Traktor Chelyabinsk

Evgeny Kuznetsov attends grand opening of new Cheylabinsk hockey rink, suits up as goaltender to kids’ delight

Evgeny Kuznetsov was back on the ice on Friday, but not to train for next season. The 28-year-old, Stanley Cup-winning center threw on his goaltending gear at the grand opening of an outdoor hockey rink in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Kuznetsov, wearing a redesigned Traktor Chelyabinsk jersey he received from the team in late October and a red beanie, cut a ribbon marking the official opening of the rink.

Kuzy also signed autographs and held a master class with dozens of kids from the Valery Belousov Educational Center. Belousov passed away in 2015 and was Kuznetsov’s former KHL coach and a close mentor.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov presented jersey at Traktor Chelyabinsk game

Evgeny Kuznetsov is back in Russia and recently returned to the hometown arena where he got married. Wednesday, Kuznetsov was in the house for Traktor Chelyabinsk’s 4-1 victory Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

During his appearance at Valery Belousov Traktor Arena, the team presented Kuznetsov with a new Traktor jersey — the franchise recently updated its logo and branding — and had some fun with the photo on social media.

“So, the game sweater is already there #OnlyBlackWhite, right @kuzy092?” Traktor wrote, insinuating Kuzy’s return to the KHL.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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These throwback pictures to a younger Evgeny Kuznetsov at Traktor Ice Arena are giving us life

On Wednesday, second round hero Evgeny Kuznetsov, hosted his day with the Stanley Cup in Chelyabinsk. He visited the arena of his former Russian team, Traktor Chelyabinsk, to share the experience with fans and the Traktor Children’s Sports School.

But the kids from Traktor’s sports school weren’t the only baby faces at the arena for Kuzy’s Cup day. The Capitals posted a couple of photographs of someone very familiar to their social media.

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By Donya Abramo 5 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov will bring the Stanley Cup to Traktor Ice Arena

Evgeny Kuznetsov announced on his Instagram account that during his day with the Stanley Cup, he’ll present the Cup in Chelyabinsk at Traktor’s youth program, and then again before the friendly “Governor’s Cup” between Traktor and Metallurg.

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By Julia Karron 5 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov drops puck at former KHL team’s home opener

A few days after Evgeny Kuznetsov showed playful disappointment on Instagram after Traktor Chelyabinsk’s first loss of the season, he is visiting his former KHL team.

Kuznetsov was the special guest for Traktor’s home opener against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Kuznetsov wore a dark blue dress shirt and jeans – not the, uh, super hero (?) outfit from last Friday.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov bought shirts for all in attendance at the Traktor-Avangard game

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov showed support to his hometown KHL team — Traktor Chelyabinsk — in a big way once again on Friday. The former KHL superstar bought shirts and posters for all 7,500 fans in attendance at the Traktor-Avangard game.

The shirts read in Russian Thanks, Chelyabinsk! When we are together, we cannot be defeated! It also included the message ALL IN! in English as well as his signature.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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It’s Kuzya Time: KHL Announces Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk Has Been Terminated

This just in: Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov has been released from his KHL contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk. This is another hurdle cleared on his path to Washington.

The Caps have a policy of not discussing players currently under contract to other teams. That no longer applies here. What happens next will be interesting.

The news comes directly from the KHL’s Facebook page.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Final Regular Season Game in Chelyabinsk: Named Captain, Scores Goal, Says Goodbye

Photo: @Kuzya92

Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s Traktor Chelyabinsk was eliminated from playoff contention a few hours before their game against Ak Bars on Tuesday. It was still a big game for Kuznetsov, who has been treating it as if it would be his last in Chelyabinsk.

This post contains everything we know so far. We’ll be updating throughout the day.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Traktor Chelyabinsk Will Miss the KHL Playoffs, What’s Next for Evgeny Kuznetsov?

Early on Tuesday morning, Admiral, the eighth best team in the KHL’s Eastern Conference, defeated Amur 4-1. Admiral has now qualified for the KHL Playoffs. This also means that Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s Traktor Chelyabinsk, who was the Eastern Conference Champions last season, will miss the playoffs entirely for the first time since 2010-11.

Despite high hopes for this season, Traktor couldn’t quite get it together. Kuznetsov, the hometown star and offensive leader, suffered a shoulder injury that required shoulder surgery on September 6th, just a few games into the season. A few months later, Kuznetsov suffered a freak knee injury that also required surgery.

Traktor will now participate in the Nadezhda Cup, the KHL’s “loser” tournament for teams that don’t make the postseason.

It remains to be seen what Kuznetsov will do next.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Traktor No Longer Controls Their Own Destiny, Currently Out of the Playoffs With One Game Left

In KHL action on Saturday, Admiral jumped into the East’s final playoff spot with a 3-1 home win over Metallurg Novokuznetsk. On Sunday, Traktor Chelyabinsk, who still had control of their own destiny with a game in hand, had a chance to leapfrog Admiral if the could beat Torpedo.

They could not.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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