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Goalshy Avangard on the brink of play-off exit. Eastern semi-finals, Day 4
(4) Avangard 0 (1) Ak Bars 3Ak Bars leads the series 3-1Anders Nilsson came within two minutes of his third shut-out in a row to help Ak Bars tighten its stranglehold on this Eastern Conference...
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CSKA power play makes the difference. Western semi-finals, Day 4
(4) Jokerit 0(1) CSKA 3CSKA leads the series 3-1CSKA moved to within one game of the Western Conference final thanks to a powerful performance on its power play in Helsinki. All three of the Army Men’s...
View ArticleInternational Peacekeepers - Five KHL officials on World Championship duty
The International Ice Hockey Federation has released the names of the elite brigade of 16 referees and 16 linesmen selected to officiate at this year’s World Championships, and no fewer than 5 of the...
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SKA moves into the last four. Western semi-finals, Day 5
(2) SKA 3 (1OT) (3) Dynamo Moscow 2 SKA wins the series 4-1SKA reach Western Conference final for the first time in KHL history, and its series victory over Dynamo laid a few of the club’s ghosts to...
View ArticlePetri Matikainen leaves Slovan
Slovan Bratislava head coach Petri Matikainen has left his post to return to his native Finland, where he has signed a three-year contract to take charge of HC Pelicans, the club where he began his...
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Gazprom Neft Cup Draw
From the 25th to the 29th of April, 2015, Saint Petersburg and Omsk will jointly host the IX Gazprom Neft Cup. The event, Europe’s biggest international hockey tournament for children under 11, is held...
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Sibir sinks champion, makes history. Eastern semi-finals, Day 5
(2) Sibir 3 (3) Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1 Sibir wins the series 4-1Sibir overcame a wobble to clinch a 4-1 series triumph over Metallurg, dethroning the reigning Gagarin Cup holder and reaching the...
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Ak Bars shuts out Avangard yet again. Eastern semi-finals, Day 5
(1) Ak Bars 2 (4) Avangard 0Ak Bars wins the series 4-1Goalkeeper Anders Nilsson has been in almost unbeatable form throughout this series and his third shut-out in four games was enough to take Ak...
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All set for the Army derby. Western semi-finals, Day 5
(1) CSKA 4 (4) Jokerit 2 CSKA wins the series 4-1Not for the first time CSKA had to come from behind to beat Jokerit, but a 4-2 win in Moscow sent the Army Men through to the Western Conference final...
View ArticleAnd then there were four
With all of the quarter-final series having finished on Game 5 this week, the identity of all four conference finalists is now known. CSKA Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg will contest the Western...
View ArticlePlayers of the Semis: Nilsson, Zakharchuk, Grigorenko & Semyonov
To mark the end of the second round of the Gagarin Cup play-offs – the Conference semi-finals, the Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the round in four categories. – Best...
View ArticleTitov resigns from Novokuznetsk
German Titov has announced he is resigning from his post as head coach of Metallurg Novokuznetsk. In a statement published on the club’s official website, Titov said, “The management did offer me a...
View ArticleNikolai Solovyov named as new Novokuznetsk boss
Veteran specialist Nikolai Solovyov has been appointed head coach of Metallurg Novokuznetsk, filling the vacancy created yesterday by the resignation of German Titov. Solovyov led Severstal during the...
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Sogaz to insure Gazprom Neft Cup
From the 25th to the 29th of April, 2015, Saint Petersburg and Omsk will jointly host the IX Gazprom Neft Cup, the international hockey tournament for KHL U-11 teams, and the competing youngsters will...
View ArticleVIII KHL Season – Only 152 Days to Go
As hockey fans count down the hours until the Gagarin Cup play-offs resume, we advise that they set a few seconds aside in order to mark a very important date in their diaries: Monday, the 24th of...
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Army rivals gear up for battle. Western Conference final preview
CSKA vs SKA. Moscow vs Petersburg. Two sporting regiments of the Russian Army going head-to-head. The most titled club in hockey history facing a big-spending but – thus far – trophy-less rival. A pair...
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