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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod gewannen im September neun Spiele und steht mit 19 Punkte in der West Conference auf Platz 1. Der HC Sochi schüttelt die Nachzüglerrolle ab.

KHL.ru continues on remembering the league’s legend and today it’s Vladimir Krikunov’s turn. He is the elder statesman of the Russian coaching fraternity, and his career has seen it all, including a full set of medals from the national championship and coaching the national team.

Brooks Macek führt auch Ende November die KHL Schützenliste an. Meilensteine für Alexander Radulov und Metallurg Head Coach Ilya Vorobyov.

Two of the KHL’s biggest clubs are having a rough start to the season, with record losing streaks and the first coaching change of the season. Meanwhile, one of Jaromir Jagr’s KHL records has fallen, and Metallurg became the first team to play 1,000 games in the league.

In a busy week of KHL action we’ve seen an appearance landmark, a new hat-trick king, the first scorer from 2005 and two goalies making shut-out debuts. That’s in addition to two sensational saves, a new country on the KHL map and SKA remaining unbeaten.

Gagarin Cup Champion CSKA gewinnt zum Auftakt gegen Metallurg mit 5:2 und zeigt damit, dass man auch in der 15.KHL Saison zu den Favoriten gehört. Welche Teams können CSKA Moskau gefährlich werden?

Saving the best to last, two teams announced high profile new imports with experience at the very pinnacle of the game. Elsewhere, a long-serving franchise legend signed a banger of a new deal, Barys triumphed on home ice and we saw the first women’s action of the summer.

In Mytishchi this week, the KHL is preparing two new ‘firsts’. Already underway, the league’s first summer training camp for players. And, coming soon, our first ever 3x3 tournament – eight teams and almost 70 players, including Gagarin Cup winners and Olympic champions.

KHL.ru continues its review of the season for each of the 24 clubs that contested the 2021-2022 season. Dinamo Riga did not make the playoffs, finishing 12th in the Western Conference. In the overall standings, only Admiral and Kunlun Red Star finished below the Latvians.

The final showdown is here – Metallurg faces CSKA for the Gagarin Cup. We’ve enjoyed a high-scoring playoff and some memorable moments to get here, and seen new records set. Elsewhere, a long-serving import hangs up his skates and Ak Bars looks for a new head coach.

Two teams stand one win away from the 2022 Gagarin Cup final, while plans are already coming together for next season – and Avtomobilist became the first team to extend a contract with an import for the 2022-2023 campaign.

The big news at home was the confirmation of this season’s playoffs, which will start on March 1 with no further regular season action in the KHL. For many of our players, though, the Olympics are dominating everything. The Opening Ceremony took place in Beijing on Friday and Russia’s Women’s Hockey League is already making an impact at the Games.

As of Saturday, 164 of the players selected to go to the 2022 Olympics have played in the KHL at some point in their careers. That represents 55% of all male hockey players heading to Beijing. It’s an increase from 2018, when 47% of players in PyeongChang had KHL experience. Not surprisingly, then, the Games dominates this week’s review.

The first action of 2022 saw Dmitry Kvartalnov behind the bench for his 800th game in the KHL, while Niko Ojamaki’s 29th goal of the season beat Teemu Hartikainen’s record haul for a Finnish player. Elsewhere, Dinamo Riga faces COVID-related cancellations, but the league is confident it can play on.

Official Kontinental Hockey League’s communication about the cancellation of three regular-season games.

After suffering a horrific loss against Barys Nur-Sultan, Dinamo Riga traveled to Ufa to meet with the local Salavat Yulaev team.

The Jokers try to climb up in the standings facing off with the Blue-and-Whites, while Dinamo Riga visits Salavat Yulaev in Ufa. Game between Avangard and Avtomobilist cancelled.

Official Kontinental Hockey League’s communication about the cancellation of two regular-season games.

The new year of 2022 has arrived and it’s finally time to get back into game action. Dinamo Riga is back but in a troublesome situation.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Regular Season’s sixteenth week in four categories.

Dinamo Riga travels to Kazakhstan, match between Jokerit and Avtomobilist cancelled.

The fourth and final meeting between Dinamo Riga and Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod to close out the 2021 and to look for signs of things to come.

The Jokers travel to Moscow to face CSKA before the KHL takes a pause until Monday for the New Year festivities. In the meantime, Dinamo Riga faces Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod. Five games are on tap on the last 2021 KHL matchday.

After having won two in a row Dinamo Riga was set to take on a familiar face - Bob Hartley returned to Riga as the home team looked to extend their winning streak.

The Jokers host Kunlun Red Star after losing to Avangard, while Dinamo Riga hosts the Hawks on a rare two-game winning streak. Five games in three countries are on tap today – all hosted by Western teams.

The KHL’s all-time top scorer was back on the ice last week, while our current scoring leader picked up his 800th point in the league. Elsewhere, the emphasis is all about Monday’s trade deadline — with two Canadian veterans looking to play their way to Beijing via Kazan.

Christmas has been celebrated in the Latvian capital and now it was time to return to the hockey action.

Three games in three countries are on tap on a light KHL matchday.

A one-game road trip for Dinamo Riga saw them meet with their closest rivals in the standings - Vityaz Podolsk.

The Jokers face Dinamo Minsk for the second time of the season trying to revert the trend after a couple of losses. In the meantime, Dinamo Riga faces Vityaz to leave the basement.

The international break is over and it returns with a great one in Riga - the Dinamo derby between the Latvian and Belorussian sides.

On the ice, it was all about international hockey — from the Channel 1 Cup to news of Russia’s junior roster. In the KHL, the emphasis was on trades, with the final dealing before the deadline starting to heat up.

The KHL returns after the Euro Hockey Tour’s second stage with ten teams hitting the ice on an exciting KHL Monday!

The Euro Hockey Tour returns as the top four European teams line up in Russia to compete for the Channel One Cup — the Russian phase of the European trophy. In Finland, the Swedish got the crown, while this time around Canada joins the tournament. In total, 77 players from 22 KHL sides will skate in Russia for their respective national teams.

The international break is fast approaching and in the final game prior to it, Dinamo Riga was set to host Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod.

In the last KHL matchday before the EHT pause Jokerit faces Dinamo Minsk trying to end the period still on top of the Western Conference’s standings. Dinamo Riga faces Torpedo with 11 games on tap on a busy KHL Sunday.

Dinamo Riga continues their home stretch this time taking on guests from Podolsk.

The Jokers move to Moscow to face Spartak for the third time, while the Latvians face Vityaz trying to move up from the last place in the Western Conference’s standings. Eight games in three countries are on tap in a busy KHL Friday.

After a short road trip, Dinamo Riga returned home to meet Amur Khabarovsk and begin their three-game homestand.