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24 June 2019, 11:45 Weekly Round-up

Olympic star heads to Yekaterinburg, Podkolzin is Russia’s top draft
Avtomobilist made the most intriguing trade of the week, picking up the services of German Olympian Brooks Macek on a one-year deal. In the NHL draft, SKA’s Vasily Podkolzin was the first Russian player selected, going at #10 to the Vancouver Canucks. And Belarusian legend Mikhail Grabovsky is back home in Minsk where he’s preparing for his first coaching role in an impressive Trans-Atlantic career.
17 June 2019, 11:00 Weekly Round-up

Kazan welcomes Wikstrand, Beijing readies goalies – KHL review of the week
Swedish defenseman Mikael Wikstrand, a World Champion in 2018, was the big trade of the week. The 25-year-old joins Ak Bars from Farjestad. Kunlun Red Star continues its rebuild with an emphasis on goaltending -vastly experienced coach Dusty Imoo is taking charge of the club’s netminders, and Czech international Simon Hrubec is among his new recruits.
10 June 2019, 11:15 Weekly Round-up

Datsyuk goes home, Lehtera returns to Russia – the KHL week in review
The week’s big story was all about Pave Datsyuk joining Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and returning to his hometown. The 40-year-old center signed a one-year deal with the ambitious Eastern Conference outfit after leaving SKA. His former employer, meanwhile, moved to bring in Jori Lehtera as his replacement. Experienced Czech defenseman Andrej Sustr signed up for Kunlun Red Star in another significant trade. On the ice, meanwhile, Russia’s sledge hockey success in Sochi is encouraging big plans for future international tournaments.
4 June 2019, 12:45 News

Continental Cup Day 4 preview – the battle for second place
The Sledge Hockey Continental Cup concludes in Sochi today. The four-team tournament was organized by the Russian Paralympic Committee, the KHL and the Russian Federation of Sport for People with Physical Impairments. The tournament winner was already determined on Sunday when Russia ‘A’ clinched top spot, but the battle for the remaining places is still very much alive.
3 June 2019, 17:00 Weekly Round-up

Jokerit tops the charts, Russia impresses in sledge hockey
Its been a week of award ceremonies and end-of-season rankings. Jokerit came out on top of the KHL’s club ratings while CSKA collected the gongs at the league’s annual awards. There’s still action on the ice, though, with Russia winning a four-team international sledge hockey tournament in Sochi.
27 May 2019, 11:15 Weekly Round-up

Finns on top of the World, Chelios heads to China
The World Championship came to an end with Jokerit’s Marko Anttila scoring twice as Finland defeated Canada 3-1 in the final. Russia won bronze in a shoot-out against the Czech Republic. Elsewhere, the summer trading picks up pace, and there is more KHL memorabilia in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
20 May 2019, 10:45 Weekly Round-up

Russia impresses in Slovakia, Lokomotiv announces new coach
The World Championship continues with Russia still unbeaten. Back home, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl unveiled Craig MacTavish as its new coach and plenty of Finns were on the move.
13 May 2019, 15:30 Weekly Round-up

World Championship starts, Torpedo adds imports – the KHL week in review
Slovakia is the focus this week as the World Championship gets underway with a strong KHL representation once again. Back home, Torpedo confirmed the signing of two new imports while more details of next season were confirmed by the league management.
27 April 2019, 09:00 Preview

Torpedo flies to England
Torpedo’s roster took off on Friday for two exhibition games against Team Great Britain. David Nemirovsky’s team – noted last season for a pre-season program that began in May rather than July – is cutting short its summer break to help GB prepare for its upcoming World Championship campaign. The Nizhny Novgorod men will play back-to-back games in Nottingham (Saturday, 1900 local time, 2100 Moscow time) and Sheffield (Sunday, 1600 local, 1800 Moscow).
19 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

Match ball! CSKA enters Game 4 looking for a sweep! Preview for April 19th
Avangard is facing an almost insurmountable task. There’s little more they can do than take things step by step, starting with a home victory tonight. Anything else means their summer begins!
17 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

