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We have already putted all dots on the season 2006-2007, so it's time to start the new season! :)
Forwarder Denis Kazionov (HC MVD, MO) has signed a two-year Contract with CSKA, Moscow (informs Press-Attache of HC CSKA).
Amur, Khabarovsk has signed Contracts with Defenders Artem Zybarev (Salavat Yulaev, Ufa), Nikolay Voevodin (Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod), Forwarders Vadim Averkin (Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod), Denis Yachmenev (Sibir, Novosibirsk), (informs Sport-express).
Forwarder Yury Butsaev (Lada, Togliatti) has signed a Contract with Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod, informs Press-Attache of HC Torpedo.
Defender Alaxander Guskov (Lada, Toglatti, 18 goals lastseason) has signed a two-year Contract with Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl informs General Manager of HC Lokomotiv.
Czech Defender Jan Horacek (Havirov Panthers, CZE) has signed a Contract with Vityaz, Chekhov (informs Gazeta.Ru).
teddygmr
02-06-2007, 21:36
Any updates on Mika Noronen, Danis Zaripov, Ilja Nikulin, Vasily Koshechkin, Anton Babchuk?
Was June 1 a significant deadline for players playing in Russia to sign in the NHL?
Or is there a later date this summer which is the deadline?
I noticed that Lemtyugov signed with St. Louis; I expect him to play well...I like his energy.
Any updates on Mika Noronen, Danis Zaripov, Ilja Nikulin, Vasily Koshechkin, Anton Babchuk?
Was June 1 a significant deadline for players playing in Russia to sign in the NHL?
Or is there a later date this summer which is the deadline? ...
i.Goaltender Mika Noronen (informs Ak Bars site) and Farwarder Danis Zaripov are in Ak Bars, Kazan for this season, as well as Alexei Morozov and Sergey Zinovyev (ZZM is on work, that's very good for our National team!!!).
Defender Anton Babchuk is in Avangard, Omsk from the comming season.
Goaltender Vassily Koshechkin plans to join "Tampa", but in case NHL will be not enough for him, he wants to play in CSKA, Moscow.
ii. I can't tell you about the dead-line of signing Contracts with NHL... Don't you remember Evgeny Malkin?! :) As far as I know, we have no date!!!
Site Allhockey.RU has made a poll with one simple question: "Who do you think has made the best selection this pre-season time?". People from different districts of Russia have answered, and here's the result (there were 402 voices):
Salavat Yulaev, Ufa - 58.5% (235)
Ak Bars, Kazan - 10.7% (43)
Avangard, Omsk - 5.7% (23)
Sibir, Novosibirsk - 4.5% (18)
Metallurg, Magnitogorsk - 3.7% (15)
SKA, St. Petersburg - 3.5% (14)
Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl - 2.7% (11)
CSKA, Moscow - 2.5% (10)
Khimik, Mytischi - 2.0% (8)
Spartak, Moscow -1.5% (6)
Another team - 1.5% (6)
I don't know - 3.5% (14)
Have we got the new Champion, or that's simply the same situation as it was in Kazan three years ago?
Czech Defender Jakub Catta (HC Liberec) has signed a Contract with Neftekhimik, Nizhnakamsk (informs Press-Attache of HC Neftekhimik).
Here's the full Chart of Transfers (http://www.metallurg.ru/news/29757/) (in Russian only).
Canadian Norm Maracle, former Avangard Omsk goalie who recently signed for Iserlohn Roosters in Germany, speaks about his experience in Omsk, not exactly a polite statement:
"Only in the Europe again receives pleasure from a life . In Russia for the foreign keeper it is necessary to pay big money, therefore me in Omsk have refused, and Omsk, it is necessary to tell, is not Paris. In city anything is not present, except for hockey, there is no place to have a good time, at me there was not friends, and unique pleasure was to get out of cold Russian winter home. In the Russian hockey clubs everyone play for very big money, and this money are generally dirty, and I have already earned for a life and I presume to play for my own pleasure ”.
Automatically translated from lhl.ru (http://www.lhl.ru/news/id9640.html)
Irate-Pirate
04-06-2007, 16:19
What a clown! On the one hand, the only reason to play in Russia is for the money, but on the other hand, the money is dirty.....so why play there at all Norman???
What a clown! On the one hand, the only reason to play in Russia is for the money, but on the other hand, the money is dirty.....so why play there at all Norman???
I also don't understand his thought... I have earned money in Russia (even though most of them are DIRTY...), and I've dissembled with those Russians who thought that I play for them!!!
Norm, I don't wanna see you in Russia any more... :(
Forwarder Denis Arkhipov (Chikago Black Hawks, NHL, 10 +17 points in 79 games) has signed a Contract with Ak Bars, Kazan (informs Press-Attache of HC Ak Bars).
Sweden Forwarder Peter Nylander (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=688) (HC Timrå, SWE) has signed a Contract with Amur, Khabarovsk (informs Sport-express).
Two Defenders have signed Contracts with Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod: Nikolay Zulygin (Sibir, Novosibirsk) and Evgeny Shtayger (Metallurg, Novokuznetsk), informs Sport-Express.
Czech Goaltender Vladimir Hudacek (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=3290) (HC Plzen, CZE) has signed a Contract with CSKA, Moscow (informs Press-Attache of HC CSKA).
Czech Golatender Dusan Salficky (Sparta, Prague, CZE) has signed a Contract with Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod, informs Press-Attache of HC Torpedo.
Very good gain of Torpedo, first of all 'cos Dusan knows Russia (has played here before), and he's the Champion of Czech Republic '2007!!! Very good for Nizhny Novgorod fans!!!
Defender Ivan Maximkin (Lada-2, Togliatti) has signed a Contract with Dynamo, Moscow (informs Press-Attache of HC Dynamo).
Goaltender Maxim Sokolov (SKA, St.Petersburg) comes back to Omsk, and signs a Contract with Avangard, Omsk (informs Press-Attache of HC Avangard).
Czech Forwarder Ladislav Kohn (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=10486) has signed a Contract with CSKA, Moscow (informs Press-Attache of HC CSKA).
Forwarder Maxim Savosin (Amur,Khabarovsk) has signed a Contract with Lada, Togliatti (informs Sport-Express).
Defender Sergey Dorofeev (Krylya Sovetov, Moscow, 49 games, 13 points (6+7)) has signed a Contract with Ak Bars, Kazan (informs Sport-Express).
Defender Alexander Aksenenko (Metallurg, Novokuznetsk), Forwarders Alexei Repkin (Molot-Prikamye, Perm), Sergey Elizarov and Denis Mashanov (both Naftyanik, Leninogorsk) have signed Contracts with Amur, Khabarovsk (informs Sport-Express).
According to Aftonbladet (http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1090862,00.html), Djurgarden forward Dragan Umcevic signed for CSKA Moscow
Chempionat.Ru has made a Chart of Transfers for 11.06.07. It's in Russian, and has some mistakes in Countries where players were born or play, but gives pretty good information: Chart of Transfers ( http://www.metallurg.ru/news/29817/ ).
Traktor Chelyabinsk has signed a Contract with Czech Forwarder Marek Vorel (informs Press-Attache of HC Traktor and Sport-Express (http://www.metallurg.ru/news/29849/) ).
Defender Alexei Emelin (Lada, Togliatti) has signed a Contract with Ak Bars, Kazan (informs Soviet Sport).
Alessandro Seren Rosso
18-06-2007, 09:18
This is breaking news! Let's wait an official voice...let's remember that they spread the voice of Emelin to CSKA during the wc
This is breaking news! Let's wait an official voice...let's remember that they spread the voice of Emelin to CSKA during the wc
CSKA, Moscow has offered him a 3-year Contract, Ak Bars, Kazan - only for 1 year, as if he plans to move to the NHL next season it seems to be more real!!! BUT I do agree, that it's better to wait for the official confirmation from Ak Bars. :)
Alessandro Seren Rosso
18-06-2007, 10:24
or at least gazeta
Russian National team Goaltender Vasily Koshechkin (Lada, Togliatti) has signed a Contract with Ak Bars, Kazan (informs Soviet Sport).
Sport-Express has published full list of Transfers of the RSL: List of Transfers (http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?140877) (I regret, but it's in Russian).
HC MVD has signed Contracts with Defenders Vasily Turkovsky, Pavel Trahanov (both Severstal, Tcherepovets), Alexander Korobolin (Molot-Prikamye, Perm), Forwarders Alexei Zotkin (Torpedo, Nizhny Novgorod), Oleg Antonenko (Dynamo, Minsk, BLR), Andrew Rychagov (Khimik, Voskresensk).
Czech Defender Petr Kadlec (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=6127) (HC Slavia, Praha, CZE) has signed a Contract with Avangard, Omsk (informs Press-Attache of HC Avangard).
