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25 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Teen ace writes history, another team reaches play — the KHL week in review
A record-breaking hat-trick, bottom beating top and an Olympic dream. All part of last week’s KHL news.
18 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Ak Bars to the playoffs, Mozyakin to the record books — week in review
Sergei Mozyakin still hasn’t run out of landmarks and last week saw the record-breaking forward reach 500 assists in KHL action. Esa Pirnes is expecting more Finnish players to top his 50-point haul after Teemu Hartikainen broke that long-standing record recently, and another national scoring mark could fall soon as Kaspars Daugavins eyes the Latvian tally. Elsewhere, Ak Bars is the first team to secure a playoff place this season.
11 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Finn-tastic! Teemu smashes long-standing record — week in review
After demolishing Ak Bars in the latest edition of the Green Derby, Teemu Hartikainen became the second Finn to post 50 points in a KHL season. He also ended Ak Bars’ club record winning streak. Elsewhere, the Women’s Hockey League returned to the ice and a repeat of last year’s final delivered a Sunday special.
4 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Youngsters on the march in 2021, Shipachyov stars in 2020 — week in review
The KHL’s young stars are making an impact at the World Junior Championship, where Russia is preparing to face Canada in tonight’s semi-final. Back home, Ilya Kovalchuk made a goalscoring return, Vadim Shipachyov and Mikko Lehtonen topped the scoring in 2020 and CSKA is tipped to win it all.
31 December 2020, 14:00 News

The A-to-Z of 2020
Another year draws to a close and 2020 has been as incident packed as any — even if many of the headlines we’ve seen in the last 12 months are far from the sort of thing we’d like. As we look forward to 2021, here’s an A-to-Z reflecting some of the people, places and events that have figured throughout the year just gone.
28 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

A legend returns — the KHL week in review
Avangard made the biggest trade before this season’s deadline, while KHL President Alexei Morozov had an unusual family reunion on the ice.
23 December 2020, 11:00 Women's Hockey

Uncovering the inner athlete – the Women’s Hockey League calendar 2021
The Women’s Hockey League is proud to present its new calendar for 2021. On its pages, we celebrate the uniqueness and natural beauty of our players.
21 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Russian success continues — the KHL week in review
The week was dominated by the second round of Euro Hockey Tour action, with Russia coming out on top in Moscow at the Channel 1 Cup. Off the ice, KHL president Alexei Morozov is optimistic about the remainder of the season, while some of Torpedo’s youngest fans got a chance to meet their heroes.
14 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

International calls, lacrosse goals and karaoke — the KHL week in review
The coming week is dominated by international action as Russia hosts the Channel 1 Cup. Meanwhile, last week saw a couple of memorable goals in the KHL, and Metallurg’s assistant coach Mike Pelino is ready to tour the karaoke hot-spots of Magnitogorsk.
7 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

700 points, 700 games ... and ‘killed’ by a childhood hero — week in review
KHL forwards are making waves — whether it’s achieving landmarks ... or taking a hit from the players who inspired them.
30 November 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Pelino back to Magnitka, big trade for CSKA — the KHL week in review
The week’s big news involved new arrivals. At Metallurg, Mike Pelino returned to the coaching staff — and the team saw an immediate upswing in results. Meanwhile, Nikita Soshnikov left Ufa for CSKA, possibly the first of several high-profile switches to come before the end of the year.
23 November 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Avto fans get revved up, Semin contemplates silent hockey — week in review
Avtomobilist has a long connection with automobiles — so it’s fitting that the Yekaterinburg club set up a drive-in show for fans unable to attend the arena in person due to the current restrictions. Meanwhile, Vityaz captain Alexander Semin reflects on playing behind closed doors in Podolsk and Sakari Manninen lifts the lid on the secrets of his productive partnership in Ufa.
16 November 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

