Kiselevich banned for 2 games
With a mere 50 seconds remaining in Game 2 of the Gagarin Cup final series in Moscow on Saturday, CSKA defenseman Bogdan Kiselevich received a game misconduct penalty (20 minutes) for intentional...
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Da Costa double gives CSKA the overtime win
GAGARIN CUP FINALSMetallurg Magnitogorsk 2 CSKA Moscow 3 (1 OT)CSKA leads the series 2-1CSKA struck on the power play deep into the first period of overtime to complete a dramatic recovery late in the...
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Fire and Brimstone! Gagarin Cup tours Steel City
While one could describe the Gagarin Cup’s trip around Moscow last Friday as a tour of its birthplace, it would be just as true to say that the coveted trophy’s visit to the famous Magnitogorsk Iron...
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Filippi breaks deadlock, Magnitka ties the series
GAGARIN CUP FINALSMetallurg Magnitogorsk 1 CSKA Moscow 0 Series tied at 2-2Game four of this year’s grand final was yet another hard-fought clash – and this time Metallurg came up with the big goal to...
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Mozyakin double puts Magnitka on the brink of victory
GAGARIN CUP FINALSCSKA Moscow 1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 (1OT) Metallurg leads the series 3-2Metallurg’s Captain Marvel, Sergei Mozyakin, struck two vital goals as his team came from behind to snatch a...
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In response to a request from the Refereeing Department, the KHL Disciplinary Committee has investigated an episode from the 40th minute of Friday’s Gagarin Cup final series Game 5 in Moscow. The...
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Yunkov denies Metallurg the cup – for now
GAGARIN CUP FINALSMetallurg Magnitogorsk 2 CSKA Moscow 3 (1 OT)Series tied at 3-3The eighth edition of the Gagarin Cup is destined for a game seven decider after CSKA emerged from the furnace of...
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The final showdown. Game 7 look back
It’s the fifth time in eight seasons that the Gagarin Cup Final has gone to a decisive seventh game. On Tuesday, at 1930 Moscow time, CSKA and Metallurg face off in the culmination of another thrilling...
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Lee leads Magnitka to glory
GAGARIN CUP FINALSCSKA Moscow 1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 Metallurg wins the Gagarin Cup, clinching the final series 4-3Two points from Chris Lee, two goals from Evgeny Timkin and 36 saves from Vasily...
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Hard work, Grand Final experience … and the need for a good night’s sleep!
There were many times during Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s run to Gagarin Cup glory when head coach Ilya Vorobyov looked like the calmest man in the arena. While the passions of the big game raged all...
View ArticleThe Final’s finest: Koshechkin, Lee, Mozyakin and Koshelev
To mark the climax of the season – the Gagarin Cup play-offs final series – the Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the final in four categories. – Best goaltender was Vasily...
View ArticleThe Final’s finest: Koshechkin, Lee, Mozyakin and Koshelev
To mark the climax of the season – the Gagarin Cup play-offs final series – the Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the final in four categories. – Best goaltender was Vasily...
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Murygin, Mozyakin and coaching changes. Review of the season, Part 1
AUGUSTIt was a summer start for winter sports as the Opening Cup was played on August 24. The early start was planned to help Russia’s national team as it prepares to host the World Championship in...
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All-Star records, Brezhnev at Spartak, CSKA tops the table. Review of the...
DECEMBERSergei Mozyakin reached another milestone on December 11 with two goals against SKA to become the second-highest Russian goalscorer of all time. He overtook Vyacheslav Starshinov’s 408 goals –...
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Mozyakin’s magic dominates the playoffs. Review of the season, Part 3
PLAYOFFS, ROUND ONEWestern ConferenceIt was a season of shocks in the West, where three of the four first-round ties went to the lower-ranked team. Even the CSKA – Slovan series, which ended in a 4-0...
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