Defenders Igor Knyazev (Vityaz, Chekhov), Renat Gatin (Kapitan, Stupino), Forwarder Denis Mosalev (Metallurg, Magnitogorsk) have signed Contracts and Agreements with HC MVD, Balashikha (informs Press-Attache of HC MVD).
Forwarder Alexander Bumagin (Lada, Togliatti) has signed a three-year Contract with Khimik, Mytischi (informs Press-Attache of HC Khimik).
Defenders Igor Knyazev (Vityaz, Chekhov), Renat Gatin (Kapitan, Stupino), Forwarder Denis Mosalev (Metallurg, Magnitogorsk) have signed Contracts and Agreements with HC MVD, Balashikha (informs Press-Attache of HC MVD).
Balashika?? MDV change its name (and, presume, location) again??.....
Balashika?? MDV change its name (and, presume, location) again??.....
Yes, after Tver and Podolsk it will be Balashikha, Moscow region (since this summer HC MVD will play on this ice!!!).
Here're some words about it from another thread:
This summer Arena in Balashikha will be opened, so HC MVD will have it's own home!!!
The official name will glorify Alexander Ragulin.
It has 6000-seats hall, two skating rinks, gym, 80-seats restaurant, chess-club, etc.
http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=4478
Defender Sergey Filin, Forwarder Vladimir Artyushin (both Amur, Khabarovsk) cames back to Traktor, Tchelyabinsk (informs Sport-Express).
Czech Defender Jan Platil (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=49306) (CSKA, Moscow, 32 games, 5 (2+3) points) has signed a Contract with SKA, St. Petersburg (informs Soviet Sport).
Defender Vladimir Gusev (Metallurg, Novokuznetsk) has signed a Contract with Sibir, Novosibirsk (informs Apress-Attache of HC Sibir).
Defender Sergey Filin (Amur, Khabarovsk), Forwarders Maxim Chernikov (Zauralye, Kurgan), Dmitry Zyuzin (Salavat Yulaev, Ufa), informs Soviet Sport.
According to various sites, Khimik Mytschy offered a contract to 39 years old NHL superstar Peter Bondra. Last year Bondra not played for health and personal reasons
According to various sites, Khimik Mytschy offered a contract to 39 years old NHL superstar Peter Bondra. Last year Bondra not played for health and personal reasons
General Director of Khimik, MO Leonid Weisfeld has informed TV Channel Sport in his interview that he's heard for the first time about this!!! :)
At the same time, he has very small chances to find good Contract in NHL or in Slivakia, so Russia can be good for him!!!
Canadian Forwarder Darcy Verot (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=30203) (Syracuse Crunch, AHL) has signed a Contract with Vityaz, Chekhov (informs Sport-Express).
Belarus Forwarder Dmitry Meleshko (Salavat Yulaev, Ufa, 47 games, 17 (12+5) points) will sign today a Contract with Spartak, Moscow (informs Soviet Sport).
Defender Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars, Kazan) plans to stay in Russia (informs Sport-Express). In his previous plans was a Contract with NHL team, but he has not found good offer, so Kazan seems to be the most possible variant.
Forwarder Denis Kulik (Krylya Sovetov, Moscow, 46 games, 13 (4+9) points) has signed a Three-year Contract with Khimik, Mytischi (informs Press-Attache of HC Khimik).
Finnish Forwarder Toni Mäkiaho (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=654) (HPK, FIN, 64 games, 52 (17+37 points)) has signed a Contract with Amur, Khabarovsk (informs Press-Attache of HC Amur).
State Secretary of Russia-Belarus Unity Pavel Borodin has received an invitation to becpme the President of Krylya Sovetov, Moscow (informs Sport-Express).
Twin-brothers Roman and Ruslan Bashkirov (Juniors League, Quebek) have signed five-year Contracts with Ak Bars, Kazan (informs Sport-Express).
Belarus Forwarder Roman Romanenko (HC Vitebsk, BYE 58 (27+31) points)plans to sign a Contract with Lada, Togliatti (informs Allhockey.RU).
He wanted to join this tem last season, but Lada has chosen Foreign Defenders, but this year he's gonna play in Lada. :)
Czech Forwarder Zbynek Irgl (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=15327) (HC Vitkovice, CZE, 51 games, 36 (25+11 points)) plans to join Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl (informs Press-Attache of HC Lokomitiv). Team from Yaroslavl wants to sign a Contract with him during the next week.
boston bruins
12-07-2007, 13:07
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Transfer update
Amur, Kharabovsk continue to add players: Defencemen Vitaly Levada (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=52992) (Lada) and
Andrei Sobachkin (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=87645) (Crystall, Electrostal), and forwards Andrei Maksimenko (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=19599) (Titan, Klin), Ramil Saifullin (www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=1881) (Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg), Yuri Koksharov[b] (www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=71768) (Zauralie Kurgan) and [b]Dmitri Kolomiets (www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=47569) (HK Belgograd)
Sobachkin was a member of Russia's U18 team in the 2006 world championship.
Recent subtracted from Amur: Forwards Evgeny Chemerilov (www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=71295) (to: Avtomobilist) Ekaterinburg), Rinat Kasiyanov (www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=1808) (to: ?)
Neftekhimik has signed Michael Garnett (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=50639) (Atlanta Thrashers, NHL). Adding a foreign goaltender will add €250,000 to Neftekhimik's payroll.
As the Russian Federation is working to keep the RSL clean from foreign goaltenders (no longer allowed from 2009/10), NHL signings of Russian goaltenders is getting a great deal of attention in the Russian media. Most controversial is Semen Varlamov's (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=72709) 3-year entry signing with Washington Capitals. In the past week, Varlamov has been attending the Capitals' rookie camp, but both Varlamov and Washington Capitals have both announced that he will return to Russia to play with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl next season. The Capitals obviously hope that Varlamov, who is widely regarded as Russia's biggest goaltender prospect, will return for the Caps in 2009/10, but this could prove more than problematic as Varlamov have a 3-year contract with Lokomotiv. Less controversial is Anton Khudobin's (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=77166) 3-year entry level signing with Minnesota Wild. Khudobin's contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk has simply expired, so he's free to go.
The Phoenix Coyotes have allegedly been interesting in signing Aleksei Morozov to a contract worth $1.5 mio per year. A dismal offer for two reasons: 1) Morozov is arguably the best forward in Russia (he set a new all-time scoring record last season), if not Europe. 2) At Ak Bars, Morozov receives $3 mio clean (tax free). Just to match this, Phoenix would have had to offer Morozov a contract worth $5 mio a year.
Poll: Avangard Omsk and Salavat Top contenders to win Championship 2007/08
Poll at allhockey.ru (4,448 voted):
1. Avangard Omsk: 29.3%
2. Salavat Yulaev: 28.7%
3. Ak Bars: 23.9%
4. Metallurg Mg.: 6.2%
5. Sibir Novosibirsk: 3.0%
6. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: 2.6%
7. CSKA Moscow: 1.4%
8. Dynamo Moscow: 0.9%
9. SKA St. Petersburg: 0.8%
10. Khimik Mytischi: 0.8%
Other: 2.3%
The team from Zhlobin will play two friendly games in Moscow with Krylia Sovetov, on 31/08 and 01/09.
The team from Zhlobin will play two friendly games in Moscow with Krylia Sovetov, on 31/08 and 01/09.
Don't forget about friendly games between Dynamo, Moscow and Yunost, Minsk this week.
Forward Toni Mäkiaho won't be playing in Amur Khabarovsk in the coming season after all. Amur pulled the plug on Mäkiaho after he came late to a team meeting. Mäkiaho says that this was due to family reasons and he had reported about coming late to the meeting to the team management. Everything was supposed to be ok but when Mäkiaho arrived he was told that he no longer was in the plans of Amur.
Mäkiaho didn't even get a chance to be on ice with the Russian team. Now Mäkiaho is looking for a new club in Finland with the Helsinki clubs and HPK topping his list.
Forward Toni Mäkiaho won't be playing in Amur Khabarovsk in the coming season after all. Amur pulled the plug on Mäkiaho after he came late to a team meeting. Mäkiaho says that this was due to family reasons and he had reported about coming late to the meeting to the team management. Everything was supposed to be ok but when Mäkiaho arrived he was told that he no longer was in the plans of Amur.
Mäkiaho didn't even get a chance to be on ice with the Russian team. Now Mäkiaho is looking for a new club in Finland with the Helsinki clubs and HPK topping his list.
Discipline becomes very important in the Russian Superleague, but I don't this it should be like in the Army!!! :(
Don't forget about friendly games between Dynamo, Moscow and Yunost, Minsk this week.
Dynamo, Moscow gains a win over owner of Continental Cup 2007 Yunost, Monsk in control-friendly game. Both teams have shown speed and good will to win. Young Goaltender of HC Dynamo Zhelobnyuk has shown good game and has made not so many mistakes (score confirms it too).