A woman on the bench and a five-star blitz — the KHL week in review
Dinamo Minsk made history on the ice, Kunlun Red Star made history off it. And Ak Bars made a jersey out of old bottles.
9 November 2020, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Generation success! Russia’s youngsters win in Finland — Week in review
International hockey returned this week for the first time since the pandemic — and Russia was back on top as a young roster triumphed at the Karjala Cup. Those same juniors are also making waves in the KHL — stats from early part of the season suggest this is the youngest crop of players in the league’s history. And there was good news for our imports, as the border begins to open for families of athletes based in Russia.
6 November 2020, 17:35 News

KHL imports welcome their families to Russia
Thanks to the combined efforts of the KHL, the Russian Ministry of Sport and our clubs, the families of the KHL’s import players began arriving in Russia on Nov. 6.
2 November 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Mozyakin reaches 900, Makeyev gets first treble — the KHL week in review
It was a big week for forwards in the KHL, with landmark’s for this season’s leading scorer and the league’s all-time top goalgetter. Elsewhere, the Czechs called up a clutch of KHLers for the Karjala Cup, SKA suffered a first ever loss to Kunlun Red Star and Spartak enlisted the support of a Eurovision star.
26 October 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Russia’s next generation, Ak Bars goes cyber — the KHL week in review
In a season of new discoveries, team Russia is set to send a U20 roster to the Karjala Cup — usually contested by the men’s team — next month. And in Kazan, Ak Bars is planning to add some virtual trophies to its impressive honors board. Elsewhere, Dmitry Samorukov lifts the lid on working with CSKA head coach Igor Nikitin, Lokomotiv hits top form and Nail Yakupov’s trade highlights the positive impact of the hard salary cap.
19 October 2020, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Landmarks for Hartikainen, victory for Red Star — the KHL week in review
Free-scoring Finnish forward Teemu Hartikainen had a momentous week, setting a new club scoring record in Ufa. His record-breaking goal, though, was overshadowed by his team’s defeat against Kunlun Red Star — the Chinese team at last recording its first win of the season. Teemu’s head coach, Tomi Lamsa, is talking up the excitement of nurturing his team’s young stars, while in Sochi we’ve seen the first big coaching change of the season.
12 October 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

The Generation Game — the KHL week in review
From a veteran still tearing it up in Yekaterinburg to a clutch of teenagers marked out for great things, the KHL covers all ages.
5 October 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Minsk supports its fans, Znarok reaches a landmark — the KHL week in review
KHL clubs are making an effort to reach out to their older fans — from Minsk to Omsk, our teams are supporting elderly people. On the ice, there were landmarks aplenty as Oleg Znarok and Dmitrij Jaskin both reached milestones and Nikita Chibrisov wrote himself into the record books. All that, and a high-scoring start in the Women’s Hockey League, adds up to another busy week around the league.
28 September 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Youthquake! — the KHL week in review
Hockey during a pandemic means teams have to be more flexible than ever about giving young players game time. This week saw SKA name the youngest ever KHL roster, while Salavat Yulaev’s juniors produced a game-winning performance in a barn-burner against Vityaz. No longer a youngster, Jokerit’s Mikko Lehtonen told us a little about what he was doing when he team spent a few days in quarantine before Friday’s game against Sibir.
21 September 2020, 14:15 Weekly Round-up

Increasing crowds, rising revenues — the KHL week in review
There are more positive signs for the KHL, even amid the current pandemic. Despite the early end to last season, the league set a new record for TV revenues. And in the current campaign, crowds are steadily growing. Some clubs are now able to operate at 50% spectator capacity, enabling more people to come and watch their favorites in the arena.
14 September 2020, 14:15 Weekly Round-up

Ovechkin, Aaltonen, Shaporev — the KHL week in review
It was a big week for forwards: German Shaporev, 19, got his first goals in the KHL, Miro Aaltonen potted the first hat-trick of the season and Alexander Ovechkin was guest of honor as Sibir played Kunlun. Meanwhile, 18-year-old goalie Vsevolod Skotnikov got a win on his debut for CSKA. After two weeks of play, the league looks more competitive than ever.
7 September 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

