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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. Dinamo Minsk: Two Words – Nikita Serebryakov
Having lost their last game to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a frustrating manner and also succumbed to the KHL’s sole team in Belarus the last time they faced off (as well as Dinamo Minsk coming in riding a four-game win streak), SKA Saint Petersburg were determined to emerge victorious this time around in their grudge match… Read more
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HC Sochi vs. HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: A solid debut, but a less than incredible victory
HC Sochi were able to leave Neftekhimik’s arena in Tatarstan with a victory on Thursday, October 12th. However, Dmitry Kokorev’s group perhaps did not quite leave everything out there on the ice, and there may be some lamentation about this performance. As noted by Sochi forward/alternate captain Michal Kristof (the eventual hero of the day)… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: A Successful Debut, Yet a Disappointing Defeat
While RW Borna Rendulic, in his first game for SKA after having been acquired from HC Sochi, found the back of the net on October 11th in Saint Petersburg to cut the deficit to 1, the home team wound up falling to visitors Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3-2. Despite out-shooting Lokomotiv 31 to 22 and holding the… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is Ivan Demidov? What is the significance of his injury?
This is both a continuation of recent KHL headlines and an opportunity to provide a profile on another up-and-comer in the draft prospect pool. In particular, this Russian youngster is eligible next year, and to this point has typically been projected as a high top ten pick. However, as has already been suggested here and… Read more
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KHL updates: A loaded couple of days for both SKA and Sochi
Hello! We hope you are enjoying opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season. Maybe you’re checking your phone during an intermission during one of the first games of the year and decided to read more hockey content to really get in the spirit. Hopefully, this scratches an itch for you, as I provide some insight… Read more
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Hockey East Recap: A Great Opening Day for Everyone But Lowell
Opening day for most of the Hockey East got going yesterday, and seven out of eight squads picked up their first win of the season. Most notably, Boston College and Providence stunned a pair of pre-season top 4 opponents in Quinnipiac and Michigan (2nd and 4th respectively). On the downside, UMass Lowell dropped a… Read more