Russian Hockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com KHL (Continental Hockey League), Russians in the NHL, etc. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU en hourly 1 Upcoming Week’s KHL Action http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/upcoming-weeks-khl-action/ http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/upcoming-weeks-khl-action/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:09:44 +0000 russianhockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/?p=285

Just a quick post about what you can look forward to seeing this week.

Tuesday. KHL’s leaders Atlant Mytischi host Ak Bars Kazan.

Wednesday. The brand new IIHF European Champions League starts. The KHL is represented by last year’s Russian Superliga champions Salavat Yulayev Ufa and last year’s European Cup winners Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Magnitka does not have a game this Wednesday, but Salavat will take on HC České Budějovice, last year’s regular season champs in the Czech Extraliga, and we’ll have that game for you to check out.

Thursday. Jaromir Jagr, Alexei Cherepanov and the rest of Avangard Omsk visit Moscow to take on Spartak.

Friday. Salavat Yulayev Ufa are flying all the way to Khabarovsk, the Eastern most KHL city to take on Amur.


Posted in Continental Hockey League (KHL), KHL Streaming Video, Kontinentalnaya Hokkeynaya Liga (KHL)   Tagged: ak bars kazan, alexei, amur, atlant, avangard, ceske budejovice, cherepanov, czech extraliga, european champions league, iihf, jagr, jaromir, khabarovsk, khl, moscow, mytishi, omsk, salavat yulayev, spartak, streaming video, ufa    ]]> http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/upcoming-weeks-khl-action/feed/ russianhockey KHL Games Streaming Video: Sep 30 - Oct 5 (Top 2 Collide) http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/khl-games-streaming-video-sep-30-oct-5-top-2-collide/ http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/khl-games-streaming-video-sep-30-oct-5-top-2-collide/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:53:07 +0000 russianhockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/?p=275

Sep 30

CSKA Moscow @  Severstal Cherepovets
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Oct 1

Metallurg Novokuznetsk @  AK Bars Kazan
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One of those games we got a chance to see for ourselves. A great, open game played at an incredible pace. Boris Mikhaylov’s troops from Novokuznetsk were not afraid to get into a run and gun contest with the one of the KHL’s powerhouses, Ak Bars Kazan. It was also our first chance to see the 16-year old Maxim Kitsyn, the youngest player in the KHL. He’s #91 (sporting a full face shield) on the Metallurg squad.

Oct 2

Spartak Moscow @  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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Oct 3

Atlant Mytischi @  Avangard Omsk
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This week’s must see game features currently the top 2 teams in the KHL. These are also two hottest teams in the league coming into the game on long winning streaks. Atlant won 6 straight while Avangard is on a 7-game winning streak (which coincidentally or not started right after they fired their coach… who said Jaromir Jagr can’t be a player coach?). The game also features the current points leader in the entire league, Sergei Mozyakin of Atlant and the current top goal scorer, Jaromir Jagr (10). New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov is coming into the match on his own streak having scored goals in 5 straight games and having scored points in 7 straight. If all of this weren’t enough the game also features two former NHL goalies, John Graham of Ak Bars and Ray Emery of Atlant. Both are playing very well so far sporting a .930 save percentage. We just had to check this one out for ourselves and it didn’t disappoint.

Oct 4

Traktor Chelyabinsk @  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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Magnitka’s first game after the Victoria Cup game vs. the New York Rangers turned into quite an ill tempered affair. Fans of hockey fisticuffs might want to check this one out. Who says Russians don’t fight?

Spartak Moscow @  Severstal Cherepovets
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Severstal is flying high after a slow start having won their last 4 games coming into this one. 18-year old Montreal Canadiens prospect Maxim Trunev is in the line-up for the club from Cherepovets.

Oct 5

Metallurg Novokuznetsk @  Salavat Yulayev Ufa
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Another chance to see the 16-year old Maxim Kitsyn, this time in a game vs. last season’s Russian Superliga champs, Salavat. For Salavat this is the last KHL game before they make their debut in the brand new European Champions League.

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Sep 25

Avangard Omsk @  Amur Khabarovsk
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Severstal Cherepovets @  Atlant Mytischi
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Sep 26

Dinamo Moscow @  Spartak Moscow
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Another Moscow derby and another great game. Packed crowd, great atmosphere, intensity and the last few minutes full of drama.

Sep 28

Salavat Yulayev Ufa @  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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Magnitka’s last KHL game before they take on the NHL’s New York Rangers in the Victoria Cup (live on NHL Network and MSG in North America) and they have to play last season’s Russian Superliga champs.

Dinamo Minsk @  Severstal Cherepovets
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Sep 29

HK MVD Balashikha @  Avangard Omsk
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Wayne Fleming, former Calgary Flames assistant makes his debut as the new head coach of Avangard Omsk.

