Tag Archives: Metallurg Magnitogorsk

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

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Diane Doyle

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.

Posted in News, NHL, Players | Tagged Alexander Semin, Alexey Yashkin, Dmitrij Jaskin, Dmitry Orlov, HC Vityaz, KHL, Krasnoyarsk Sokol, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Pavel Datsyuk, Sokol Krasnoyarsk, VHL | 4 Comments

Ilya Samsonov Conducts Training Session For Young Goaltenders In Magnitogorsk, Russia

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Jon Sorensen

Photos: Metallurg HC On Sunday Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and former Washington Capitals forward Ilya Kovalchuk conducted a training session for youth hockey players in Tula, Russia. (more here.) On Tuesday Capitals’ goaltender Ilya Samsonov held his own training … Continue reading →

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Examining The Starts To Seasons For Ilya Samsonov Prior to Joining Washington Capitals

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Diane Doyle

It has been a difficult start to the 2020-21 season for Capitals’ goalie, Ilya Samsonov, whose first two games were not up to his usual standards. He then tested positive for COVID-19, had to miss time for recovery and then … Continue reading →

Posted in AHL, Goaltending, Hershey Bears, History, News, NHL, Washington Capitals | Tagged 2018-2019 Hershey Bears, Hershey Bears, Ilya Samsonov, KHL, Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1 Comment

Ilya Samsonov Discusses His Rookie Season, Life in Quarantine and the Return to Play

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

Olesya Usova of AllHockey.Ru recently interviewed Washington Capitals rookie netminder Ilya Samsonov. The discussion covered his debut season in the NHL, returning home to Russia for quarantine, the “Russian gang” on the Capitals and more. The following is a translation … Continue reading →

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Washington Capitals Prospect Review and Forecast: Ilya Samsonov

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Diane Doyle

We continue our prospect review and forecast series with a review and forecast for goaltender Ilya Samsonov. (You can access all of our Capitals Prospect Reports and player analysis on our “Prospects” page on the top menu or right here.)

Posted in Hershey Bears, News, Propsects, Washington Capitals | Tagged Capitals Prospects, Caps Prospects, Diane Doyle, Hershey Bears, Ilya Samsonov, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Washington Capitals Prospect | 12 Comments

Capitals Alumni Profile – Alexander Semin

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Dilip Vashwanat/Getty Images In the early years of the Alex Ovechkin era, the Capitals’ now-captain was one of two prominent goal scorers on the team that would eventually form the nucleus of the team’s core. The other, Alexander Semin, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alexander Semin, Capitals Alumni, Carolina Hurricanes, Diane Doyle, History, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Montreal Canadiens, Vityaz Moscow, Washington Capitals | 4 Comments

Ilya Samsonov – First 24 Games in North America: Adaptation, Education and Sticking To The Script

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Jon Sorensen

Ilya Samsonov is finding his way in this brave, new world. The Capitals number one draft pick in 2015 (#22 overall) is beginning to adapt to life in the states and the North American “style” of hockey. This post focuses on … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Capitals Prospects, Hershey Bears, Ilya Samsonov, Jon Sorensen, KHL, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Washignton Capitals Prospects, Washington Capitals | 7 Comments

Capitals Prospect Ilya Samsonov Wins First Game of Playoffs for Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Diane Doyle

Photo: KHL On Sunday, Metallurg Magnitogorsk played HC Avtomobilist in Yekaterinburg in the first game of the first round of the KHL playoffs. Among the returning Russian Olympians, star forward Sergei Mozyakin was back in his customary place on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Re-Caps, Games, News, Players, Propsects | Tagged Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Ilya Samsonov, KHL, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Sergei Mozyakin, Wojtek Wolski | 2 Comments

Washington Capitals Goalie Prospect Ilya Samsonov Wins Last Game of Regular Season for Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Diane Doyle

Photo: KHL Metallurg Magnitogorsk played Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk at home in their last regular season game for the 2017-18 KHL season on Thursday night. This game would be a battle between two teams very close in the standings and would determine … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Re-Caps, Goaltending, News, Propsects | Tagged Diane Doyle, Ilya Samsonov, KHL, Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1 Comment

Samsonov Shuts Out Ugra in Return to KHL Action

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Diane Doyle

Photos: KHL With the Olympic break over, Metallurg Magnitogorsk returned to KHL action on February 27, 2018 with a home tilt against the Ugra Hockey Club of Khanty-Mansiysk. Many of Magnikta’s Olympic participants were back including Wojtek Wolski and Chris Lee who … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Olympics, Game Re-Caps, Goaltending, News, Players, Propsects | Tagged Ilya Samsonov, KHL, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, ugra | 5 Comments