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Omark's wizardry... Who will play for Sweden at the Olympics?
KHL.ru presents a series of previews devoted to the teams competing for hockey gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The Games get underway on Friday, the 9th of February, and the hockey...
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Russian fireworks, American dreams – The KHL in PyeongChang
How do you follow the fireworks of the Opening Ceremony? For Oleg Znarok’s Russian team, a flurry of goalscoring firepower was the answer. Admittedly, the team’s 8-1 victory over Korea was not part of...
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“The perfect hockey broth.” All kinds of everything in Czechs' roster
KHL.ru continues its Olympic hockey preview with a look at the Czech Republic roster. Head coach Josef Jandac spoke to us about his players (15 of whom are from KHL clubs), their selection, and the...
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Koskinen the wall and Enlund's return. Finland at the Olympics
In the third of our country-by-country series of Olympic previews, we sought the views of Team Finland General Manager Jere Lehtinen about putting together the roster, the role of the sixteen KHL...
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From Nizhnekamsk to the stars – KHL week in review
The hockey world has been focused on the Winter Olympics this week – but that doesn’t mean life comes to a halt for the KHL. We’ve been pointing our telescopes at the Gagarin Cup, finding out about...
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Problems with goalies and a team without Talbot. Canada at the Olympics
In part four of our country-by-country series of Olympic previews, we turn our attention to the reigning Olympic champion, Canada, who for the first time this century will be fighting for gold without...
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Thoresen spurs on Norway. Olympic best of the rest
With just hours, rather than days remaining until the start of the 2018 Olympic hockey tournament, KHL.ru completes its preview of the teams with a look at the USA, Slovakia, Slovenia and Norway. None...
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Slovakia stuns Russians, Mursak shocks Americans – the KHL in PyeongChang
Russia might be ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’ here, the roster might be almost entirely different from 2014 in Sochi – but the opening period of action for Oleg Znarok’s team instantly evoked memories...
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A talented team with its back to the wall. Russia at the Olympics
Following our series of Olympic team profiles, we have one more addition – Russia, or the “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” for the politically-correct, and a team licking its wounds after its shock...
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Tolvanen’s triumphant start – the KHL in PyeongChang
Eeli Tolvanen wasted no time in introducing himself to the Olympics – the Finnish super-prospect had four points as Finland opened with a 5-2 win over Germany. It’s not the first grand opening for...
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A philatelist's delight: KHL anniversary stamp enters circulation
On Thursday, the 15th of February, 2018, a set of special postage stamp dedicated to the Kontinental Hockey League went on sale. The Central Post Office in Moscow marked the occasion by hosting a...
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Kovi catches the ‘Russian Rocket’ - KHL in PyeongChang
Ilya Kovalchuk matched the great Pavel Bure, Kirill Kaprizov got a hat-trick and Sergei Mozyakin scored his first Olympic goal at the age of 36 as the Russians roared back to form against Slovenia.Oleg...
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Double joy for Russian men and women – the KHL in PyeongChang
The latest instalment of the big Trans-Atlantic rivalry ended in a comfortable victory for Oleg Znarok’s Russian team. A 4-0 scoreline reflected the superiority the Olympic Athletes from Russia all...
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Zack attack – KHL in PyeongChang
Patrick Zackrisson scored the goal that took Sweden direct to the quarter-finals – and pushed Finland into the qualification round. The Sibir forward snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the third period...
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Praise for China, prospects in Korea? The KHL in PyeongChang
IIHF President Rene Fasel praised the work that China is doing within the KHL as it builds to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing – and hinted at the possibility of a Korean team joining the...
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Tolvanen stars, Jeglic sent home – KHL in PyeongChang
Eeli Tolvanen was Finland’s star once again as the Leijonat downed Korea 4-2, but Slovenia’s Ziga Jeglic was in trouble after a failed drugs test. His country’s day didn’t improve – an overtime loss...
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Russia to face Czechs, Sweden stunned by Germany – KHL in PyeongChang
In the Olympic men’s tournament, Russia marches on – a 6-1 win over Norway cements the team’s status as pre-tournament favorite. In the women’s event, though, there was disappointment as the Russians...
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Interview from orbit, awaiting a CSKA – Ak Bars final
Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Alexander Misurkin, currently orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station, answered questions from KHL.ru about who they will be supporting in the...
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Defenders of the Fatherland – the KHL in PyeongChang
Russia’s Olympic medal drought is over – and all that remains is to discover whether Oleg Znarok’s team will win gold or silver in Sunday’s final against Germany. February 23 is Defenders of the...
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Canada takes bronze – the KHL in PyeongChang
It wasn’t the medal they came for, but a Canadian roster featuring 13 active KHL players rounded out its Olympic campaign with a 6-3 victory over the Czech Republic in the bronze medal game.Photo:...
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