And they’re off ... — the KHL week in review
The new KHL season got underway as planned — and it started with a compelling game in Moscow where Ak Bars won the Opening Cup in overtime against CSKA. New imports Reid Boucher, Markus Granlund and Bill Peters were also quick to adapt. But there was also a somber note, with news of the death of Milos Riha, while today marks the ninth anniversary of the Lokomotiv air disaster.
31 August 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Ready to go! — the KHL week in review
The pre-season sparring is almost done — with trophies this week for Vityaz, Avangard and Dinamo Minsk — and the regular season starts Wednesday in Moscow.
24 August 2020, 15:15 Weekly Round-up

Stars of the future — the KHL week in review
With just one week of pre-season left, it’s encouraging to see new names making an impact. And it’s especially exciting to see youngsters making their mark. At Ak Bars, Artyom Galimov looks poised to build on last year’s break-out season, while Avangard’s teenager Yegor Chinakhov could be ready for his KHL debut.
17 August 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Trophies for Sibir and Salavat, Dawes arrives in Kazan
Two more pre-season tournaments took place — with fans able to watch the action in Ufa — as the start of the campaign moves ever closer.
10 August 2020, 14:15 Weekly Round-up

Preparations pick up pace — the KHL week in review
Last week saw the KHL announce its schedule for the coming season — with all the action set to start on September 2. That means it’s high time the pre-season preparations hit top gear, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl became the first tournament winner of the summer.
3 August 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Hockey is back! — the KHL week in review
Head coaches in masks and empty arenas — it’s not exactly how we’d like to see it, but the sight of KHL teams playing their first pre-season games last week is enough to give any fan a boost.
27 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Lamsa excited for Ufa test, Riga unveils new look — the KHL week in review
Salavat Yulaev’s new head coach, Tomi Lamsa, spoke about his learning curve in the KHL, while Dinamo Riga has a new image for the coming campaign.
20 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Da Costa talks safety, Red Star moves to Mytishchi — the KHL week in review
As preparations for hockey’s return continue, Stephane Da Costa gives an insight into how player safety works for the KHL’s imports. Elsewhere, there’s a temporary new arena for one of our teams and an update on when to expect next season’s schedule to drop.
17 July 2020, 14:00 News

Coaching debuts in 2020-2021. A look at new bench bosses
A world champion in Moscow, an Erkka Westerlund’s student, and all Kazakh players’ godfather. KHL.ru presents the coaches that will have their debut next season.
13 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Imports arrive — the KHL week in review
More positive signs for the coming season as the first of the KHL’s European-based imports flew into Russia last week. Elsewhere, season tickets go on sale in Moscow and Bob Hartley has a bedtime story for Avangard fans.
6 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Title for CSKA, skills from SKA’s kids — KHL week in review
The past week saw CSKA named Russia’s champion for 2020, while top of SKA’s top teens got back on the ice in eye-catching style.
2 July 2020, 11:00 News

World Sports Journalists Day
Today is World Sports Journalists Day and the KHL wishes to celebrate with the media representatives who report on our league.
29 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Pre-season plans — KHL week in review
There are more signs that hockey is heading back to normality — several clubs have announced their pre-season plans, and many traditional summer tournaments are hoping to go ahead as coronavirus restrictions start to ease.
22 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Morozov talks, Bailen shakes — KHL week in review
KHL president Alexei Morozov spoke about some of the big issues facing the league before next can season start, while Nick Bailen explains why it’s so important to shake hands with everyone when you get to work.
15 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Ex-Barys star wins political race, Vey talks up SKA switch
Two former Barys forwards were in the news, but for very different reasons. Brandon Bochenski, one of the most successful imports in KHL history, brought his eye for goal to the political arena and scored a resounding victory in the mayoral elections in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Meanwhile, Linden Vey talked about his recent move from CSKA to SKA.
8 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Bragin replaces Kudashov — KHL week in review
There’s a big coaching change for SKA, and for Team Russia, while KHL president Alexei Morozov talks up the league’s work with supporters in partnership with SAP.
1 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

September restart — with help from Granny. KHL week in review
The new season has a provisional start date, while the current coronavirus lockdown means clubs have some unlikely new recruits to help keep players in tip-top condition over the summer.
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