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14 October 2019, 13:50 Weekly Round-up

Landmarks for Kaprizov, Kokarev; end of an era for Velichkin
Another busy week of KHL action saw Spartak’s Denis Kokarev become the third player to make 700 appearances in the league. CSKA’s young forward Kirill Kaprizov reached 100 goals in the KHL and went to the top of the scoring charts for the current campaign. Metallurg’s long-serving GM Gennady Velichkin left his post in Magnitogorsk. And Kunlun Red Star played its first games of the season at its new Beijing arena, attracting some encouraging crowds to meetings with Neftekhimik and Lokomotiv.
7 October 2019, 14:40 Weekly Round-up

A baseball star in Belarus, record crowds in September – KHL week in review
September saw the KHL set a new attendance record, with an average crowd 7,595 fans making it the most popular opening month of the season. Among the league’s ever-increasing audience, baseball legend Albert Pujols paid a visit to Dinamo Minsk last week, while the weekend saw KHL and Women’s Hockey League teams getting behind the World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend initiative. Two forwards also made the headlines: Sergei Mozyakin got his 700th regular season point on Saturday, while Anton Burdasov agreed a one-year deal with SKA.
30 September 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Datsyuk takes his bow, MacTavish says farewell – KHL week in review
Last week saw Pavel Datsyuk make his long-awaited debut for Avtomobilist as the celebrated forward completed his recovery from injury. But it also spelled the end for Craig MacTavish, whose tenure as head coach of Lokomotiv last just eight games.
23 September 2019, 14:45 Weekly Round-up

Unfamiliar leaders, unexpected struggles and a new KHL city
It’s been a week of new sensations. On the ice, unheralded Vityaz fought its way to the top of the KHL table for the first time in the club’s history, reaching the summit with a rare victory over SKA. At the other end of the table, two traditional challengers are languishing in an unaccustomed position well outside the playoff places. And Almaty became the 46th city to stage KHL action when Barys played two games there last week – capacity crowds saw a pair of home wins as another temporary residency proved a big success.
16 September 2019, 13:45 Weekly Round-up

More record crowds and an honor for coach ‘Bill’ – KHL week in review
KHL legend Zinetula Bilyaletdinov was guest of honor in Kazan this week – and the three-time Gagarin Cup winner was presented with one of Russia’s top awards at the Tatneft Arena. In China, Kunlun Red Star celebrated its biggest ever crowds while Vadim Shipachyov got his 600th KHL point in his hometown.
9 September 2019, 14:35 Weekly Round-up

Jandac leaves Metallurg, Wolski reaches milestone – KHL week in review
The first full week of the season brought the first coaching casualty; two losses in three home games ended Metallurg’s patience with Josef Jandac and brought Ilya Vorobyov back to the club. There was better news for Wojtek Wolski and Sergei Shumakov, who both scored their 100th KHL goals this week, while Kunlun Red Star brought the league to a new venue in the south of China.
2 September 2019, 13:05 Weekly Round-up

Smart pucks and super goals – KHL week in review
The first day of the season brought plenty of talking points. There was Maxim Chudinov’s latest long-range goal to help Avangard win the Opening Cup. And there was the arrival of the KHL’s new Smart Puck technology, a world first that brings ever-more-detailed information to fans, participants and the media.
26 August 2019, 14:45 Weekly Round-up

Two big trades as summer comes to an end – the KHL week in review
The final days of pre-season brought plenty of tournament action – with trophies going to Dinamo Riga, Dynamo Moscow, SKA and Traktor. There were a couple of notable trades as well as clubs finetune their plans ahead of the grand opening of the season on Sunday.
19 August 2019, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Ovi visits Balashikha, Andrighetto happy with Hartley – the week in review
When Alexander Ovechkin comes to visit, everyone pays attention. Especially when he hints at a possible return to play in Russia once his current NHL contract is done. Sven Andrighetto is already here, and he told KHL.ru all about his decision to join Avangard. And Amur Khabarovsk posted the most talked-about clip of the week when a real live tiger cub visited the locker room of the hockey-playing tigers.
12 August 2019, 13:45 Weekly Round-up

First tournaments settled, historic win for Russia – the KHL week in review
The first pre-season competitions reached their climax last week, with success for Sochi, Barys, Dynamo Moscow and more. Meanwhile, the future for Russian hockey looks brighter than ever: the country’s U18s won the Hlinka Gretzky Cup for the first time since 1995.
5 August 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Ovi in China, MacTavish starts well with Loko – the KHL week in review
The first pre-season tournaments got underway last week. In China, Alexander Ovechkin was guest of honor at Kunlun Red Star’s Renaissance Cup, while in Sochi Craig MacTavish got off to a winning start in his new role with Lokomotiv. Elsewhere, new arrivals Antti Niemi and Garet Hunt shared their thoughts on starting in the KHL, while Oleg Znarok sounded a warning to Spartak’s rivals this season.
29 July 2019, 14:45 Weekly Round-up

Znarok’s back!
With the pre-season build-up gathering pace, Spartak played its first game under new head coach Oleg Znarok while Dinamo Riga set a new record for a KHL team. Elsewhere, the Women’s Hockey League announced an exciting new addition.
22 July 2019, 15:30 Weekly Round-up

Olympic champ returns, Admiral starts the season
News of Vyacheslav Voynov’s move to Avangard dominated the week’s transfer tales, while Admiral was the first KHL team to play an exhibition game as preparations step up for the start of the 2019/20 season.
15 July 2019, 12:45 Weekly Round-up

