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Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Your 2024 Gagarin Cup champions
The best team in the KHL’s Eastern Conference has done it. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has climbed to the top of the mountain. For the third time in their history and the last decade, they are Yuri Gagarin Cup champions. The finals concluded in a sweep, but Metallurg’s matchup with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl was by no means not… Read more
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Gagarin Cup Finals: Metallurg looking poised, in control after two games
Had you told me in advance that Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Metallurg Magnitogorsk would play each other in the Gagarin Cup Finals and that one team would have the 2-0 advantage after two pretty low-event games, I do not think I would have anticipated which team it would be. Metallurg being an offensive powerhouse and winning… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: Conference Finals Almost Fully Booked
Round 2 is just about done across the O, Dub, and Q. Let us see how last week unfolded, beginning with the O, as is standard: OHL: Last week, three sweeps were finalized in the O, two in the East and one in the West. Oshawa Generals RW Connor Lockhart (selected in 2021 by Vancouver… Read more
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Christian’s NHL Playoff Predictions
It’s finally time for the best playoffs in sports to get underway with the NHL postseason kicking off at 5PM EST on April 20th. As is customary, we’ve thrown together some playoff brackets. Full disclosure, I know a lot about this league and this sport, (Look back to our pre-season predictions for more context)… Read more
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Gagarin Cup Finals preview: Titans of the East vs. A Somewhat Surprising Story from the West
While there were some consistency issues this season for the team perhaps best known in North America for being the developmental environment of one Evgeni Malkin, there was little doubt at the end of the day that Metallurg Magnitogorsk were the best team in the KHL’s Eastern Conference in 2023-24. After having topped the East… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: Endings and beginnings
The remaining opening rounds all finished last week across the three Canadian Hockey League constituent competitions’ playoffs and the second rounds have commenced. As usual, we will run down all the activity by beginning with the O. OHL: Not much first round action needed to take place in the Ontario Hockey League last week thanks… Read more