Dynamo, Moscow - Yunost, Minsk 5:2 (0:1, 2:0, 3:1)
Goals:
Budkin
Polukhin
Sentyurin
Evseev
Polushin
- Shitkovsky
Zakharov
July 17, SC "Tanhuvaara", Savonlinna, FIN
Wow! Seems Alexei Yashin seigns with Lokomotiv Yaroslav; surely the move of the season!!!
http://www.allhockey.ru/news/7191/20-07-2007/
Alessandro Seren Rosso
20-07-2007, 16:55
It's official now:
www.lokomotiv.yar.ru
It's official now:
www.lokomotiv.yar.ru
I guess his patience finally slipped up.
Could be interesting to get the financial details. Well, I'm sure they will be leaked. Keep us informed.
Wow! Seems Alexei Yashin seigns with Lokomotiv Yaroslav; surely the move of the season!!!
http://www.allhockey.ru/news/7191/20-07-2007/
Time to sign Jagr for Avangard!!! :) I'm glad to see him in Yaroslavl team.
P.S.: Dynamo, Moscow plans to buy a good Forwarder from NHL (in case everything will be signed, we'll see him in the capital's team next week), informs official site of HC Dynamo and Soviet Sport.
So, who knows, maybe that's not the last good Contract!!!
Time to sign Jagr for Avangard!!! :) I'm glad to see him in Yaroslavl team.
P.S.: Dynamo, Moscow plans to buy a good Forwarder from NHL (in case everything will be signed, we'll see him in the capital's team next week), informs official site of HC Dynamo and Soviet Sport.
So, who knows, maybe that's not the last good Contract!!!
In Jatkoaika.com it was reported that according to Russian media the forward in question is a North American. Jeff O'Neill was named as the most likely prospect.
Also last year's Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu, defender Ross Lupaschuk has signed with Avangard Omsk.
...Jeff O'Neill was named as the most likely prospect...
I've also heard about Jeff (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=4043) , but that was like rumor between fans, anyway we are to wait a bit.
I just DO hope that would be a "payback" for Alex Ovechkin!!! :) Ha-Ha...
Payback? RSL would be doing the NHL a favour by removing O'Neill... once upon a time he was a star player. Now... well, he's less than impressed of late.
Payback? RSL would be doing the NHL a favour by removing O'Neill... once upon a time he was a star player. Now... well, he's less than impressed of late.
I don't know how his other attributes have changed in the years but his point production hasn't decreased that much. At best he had about 0.84 points per game and in the last three seasons he has remained above 0.5 PPG. A drop but enough to change him from a star player to a burden? Besides he was the 4th best scorer among the forwards of his team last year.
I would be absolutely thrilled if such a player ever landed in SM-Liiga.
Dynamo Moscow's president, Mikhail Golokhov was interviewed on Radio Canada the other day. The interview went into a fight about Ovechkin and the NHL-IIHF transfer deal. At one point Golokhov said that RSL has been reaching a financial position which will enable the league to compete with the NHL, and that as a sign of this, Dynamo is negotiating with a NHL marquee player. To this the interviewer shouted: "What player, and for what money?". Golokhov declined to answer the question stating that this would complicate the negotiations.
The interview set in motion a lot of speculation. And yes, O'Neill has been mentioned. But then again, Dynamo may not be negotiating at all.
This is the context for the rumour.
Meanwhile, Khimik Mytischi has signed Martin St. Pierre (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=59725) of Norfolk Admirals (AHL). This is a rather interesting signing in that St. Pierre still should be considered as a prospect (he's 23). He was a top scoring leader in the AHL last season producing 99 points (27+72) in 65 games + 100 PIM. He also played 14 games or Chicago Blackhawks producing 4 points (1+3).
There's an interview with St. Pierre yesterday in Soviet Sport. He says that he has been looking for a foreign adventure and wants to test the strength of the Russian league before returning to the NHL. He hopes to produce 40+ points in RSL next season. Should be interesting to follow the young Canadian's adventure in Russia.
SKA St. Petersburg has signed Andreas Johansson (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/players/data09/00018629.html) (Färjestad). Johansson has played 8 season's in the NHL and 3 in the Swiss NLA but his contract with SKA is the most lucrative contract he has ever signed, he tells Aftonbladet (http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1125315,00.html).
News Round Up 24 july 2007
• Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has tried hard to keep the financial terms disclosed, but I told you they would be leaked: Aleksey Yashin's 1-year contract with Lokomotiv is worth $2.5 mio. net, writes "Yaroslavsky Sport". That's about $5 mio if you want to compare with NHL salaries. The club's president Yuri Yakoviev was able to raise the money with extra help from the team's main sponsor, CFR.
• Oleg Saprykin to Russia. Saprykin has not accepted Ottawa's offer. Saprykin's father, Dmitry, has told "Soviet Sport" that Oleg will most likely play in Russia next season. Salavat, which is already stockpiling players, have expressed interest in the fast wing. So has Dynamo, but Saprykin would most likely prefer to play for CSKA, the team he joined during the NHL lockout.
• Difficult season ahead for Spartak. Spartak Moscow's coach, Valery Bragin expect that Spartak will be facing a challenging season. The club has just returned to RSL with a lot of new players. Spartak's financial situation is however fair with a salary budget near the average of the league so there is room for a couple of extra good players. Bragin will review the roster situation after the President of Bashkiriya Cup in Ufa next week, writes Sports Today.
• A couple of exhibition games played today in Finland:
Lada Togliatti - Salavat Ufa 4-1 (0-0, 3-0, 1-1)
Note: Salavat basically played with a reserve team made up of players who didn't participate yesterday vs Severstal
Sibir Novosibirsk - Krylia Sovetov (RUS-1) 7-1
• And just to finish off with some gossip: Ovechkin is ripe for marriage! He has established a very close relationship with a woman he met a couple of months ago, and he may be ripe for marriage, he tells "Your Day".
Alessandro Seren Rosso
25-07-2007, 11:10
SKA St. Petersburg has signed Andreas Johansson (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/players/data09/00018629.html) (Färjestad). Johansson has played 8 season's in the NHL and 3 in the Swiss NLA but his contract with SKA is the most lucrative contract he has ever signed, he tells Aftonbladet (http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1125315,00.html).
SKA's site is silent
Alessandro Seren Rosso
25-07-2007, 11:16
Metallurg has signed an annual contract with former NHL goalkeeper Jamie McLennan http://www.metallurg.ru/news/30318/
Alessandro Seren Rosso
25-07-2007, 11:30
Lada Togliatti - Salavat Ufa 4-1 (0-0, 3-0, 1-1)
Note: Salavat basically played with a reserve team made up of players who didn't participate yesterday vs Severstal
This is not much true. Pratically all the best players of Salavat have played, except Perezhogin.
SKA's site is silent
..But Färjestad's site is not: http://www.farjestadsbk.se/
This is not much true. Pratically all the best players of Salavat have played, except Perezhogin.
I just quoted the Russian news agency. It said that the majority of the players were rested.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
25-07-2007, 21:32
Friendly match in Finland:
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - Dinamo Moscow 5 - 0 (0-1, 0-2, 0-2)
Goals:
Ozolin, Kukumberg, Pestushko (2), Rybakov
Impressive result, but it's preseason
Alessandro Seren Rosso
25-07-2007, 22:58
.
I just quoted the Russian news agency. It said that the majority of the players were rested.
I was wrong. Perezhogin actualy played, in line with Tereschenko and Kucheryavenko.
Oleg Saprykin has supposedly received a $1.3 mio offer from Salavat, and a $1 mio offer from CSKA. Most Russian media do however expect him to sign with CSKA where he played during the NHL lockout. Currently, Saprykin is exercising with the army club. In any case, one should expect the contract to be short-termed, Saprykin wants to return to the NHL within a year.
Source: http://www.allhockey.ru
25 July 2007
Krylya Sovetov (Moscow) - Amur (Khabarovsk) 3:2 (0:1, 1:1, 2:0).
Alessandro Seren Rosso
27-07-2007, 08:49
Friendly matches 26 and 27 July
Krylja Sovetov - Amur 3 - 3
Goals:
Krylja Sovetov: Gogolev, Shibaev, Anisin
HC MVD - Vityaz Chekhov 3 - 2
Goals:
HC MVD: Antonenko, Chernov, Berdnikov
Vityaz: Chagodaev, Kvasha
Friendly matches 27 and 28 July:
Dynamo Moscow - Spartak Moscow 5-2 (1-1, 3-1, 1-0)
16:29 - 1:0. A. Mikhnov (S. Konkov)
19:24 - 1:1. A. Vishnyakov (S. Topol)
22:37 - 1:2. D. Upper (A. Yahanov, V. Korsunov) PP.
24:14 - 2:2. A. Vasyunov (P. Zasypkin)
32:04 - 3:2. A. Vasyunov (A. Bondarev) PP.
