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11 October 2019, 13:30 Interview

Janis Kalnins: from Hungary to KHL stardom
The best goalie of week five - Jokerit's Janis Kalnins - told KHL.ru about his team's start, the inner competition with Antti Niemi, and his difficulties with day-to-day life in Finland.
10 October 2019, 16:30 Interview

Mikael Wikstrand: "I'm glad to have signed with Ak Bars"
September's best defenseman Mikael Wikstrand talked to KHL.ru about his debut in the new league, commented on his adaptation to Kazan, and shed some light on a secret hidden in his surname.
4 October 2019, 14:00 Interview

Jerabek: Vityaz’s success isn’t just a dream
Vityaz is one of the surprises of the season. The Moscow Region team is among the leaders not only in the Western Conference but even in the overall standings.
26 September 2019, 16:15 Smart Pucks

‘It’s nice to be first, it’s in line with our desire to innovate’
One of the biggest features of the 12th KHL season is the use of smart technology to bring a huge new range of stats to coaches, fans, broadcasters and beyond. The KHL became the first ice-hockey league in the world to implement this system, using sensors in the arenas and microchips in pucks and uniforms. Sergey Dobrokhvalov, KHL Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, explained how it was set up, how it all works and how it’s helping to attract even more fans to the game.
19 September 2019, 14:00 Interview

Pulkkinen: “Dinamo Minsk has no passengers”
The best forward of the 2019-20 regular season’s first week Teemu Pulkkinen talked with KHL.ru about his return to Minsk, his expectations for the new season, and the team’s staff.
12 September 2019, 14:10 Interview

Corban Knight set himself the highest goals in the KHL
In this KHL.ru interview, the Barys’ newcomer talks about playing with Jagr and working under Bob Hartley, his will to become a team’s leader and learn Russian, his namesake from The Fifth Element, and much more.
5 September 2019, 12:00 Interview

Eric O’Dell: I’m planning to shave only in late April!
The 29-years-old Canadian forward is at his fourth season in the Kontinental Hockey League. He was among HC Sochi’s best players, but this summer Eric O’Dell opted for a new challenge and signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He is ready to do whatever it takes to win the title with the Ural team. In this KHL.ru interview, O’Dell talked about his story, the Olympic games, and his expectations for the new season.
28 August 2019, 17:45 Interview

National team’s hero and KHL rookie. Rodion Amirov’s success story
Rodion Amirov was one of the biggest surprises of the 2019 preseason. At the Kazakhstan President’s Cup, he scored two goals and the game-winning shootout against Neftekhimik. Amirov is one of the few players yet who were born in the 21th century. He has all it takes to start the upcoming season in the KHL.
21 August 2019, 20:30 Interview

Tomas Hyka in Chelyabinsk to win the Gagarin Cup
During the offseason, Traktor strengthened its lineup with the Czech forward Tomas Hyka, who is now about to have his official debut in the Kontinental Hockey League. Hyka talked with KHL.ru about his first impressions with his new team, shared some thoughts about Peteris Skudra’s style, and virtually tipped his hat to Jaromir Jagr.
14 August 2019, 16:00 Interview

Andrighetto – ‘The KHL is the best chance for me to get better as a player’
Avangard’s new forward Sven Andrighetto arrives in Russia with a wealth of experience in the NHL and a World Championship silver medal with Switzerland. After making he debut at the Sochi Hockey Open, he talked to KHL.ru about travelling the world, moving to Russia and coping with hockey-mad fans in Montreal.
7 August 2019, 12:00 Interview

Garet Hunt: "I’ll do whatever it takes to move Kunlun forward"
Kunlun Red Star is overhauling its roster ahead of the new season with head coach Curt Fraser looking to build on the foundations he established after joining late in the previous campaign. As the Chinese club began its summer camp in Beijing, KHL.ru caught up with Garet Hunt to talk about his move to China. The former ECHL enforcer is looking forward to catching up with old friends – and admitted he asked the advice of a few old foes as well.
6 August 2019, 12:00 Interview

Antti Niemi: I always dreamed about playing at the Hartwall Arena
KHL.ru introduces to you Jokerit’s new goalkeeper, the veteran Antti Niemi, who signed back home after spending 11 seasons overseas.
2 July 2019, 18:00 Interview

A defenseman with attacking instincts – Daniil Misyul’s success story
In our latest look at the young talents emerging in the KHL, we tell the story of Lokomotiv’s Daniil Misyul – a blue liner with the instincts of a forward.
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.
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.
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.
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.
18 June 2019, 11:00 Interview

Pyotr Kochetkov: the story of his success
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.
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.
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.
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.
15 May 2019, 10:00 Interview

Zanatta gets ready to face Russia
Italian D-man’s dad once coached SKA.
26 April 2019, 19:00 KHL Legends

Linglet: ‘Playing for a country, for a flag, it’s a whole new dynamic’
KHL.ru continues its series of interviews with key players from the league’s history. This weekend, with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod jetting off to Britain for two high-profile exhibition games against Team GB, it’s the perfect time to catch up with a forward who has played for Torpedo and is now plundering points in Britain’s Elite League. Charles Linglet, a veteran of eight KHL campaigns, a naturalized Belarusian and now a playoff winner in with Cardiff Devils, talks adjustment in Nizhny Novgorod, international action with Belarus and hockey action in a country better known as the birthplace of soccer.
23 April 2019, 22:30 Interview

