Tag Archives: KHL

The Mad Scramble To Find Ice Time For Capitals Prospects Continues

Posted on August 8, 2020 by

Photo: @Capitals The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect developmental hockey league operations throughout North America. In the last week the AHL, OHL and WHL have formally announced lengthy delays to the start of the 2020-21 seasons, with those dates potentially … Continue reading →

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Former Capital Brendan Leipsic Signs One-Year Deal With KHL’s CSKA Moscow

Posted on August 4, 2020 by

On Tuesday, former Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic signed a one-year deal with CSKA Moscow of the KHL, the Russian team announced. On May 8, the Capitals placed Leipsic on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination. He cleared waivers the … Continue reading →

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Question and Answer Session with Former Washington Capital, Alexander Semin

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

HC Vityaz of the KHL typically conducts “Ask a Question” sessions during each off-season, where fans can submit questions to a designated player. This week their Captain and former Washington Capital Alexander Semin answered questions. Many of the questions and … Continue reading →

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Could Capitals Prospect Aliaksei Protas Play In The KHL Next Season?

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

Photo: Prince Albert Raiders The scrambling has begun. Young hockey players across the globe are beginning to look at playing options for the coming season. With some leagues not likely to restart play until fans can return to the games, … Continue reading →

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Former Washington Capitals Winger Dmitrij Jaskin Is Now The Second Highest Paid Player in KHL: Salaries For Top KHL Players

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

The Russian media outlet Sport Express released the top 71 salaries in the KHL earlier this week. Several former NHL players made the list, including a former Washington Capitals forward.

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Former Capitals Alexander Semin and Dimitry Jaskin Receive KHL Awards

Posted on May 18, 2020 by

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced the winners of their league awards for ther 2019-20 season on Monday. Among the winners were former Capitals players, Dmitrij Jaskin and Alexander Semin.

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KHL Cancels Remainder of Gagarin Cup Playoffs

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

After two of the final eight playoff teams withdrew from the second round of the KHL playoffs last week due to COVID-19 virus concerns, the KHL suspended the 2020 Gagarin Cup playoffs for one week in order to reorganize the … Continue reading →

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KHL Extends Suspension of Gagarin Cup Playoffs Until April 10th

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

On Tuesday, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced the league would be extending their suspension of the Gagarin Cup playoffs until April 10th.

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Former Capital Alex Semin Out Rest Of Season For KHL’s Podolsk Vityaz With Lower-Body Injury

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

The KHL’s Podolsk Vityaz announced on Friday morning that captain Alex Semin will miss the rest of the season, including the 2020 Gagarin Cup Playoffs, due to a lower-body injury suffered on Thursday.

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Stars Shine At KHL All-Star Skills Competition; Former Capitals Alexander Semin and Dmitrij Jaskin Participate

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

Yury Kuzmin/KHL The NHL is currently gearing up for the 2020 All-Star Game (featuring Capitals Head Coach Todd Reirden, defenseman John Carlson, goaltender Braden Holtby, and right wing T.J. Oshie), which is set to take place this weekend (January 25-26) … Continue reading →

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