33:47 - 4:2. A. Mikhnov (G. Churilov, S. Konkov)
51:04 - 5:2. D. Vlasenkov (I. Zubov, P. Zasypkin)
Vityaz Chekhov - Khimik Mytischi 6-2 (2-0, 2-0, 2-2)
1:0. Kvasha (Subbotin, Korolyuk), 00:11
2:0. Skopintsev (Megalinsky, Radulov), more, 08:59
3:0. Korolyuk (Kamaletdinov, Kvasha), PP
4:0. Radulov (Karpov, K. Volkov)
5:0. Chesalin (Kvasha), SH.
5:1. Nesterov (Glukhov, Zabolotnev), 48:25
6:1. Sergeev (Chesalin, Mochalov), 49:31
6:2. Blokhin (Glukhov).
Amur Kharabovsk - Sibir 3-1
Amur: Strakhov, Uchaykin, Antipin; Sibir: Nikitenko.
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28 July:
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Spartak Moscow 1:3 (0-1, 0-1, 1-1)
14:55 - 0:1. C. Topol (A. Vishnyakov, N. Zimin)
39:14 - 0:2. K. Knyazev
51:02 - 1:2. A. Vasyunov (A. Kudashov, P. Zasypkin)
52:32 - 1:3. C. Topol (A. Vishnyakov, N. Zimin)
Here are some pics from Salavat's camp in Tikkurila: http://goaliepro.com/fi/uutiset/2007/salavat.php
Goaliepro helped with goalie coaching at the camp which was the first time Salavat had taken foreign help with their goalies. The experience was good to both sides and they are discussing about more cooperation.
Oleg Saprykin has supposedly received a $1.3 mio offer from Salavat, and a $1 mio offer from CSKA. Most Russian media do however expect him to sign with CSKA where he played during the NHL lockout. Currently, Saprykin is exercising with the army club. In any case, one should expect the contract to be short-termed, Saprykin wants to return to the NHL within a year.
Source: http://www.allhockey.ru
25 July 2007
Krylya Sovetov (Moscow) - Amur (Khabarovsk) 3:2 (0:1, 1:1, 2:0).
Saprykin signed for CSKS, now official
http://www.cska-hockey.ru/
Saprykin signed for CSKS, now official
http://www.cska-hockey.ru/
Allhockey.ru reports that Oleg Saprykin's signed a 3-year contract (longer tha expected) with CSKA and that the contract is worth $1.8 mio a year (also higher than expected).
Compared with Salavat and Ak Bars, CSKA has a relatively modest player budget, around $15 mio. The contract makes Saprykin the most expensive player on the team.
Friendly:
Sibir Novosibirsk - Mechel Chelyabinsk 7:5
Sibir goals: Guren, Karpovtsev, Syomin, Milovzorov, Posnov, Nikitenko, Payor.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
31-07-2007, 00:45
in what date?
Alessandro Seren Rosso
31-07-2007, 00:49
Nvm i found it
2 August 2007
Khimik MO - Metallurg Nk 4-1 (1:1, 0:0, 3:0)
1-0 00:40 Krikunov (Bumagin)
1-1 11:23 Galanov (Alexandrov, Khasanov) PP
2-1 51:38 Krikunov (St. Pierre) PP
3-1 58:10 St. Pierre (Krikunov, Bumagin) PP1
4-1 59:44 Nesterov PP
PIM 20:28, Att : 850
CSKA - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2-3 (2-2, 0-1, 0-0)
0-1 08:11 Konkov (Mikhnov, Guskov)
1-1 12:45 Kosourov (Epanchintsev, Vasilchenko)
2-1 13:04 Skugarev (Vasilchenko)
2-2 19:59 Kudashov (Galimov, Nepryaev)
2-3 29:04 Churilov PP
3 August 2007
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Vityaz Chekhov 2-2 (0-0, 1-0, 1-2)
1-0 37:29 Semin (Tkachenko, Rudenko)
1-1 43:47 Boychenko (Chesalin, Nosov) PP
2-1 50:38 Churilov (Bondarev, Valiln)
2-2 56:41 Kvasha (Korolyuk)
Alessandro Seren Rosso
05-08-2007, 10:47
Neftekhimik has a new site:
www.hcneftekhimik.ru
If I understand correctly, Sergei Zinoviev abandoned Kazan and is signing with Salavat....
http://www.allhockey.ru/news/8014/06-08-2007/
Alessandro Seren Rosso
07-08-2007, 00:11
No...it's only that Zinoviev had some hard times as he has often. He won't change team
Former LA Kings' defender Oleg Tverdovsky signed a 3 years contract (lenght not confirmed) with Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Tverdovsky answer about Los Angeles from sport Express:
With what feelings leave Los Angeles?
- Without a regret, I and have not found common language with a management of club. And at all has not understood, what for me took in this club. In my opinion, in Los Angeles interests of business stand above interests of sports, and sometimes players get in such situations at which the club does not count on their help.
Former LA Kings' defender Oleg Tverdovsky signed a 3 years contract (lenght not confirmed) with Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Tverdovsky answer about Los Angeles from sport Express:
Wow,first Perezhogin,now Tverdovsky,seems it is going to be very good season for Ufa :)
Former LA Kings' defender Oleg Tverdovsky signed a 3 years contract (lenght not confirmed) with Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Tverdovsky signed a 5 years contract with Salavat (confirmed!).
Wow,first Perezhogin,now Tverdovsky,seems it is going to be very good season for Ufa :)
Yeah, we're going for Gold
Yeah, we're going for Gold
Add Stanislav Chistov (Boston Bruins, NHL). Signed a 2-year contract with Salavat last night,
Add Stanislav Chistov (Boston Bruins, NHL). Signed a 2-year contract with Salavat last night,
Interesting thing that Boston didn't agree to release Chistov.
That means Chistov escaped from NHL.
RSL may be reduced to 16 teams - Half of Vysshaya club do not fulfill conditions
Perhaps some of our Russian members should comment on this: http://www.allhockey.ru/news/8220/09-08-2007/
But if I understand it correctly, only 16 teams have signed a contract with the RHF and are thus ready to go for the next season. 4 teams may be excluded. These teams comprise none other than CSKA Moscow, the three other teams are Lada, HC MVD and Sibir. Sibir cannot accept the terms of the contract and has thus not yet signed. As for CSKA and Lada, its their home arenas that do not fulfill the terms (too small, I guess) and HC MVD does not run a hockey school for minor which is also a condition to play in the Russian Superliga. The clubs must come to terms with RHF by 20 August, otherwise they will be excluded from the league!
In Vysshaya no less than half of the teams are unable to meet the new and tougher standards.
Did I miss something?
RSL may be reduced to 16 teams - Half of Vysshaya club do not fulfill conditions
Perhaps some of our Russian members should comment on this: http://www.allhockey.ru/news/8220/09-08-2007/
Actually, this is a small problem.
CSKA and Lada has something juridically incorrect in their lease contracts (for arenas). They promise to correct in several days.
HC MVD because of constant movings has uncomplete hockey school (6 age groups). They wrote a guarantee letter that until the next year everything will be ok so Federation let them play.
The only problem is Sibir. They have discords with Federation on advertisment terms. In RSL half of board advertisment belongs to Federation, and also Federation partially gets money from tickets, symbology etc. And Sibir doesn't like that. But I don't think that Federation soften its requirements for Sibir as other 19 clubs are ready for these requirements. I think by August, 20 Sibir will also sign the big agreement.
As for Vysshaya liga, the clubs (especially new clubs) mainly have the same problem as HC MVD - no 6 age groups in school. I think, the decision will be alike - they must guarantee that schools will be ok in a year.
But some clubs has less than 2500 seats in their arenas and must be excluded from Vysshaya liga.
Thanks, Kedr.
Now, Khimik is the third Russian team practising in Switzerland these days. The other teams are Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Avangard Omsk.
Khimik will play 4 games next week.
12 Aug vs SCL Tigers
14 Aug vs Thurgau (SUI-1)
15 Aug vs Innsbruck, Austria
16 Aug vs HC Chaux de Fond (SUI-1)
Later next week, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will arrive to participate in the Valle de Joux tournament.
10 August 2007
Spartak Moscow - HK MVD 4-4 (1-1, 1-1, 2-2)
0-1 15:48 Kokarev (Krovopuskov)
1-1 18:28 M Yunkov
2-1 24:50 Ivanov (Zhdan)
2-2 36:31 Valiullin (Kartsev)
2-3 40:49 Gribanov (Mosalev, Khasanshin) PP
3-3 50:11 Pestunov (Rybin)
4-3 50:47 Klimenko (A. Yunkov, Sapozhkov)
4-4 58:13 Gribanov
Alessandro Seren Rosso
12-08-2007, 12:22
Khimik has signed formner NHL player Nils Ekman.
The rosters thread: http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=5439
is now updated with all movements of the last days (Ekman, Piganovich, Vlasenkov, etc)
Andreas Holmqvist
12-08-2007, 13:43
Khimik has signed formner NHL player Nils Ekman.
