The KHL announced the winners of its yearly awards on Monday after the coronavirus pandemic caused an abrupt end to the Russian league’s season.
A year after being let go by the Washington Capitals, Dmitrij Jaskin was named the KHL MVP after having a huge first season with Dynamo Moscow.
By Ian Oland 4 months ago
Longtime former Capital, Alex Semin, has signed a one-year extension with KHL Vityaz.
The former Young Gun, now 36 and a father of two, had another solid season in Russia, scoring 18 goals and 38 points in 50 games. Semin also served as Vityaz’s captain.
It will be the longest he’s played for the same team since he spent parts of three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes from 2012-2015.
Former Capitals defenseman Mike Green took to his Instagram Story late last week to post video of one of his most prized hockey collectibles. Green showed off a signed Capitals Young Guns poster featuring himself along with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Alex Semin.
The two-time NHL All-Star tagged Ovechkin, Backstrom’s private Instagram account, and a fan account of Semin. He added four grandpa emoji 👴👴👴👴.
By Ian Oland 5 months ago
Former Capitals forward and current captain of HC Vityaz, Alex Semin, took part in the KHL All-Star weekend in late January.
As part of the festivities, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan polled some of the players on a broad range of topics, from what they like to splurge on, to who the best hockey player in the world is right now.
Semin stuck by his fellow Young Gun and name-twin when he gave his answer: Alex Ovechkin.
By Donya Abramo 8 months ago
Former Capitals’ Young Gun Alex Semin is having another strong season in the KHL. As the 35-year-old captain of Vityaz Podolsk, Semin has 12 goals and 28 points in 37 games this season. His performance was enough to make him a KHL All-Star, which is being held this year in Moscow.
Saturday, Semin participated in the KHL All-Star Skills Competition and got some help from a special friend on a breakaway attempt.
Thirty-five-year-old Alex Semin is continuing his career in the Kontinental Hockey League this season and playing for HC Vityaz for the second straight year. After wearing an “A” for Vityaz during the 2018-19 campaign, Semin was officially announced as the captain days before the season.
He wore the captain’s “C” Monday in Vityaz’s regular-season opener against Traktor Chelyabinsk.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
It has been over seven years since Alex Semin shared the Capitals locker room with Alex Ovechkin, but the two Sashas proved they are still fast friends when, on Sunday, Semin attended the birthday party of Ovechkin’s one-year-old son, Sergei.
Ovechkin, holding Sergei, stood next to Semin, who appeared to be holding his young son, Danil. The pair watched as a troop of six dyed poodles performed tricks at the elaborate birthday party being thrown in Sergei’s honor.
By Elizabeth Kong 1 year ago
Former Capital Alex Semin wore the captain’s “K” on his jersey for a friendly preseason game in the KHL. Semin led HC Vityaz in their first exhibition game of the summer against Metallurg Magnitogorsk, which they lost by a score of 3-2. The game was played in Germany where the teams’ training camps are located.
Semin signed a one-year contract extension with Vityaz in May for the 2018-19 season after serving as one of the team’s alternate captain. The head coach of Vityaz referred to Semin as one of the team’s leaders.
By Brennin Weiswerda 1 year ago
Alex Semin’s hockey career will continue for another season. Saturday, the former Capitals forward signed a one-year contract extension with HC Vityaz, which plays near Moscow.
Last season, the 35-year-old winger had 41 points in 54 games (19 goals and 22 assists). He served as one of the team’s alternate captains.
34-year-old Alex Semin is currently playing in the KHL again after flirting with grad school.
Wednesday, Semin’s Vityaz lost 6-0 to SKA St. Petersberg, but the former Capitals forward left an indelible mark on the game.
And by “indelible mark” I mean blood.