CSKA takes commanding 2-0 lead over Avangard! Preview for April 17th
As the venues switch, Avangard will hope that home-ice advantage brings some form of fresh air after having only scored two goals thus far in the series. Finding a way to solve Sorokin will be a heavy task in a very critical Game 3!
15 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

CSKA underlined its role as favorite in Game 1! Preview for April 15th
When looking at 10 years of Gagarin Cup history, tonight’s Game 2 should go a long way in determining who will be this year’s champion. That means that Avangard is especially hard-pressed for a win!
13 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

The Gagarin Cup kicks things off with Game 1 in Moscow! Preview April 13
Gagarin Cup action takes flight tonight as the KHL’s top regular season team CSKA comes in off the tails of a seven game series to face an unexpected upstart finalist in Avangard Omsk.
12 April 2019, 12:00 News

Avangard and CSKA battle for the ultimate prize. Gagarin Cup finals preview
The West and East finals were both great series, with Avangard and CSKA deservingly moving on to the final chapter of the 2019 Gagarin Cup playoffs. In the finals, the two teams that showed the best hockey throughout the season will clash for the joy of the spectators. Both sides never won the Gagarin Cup title, thus we’ll have a new champion this year – the sixth in the League’s history.
11 April 2019, 14:30 News

CSKA gets to the second Gagarin Cup Finals in a row. West review
After a couple of early wins, it looked like CSKA could get to the Gagarin Cup finals playing on one leg. However, the next two games proved that the reality would be very different, and the Muscovites needed seven games to reach the finals for the second time in a row.
10 April 2019, 15:15 News

Avangard is back to the Gagarin Cup Finals. East Finals review
This series was expected to be long, and it surely didn’t disappoint those who were watching. The teams put on a show that lasted for six games – from one hand, however, it was too bad that the teams didn’t dispute the right to access the Gagarin Cup Finals in a decisive game seven.
9 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

Game 7 action – it doesn’t get better than this! Preview for April 9th
In another tight contest, SKA took its third game at home to push the series to an all-or-nothing, do-or-die Game 7.
8 April 2019, 07:45 Preview

Furious OT Salavat win swings the series back to Ufa! Preview for April 8th
Avangard almost ended the series in Balashikha. Now it has to find a way to keep Salavat from pushing an all-decisive Game 7 with a Game 6 home victory.
7 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

After shutout statement by CSKA, series now on the line! Preview Apr 7
CSKA pitches a shutout in Moscow after two straight losses in St. Petersburg. They now head to the Baltic metropolis looking to put the nail in the coffin and advance to the Gagarin Cup!
6 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

Avangard looks to make use of the match ball at home! Preview for April 6th
Avangard heads home with a decisive 3-1 lead in the series. For Salavat, only winning counts!
5 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

SKA has tied things up! Best-of-3 scenario begins tonight! Preview Apr 5
After holding to just two combined goals in St. Petersburg, the series heads back to Moscow with SKA carrying the momentum. A goaltender dual for the ages continues!
4 April 2019, 07:25 Preview

5-1 victory gives Ufa new life and the series a new outlook! Preview Apr 4
With the Game 3 blowout, Salavat will now try to tie things up and avoid heading back to Balashikha for what would be a match ball game.
3 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

SKA is back in the series – more to come in Game 4! Preview Apr 3
It took overtime to make it happen, but SKA has found a way back into the series. Can the team pull another rabbit out of its hat to even things up?
2 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

Salavat heads home desperately needing to turn the tide! Preview Apr 2
After a tight overtime match in Game 1, Avangard defeated Salavat more clearly in Game 2. Series will now hit the next phase in Ufa.
1 April 2019, 15:15 Weekly Round-up

Week in review: Avangard delights Hartley, Sorokin stops SKA
CSKA and Avangard enjoyed strong starts to the Conference Finals, Beck, Franson and Omark achieved landmarks for their clubs and the KHL signed a new tech deal.
1 April 2019, 07:00 Preview