The rosters thread: http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=5439
is now updated with all movements of the last days (Ekman, Piganovich, Vlasenkov, etc)
source? Its a shame that Djurgården can not afford to sign any of thier old NHL-players, Holmqvist signed with Frölunda a couple of weeks ago.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
12-08-2007, 14:24
Source is Khimik's official site
Alessandro Seren Rosso
13-08-2007, 12:00
SKA has signed seasoned defender Jamie Heward
source? Its a shame that Djurgården can not afford to sign any of thier old NHL-players, Holmqvist signed with Frölunda a couple of weeks ago.
i can also confirm that he played friendly games in switzerland with avangard omsk.
Marc Brunengraber
18-08-2007, 04:12
Two weeks after signing a two year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Alexander Svitov has violated that contract by signing with RSL club Avangard Omsk.
Just as the Russian teams seem to be powerless from stopping players from defecting to the NHL, I predict that there will not be anything that the Blue Jackets can do as a practical matter to stop Svitov. A legal judgment, which the Blue Jackets may get from an American court, is worthless if a court in a different country will not honor it.
Of course, if I was the management for the Blue Jackets, I'd let him go and clear the space on my salary cap. Svitov has been an utter failure as an NHL player - drafted very highly in 2001 (#3 overall), he has a mere 13 goals in 179 games. Perhaps he'll have a change of fortune in the RSL, but he's never been a big point producer for Omsk in the past, either. I don't get why he's such a prized player.
what is the correctly team name for HK MVD??
is it
HK MVD Moskovskaya oblast
or
HK MVD Balashikha??
as I understand correctly, Balashikha is a part from Moscow??
Where they play the homegames? Also Balashikha??
Thanks for helping.
Two weeks after signing a two year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Alexander Svitov has violated that contract by signing with RSL club Avangard Omsk.
Just as the Russian teams seem to be powerless from stopping players from defecting to the NHL, I predict that there will not be anything that the Blue Jackets can do as a practical matter to stop Svitov. A legal judgment, which the Blue Jackets may get from an American court, is worthless if a court in a different country will not honor it.
Of course, if I was the management for the Blue Jackets, I'd let him go and clear the space on my salary cap. Svitov has been an utter failure as an NHL player - drafted very highly in 2001 (#3 overall), he has a mere 13 goals in 179 games. Perhaps he'll have a change of fortune in the RSL, but he's never been a big point producer for Omsk in the past, either. I don't get why he's such a prized player.
In this case I'd suspend him, meaning that the Jackets will still own his rights for two seasons if he ever decides to come back, like hte Sens did with Kaigorodov (trading his rights to Phoenix for Comrie last year)
what is the correctly team name for HK MVD??
HK MVD Moskovskaya oblast
HK MVD Balashikha??
as I understand correctly, Balashikha is a part from Moscow??
HC MVD will play home games on the new Arena in Balashikha (first official game will be played on September 7 between HC MVD and Metallurg, Novokuznetsk). That gonna be a big show!!!
On http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=4478 you can read posts # 8, 22, 27.
HC MVD is the official name, Balashikha gives understanding that this team plays in this city: http://www.hcmvd.ru/arena-balashiha/arenanew/
P.S.: City of Balashikha is 25 km. from the capital and isn't a part of Moscow ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balashikha ). :)
The official name is just "HK MVD" according to their website. Their office is in Moscow City but they're going to play in Balashikha which is not part of Moscow City but of the Moscow Oblast (Moskovskaya Oblast, = the region arround Moscow City with all suburbans and more)
Defender Andrew Zabolotnev (Salavat Yulaev, Ufa, 12 (2+10) points in 58 games) has signed a Contract with Dynamo, Moscow (informs official site of HC Dynamo).
Some days ago AK Bars announced sign of swedish defender Daniel Tjarnqvist with a one-year, $1 million US deal, but apparently this contract is not yet closed
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=216707&hubname=nhl
HC MVD, Balashikha has signed Contracts with Goaltenders: Denis Hudyakov (Mechel, Tchelyabinsk), Mikhail Biryukov (Molot-Prikamye, Perm);
Forwarders: Sergey Gribanov (CSK VVS, Samara), Igor Velichkin (Metallurg, Magnitogorsk), informs Championat.ru.
According to canadian newspaper Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070827.wspt-giordano27/BNStory/Sports/?page=rss&id=..wspt-giordano27), defenceman Mark Giordano has left the Calgary Flames and signed with Dynamo Moscow.
Giordano, 23, was offered a two-way contract with the Flames but chose instead to sign with Dynamo for $800,000 (US).
According to canadian newspaper Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070827.wspt-giordano27/BNStory/Sports/?page=rss&id=..wspt-giordano27), defenceman Mark Giordano has left the Calgary Flames and signed with Dynamo Moscow.
Giordano, 23, was offered a two-way contract with the Flames but chose instead to sign with Dynamo for $800,000 (US).
Wow!!!!! Interesting, is it a good work of our new President? Still no talks about it between Dynamo fans...
The press Attache of Dynamo has confirmed that Mark Giordano (48 games, 15 (7+8) points) has signed a One-year Contract with HC Dynamo.
Some days ago AK Bars announced sign of swedish defender Daniel Tjarnqvist with a one-year, $1 million US deal, but apparently this contract is not yet closed
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=216707&hubname=nhl
Tjarnqvist affair is becoming complicate....
This is from Edmonton Journal:
Despite reports in Russia that said defenceman Daniel Tjarnqvist had signed to play for AK Bars Kazan, Tjarnqvist says that's not the case. It may happen later but the former Oilers blue-liner is still rehabbing after surgery to repair a pubic bone problem. He says he might not be able to play until November or later. There's a chance he might just sign in Sweden to play for his old team, Djurgardens ...
Hockey gossip:
on aug.17 Ilya Kovalchuk got married in Moscow with young Nicole Ambrasaitis. Congrats to him!!
Photo from allhockey.ru
http://www.allhockey.ru/images/custom/kovalchuk_nikol.jpg
Hockey gossip:
on aug.17 Ilya Kovalchuk got married in Moscow with young Nicole Ambrasaitis. Congrats to him!!
Photo from allhockey.ru
Mrs. SIKORA regrets about this fact, I suppose!!! :)
Anyway, Ilya has made a very important step into his future!!! I do understand him 'cos of my wedding... :)
Congrats to him!!!!!
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod has signed a Contract with Forwarder Dmitry Levinsky (Salavat Yulaev, Ufa and Metallurg, Novokuznetsk last season), informs official site of HC Torpedo.
Latvian Defenders Oleg Sorokin and Artem Maryams have signed Contracts with Metallurg, Novokuznetsk (informs official site of HC Metallurg).
Ak Bars, Kazan has signed a Contract with Defender Vasily Tokranov (informs official site of HC Ak Bars).
Center-forward Andrey Taratukhin signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa for 3 years.
Defender Sergey Zhurikov (Metallurg, Novokuznetsk) has signed a Contract with HC MVD, Balashikha (informs Press-Attache of HC MVD).
The official name of HC Avangard, Omsk will be HC Avangard, Omskaya oblast (Omsk region), informs Official site of FHR (in accordance with Press-Attache of HC Avangard).
Dynamo has the new uniform...
As I've written before, HC Dynamo, Moscow has the new uniform, jerceys are like from 60's!!! Looks very impressive, and fans like it very much:
Vitaly Eremeev (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_06.jpg),
Dynamo (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_00.jpg),
Fedor Fedorov (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_11.jpg),
Any internet streamig today?
If I understand correctly 2 matches will show on sportbox:
Metallurg Nk - Lokomotiv Y. and Spartak Moscow - Dynamo Moscow...
http://news.sportbox.ru/NewsStorage/20070906_hokkej_live_smotrite
Alessandro Seren Rosso
06-09-2007, 10:41
Khimik has new uniforms too...any good pic?
Bagratid
06-09-2007, 12:49
Center-forward Andrey Taratukhin signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa for 3 years.
I only realised this when I noticed that he picked up a point in his first game. I'm rather suprised by the move considering he was on the verge of breaking into the Calgary roster.
TonyTwist
06-09-2007, 19:38
As I've written before, HC Dynamo, Moscow has the new uniform, jerceys are like from 60's!!! Looks very impressive, and fans like it very much:
Vitaly Eremeev (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_06.jpg),
Dynamo (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_00.jpg),
Fedor Fedorov (http://www.hawk.ru/pic/person/070904_ao_dinamo_11.jpg),
Nice jerseys, especially front look with old style written Dynamo Moscow.
TonyTwist
06-09-2007, 19:41
Khimik has new uniforms too...any good pic?
Check out gallery from official site http://ximik.org/gallery/item/588/ !
I only realised this when I noticed that he picked up a point in his first game. I'm rather suprised by the move considering he was on the verge of breaking into the Calgary roster.
