a Game 2 3-0 victory. And boy, was it just what the doctor ordered.
21 April 2021, 14:00 Man of the Week

Man of the Week — Oliwer Kaski
KHL.ru’s weekly column goes on with game seven’s hero Oliwer Kaski. The Finnish blueliner potted a double in the decisive game seven to give the Hawks the second trip to the Gagarin Cup finals in three years — including striking the game-winner in OT.
20 April 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

Johansson’s record helps CSKA tie the series. April 20 playoffs
CSKA produced an impressive performance as it drew level in the Gagarin Cup final. Igor Nikitin’s team faced plenty of questions after Sunday’s 1-4 loss to Avangard and came up with several answers in a 3-0 victory today.
20 April 2021, 14:00 Top Imports

Kaski and Robinson under the spotlight. Conference finals' top imports
Oliwer Kaski and Mat Robinson steal the scene for CSKA and Avangard, Hrubec and Johansson to create an epic goaltending duel in the finals. KHL.ru presents the best imports of the Conference finals.
20 April 2021, 08:00 Preview

Cinderella story continues to develop as pressure shifts to CSKA!

Avangard has truly done all its winning on the road recently and Game 1 was no exception. Having been off a few days, it took a while for CSKA to get up and running. Now the team needs to buck Avangard’s current road-winning ways and even this series up before heading to Balashikha.
19 April 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

The final countdown! — the KHL week in review
The finals are underway. Sunday was opening night for the Gagarin Cup final, and last week saw the Junior Hockey League start its Kharlamov Cup showdown. Elsewhere, teams are already preparing for next season, with two more head coaches unveiled in Moscow and Riga. And, on the international stage, preliminary rosters for next month’s World Championships are starting to emerge.
18 April 2021, 20:40 Daily Round-up

Hawks make flying start in Gagarin Cup final. April 18 playoffs
The 2021 Gagarin Cup final brings together the two teams that contested the 2019 edition. On that occasion, Igor Nikitin’s CSKA proved far too good for Bob Hartley’s Avangard, sweeping to a 4-0 victory and lifting the trophy for the first time.
18 April 2021, 13:00 KHL Music

Getting ready to Gagarin Cup final with Okulov and Knight
One of the best forwards of Gagarin Cup 2020-2021 presents playlists before the Final.
18 April 2021, 08:00 Preview

Game 1 of the Gagarin Cup is here!

Thanks to a thrilling Game 7 overtime victory, Avangard has knocked off the mighty Ak Bars Kazan and will now play for the cup in what is a rematch of the 2019 Gagarin Cup finals. Coming out of a series in which the road team won every game, the men from Omsk will have no problem kicking off this series in Moscow.
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