Spartak Moscow @  SKA St. Petersburg
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Sibir Novosibirsk @  AK Bars Kazan
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We just found out, to our great excitement, that the New York Rangers games vs. the Swiss club SC Bern and the inaugural Victoria Cup final against current European Cup champions, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL will be shown live in North America not just on local New York based MSG, but also nationally on NHL Network!

The game vs. SC Bern will be shown at noon Eastern on Tuesday and the Victoria Cup vs. the Russian Magnitka Wed at 1:30 PM Eastern.

Update: If you’re unable to watch the game on the NHL Network look for a link to the Russian telecast of it on this site sometime on Thursday or Friday. Delayed coverage of it was just added. Yes, amazingly enough it won’t be shown live in Russia because of this week’s UEFA Champions League matches.

Update #2: You can watch the MSG telecast of the game almost in its entirety (unfortunately the first 5 minutes including a great first goal by Magnitka are missing) split into 10 parts here. We linked to part 1. We’re sure you can figure out the rest.

Posted in Announcements, Continental Hockey League (KHL), Kontinentalnaya Hokkeynaya Liga (KHL)   Tagged: canada, khl, live, magnitka, magnitogorsk, metallurg magnitogorsk, new york rangers, nhl, north america, rangers, sc bern, telecast, television, tv, usa    ]]> http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/ny-rangers-games-vs-sc-bern-and-metallurg-magnitogorsk-live-on-nhl-network/feed/ russianhockey Wednesday’s KHL Game: Dinamo Moscow @ CSKA Moscow http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/wednesday-khl-game-dinamo-moscow-cska-moscow/ http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/wednesday-khl-game-dinamo-moscow-cska-moscow/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:51:47 +0000 russianhockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/?p=254

Dinamo Moscow @  CSKA Moscow
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We totally slacked off this past week due to being busy with some other stuff, so to catch you up here’s the streaming video of all the available KHL games played since last Tuesday.

Sibir Novosibirsk @  SKA St. Petersburg
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Torpedo Nizhniy Novgorod @  Dinamo Moscow
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Ak Bars Kazan @  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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Lada Togliatti @  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @  Salavat Yulayev Ufa
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Dinamo Riga (Latvia) @  CSKA Moscow
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Ak Bars Kazan @  Salavat Yulayev Ufa
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SKA St. Petersburg @  Atlant Mytischi
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It didn’t take long for the first coaching casualty in the KHL. Avangard’s head coach Sergei Gersonskiy and his assistant Igor Zhilinskiy were fired after just 6 games. Avangard, one of the best teams in the KHL on paper, got off to a 2-4 start on the ice despite making the biggest offseason signing in Jaromir Jagr.

The new coach will be announced in a matter of a couple of days and he won’t be Russian. According to Avangard’s board all the good Russian coaches are currently under contract so they’re looking to sign someone from abroad.

]]> http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/avangard-omsk-head-coach-fired/feed/ russianhockey Dinamo Riga Goaltender Assaulted on the Street, Out for Three Months http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/dinamo-rigas-goaltender-assaulted-out-for-three-months/ http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/dinamo-rigas-goaltender-assaulted-out-for-three-months/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:48:15 +0000 russianhockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/?p=230

Egdars Masalskis, Dinamo Riga’s starting goaltender who was just named KHL Goalie of the Week was assaulted by five or six individuals on his way home from a post game dinner yesterday in Old Riga (historic downtown). Masalskis sustained serious injuries (reportedly a broken leg among other things) that will keep him out of action for at least three months.

It’s very difficult to add much to this shocking bit of news. We wish Edgars a speedy recovery and hope that the human garbage that’s responsible for this random act of violence will be found as soon as possible. Based on some reports the Latvian police have apparently obtained a video of the incident (Old Riga is riddled with security cameras). Whatever is coming to them would be well deserved.

It is unfortunate that there is a certain type of people who would gang up on a random individual and beat them to a pulp for no other reason than their own inadequacy and boredom.

]]> http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/dinamo-rigas-goaltender-assaulted-out-for-three-months/feed/ russianhockey Monday’s KHL Game: HK MVD Balashikha @ Dinamo Moscow http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/mondays-khl-game-hk-mvd-balashikha-dinamo-moscow/ http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/mondays-khl-game-hk-mvd-balashikha-dinamo-moscow/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:58:00 +0000 russianhockey http://russianhockey.wordpress.com/?p=226

HK MVD Balashikha (Moscow Region) @ Dinamo Moscow
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Dinamo Riga’s second home game turned into a goaltending duel between Atlant Mytischi’s Ray Emery and Dinamo’s own Edgars Masalskis. Emery finally succumed to a couple of goals in the last 10 minutes while Masalskis came up with the shutout. Final score 2-0.

3rd period highlights with some analysis in Latvian. Woohoo, you get to hear what Latvian sounds like (and no, it’s not a Russian dialect… if you speak Russian you do not understand a thing in Latvian).

Highlights of the whole game recorded by a dedicated fan with a camcorder from the stands. Gives a really good idea of how good the crowd atmosphere is in Riga.

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