News

News to show: all previews and round-ups weekly round-up refereeing all-star week interview officially khl strategy partners khl world games the faceoff smart pucks transfers world juniors imports talk pre-season power rankings story of the week top imports man of the week women's hockey deutsch
Filter
Search
Video
1 03:17
8 August 2020 111
1 03:49
6 August 2020 97
Photo
8 August 2020 120 32
7 August 2020 111 21
Authors
KHL press office
Richard Delacy
Gillian Kemmerer
Chapin Landvogt
Andy Potts
Alessandro Seren Rosso
Neil Hauer
More Hide
14 July 2020, 18:00 Interview

Alexei Morozov: ‘Right now there are 6 KHL players with COVID-19’
KHL.ru continues its series of interviews with league president Alexei Morozov to get the latest on the key questions facing the competition as we prepare for the upcoming season.
12 April 2020, 14:00 Interview

Not a single word about hockey. Vasily Podzkolzin
Today's hero is the WJC silver and bronze medalist, SKA forward Vasily Podkolzin.
2 April 2020, 14:00 Interview

Lauri Marjamaki: ‘Even I was surprised by Lehtonen’s performance’
Jokerit head coach Lauri Marjamaki tells KHL.ru about his second season in the league, the changes in the coaching staff and Mikko Lehtonen’s explosive debut season.
31 March 2020, 13:00 Interview

Pelino: ‘Lokomotiv will compete for the Gagarin Cup in the future’
Lokomotiv head coach Mike Pelino talks about his year in Yaroslavl, developing young players and the role of the veterans.
27 March 2020, 15:00 KHL Legends

Pirnes: ‘If I hadn’t played with Mozyakin, I wouldn’t have set records!’
KHL.ru continues to unearth the stories of some of the most notable achievements in the history of the league. The latest edition focuses on Esa Pirnes, a Finnish forward who played just one season in the KHL, but who used that time to set a record that stands to this day.
24 March 2020, 12:05 Interview

Woodcroft: “Dinamo had good moments that gives us optimism moving forward.”
Dinamo Minsk head coach Craig Woodcroft talks with KHL.ru about his season in Belarus, Vyacheslav Gretsky’s unexpected All-Star call and Mikhail Grabovsky’s first season as a coach.
5 March 2020, 14:00 Interview

Fraser – ‘Change is our enemy, we need to get away from that’
Kunlun Red Star was involved in the race for a playoff place until its final game of the season, but fell just short of reaching the top eight in the East. Head coach Curt Fraser summed up his first full season in China in an interview for KHL.ru.
21 February 2020, 15:00 Interview

Alexander Romanov: from forward to defense
Welcome to a new issue of the KHL.ru's series about the stars of the league's first coach. Today's talk is about three specialists: Sergei Kasyanov, Nikolai Shchedrov, and Sergei Skopintsev. They worked at the Krylya Sovetov school and raised CSKA and Team Russia's defenseman Alexander Romanov.
13 February 2020, 19:45 Interview

Kaspars Daugavins ready to be the first Latvian to lift the Gagarin Cup
In this exclusive interview, Spartak's forward told KHL.ru what it is like to be working with Oleg Znarok, raising his daughters, his last year's injury in the playoffs series against SKA, his ties with planes, and much other.
7 February 2020, 16:00 Interview

Vasily Podkolzin: "When you have a chance, you need to use it"
In this exclusive interview, the SKA forward talked about his first points in the KHL, SKA's prospects line, and his call to the Russian senior national team.
30 January 2020, 18:45 Interview

Mikko Lehtonen: "We can win this year"
In his KHL debut season, Finnish D-man Mikko Lehtonen is having a tremendous performance and incredible numbers with 16 goals and 41 points in 51 games. Jokerit is currently the third seed in the Western Conference and has already clinched its spot in the playoffs.
21 December 2019, 16:45 Interview

Linus Omark: The Green Derby is always a remarkable game
The KHL star, Salavat Yulaev's leader and one of the most creative players in the league, Linus Omark, tells KHL.ru about his team's goals, the upcoming Green Derby in Davos, the best Christmas gift, his future, and much more.
16 December 2019, 18:00 KHL World Games

Paul Postma: There are a lot of good reasons to enjoy the game in Davos
KHL.ru reached the former Ak Bars and Metallurg Magnitogorsk defenseman - today playing in Switzerland - to talk about the upcoming showdown on the Alps between Kazan and Ufa. Last year, the blueliner took part in three Green Derbies and scored a goal.
12 December 2019, 13:00 KHL Legends

Rastislav Stana: Kvartalnov was one of my best coaches
KHL.ru continues with its column dedicated to the players who made the history of the League. The series continues with the Slovak goalie Rastislav Stana, who stopped pucks for Severstal and CSKA.
14 November 2019, 14:15 Interview

Lander and Paajarvi duo is ready for damage in Yaroslavl
Those who follow hockey for some years know that Anton Lander and Magnus Paajarvi are a deadly duo that caused havoc in the opposition defense not only in junior hockey but also with the pros. They often played together, and now the dynamic duo is reunited in Yaroslavl as Lokomotiv inked Paajarvi in October's end. KHL.ru met the two Swedish forwards and discussed their friendship and early life, how their friendship influence their game and tried to figure out who really assisted Paajarvi's first goal in pro hockey.
8 November 2019, 13:35 Interview

Andrew Miller: "Scoring a hat-trick was real fun!"
In this exclusive interview, one of Kunlun Red Star's leaders talks KHL.ru about his adaptation to China's capital size, the advantages of home games, his first hat-trick in the KHL, Moscow trips, and much more.
31 October 2019, 18:05 Interview

Dmitrij Jaskin: "Even Ovechkin would go unnoticed on the Moscow Metro"
In this exclusive interview, Dynamo's forward told KHL.ru about his first trip to the Far East, playing with the best center in the league, and why he doesn't consider himself lucky.
24 October 2019, 14:25 Interview

Pasquale: I moved to Kazakhstan one week after my marriage
Barys’ goalie, who was awarded Best goalie honors last week, talked to KHL.ru about his first trip to the Far East, his team’s excellent start, his injury, Russian players in the NHL, and much more.
22 October 2019, 14:00 Interview

Martin Bakos carrying Admiral to the playoffs
Last week's top forward, Martin Bakos told KHL.ru what he learned in his four seasons in the League, the time he spent in China, Admiral's secrets, his ties with his fellow countrymate Julius Hudacek and much more.
17 October 2019, 14:00 Interview

Brooks Macek: Canada or Germany? I'll take both!
The Canadian forward, who had a strong performance for Team Germany at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea, is now one of the Avtomobilist's leading players. In this KHL.ru interview, Macek talked about his roots, the similarities between Yekaterinburg and Munich, his team's ups and downs, and much more.
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.
News by tag #interview
Load more