You know, Ufa is a very good cityhttp://www.forum24.ru/gif/smk/sm12.gif
Bagratid
08-09-2007, 06:35
You know, Ufa is a very good cityhttp://www.forum24.ru/gif/smk/sm12.gif
So I've heard. I was just suprised that given that Taratuhkin had already shown a lot of dedication in making the NHL when he came over the play in the AHL for peanuts when he could've have been playing as a superstar in the RSL. Then, after a great season when everybody was tipping him to break into the NHL he signed with Ufa before even stepping on the ice for training camp. I suppose it might have been personal, I read somewhere that his wife and children couldn't get visas to come over.
Nice jerseys, especially front look with old style written Dynamo Moscow.
Have you seen that new WOLF Talisman of Dynamo?! It looks very impressive (red eyes, white fangs... )!!! :)
I'll place photo here when find a good one!!! My camera was ot with me on the first game...
Alessandro Seren Rosso
10-09-2007, 15:00
Young goalkeeper Pavel Galatkionov has passed away :(
R.I.P.
Young goalkeeper Pavel Galatkionov has passed away :(
R.I.P.
Does it say anything about what happened?
Here (http://tracker.starlink.ru/foto/med/117920.jpg) 's the picture of the new Talisman of HC Dynamo. :) That's not me on the picture...
Young goalkeeper Pavel Galatkionov has passed away :(
R.I.P.
Very sad news!!! :( He died after the car accident...
CarltonTheBear
11-09-2007, 04:16
Hi everyone. I've been keeping track of Toronto's Russian prospects, and it appears as though defenseman Dmitri Vorobiev has missed Lada's last two games. Does anyone have a reason why (injury, personal, benched?).
Thanks!
Today Vladislav Tretyak declared in a press conference that next year Sokol Kiev and Kazakh teams could play in russian superleague in case of victory in this year Vysshaya league.
Tretyak statement:
« This year in the Vysshaya league will play four clubs from the CIS countries. Sokol Kiev and also Kazakhstan Barys, Kazakhmys and Kazzinc-Torpedo. These clubs can participate in play-offs and in case of a victory can be promoted in superleague »
Following the IIHF referees' exchange program, 2 matches of Russian Superleague - Salavat Yulaev - AK Bars (on September, 15th) and CSKA - СКА St. Petersburg (on September, 16th) - will be whistled by Slovakian referee Peter Jonak.
Russian referee Sergei Kulakov will be in Slovakia at end of September to ref 2 Extraliga games
Marc Brunengraber
13-09-2007, 07:01
They finally did the right thing concerning non-Russian clubs competing in Russian leagues. Bravo!
After 4 loses in 4 starting games there are changes in Lada Togliatti team:
Head coach Yuri Novikov was fired
Nikolai Kazakov is a new interim head coach now
Sergei Vostrikov and Igor Nikitin are new assistant coaches
Irate-Pirate
14-09-2007, 20:10
After 4 loses in 4 starting games there are changes in Lada Togliatti team:
Head coach Yuri Novikov was fired
Nikolai Kazakov is a new interim head coach now
Sergei Vostrikov and Igor Nikitin are new assistant coaches
It's really sad to see Lada at the bottom of the league. It was not so very long ago they were a real powerhouse of a team....
Alessandro Seren Rosso
18-09-2007, 08:40
Prospect parade in Kazan (russianprospects.com article)
http://www.russianprospects.com/public/article.php?article_id=538
I hope you enjoy the reading!
Today Vladislav Tretyak declared in a press conference that next year Sokol Kiev and Kazakh teams could play in russian superleague in case of victory in this year Vysshaya league.
I wonder if next year we will see Barys Astana in the Super League. After 3 games in Vysshaia league, all away, they have 3 wins over Russian teams with a goal difference of 11-2.
I wonder if next year we will see Barys Astana in the Super League. After 3 games in Vysshaia league, all away, they have 3 wins over Russian teams with a goal difference of 11-2.
Very good start for Kazakh team!!! They have officially announced that they have plans to play in the Superleague before the begginning of the new season. But, you know, Avtomobilist and Izhstal have same plans in East Division. That means we gonna have an interesting Tournament. :)
Lokomotiv Yaroslav fired canadian coach Paul Gardner.
At moment is not clear if Gardner will remain in club management.
Nikolay Borschevsky is appointed as interim coach, while next head coach could be finnish Kari Heikkila
Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl – Salavat Yulaev, Ufa 7:1 (4:1, 1:0, 2:0)
Goals:
1-0 Nepryaev (Galimov, Rudenko), 1:37
1-1 pp Shadilov (Vorobyev), 4:03
2-1 pp Semin (Tkacenko, Yashin), 9:05
3-1 Yashin (Semin), 9:49
4-1 Konkov (Mihnov, Kudashev), 18:35
5-1 Mihnov (Konkov), 29:32
6-1 Irgl (Ryabev, Vasilyev), 48:58
7-1 pp Guskov (Robitail, Churilov), 52:14
Goaltenders: Varlamov – Eremenko (Tarasov, 20:00)
wow! what's happened to Salavat??
wow! what's happened to Salavat??
That was a simple game, I think, nothing serious!!!!! The score is just too big for one of the main candidates for the first position in the RSL...
And what happened to top regular season 2006-07 teams Avangard and Kazan? Their start in the new season seems very far from expextations.
wow! what's happened to Salavat??
Maybe you should ask what happened to Lokomotiv. I believe they just got Kari Heikkilä as a new head coach. Usually teams that have changed their coach play well for 1-2 first games of the new coach. After that the abilities of the coach will start to matter.
Can anyone tell me why ex Calgary Flame goaltender Jamie McLennan left Metallurg, Magnitogorsk after earlier signing with that team. Thank you.
And what happened to top regular season 2006-07 teams Avangard and Kazan? Their start in the new season seems very far from expextations.
Avangard has a lot of problems with defence, and Ak Bars still can't use the strength of the first wing!!!
Most teams of this season are very close to each other in their game!!! It'll be interesting to watch a lot of games!!!
Most teams of this season are very close to each other in their game!!! It'll be interesting to watch a lot of games!!!
That's true! In fact I already seen some very interestiung games!!
Can anyone tell me why ex Calgary Flame goaltender Jamie McLennan left Metallurg, Magnitogorsk after earlier signing with that team. Thank you.
He showed very poor performance during pre-season.
]wow! what's happened to Salavat??
Many reasons:
1) Semyon Varlamov, the goalkeeper of Loko, played very well;
2) The scoring efficiency of Loko was just fantastic: 7 goals of 24 shots, while Salavat scored only once of 37 shots;
3) Loko was in anger after loosing all 2 games to Ural teams (Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk);
4) Salavat was in euphoria after winning Tatar teams (Neftekhimik, AkBars).
Russia will play 2 preparation matches on the road to IHWC 2008 in Canada. On 9 April in Austria and on 10 april vs Italy
Goaltender of HC Amur, Khabarovsk Tyler Moss will get the citizenship of Russian Federation (informs Sport-Express) in the nearest future. So, he can even play for Russian team now.
Really strange, 'cos even Vitaly Eremeev ( Dynamo, Moscow) has Russian passport and still plays as foreigner...
How can Tyler Moss get a passport so quickly? That surprises me. What are the rules in general?
Eremeev is probably counting as a foreigner because he is only eligible to play for the Kazakh national team and not for the Russian.
Khimik Mytschy released Canadian forward Martin St. Pierre
How can Tyler Moss get a passport so quickly? That surprises me. What are the rules in general?
Eremeev is probably counting as a foreigner because he is only eligible to play for the Kazakh national team and not for the Russian.
He seems to have a very good Agent, or... maybe has seen the winning shot of J.R.Holden from the Russian Baskatball team on the European Championship, and wants to make the same thing in Canada next year!!! :)
Could someone please translate this article?
http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2244&a=704801
Jukka Hentunen to Kazan? (http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news_portal/news.php?id=19260&month=10&year=07&modus=)
Jukka Hentunen to Kazan? (http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news_portal/news.php?id=19260&month=10&year=07&modus=)
Still no confirmation of this information from Ak Bars, but they plan also to add Forwarder Roman Voloshenko (Houston Aeros, AHL), informs Sport-Express.
15 Sep, Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Metallurg Magnitogorsk, best moments of the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OyhOx0BNbs
Old bus stop saved lives of HC Ryazan (Vysshaya League) players when they have moved to games on rented bus.
Wet road, drunken driver of "red" devil-ZAZ has instigated accident that could become a tragedy. Only a bus stop on the opposite side of the road has saved hockey team!
All of players have injuries, but everyone is alive!!!
Marc Brunengraber
18-10-2007, 02:54
Voloshenko simply quit the Houston Aeros, violating his two way contract that he had signed with the Minnesota Wild.
He was upset that he wasn't in the NHL. Wild GM Doug Risebrough said that he needed to work on various parts of his game in order to make the NHL team. He said if Voloshenko was good enough to be in the NHL, then the Wild would have kept him there instead of sending him to AHL Houston.
