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Alex Ovechkin drops ceremonial first puck before KHL game between Dynamo and Avangard

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was in Balashikha and dropped the ceremonial first puck before the Dynamo Moscow vs. Avangard Omsk preseason game on Thursday. Wearing a black hat and a Dolce & Gabbana t-shirt, Ovechkin flashed a smile before dropping the piece of vulcanized rubber between Avangard captain Alexei Emelin and Dynamo captain Vadim Shipachyov.

Ovechkin spent parts of five seasons with Dynamo Moscow during his likely Hall of Fame career, last playing for his hometown team during the NHL lockout in 2012.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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KHL goalie suspended for shooting broken stick at referee

In breaking KHL news Tuesday, goaltender Jakub Stepanek was suspended five games.

The reason? After a heated exchange, the frustrated HC Slovan Bratislava netminder shot a broken stick at an official.

You have to see this.

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By Donya Abramo 2 years ago

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No bongos: Alex Semin gets in fight, bleeds everywhere

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.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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KHL team Avangard Omsk scores crazy own goal

If you have a bad case of the Mondays, let KHL team Avangard Omsk help you feel better.

On a delayed penalty from Barys Astana, Avangard maintained possession in the offensive zone. While looking for a shot from the slot, the puck bounced off the foot of Avangard’s Andrei Stas and ohhhhhh noooooooooo.

You guys, the puck went all the way down the ice and went into their own net.

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By Julia Karron 2 years ago

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Michael Latta bats puck out of mid-air to score first career KHL goal

Over the summer, former Capital and forever brobean Michael Latta left North American hockey behind and joined Chinese team Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental League on a one-year contract.

Latta’s first tally for the Beijing based team — which has Wayne Gretzky as their global ambassador — came eight games into his KHL career, against Avtomobilist on Sunday. And, as far as first goals go, it was pretty sweet.

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By Donya Abramo 3 years ago

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Predators prospect Eeli Tolvanen surpasses Evgeny Kuznetsov’s KHL under-20 points record

All good things must come to an end: such is the case with Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s KHL record for points scored by a player under 20.

On January 9, Nashville Predators prospect Eeli Tolvanen scored his 33rd point of the season, bypassing Kuznetsov with eight games left in the KHL’s regular season.

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By Graham Dumas 3 years ago

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When hockey sticks attack: KHL player nearly injures himself leaving penalty box

If you needed a laugh today, I have a video that you may enjoy.

During KHL action on Wednesday, Barys Astana forward Talgat Zhailauov had an embarrassing moment after serving a two-minute minor for hooking.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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KHL defenseman Stepan Zakharchuk suspended eight games for ugly head-hunting hit

On Tuesday night in the KHL matchup between Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan, Kazan defenseman Stepan Zakharchuk laid a huge, dirty hit on Metallurg’s Aleksandr Budkin.

It was not pretty.

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By Graham Dumas 4 years ago

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KHL goalie Julius Hudacek balances stick on face during victory celebration with fans

The KHL can be super fun sometimes and here’s another example.

Severstal Cherepovets goaltender Julius Hudacek gave fans one of his signature Hudashows Tuesday. The Slovakian netminder pumped up the crowd, conversed with a mascot, and balanced his stick on his face before tossing it ten rows into the crowd as a souvenir.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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KHL player scores full-rink goal, goalie wishes he could transport to another planet

Monday, during a KHL game featuring Amur Khabarovsk and Ak Bars Kazan, defenseman Pavel Turbin scored a once-in-a-lifetime goal. With just over 11 minutes remaining in the game, Turbin took a pot shot from his own end towards the Ak Bars goal.

And… it went in.

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By Rachel Cohen 4 years ago

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