All news
The Faceoff: Alexei Yashin
One of Alexei Yashin’s most emotional moments in Ottawa occurred after he had hung up his skates, twenty years past a hotly-anticipated NHL debut. As GM of Russia’s Women’s National Team, he helped a roster of young stars to capture a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships, their first podium appearance in twelve years. Yashin’s tearful reaction was one of the most enduring images of the tournament—both a celebration of his team’s achievements, and a reckoning with his own retirement.
In the Words of the Winners – Quotes from KHL Closing Ceremony
On Wednesday, the 23rd of May, the concert hall of Moscow’s Barvikha Luxury Village hotel played host to the Closing Ceremony for the tenth-anniversary KHL season, and much has already been written and said by those who attended the event, or reported on it, or broadcast from it, but what was the glittering gala evening like for those viewing it from the stage – the winners themselves?
