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The Semin story
Kudos are in order for to the Washington Capitals' wing of the blogosphere for unearthing the Alex Semin story (here, here and here) ages before it showed up in the mainstream press up here today.I on...
Who goes to Russia?...and other far-flung hockey destinations
James do you know how many Canadians are playing in the Russian Super League? I assume McLennan is not the first.I know many Canadians play in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. But there seem to be ver...
So much for a 'super' seriesWhere have the great European defencemen gone?
There's a reason I didn't expect the so-called Super Series (which Canada now leads 2-0) to be much of a competition, and it looks something like this:Russian NHLers 25-and-underForward: Ovechkin, Mal...
A final word on the 'Super' Series
Well, that was fun, wasn't it?An eight-game series, an eight-game pounding, more or less. The Canadian juniors marked the 35th anniversary of what is considered to be one of the top international hock...
Radivojevic chooses Russia
Winger Branko Radivojevic, who spent the past two seasons with the Wild, has signed a two-year deal to play with Spartak in the Russian Premiere League.— Star TribuneAlso following the money was Dmi...
Emery heads to Russia
Ray Emery's NHL career is taking a detour — through Russia, where he'll collect his paycheque in rubles.The goaltender — whose contract was bought out by the Senators last month — has agreed to ...
Expect NHL to fight for Radulov
"We would view any signing, from either side, of a player under a valid contract, who does not have any legally valid out-clause, to be a clear violation of the mutual understanding and existing princ...
On the air
Just a quick note that I'll be on CKNW's Sportstalk in Vancouver this weekend talking about recent hockey developments and the Continental Hockey League.Once I have an exact time nailed down, I'll pos...
Malkin's eatery
Courtesy of The Pensblog, here's a translated review from a couple years back of Evgeni Malkin's prison-themed restaurant, VIP Zone.Here's Russian Prospects' description:Barred windows and ceiling, la...
A KHL Q&A A threat or much ado about nothing?
On FoxSports.com, Spector (aka Lyle Richardson) writes Russia not a serious threat to poach from NHL.In the Sporting News, Eric McErlain writes Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League a legitimate threat...
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