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KHL updates: SKA contributes heavily to Russia’s Channel One Cup win, splits first two games back; Sochi drops sixth in a row
Channel One Cup: Despite some Sturm und drang, Russia ended up prevailing at the 3v3 tournament. Befitting their status as the host club, one of SKA Saint Petersburg’s most high players factored into the win a considerable amount. In the semifinals against Kazakhstan, Ivan Demidov was as involved in the 3-1 win as you can… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Shane Vansaghi?
This profile is something of a “By popular demand” entrance, but not really. This player in NCAA’s Big Ten, who sprung to prominence with the US NTDP, has become a fairly frequent point of conversation with prospect scouts/analysts that I interact with in my endeavors on Twitter/X. He has been having a somewhat quiet but… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA splits last two games prior to hosting marquee event, little optimism for Sochi
I apologize for the delay in getting this out. The days started to burn by a bit after finishing my academic obligations for the semester and I have had some other matters to attend to. This one will be somewhat succinct as it is somewhat “aged” content now, but it will contain some detail about… Read more
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UMass Lowell 3-3 Boston College (2-1 UML SO win): Impressive work by perpetually shorthanded Eagles, but Riverhawks seize extra point
In full transparency, I must acknowledge that I write this after watching this game from the UMass Lowell student section (also known as The Cage). I will try to call this down the middle as much as I can. I will also be the first to say I set my expectations real low coming into… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: School day, Teddy Bear toss, a record tied, a milestone denied, the game of the week, and more! – All in one Wednesday
While this series would traditionally include at least one game from each of the CHL’s constituent leagues, I must unfortunately exclude the WHL in this installment due to time constraints, as well as the fact that the Dub traditionally gets the most coverage on our socials and podcast. This does, however, open up an opportunity… Read more
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KHL updates: 3 out of a possible 4 for SKA, Sochi on the wrong end of three dramatic third periods
SKA Saint Petersburg: Game 31: Thursday, November 28th SKA 2-3 Admiral Vladivostok (SO) Game 32: Saturday, November 30th SKA 7-5 Amur Khabarovsk After two games of scoring four or more goals on the other side of their run of poor offensive form, SKA reverted to their low-scoring ways against Admiral. They were down 2-1 late… Read more