The leading scorer in this year’s IIHF World Championship, and the first line centre for KHL team Ska St. Petersburg, Vadim Shipachyov has been rumored to be on NHL team’s radar for months. In April Igor Eronko of Sport Express reported that Shipachyov, along with Evegeni Dadonov, and Denis Guryanov were attempting to terminate their KHL contracts […] READ MORE
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Connor McDavid Leads Canada To World Championship Gold
Connor McDavid waited a while to score his first goal of the tournament, but saved it for the perfect time. His goal at 11:24 of the first period was all the offence that Team Canada would need in defeating Finland 1-0 and winning their second straight gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in Moscow […] READ MORE
Habs Target: Vadim Shipachyov
Centre Vadim Shipachyov, who is reportedly linked to the Canadiens, is leading the IIHF World Championship tournament in scoring with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 4 games. With those numbers, Shipachyov is proving that he deserves a shot in the NHL. Insiders such as Elliotte Friedman and Igor Eronko have both indicated that […] READ MORE
The Case for Artemy Panarin’s Line as SKA’s First Line
The sniper race that once was thought of as a three man show between Kovalchuk, Moses and Radulov found a surprising entry in 23-year-old Artemy Panarin. READ MORE