Old bus stop saved lives of HC Ryazan (Vysshaya League) players when they have moved to games on rented bus.
Wet road, drunken driver of "red" devil-ZAZ has instigated accident that could become a tragedy. Only a bus stop on the opposite side of the road has saved hockey team!
All of players have injuries, but everyone is alive!!!
A photo of accident
http://www.fhr.ru/images/new_news/imgBIG_2856
Bagratid
22-10-2007, 09:12
According to eurohockey.net (http://www.eurohockey.net/transfers/transfers.html?nationality=&country=&lastname=&days=31).
Posted 18/10/2007: Vasily Koshechkin (G)
From Ak Bars Kazañ to Unknown
Added By: Davide Tuniz, Status: Confirmed
Koshechkin was moved, gone AWOL or something. I know he has been playing rather badly of late but has he really been transferred or is this just a mistake.
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Koshechkin was moved, gone AWOL or something. I know he has been playing rather badly of late but has he really been transferred or is this just a mistake.
That seems to be true, 'cos Ak Bars is looking for another Goaltender right now. That gonna to be another Canadian G'tender. :)
HC Vityaz, Chekhov will play it's home games on the ice of Palace of Sports in Podolsk (where Vityaz played some years ago), informs official page of HC Vityaz.
Bagratid
23-10-2007, 09:05
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that St. Louis Blues forward Petr Cajanek is close to inking a deal with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Super League (unconfirmed so far). Link: http://rumormethis.com/rumors/player-rumors/cajanek-off-to-russia/
Defender Vadim Khomitsky (Dallas Stars, NHL) will come back to RSL (he's ready to sign a Contract with Khimik, MO), informs Soviet Sport.
Defender Daniil Maaaaarkov (Detroit Red Wings, NHL) has signed a 2-year Contract with Dynamo, Moscow informs Press-Attache of HC Dynamo.
Bagratid
27-10-2007, 09:19
Eurohockey.net (http://www.eurohockey.net/transfers/transfers.html?nationality=&country=&lastname=&days=2) informs that:
Posted 26/10/2007: Darius Kasparaitis (D)
From Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) to SKA St. Petersburg
Added By: Davide Tuniz, Status: Confirmed
I suspect NYR will be glad to see the back of him and SKA will be glad to be getting him.
Defender Daniil Maaaaarkov (Detroit Red Wings, NHL) has signed a 2-year Contract with Dynamo, Moscow informs Press-Attache of HC Dynamo.I heard a radio report here saying that the deal was 2 years for $4 million per year. Is that correct?
Bagratid
28-10-2007, 03:58
RSL teams almost never release the details of their contracts to the media. But I've heard that figure in a number of different places. It sounds right for a player of his skill and the club he is playing for so it's probably close. (Apparently he also has a clause in the contract to let him return to the NHL next year).
Evgeny Khatsey (Avangard, Omsk) has signed a Contract with Sibir, Novosibirsk (informs Sport-Express).
"Symbol" of Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Sergey Gomolyako has become the new Head Coach of Vityaz, Chekhov, informs official site of HC Vityaz.
Forwarder Dmitry Nabokov (Sibir, Novosibirsk) will sign a Contract with Vityaz, Chekhov (informs Sport-Express).
Defender Darius Kasparaytis (New York Rangers, NHL) will come to SKA, St. Petersburg on Halloween to St. Petersburg to join the main roster of SKA, St. Petersburg.
HC Khimik, MO wants to change its name (informs Press-Attache of Khimik).
In the nearest time the official page of HC Khimik will make a poll for fans to help with the new name for the team from Mytischi.
The most possible name is very simple: HC Mytischi.
"Symbol" of Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Sergey Gomolyako has become the new Head Coach of Vityaz, Chekhov, informs official site of HC Vityaz.
He was already in team management? maybe assistant coach? I remember his name in vityaz this summer...
Mirko_Vucinic
31-10-2007, 10:23
DIN cool ! Thanks for transfers info, good job !
Forwarder Andrey Nikolishin has signed a Contract with Traktor, Tchelyabinsk (informs official page of HC Traktor and Sport-Express).
DIN cool ! Thanks for transfers info, good job !
Welcome to the Forum and welcome to the Russian Thread! :)
Hey DIN, hope its gonna be one more tight and exciting game tonite as always.
By the way, Randy R. scored twice last night for Senators - по логике Марка Б., РСЛ должна быть в этом случае на голову выше НХЛ, т.к. в Локо он и одного нормального не забил, сплошь коряги :-)
It appears that the stream of Finnish players to Sweden has changed its course, now the destination is Russia. Just days after Mäkiaho's (Lada) and Petriläinen's (Nizhnekamsk) deals Tony Salmelainen has signed a deal with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Salmelainen left the Toronto Marlies/Maple Leafs two weeks ago and will reportedly get higher pay in Russia than in NHL. Also Swedish defender Daniel Tjärnqvist signed with Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv is coached by Kari Heikkilä and also fields another Finn, defender Ari Vallin.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
07-11-2007, 19:57
Lokomotiv also took Fischer from Phoenix
Patrick Fischer signed with SKA St. Petersburg some weeks ago, so probably not ;)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa signed goalkeeper of Czech National Team Milan Hnilicka informs official web-site: http://www.hcsalavat.ru/?show=1007
Alessandro Seren Rosso
09-11-2007, 13:17
I don't get this move. You already had Eremenko. So Eremenko will get back to his usual role, backup goaltender.
I don't get this move. You already had Eremenko. So Eremenko will get back to his usual role, backup goaltender.
I'll wager that Eremenko just got cut from teh team...
I don't get this move. You already had Eremenko. So Eremenko will get back to his usual role, backup goaltender.
Looks like Tarasov seriously injured. BTW at October, 15 he signed with Salavat until 2010!
So Hnilicka is a replacement for Tarasov for this season. Eremenko + Hnilicka = GOLD :)
Alessandro Seren Rosso
09-11-2007, 15:01
Looks like Tarasov seriously injured. BTW at October, 15 he signed with Salavat until 2010!
So Hnilicka is a replacement for Tarasov for this season. Eremenko + Hnilicka = GOLD :)
Loooooooll...you can play one goalie only ;-)
We'll see, we'll see. RSL is getting more and more interesting
Boris Mikhailov new coach for Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Sergei Nikolaev was fired Metallurg Nk's disastrous 0:8 defeat to Traktor. Today, it was announced that the new coach will be none other than Boris Mikhailov.
Source: Metallurg Nk's webpage and www.allhockey.ru (http://www.allhockey.ru)
Boris Mikhailov?
One of the greatest players in history.
But as a main coach... I'm in big doubts.
It's interesting to note that as the Russian Superliga continues to build up economic muscles, transfer events across the pond becomes ever more entangled.
It is now reported, in both Russian and NA media, that part of the reason why the Anaheim Ducks put Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers was that Jonas Hiller received a $1.5 mio. from an unnamed Russian club. Hiller was apparently threathening to accept the offer, and the Anaheim Ducks responded by quickly moving him up to the NHL team.
It's interesting to note that as the Russian Superliga continues to build up economic muscles, transfer events across the pond becomes ever more entangled.
It is now reported, in both Russian and NA media, that part of the reason why the Anaheim Ducks put Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers was that Jonas Hiller received a $1.5 mio. from an unnamed Russian club. Hiller was apparently threathening to accept the offer, and the Anaheim Ducks responded by quickly moving him up to the NHL team.
Yes its good if Russia can balans NHL better but I dont think RSL realy can compete whit NHL before hockey gets more popular in Russia the attendance figurs are to poore.
The low intresst for hockey in Russia was clear in this years World Championship in Москва. Ok a litel bit more intresst outside the capital but stil not good eunoght to compete whit NHL. I think Russian need a succes whit the nationalteam to repopular hockey again.
Irate-Pirate
27-11-2007, 18:02
In terms of numbers of fans at games, the RHL will probably never compare with the NHL. The arenas are smaller for a start.
This does not mean that financially Russian teams will not compete for NHL players in the future. Some of the companies involved in Russian hockey have serious money. And this money does not depend on ticket sales, merchandise or tv streams.....
It looks like Jamie Lundmark's days at Dynamo Moscow are numbered. Dynamo hoped that Lundmark would be one of the team's scoring leaders, but he has been a major disappointment, only producing 3 points in 17 games.
Oleg Belkin has been released from Lada Togliatti, according to Sport-Express.
Robert Esche has recently transferred to Russia. If you would like to ask him about what its like to play in Russia, the RSL vs NHL etc., here's your chance. Send your question to editor@allhockey.ru (put: "Esche Question" into the headline of your mail).
Avangard Omsk rejected Maxim Sokolov, the former goalkeeper of the Russian national team.
He was really bad last time, being changed in the middle of 3 games.
Now Omsk is looking for a GOOD keeper.
Bagratid
03-12-2007, 12:06
Does anyone know whats happened to Vasily Koshechkin. Hes gone from being one of the top Russian prospects and one of the dominant players in the RSL and now hes disappeared off the face of the earth after a bad start with Ak Bars.
