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Welcome back to Top Shelf hockey prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2017 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2017 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] READ MORE
Over the next few weeks, Last Word on Sports will be previewing the new Kontinental Hockey League season ahead of the season opener on August 24, which will pit SKA Saint Petersburg against CSKA Moskva. Today, we will look at the Tarasov Division of the Western Conference. Part 2 of our four-part KHL season preview. 2015/16 KHL Season […] READ MORE
While the KHL conference finals rattle on in the background, two coaches, one from each conference, have been gifted extensions after two successful seasons: Andrei Nazarov of Barys and Harijs Vītoliņš of Dynamo Moscow. We start with a contending team, Dynamo Moscow. Freshly after being eliminated in the semifinals, some positive news was delivered. President […] READ MORE
With Artemy Panarin sitting as the leading scorer coming off his breakout year, big captain Ilya Kovalchuk being the centre of attention, Vadim Shipachyov sitting as the third highest centre for points and constant goaltender controversies, and a dog fight for top of the league with CSKA Moscow, a little star seems under everything. And […] READ MORE
As the KHL playoffs approach their mid-point, LWOS KHL writers Cirno Avery and Aivis Kalnins present you with their Gagarin Cup predictions. Each writer will pick one team they think has the best chance of winning this year and give their explanation why. Aivis’ Prediction – HC Dynamo Moscow My pick this year is the team that […] READ MORE
Thursday morning, a report surfaced from Russian sportswriter Slava Malamud regarding Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin‘s supposed intent to leave the NHL and play overseas in his native country’s Kontinental Hockey League. Dynamo Moscow boss Arkady Rotenberg has told Sportbox.ru “there is desire on (Ovechkin’s) part” to return to the KHL. #Caps — Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) November […] READ MORE
