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Ivan Miroshnicheno Scores First Goal of Season, Adds An Assist And Scores Shootout Winner In Second Game Back

Photo: Avangard Omsk In only his second game back following treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Ivan Miroshnichenko, the Capitals first round selection from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, is already in mid-season form. He scored his first goal of the season, … Continue reading

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Capitals First Round Pick Ivan Miroshnichenko Attends Avangard’s Opening Ceremony For New Arena

Photo: IG: Vobon3 The Avangard Omsk hockey club of the KHL held an opening ceremony for their brand new G-Drive Arena on Saturday. The event included the usual festivities and appearances by Russian hockey and government dignitaries. Also on hand … Continue reading

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Ivan Miroshnichenko Waiting on Clearance From KHL to Return to KHL Team

Photo: Avangard Omsk Washington Capitals Assistant General Manager Ross Mahoney met with the media following the conclusion of the Capitals’ rookie camp on Monday. As part of his presser he provided an update on Capitals 2022 first-round draft pick Ivan … Continue reading

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Former Washington Capitals Forward Alexander Semin Named President of VHL’s Sokol in Krasnoyarsk

Photo: Sokol Krasnoyarsk Team Site Alexander Semin, who played for the Washington Capitals from 2003-04 through 2011-12, has just been appointed President of his hometown team, Sokol Krasnoyarsk of the VHL, as part of a management restructuring there.

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Two Of 24 KHL Teams That Participated In 2021-2022 Season Do Not Submit Applications For Participation Next Season

Two of the 24 clubs that took part in the 2021-22 regular season of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) did not apply for participation next season. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the KHL. As a … Continue reading

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Two Teams Pull Out of KHL to Protest Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Photo: Getty Images The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already had implications in hockey. It started on Friday when Jokerit, the KHL team based in Helsinki, Finland, withdrew from the Gagarin Cup playoffs to protest the invasion. It continued on … Continue reading

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KHL Suspends Season After 124 Players Test Positive For COVID-19

Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) will interrupt their season for at least a week due to the coronavirus. The last game will be on Friday and the season will start again on Saturday, January 22 at the earliest.

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Future Capitals Exhibition Games In Russia Appear To Be Back On The Table

The NHL just wrapped up its two-day media event held in Chicago earlier this week. As part of the event, league deputy commissioner Bill Daly met with media to discuss a wide range of topics, including the possibility of NHL … Continue reading

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Aliaksei Protas Scores Goal, Assist And Converts In Shootout In Olympic Qualifier Tune-Up Games

Photo: Eng Belta By Website In preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers next week in Slovakia, the Belarussian national team played two exhibition games against Barys Nur-Sultan, a KHL team in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on August 19 and on August 21. … Continue reading

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Washington Capitals Prospect Bogdan Trineyev Participates In 2021 Sochi Open

Photo: Russian Hockey While August may be a relatively dead month for hockey in North America, hockey is already gearing up in Russia with Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) preseason games, and tournaments, such as the Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament (for Under-18 players) … Continue reading

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