Does anyone know whats happened to Vasily Koshechkin. Hes gone from being one of the top Russian prospects and one of the dominant players in the RSL and now hes disappeared off the face of the earth after a bad start with Ak Bars.
You may have noticed that Ak Bars has been off to a bad start this season. Part of the reason is that Koschechkin has played below his standards (while Mika Noronen became injured). During the November break Ak Bars made a series of international transfers that included the signing of Robert Esche. Meanwhile, Noronen has returned from his injury, and this has left Koshechkin out in the cold.
Koschechkin has been a starting goaltender 18 times this season. GAA: 2.42, and SVS% of 90.12, no shutouts.
Statistically, he is behind Mika Noronen: GPI: 4, GAA: 1.97, SVS% 89.90, SO:0
and Robert Esche, who has been red-hot since he arrived at Kazan:
Esche: GPI: 4, GAA: 0.73, SVS%: 96.43, SO: 2
And with Esche, the white leopards has started to win.
So you get the picture. Maybe Koschechkin will be traded, maybe not.
HK MVD has decided to release Egor Bashkatov (9 points (2+7) in 18 games).
Dynamo Moscow has released Jamie Lundmark. The Canadian striker only produced 3 points (2+1) in 17 games.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has signed Finnish goaltender, Juso Rijksman
Dynamo and Magnita have swapped players:
Igor Mirnov (Dynamo Moscow) <--> Igor Emeleev (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Vladimir Krikukov resigned as head coach for Dynamo Moscow after yesterday's humiliating defeat (1:8) to Vityaz. Anatoly Antipov has been appointed as new coach.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
10-12-2007, 14:30
Milos Riga is new Spartak's Head Coach
Former Avangard hero Maksim Sokolov has signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk has reportedly paid Kölner Haie 1 mio euro (app. 1.4-1.5 mio dollars) in transfer fee for Travis Scott. Never in history has a team paid that amount of money for releasing a player. The deal is also good for Travis Scott. He will earn 8 times more at Magnita than he did at Kölner Haie.
The main sponsor of Severstal Cherepovets has increased the club's budget by 60 mio rubles (2.5 mio dollars), a 25% increase. Severstal's player budget is now at $10 mio, still much below the top budgetting teams of the league, Salavat and Ak Bars.
Amur Kharabovsk has acquired Egor Bashkatov from HK MVD. Amur has released Sergei Kuznetsov and Ivan Novosoltsev. Kuznetsov will transfer to SKA St. Petersborg.
Metallurg Novokuznetsk has acquired defenseman Artem Ostoushko from HK Dmitrov. Metallurg at the same time released forward Maksim Balmochnykh and defender Sergei Shardakov.
CSKA Moscow has signed defenseman Jamie Pollock. Another piece of good news for CSKA is that Petr Schastlivy has resumed skating again after his long-term injury.
AK Bars Kazan has released three players: Goaltener Stanislav Galimov has been loaned to Neftyanik Almetyevsk for the rest of the season. Forward Aleksander Golovin (GP 11, 3+0) has been send to Avangard Omsk, and forward Roman Voloshenko (GP 7, 7+9) to Dynamo Moscow.
Sinuhe Wallinheimo (g) JYP, Jyväskylä ->Dynamo Moscow till end of this season.
CSKA Moscow has signed defenseman Jamie Pollock. Another piece of good news for CSKA is that Petr Schastlivy has resumed skating again after his long-term injury.
AK Bars Kazan has released three players: Goaltener Stanislav Galimov has been loaned to Neftyanik Almetyevsk for the rest of the season. Forward Aleksander Golovin (GP 11, 3+0) has been send to Avangard Omsk, and forward Roman Voloshenko (GP 7, 7+9) to Dynamo Moscow.
Two things to add :
- Pollock still has a valid contract with Nuremberg : he could leave for NHL in the summer, but as long as he come back into a league under international law, the team who has his contract can stand for his rights. In case CSKA would forget that detail, Nuremberg want to plead his cause to IIHF. Of course Travis Scott "million" transfer will feed Nuremberg appetite as for how much they'd like to claim...
- Those Voloshenko stats (GP 7, 7+9) are with Kazan B-team, in third division... He couldn't play any game with first team, as well as he could only play in AHL when he was in North America. Which is why he left to Dynamo to get another chance to crack a major roster.
Bagratid
15-12-2007, 05:10
The main sponsor of Severstal Cherepovets has increased the club's budget by 60 mio rubles (2.5 mio dollars), a 25% increase. Severstal's player budget is now at $10 mio, still much below the top budgetting teams of the league, Salavat and Ak Bars.
Does anybody (and I know considering the secretive nature of player contracts in Russia the chances are low) know the current breakdown of the salaries and payrolls of the various teams around the RSL. For example this article (http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?113383) was published a few years back.
Alessandro Seren Rosso
15-12-2007, 09:18
No such numbers are ever released and also that table is only speculation ;-)
One of the aim of Tretiak administration is to get teams to have open finance balance and maybe CSKA will release it at the end of the season. Many presidents are (on paper) in favour of transparent balances
According to a report in the Toronto Star, a Russian tycoon has hired former NHL Players' Association executive Bob Goodenow to help create a new professional European hockey league that would compete for players with the NHL.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=225259&hubname=nhl
WOW!, That was fast, this was news is Russia one month ago! Now the Canadian media only need to find out that Scott Bowman is also involved. *LOL*
Igor Radulov reveals in an interview with Soviet Sport that he has been offered big money to return to the Russian Superliga next season. No less than four of the big time teams have extended offers: Ak Bars, Salavat, Metallurg Mg and Dynamo.
However, Radulov wants to stay in the NHL as he believes that he might be difficult to return to the NHL, now that the NHL-IIHF transfer agreement is in a flux.
I guess, however, that Nashville needs to be careful about how little they will offer Radulov. With the escalating Russian salaries, it is a completely new ballgame as the NHL can no longer ignore what the players can earn on the other side of the pond.
More salary news:
Metallurg Magnitogorsk's president, Oleg Kupriyanov is getting tired about reading fairy tale stories about how much Scott Langkow earns at Magnita. Today, he revealed that Scott Langkow earns $550,000 for the rest of the season. Fred Braithwaite earns three times as much ($1.5 mio) at Avangard Omsk
At Spengler Cup, Magnita extended an offer to Curtis Joseph, but they could reach agreement. Cujo wanted $2 mio. for the rest of the season and Magnita didn't want to pay that much for the aging goaltender.
Source: Soviet Sport
Alessandro Seren Rosso
20-02-2008, 14:08
Fun story
http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20080220130103akbarsfacesdisappearfr omufa
Oleg Piganovich, defender of Traktor Chelyabinsk, scoring his 22nd goal yesterday, broke "the eternal record" of Nikolay Makarov (the older brother of the famous Sergey Makarov), who scored 21 goals in 1982.
Interesting, that both Makarov and Piganovich was/is players of Traktor Chelyabinsk.
Dunno if already posted but Khimik Mytischy officially changed its name in Atlant Mytischy
Club will remain based in same city, with same colours
Watsatheo
09-05-2008, 03:19
Just wondering if anyone can give their opinion on defenseman Konstantin Korneev of CSKA Moscow. I hear he was one of the best defensemen in the entire league.
Just wondering if anyone can give their opinion on defenseman Konstantin Korneev of CSKA Moscow. I hear he was one of the best defensemen in the entire league.
Well, he was good but I can hardly say many talked about him. Defensemen are always shadowed by forwards, you know.
In Russia not many defensemen are well known: Oleg Tverdovsky, Kirill Koltsov, Vitaly Proshkin, Vitaly Atyushov, Evgeny Varlamov, Raimond Giroux, Denis Kulyash, Oleg Piganovich.
Nightmare
09-05-2008, 18:10
Well, he was good but I can hardly say many talked about him. Defensemen are always shadowed by forwards, you know.
In Russia not many defensemen are well known: Oleg Tverdovsky, Kirill Koltsov, Vitaly Proshkin, Vitaly Atyushov, Evgeny Varlamov, Raimond Giroux, Denis Kulyash, Oleg Piganovich.
Ilya Nikulin :D
Top 15 goals of RSL season 2007-08. (http://video.sportbox.ru/VidySporta/Hokkej/20080501155500_hokkej15luchshihgolovsuperligise) Some pretty nice goals there:
15. Jaroslav Kudrna
14. Vitali Jatshmenev
13. Oleg Saprykin
12. Aleksandr Blohin
11. Igor Misko
10. Aleksei Jashin
9. Anton Babtshuk
8. Ravil Gusmanov
7. Danis Zaripov
6. Fedor Fedorov
5. Viktor Aleksandrov
4. Jukka Hentunen
3. Aleksei Kudashov
2. Andrei Kutejkin
1. Timofei Shishkanov
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