Players of the quarters: Sanford, Kutuzov, Laine & Vasilevsky
To mark the conclusion of the first stage of the Gagarin Cup play-offs, the conference quarter-finals, the KHL has named the best players of the round in four categories. – Best goaltender was Curtis...
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Baltika: official KHL beer for two more seasons
On Saturday, March 15, representatives of Baltika, the famous beer brewer, and of the Kontinental Hockey League gathered in Moscow to sign a deal which extends their partnership to 2016.The agreement...
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Defining duels – a look at the key players going head-to-head in the...
Western ConferenceSKA vs Lokomotiv The two teams had very different paths through round one, with SKA sweeping CSKA while Loko had a long-distance journey to depose defending champion Dynamo Moscow in...
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Home comforts as second round starts. Western semifinals, Day 1
(2) SKA 1 (8) Lokomotiv 0 SKA leads the series 1-0 Patrick Thoresen maintained his scoring streak to give SKA a tight victory in the series opener against Lokomotiv. The Norwegian had scored in, who...
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Defining duels – the key players in the battle for the East
Eastern conferenceMetallurg Magnitogorsk vs Sibir Regular season or post season, it makes little difference for Metallurg Magnitogorsk. That top line just keeps on scoring.The Mozyakin-Kovar-Zaripov...
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Masterful Mozyakin leads Magnitka to victory. Eastern semifinals, Day 1
(1) Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 (6) Sibir 2 (1OT) Metallurg leads the series 1-0For just over 50 minutes, this was a Sergei Mozyakin master-class before Sibir hit back dramatically to tie the game and...
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Kartaev crowns Loko comeback. Western semifinals, Day 2
(2) SKA 4 (8) Lokomotiv 5 (1OT) Series tied at 1-1 Any fears that Lokomotiv’s hopes in this series were doomed before the start thanks to SKA’s extra preparation time were set aside by a rousing...
View ArticleBratislava to host Donbass vs. Lev games
The Kontinental Hockey League has announced that Games 3, 4, 5 and if necessary, 6 of the Western Conference semi-final series between Lev Prague and Donbass Donetsk will be held at Bratislava’s...
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Loko steams into series lead. Western semifinals, Day 3
(8) Lokomotiv 4 (2) SKA 1 Lokomotiv leads the series 2-1 Lokomotiv successfully built on Friday’s impressive comeback win with a powerful performance to take the lead in the series.It was a performance...
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First line silenced, but Magnitka marches on. Eastern semifinals, Day 3
(6) Sibir 1 (1) Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 (1OT) Metallurg leads the series 3-0Sibir finally found a way to stop Metallurg’s goal-getting first line – but still couldn’t force a victory despite leading...
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The difference a day makes. Western semifinals, Day 4
(8) Lokomotiv 1 (2) SKA 6 Series tied at 2-2 Going into game four SKA faced big questions. When would some of its big names get on the score sheet? When would the team start dispatching power play...
View ArticleNovotny, Birner banned for 1 game
Two of Lev Prague’s forwards, Michal Birner and Jiri Novotny, were seen to make inappropriate gestures at spectators in Bratislava’s Slovnaft Arena following Sunday night’s Game 3 of the Western...
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Magnitka first into final four. Eastern semifinals, Day 4
(6) Sibir 2 (1) Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 Metallurg wins the series 4-0Another one-goal game was enough for Metallurg to complete a sweep of Sibir and advance to the Eastern Conference final.Once again...
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Loko, Lev grab vital wins. Western semifinals, Day 5
(2) SKA 2 (8) Lokomotiv 3 Lokomotiv leads the series 3-2 Loko took a big step towards grabbing a place in the Conference Final with a battling win in St. Petersburg. Just two days after a heavy home...
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