Croatian club hopes to join KHL
On the 28th of March a delegation from Zagreb, Croatia attended a meeting in Moscow, at which they presented the Kontinental Hockey League leadership with an official application for HC Medvescak...
View ArticleTikhonov brings SKA back from the brink. Western Final, Game 5
(1) SKA St. Petersburg 2 2OT (3) Dynamo Moscow 1 Dynamo leads the series 3-2Viktor Tikhonov’s 10th goal of the play-offs may yet become his team’s most important of the season after the forward tied...
View ArticleKontiola saves Traktor. Eastern Final, Game 5
(1) Ak Bars Kazan 1 (3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 OT Ak Bars leads the series 3-2 Petri Kontiola went from zero to hero as Traktor kept its Gagarin Cup hopes alive with an overtime win in Kazan. The Finn,...
View ArticleKvapil treble sets up Dynamo double chance. Western Final, Game 6
(3) Dynamo Moscow 5 (1) SKA St. Petersburg 1 Dynamo wins the series 4-2 Defending champion Dynamo checked in for a second successive Gagarin Cup final series thanks to a hat-trick from Marek Kvapil–...
View ArticleWinner takes all. Eastern Final, Game 6
(3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 3 (1) Ak Bars Kazan 2 Series tied at 3-3 The Eastern Conference final is set for a game seven decider in Kazan after Traktor pulled off a 3-2 win in front of its own fans,...
View ArticleKostitsyn sends Traktor through. Eastern Final, Game 7
(1) Ak Bars Kazan 1 (3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 Traktor wins the series 4-3 Andrei Kostitsyn’s first goal of the play-offs couldn’t have come at a better moment – 29 seconds to play in Game 7, with the...
View ArticleAttention media! Accreditation for final series
Owing to the large number of accredited media personnel, the surge in demand for the final series, and the limited number of places in the press enclosures at both Luzhniki in Moscow and Arena Traktor...
View ArticlePlayers of the finals
To mark the conclusion of the third stage of the Gagarin Cup play-offs, the conference finals, the KHL has named the best players of the round in four categories. – Best goaltender was Michael Garnett...
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Photo.khl.ru: new design – new possibilities
If you are an occasional or even a frequent visitor to the KHL Photo agency website you cannot fail to notice the changes introduced yesterday. The updated site has a totally new look: in addition to...
View ArticleTraktor hit by Nichushkin row
Traktor Chelyabinsk’s build-up to the Gagarin Cup Final has met an unwelcome distraction in the form of Team Russia’s preparations for the Under-18 World Championship in Sochi. Traktor’s forward Valery...
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Gagarin Cup Final preview – Dynamo vs Traktor: how they match up
This season’s Gagarin Cup Final pits defending champion Dynamo Moscow against a Traktor Chelyabinsk side making its first appearance in a grand final of any sort. On the face of it, Dynamo is the clear...
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Gagarin Cup Final – what they’re saying
Sunday sees the start of the fifth Gagarin Cup final, with defending champion Dynamo welcoming first-time finalist Traktor Chelyabinsk to Moscow. And the pre-match build-up has focused on whether...
View ArticleFirst blood to Dynamo. Gagarin Cup Final, Game 1
(3) Dynamo Moscow 2 (3) Traktor Chelyabinsk1 Dynamo leads the series 1-0 Defending champion Dynamo Moscow took the early initiative in the year’s Gagarin Cup Final – but despite cruising to a 2-0 lead...
View ArticleLate Finnish wins it for Dynamo. Gagarin Cup Final, Game 2
(3) Dynamo Moscow 3 (3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 Dynamo leads the series 2-0 Janne Jalasvaara smashed home a late winner to give Dynamo a 2-0 advantage to take to Chelyabinsk – and leave Traktor...
View ArticleGame on! Traktor gets off the mark. Gagarin Cup Final, Game 3
(3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 3 (3) Dynamo Moscow 1 Dynamo leads the series 2-1 Traktor Chelyabinsk reignited its Gagarin Cup prospects with an impressive win on home ice. A 3-1 success over Dynamo cut the...
View ArticleGolubovich departs Nizhnekamsk; Skudra to guide Torpedo
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk has announced that the club will not be extending head coach Vladimir Golubovich’s contract, which expires on April 30th of this year. The 58-year-old has been at the helm for...
View ArticleOne more step for Dynamo. Gagarin Cup Final, Game 4
(3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 0 (3) Dynamo Moscow 1 Dynamo leads the series 3-1 As Russia celebrated Cosmonaut’s Day, marking the anniversary of Yury Gagarin’s first flight into space, Dynamo Moscow’s hopes...
View ArticleTraktor thriller keeps series alive. Gagarin Cup Final, Game 5
(3) Dynamo Moscow 3 (3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 4 Dynamo leads the series 3-2 It was due to be the day Dynamo retained the Gagarin Cup in front of its own fans at Moscow’s Luzhniki Arena – but nobody in...
View ArticleIt’s a Dynamo double! Gagarin Cup Final, Game 6
(3) Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 (3) Dynamo Moscow 3(1OT) Dynamo wins the Gagarin Cup Final 4-2! Alexei Tsvetkov wrote his name into the KHL history books with a dramatic overtime winner to keep the Gagarin...
View ArticlePlayers of the Final
To mark the conclusion of the climax of the play-offs, the Gagarin Cup Final, the KHL has named the best players of the series in four categories. – Best goaltender was Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo...
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