Double debut delight. September 6 round-up
The KHL’s new boys took their bow on Friday, and neither Admiral nor Medvescak fluffed their lines on opening night. The Croatians thrashed CSKA 7-1, while Admiral earned a shoot-out win at neighbor...
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Day of Remembrance in honor of Lokomotiv
There was no play in the KHL Championship today. Never again will the League schedule official games to be played on the 7th of September. It is still a big day for hockey fans, of course, because it...
View ArticleGoalies on top in Moscow. September 8 round-up
Russia’s capital celebrated its birthday this weekend, and Dynamo and Spartak were in no mood to welcome guests to the party. Neither Neftekhimik nor Slovan could manage as much as a goal in Moscow,...
View ArticleHome comforts in Siberia
Monday brought two games in Siberia, and both ended in home wins. League newcomer Admiral Vladivostok traveled to Sibir, but after an even encounter two goals in the space of a minute midway through...
View ArticlePlayers of the Week 1
To mark the end of the first week’s play of the sixth season of the KHL Championship, the League has rewarded the best players of the week in four categories: – Best goaltender of the week was Jeff...
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Clubs' payrolls for 2013-14 season
As a result of a ballot among the clubs’ owners, the salary cap for clubs competing in the Kontinental Hockey League season 2013-14 has been set at 1,290,300,000 rubles, based on the current average...
View ArticleWeekly injury report Sept. 10
Evgeny Bodrov Ak Bars Dmitry Vorobyov Avangard Nikita Mokin Avangard Dmitry Syomin Avangard Igor Yemeleyev Avtomobilist Viktor Alexandrov Barys Alexei Litvinenko Barys Ilya Kaznadei Dinamo Mn Tuomas...
View ArticleKovi off the mark. September 10 round-up
Ilya Kovalchuk got his first goal of the season to help SKA to a 5-1 win at Yugra. Kovi’s strike came midway through the game when he made an interception on the blue line and exchanged passes with...
View ArticlePlatonov banned for one game
In the 52nd minue of Tuesday’s game in Nizhny Novgorod between Torpedo and Metallurg Magnitogorsk, visiting forward Denis Platonov was sent to the locker room for using his elbow to strike the face of...
View ArticleAdmiral sinks Metallurg’s bright start. September 11 round-up
Metallurg Novokuznetsk lost its 100% record after suffering a dramatic overtime defeat against Admiral. The home side took the lead shortly after halfway when Marco Anttila swept the loose puck into an...
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Spartak claims derby joy. September 12 round-up
In Moscow the first local derby of the season produced an unexpected result, with Spartak edging CSKA 3-2. Alexander Radulov put the Army Men ahead in the first period, collecting Igor Grigorenko’s...
View ArticleSlovan off the mark
Slovan Bratislava picked up its first points of the season after coming from behind to sink Medvescak in overtime. Going into the final session the Slovak side trailed 1-3, but the visitor dominated...
View ArticleSvitov, Parshin, Khomitsky banned for 2 games
The KHL Disciplinary Committee has investigated three episodes from Thursday’s games. Ak Bars forward Alexander Svitov’s 46th-minute challenge on Metallurg Magnitogorsk defenseman Viktor Antipin went...
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Dynamo out in front. September 14 round-up
Dynamo Moscow maintained its winning start to the season with a 2-0 win at Vityaz. Goals from Filip Novak and Alexei Sopin, while Alexander Yeryomenko made 18 saves for his second shut-out of the...
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