SKA hoping for sweet home cooking to get back into series! Preview Apr 1
After scoring just three goals in the first two games, one of which was disallowed, SKA desperately needs to make use of home ice advantage to help them get back into the series against an increasingly confident CSKA foe.
31 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

East: The little things decided Game 1. What happens later? Preview Mar 31
Higher ranked Avangard needed overtime to defeat Salavat in Game 1. What will Game 2 hold in store?
30 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

West: Things look to get more intensive after tight Game 1! Preview Mar 30
CSKA’s top line continued to find a way to be a difference in CSKA’s close Game 1 victory. Sorokin beat on basically the only shot he didn’t see. Inspiration for SKA in Game 2?
29 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

Eastern Conference final features two clear-cut underdogs! Preview Mar 29
Thoroughly unexpected and now thoroughly exciting Eastern Conference final pits two of the KHL’s most tradition-filled clubs, both vying for a Gagarin Cup berth against league titans CSKA or SKA!
28 March 2019, 16:15 Preview

Can Ufa stop the Omsk machine? East Conference Finals preview
While the Western Conference finals were somewhat predictable with another chapter in the Army rivalry’s history, playoffs in the Eastern Conference were wilder and brought to unexpected results.
28 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

CSKA and SKA face off in renewed dual of arch rivals! Preview for Mar 28
The Western Conference final begins tonight featuring the top two teams in the conference, who finished the regular season separated by just 3 points.
27 March 2019, 16:45 Preview

Classical battle in the Western finals. The Army rivalry is back
The Russian version of El Clasico is back for the playoffs as CSKA and SKA will face at this stage for the fourth time in five years.
26 March 2019, 16:30 News

Salavat Yulaev too much for Avtomobilist. Ufa reaches the East finals
The lower seeds’ revenge continues in the Eastern Conference, as Salavat Yulaev – the sixth team in the East standings – defeated the team who dominated most of the regular season in only five games.
25 March 2019, 15:00 News

Avangard left no chances to Barys. The Hawks move on to the East finals
In what seemed to be a strong candidate for a seven-game series, Avangard didn’t experience much trouble in getting the best of Barys. The Kazakhs battled fiercely – and at times they looked able to get Avangard more than a problem – but the Hawks were ultimately the best team and deservedly earned the right to take on Salavat Yulaev on the Eastern Conference finals.
24 March 2019, 19:15 News

Lokomotiv not a threat for SKA. The Army team moves to the West Finals
Not differently from last year – at least for the outcome – SKA skated past Lokomotiv in the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 score. Lokomotiv fought hard – in a couple of occasions, literally so – but the Railwaymen’s efforts weren’t enough to overcome a focused SKA team. On its end, SKA started the series better than the first round against Spartak, and it paid out as the team led by Ilya Vorobyov closed the clash in only five games.
23 March 2019, 13:00 News

No surprises from Dynamo. CSKA gets to Western Conference finals
Those who were expecting an upset in the Western Conference semifinals were disappointed as the Red Army skated past HC Dynamo with relative ease as they won the series 4-1, giving to the Krikunov’s team only one win in game two. CSKA felt no panic when the Blues-and-Whites tied the series at one after a memorable 22-save shutout by Ivan Bocharov and an OT winner scored by Vladimir Bryukvin.
22 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

Underdogs ahoy! Favorites on the brink of elimination! Preview for March 22
Both Avangard and Salavat can finish things off with a road victory today!
21 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

CSKA and SKA look to hammer the final nail in the coffin! Preview Mar 21
Western Conference series could end tonight. Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv play on the road with their backs against the wall.
20 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

Salavat hopes to build surprising lead over Avtomobilist! Preview Mar 20
Underdog Avangard is looking to gain a decisive lead over Barys after a clear-cut 5-0 victory in Game 3!
19 March 2019, 07:00 Preview

CSKA looks to make it two on the road for decisive lead! Preview Mar 19
Lokomotiv hopes home ice continues to bode well after welcomes a visiting SKA who they haven’t beat in what seems like forever.
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