Goalie Filipp Dolganov made 46 saves to end Lokomotiv’s winning start to the season. Neftekhimik won 1-0, absorbing huge pressure in Neftekhimik. Also in Tatarstan, Ak Bars blanked Metallurg to win its home opener 2-0. Avtomobilist was the day’s big sc…
Read MoreKHL.ru restarts its ‘Man of the Week’ column with Nail Yakupov. The talented forward had a tremendous start of the new season with three goals in three games with Kunlun Red Star.
Nail Yakupov, once heralded as the next big thing in hockey, has had…
Read MoreA hat-trick from Maxim Sorkin powered CSKA to its first win of the season, a 6-2 success against Admiral. Metallurg’s slow start to its title defense continues after a 0-2 loss at home to Neftekhimik. Kunlun Red Star missed the chance to go top of the …
Read MoreToday saw Russian hockey mark the somber anniversary of the Yaroslavl air disaster on Sep. 7, 2011. On that day, the plane taking Lokomotiv’s team to Dinamo Minsk crashed after take-off, killing all players and team staff on board. Against that solemn…
Read MoreIn the latest instalment of KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview of the coming season we’re looking at Avangard. The Hawks signed goalie Mikhail Berdin and several strong defensemen, only to see injuries rob the team of its leading forwards.
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Read MoreContinuing KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview for the 2024-2025 season, today the talk is about Traktor. Despite a successful playoff run, the Chelyabinsk side decided to change its head coach, made targeted adjustments to their roster, and aims to at lea…
Read MoreAfter Lokomotiv’s win yesterday, the second matchday of the new season will feature six games, with exciting matchups in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.
Just as last season, the second matchday starts with an exciting Siberian derby …
Read MoreThe seventeenth KHL season kicks off tonight with a clash between last year’s finalists, Metallurg and Lokomotiv. It’s the first time that the two sides meet in the Opening Cup. The Steelers had two wins, while the Railwaymen are yet to record an Op…
Read MoreKHL.ru continues on previewing the 2024-2025 season for the league’s teams. Today, it’s Lada’s turn. Last season, the Togliatti side made it to the playoffs; now they will have to live up to those expectations.
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Read MoreKHL.ru continues its series on players and coaches who have become league legends. The new article tells the story of Karri Ramo, a standout representative of the Finnish goaltending school, who came within a step of winning the Gagarin Cup.
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