Bob Hartley: “My players are winners, but CSKA became the champions”
Head coach of Avangard Omsk Bob Hartley speaks with KHL.ru about his debut season in the KHL and the reasons for his team’s loss in the Gagarin Cup finals to CSKA.
9 April 2019, 12:00 KHL Legends

Dimitrij Kotschnew: “The best years of my career were with Spartak”
KHL.ru continues its series about the most impactful players in KHL history. This time, the series visits Dimitrij Kotschnew, the German goalkeeper of Kazakh origin, who spent four highly successful seasons in the KHL.
4 April 2019, 15:15 Interview

Andrei Skabelka: “Our season wasn’t a miracle, but the fruit of our work”
In this KHL.ru exclusive interview, the Barys’ bench boss shares his view on his team’s successful regular season, remembers the breath-taking playoffs series against Torpedo and the unlucky clash with Avangard, discusses the role of the international players in his squad, talks about the upcoming Div-I World Championship, and much more.
26 March 2019, 19:00 Interview

Marjamaki: “Our special teams failed in the playoffs”
The head coach of Helsinki’s Jokerit discusses his debut season in the KHL, his team’s first-round exit against Dynamo Moscow, and his self-critical approach, in an exclusive interview with KHL.ru.
22 March 2019, 16:45 Interview

David Nemirovsky: “We gave our players the right to commit mistakes”
In this exclusive interview, the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod head coach tells KHL.ru about the series against Barys, his lack of yells during games, his plans for the future and much more. Nemirovsky will be back for another season in Nizhny Novgorod as his contract is valid through the 2019-20 campaign.
20 March 2019, 16:00 Interview

Girts Ankipans: “We wanted to make Dinamo Riga a rock-solid team”
In the Western Conference, the battle for the final playoffs’ spots was one of the most dramatic in the recent years. Dinamo Riga couldn’t get one, but they fought until the end. Dinamo’s chairman Juris Savickis declared that Girts Ankipans will stay at the helm of the team next year as well. In this KHL.ru exclusive interview, the bench boss explains what Riga lacked to get in the top-8, told how they noticed Mathew Maione in the Slovak league and called out this season’s heroes.
14 March 2019, 15:30 Interview

Josef Jandac: My future in Magnitogorsk will be decided this week
Josef Jandac, head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk agreed to become a columnist for our website. He shares his feelings about what happened on and off the ice in KHL. To allow for more direct communication with the fans, we let Josef talk in the first person. Today KHL.ru presents you the fifth installment of Josef Jandac’s blog.
6 March 2019, 15:00 KHL Legends

Mattias Weinhandl: A born sniper becomes a business angel
KHL.ru present a new series, “Legends of the KHL,” on the best talents in league history. Swedish forward Mattias Weinhandl has played four seasons in Russia, making a name for himself as a defender in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Now in retirement, he’s exploring his other talents.
1 March 2019, 15:00 Interview

Curt Fraser: “The most important thing is to mix well your cocktail”
The well-known American bench boss joined Kunlun Red Star in the hardest moment for the Chinese franchise after Jussi Tapola left the team on late January. In that period, Kunlun was fighting for a playoff spot and thought a real epidemy of injuries. In the end, they couldn’t get to the postseason, but Fraser’s impressions were so positive that he’s now ready to get a fresh new start in China with all his energy. We talked about this and much more in this exclusive interview.
27 February 2019, 15:00 Interview

Josef Jandac: “We are already thinking about how to shutdown Omark.”
Josef Jandac, head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk agreed to become a columnist for our website. He shares his feelings about what happened on and off the ice in KHL. To allow for more direct communication with the fans, we let Josef talk in the first person. Today KHL.ru presents you the fourth installment of Josef Jandac’s blog.
21 February 2019, 14:00 Interview

Dennis Rasmussen: “It’s crucial to start the playoffs at home”
In this interview, the Swedish Metallurg forward told KHL.ru about his adaptation to the League and the most critical part of the season.
20 February 2019, 14:15 Interview

Vladimir Orszagh: “This season gave me a lot on the professional plan”
KHL.ru starts a new series of articles discussing with the different teams’ head coaches to review the season. The first installment is dedicated to Slovan’s bench boss Vladimir Orszagh. In this interview, he talked about his team’s game, his experience as KHL head coach, and his legs pain.
17 February 2019, 12:00 Interview

Brandon Yip: “I’ve never seen as many injuries as we’ve had this season”
Kunlun Red Star captain Brandon Yip gave an exclusive interview to KHL.ru and discussed his career, his decision to leave North America and the progress of ice hockey in China.
13 February 2019, 18:00 Interview

Niklas Jensen: “It will be a new page in the Jokerit and HC Dynamo history”
The Jokerit forward talked KHL.ru about his 12-game points streak, his team’s season, and the upcoming playoffs first round.
8 February 2019, 17:15 Interview

"We want the Gagarin Cup." Defenseman Svedberg has giant ambitions
The Barys’ defenseman was just named the top defenseman in January. In this interview with KHL.ru, Viktor Svedberg talked about his life, his move to Barys, the comparison with Zdeno Chara, and his team’s goals for the season.
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