KHL Western Conference Finals Preview: CSKA vs. SKA
The two top teams in the Kontinental Hockey League Western Conference take to the ice in its finals starting this week, as historical powers CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg face off…
Gagarin Cup
Interview With Iron Mike Keenan
Iron Mike Keenan is one of the most popular hockey coaches in the world. In Europe, his popularity increased thanks to his Gagarin Cup triumph, 20 years after winning the…
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Wins Gagarin Cup in Super-Intense Series
Game 7 could be nothing else but decisive in the Gagarin Cup finals. The 30th April 2014 will be remembered by Metallurg and its home city Magnitogorsk as one of…
Intrigue Prevails in Metallurg vs Lev Series of Gagarin Cup Finals
After initial loss at home against Lev (Prague) Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) sweepingly won in the second game. Metallurg’s victory with the 4:1 score showed that the team from the Urals could…
Metallurg “Not Ready For Battle” in Game 1 of the KHL Finals
On 18 April 2014, in the first fame of the Gagarin Cup finals Lev (Prague) left Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) no chances of winning. Danis Zaripov, Metallurg’s left forward, admitted after the…
Metallurg Plays Lev in Gagrin Cup Finals
On the eve of the Gagarin Cup finals between Lev (Prague) and Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) Oleg Mosalev, KHL-TV commentator, shares with THW community his impressions from the semifinals and expectations for…
KHL Quarterfinals Over, the Semifinals Not Hard to Forecast
KHL star commentator Oleg Mosalev is back on THW to explain the logic of the KHL finals and Gagarin Cup competition. THW: Hello again, Oleg. So the semifinals have just…
KHL Play-offs in Progress with New Stars and a Handful of Surprises
With the KHL quarterfinals well underway, the HockeyWriters have addressed Oleg Mosalyov, twice best KHL-TV anchorman, for comment and analysis of the regular season and the finals. THW: Let’s speak…
Alexander Radulov Returns to KHL, Inks Four-Year Deal With CSKA
Alexander Radulov has signed a four-year contract worth more than $9 million per year with CSKA of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The team made the announcement Monday. CSKA purchased the…
Kontinental Hockey League Welcomes New Faces, Releases Schedule
The Kontinental Hockey League has released its schedule for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The league will welcome the return of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, which took a year off after the team’s…
Gagarin Cup Finals to be decided in Game Seven
Back and forth they go. We win one, you win one. We win two, you win two. And back and forth they go. The first six games of the Gagarin…
Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final
I had just finished writing about how the Kontinental Hockey League lacked parity when top-seeded SKA St. Petersburg fell in the Western Conference. That was followed one day later by…