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KHL roundup: Sochi upend Torpedo in two-game home series, SKA extend win streak to five
HC Sochi were able to get a lot out of Mikhail Berdin the past week, the netminder posted a combined statline of 72/75 (.960 SV%) in two home matchups against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, including a very impressive 41/42 in the back-end of that mini-series taking plays on Wed, Feb 14th and Fri, Feb 16th. Ultimately,… Read more
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PWHL Minnesota @ PWHL Montreal: Depth Scoring finds a way…and the league’s first blunder?
For the third time this season, PWHL fans were treated to a showdown between the league’s top two teams in PWHL Minnesota and PWHL Montreal. Despite all the overtime games played this season, these two teams handled their business in 60 minutes, and that was the outcome once again. Both clubs had won 3… Read more
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PWHL Minnesota @ PWHL Ottawa: An Excercise in Discipline
On a chilly afternoon on February 17th, 2024, PWHL Minnesota visited PWHL Ottawa for their third contest of the season. The first two meetings between these two teams ended in 1-goal victories for Minnesota back on January 17th and February 14th (just 3 days prior to this game). The last meeting was of great… Read more
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PWHL Toronto @ PWHL Boston: Toronto scores V(5) on V-Day
Following the break for international competition in the PWHL, PWHL Toronto visited PWHL Boston. The first meeting of the year between the two teams, back on January 17th, ended with a victory for Boston on the road. For Boston, that was the notable breakout 3-point game for Alina Müller. Toronto would look to even… Read more
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Ever the same, but revamped, refreshed, and renewed
Hello! Definitely an intense and eventful couple of weeks for the brand. To give a rundown, we welcomed two new full-time members ten days ago (read our press release and bios for more on those dudes). Now, since we are starting to see more traffic, we decided to take the leap and upgrade our blog… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. HC Sochi: On a big stage with bright lights, the last glimmer of hope for the Leopards is snuffed out
Despite the stage being set well, HC Sochi RW Matvei Michkov (PHI, 7th overall, 2023) was not able to make quite the last statement that he might have (I cannot speak for him) wanted to against the franchise that had loaned him out to a club he did not want to go back to for… Read more