New horizons, new signings – and a new head coach for Russia
The big news of the week came from St. Petersburg, where Ilya Vorobyov was abruptly replaced as head coach of both SKA St. Petersburg and the Russian national team. Alexei Kudashov replaces him while the club announced the signing of a potential new Artemy Panarin. The KHL’s schedule for the coming season was unveiled, with Shenzhen, Almaty and Davos getting ready to welcome the league for the first time.
8 July 2019, 14:45 Weekly Round-up

Olympic champion comes home, Zaripov shows his bottle
Top trade of the week? Bogdan Kiselevich to CSKA. Top trend? #bottlecapchallenge. Unlikeliest trade? Leo Messi to Avangard.
1 July 2019, 12:15 Weekly Round-up

Imports arrive in Minsk, Ovechkin signs for Dynamo
Dinamo Minsk acquired its first two imports of the summer, Traktor signed another Czech – and Alexander Ovechkin is set to continue in his advisory role at his first club, Dynamo Moscow.
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.
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.
6 May 2019, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Russia readies for Worlds, Znarok heads to Spartak – the KHL week in review
The end of the KHL season sees the focus switch to international play, while the opening of the new trade window has brought a flurry of high-profile signings. While Ilya Vorobyov looks to fashion a dream team for Russia at the upcoming World Championships, his predecessor behind the national team’s bench, Oleg Znarok, is back in business as head coach of Spartak Moscow.
29 April 2019, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

Torpedo goes to Britain, Podkolzin helps Russia’s youngsters to silver
The last full week of the 2018/19 season saw the KHL continue its partnership with Ice Hockey UK as Torpedo headed across the North Sea to meet Team GB. On the international stage, Russia’s U18s won silver at the World Championship in Sweden, with SKA’s prospect Vasily Podkolzin captaining the team.
22 April 2019, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

CSKA’s crown, Sorokin’s success and a new attendance recorded
The Gagarin Cup dominates this week. CSKA is celebrating after winning the cup for the first time – and once again the KHL saw a record average attendance for postseason.
15 April 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Gagarin Cup final underway – the KHL week in review
The culmination of the season is here – the 2019 Gagarin Cup final began Saturday in Moscow. The trophy itself hit the heights of Russia’s capital while, on the ice, Mikhail Grigorenko came out on top with the first ever hat-trick in a Gagarin Cup final game to put CSKA 1-0 up on Avangard. Away from the playoff action, two of Russia’s Olympic champions announced moves to the NHL.
8 April 2019, 15:30 Weekly Round-up

The final countdown – the KHL week in review
The KHL’s Conference finals are on a knife-edge – and we could be set for a unique pair of game seven deciders. Here’s the lowdown on the latest action and the key men in this season’s match-ups.
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.
25 March 2019, 16:00 Weekly Round-up

Old foes and upsets – the KHL week in review
18 March 2019, 16:00 Weekly Round-up

Playoff battles and pond hockey – the KHL week in review
11 March 2019, 15:45 Weekly Round-up

A Nordic accent and a veteran goalie – the KHL week in review
Round one of the playoffs is done – here’s a look at some of the difference-makers in the opening phase of postseason.
4 March 2019, 14:45 Weekly Round-up

Best of times, worst of times – the KHL Week in Review
Playoffs are all about contrasting fortunes. For defending champion Ak Bars, life on the wrong end of a first-round sweep is a low-point in the KHL era. For Avtomobilist and Sochi, the current postseason is already better than ever – without even getting through the first round.
25 February 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Gusev follows Mozyakin’s lead, CSKA leads the way – the KHL Week in Review
The last week of regular season action saw CSKA finish on top of the table. The Army Club’s success drove another increase in KHL attendances.
18 February 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Open-air thrills, new records and the playoff race – the KHL Week in Review
Dinamo Riga is in the thick of the race for a playoff place – but still found time to stage an outdoor festival of hockey around its vital 3-1 win at home to Dinamo Minsk on Friday evening. Elsewhere, there were individual records for two players, while CSKA set a new team record when it won its 50th game of the season.
11 February 2019, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

International action and a Special One – the KHL Week in Review
The weekend’s international duty dominated the past week, with Russia looking to unearth some stars of the future and the Czechs ending an old hoodoo. Back in the KHL, Jose Mourinho became an Avangard fan and Danis Zaripov set a new record.
4 February 2019, 15:05 Weekly Round-up

Riga goes British, goalies hit the headlines – KHL Week in Review
British hockey fans get a chance to have a look at KHL stars in person on Wednesday when Dinamo Riga plays an exhibition game against Team GB on Wednesday. Back home, it was a big week for goalies: a shut-out record for CSKA, a landmark for Ilya Konovalov and a GWG for Joni Ortio.
28 January 2019, 14:30 Weekly Round-up

Attendances hit new highs and Russia turns to youth – KHL Week in Review
Watching more hockey is the kind of New Year’s resolution that’s easy to keep – and the first week of 2019 saw a record number of fans coming to KHL games. They got to see first hand some of the young prospects named in Team Russia’s latest Euro Tour roster, with Ilya Vorobyov choosing a youthful party for next month’s Swedish Hockey Games. And, with the playoffs now less than a month away, three more teams confirmed their involvement over the past week.
21 January 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Hartley wins another trophy as Maione steals the show
Tatarstan was the perfect host for the KHL All-Star Week and Kazan staged a fantastic finale. From Mathew Maione’s singing to Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s penalty shot, it was a weekend of indelible memories.
14 January 2019, 16:30 Weekly Round-up

The Week of Hockey Stars gets underway – the KHL Week in Review
It’s all eyes on Tatarstan as the KHL’s festival of hockey gets started. In regular season action, three teams booked their playoff places and our World Junior stars came home from Canada.
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