Ice hockey news for 24 September 2026 Page 2 of 3
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24 September 2026
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Ice hockey
Bear attack in Tuva kills father of NHL player Andrei Kuzmenko
Veteran coach Kuzmenko, who trained KHL players and his NHL son, died in hospital after a bear attacked a tourist group camping in Tuva's taiga.
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Ice hockey
Tula Sports Ministry: All AKM Teams Will Keep Playing
Tula Region's Ministry of Sport says every AKM team and the hockey academy will carry on, after reports the club would withdraw from the VHL and MHL on 26 September.
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Results
Toronto beat Ottawa twice in NHL pre-season games
Toronto won 6-1 at home and 4-2 in Ottawa in simultaneous pre-season games with mixed line-ups; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 13 of 14 shots in the win at home.
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Injuries
Dylan Larkin returns to Red Wings training after injury
Detroit forward Dylan Larkin is back at camp after an upper-body injury, months after his June trade request and the loss of the captaincy, and may stay all season.
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Ice hockey
Zharovsky third in Sportsnet's NHL prospect ranking
Salavat Yulaev's Alexander Zharovsky, a Montreal draftee, is ranked third among NHL prospects under 23 by Sportsnet, behind Ivar Stenberg and Gavin McKenna.
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Injuries
Artem Zub unlikely to be ready for Ottawa's season opener
Ottawa coach Travis Green says defenceman Artem Zub, sidelined since 18 April with a knee injury, is progressing slowly and likely to miss the opener on 4 October.
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Interviews
Kozhevnikov criticises Avangard coach Guy Boucher over local talent
Two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov says Guy Boucher has not brought through a local player in three years at Avangard and blames the injury wave on load.
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Results
Dynamo Moscow Lose to Barys in KHL Fixture
Moscow's Dynamo were beaten by Barys in a Kontinental Hockey League game on the night of 23 September; the score and details of the match are not yet known.
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Transfers
Sharks and Jets discuss trade for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck
San Jose and Winnipeg have talked about a Connor Hellebuyck trade, per Elliotte Friedman. The three-time Vezina winner asked out, and the Jets want fair compensation.
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Interviews
SKA agent Dementyev pleased by team's play in strong start
SKA won 5 of their first 6 games and sit third in the Western Conference. Agent Alexei Dementyev says puck control and the summer roster changes show in the play.
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Interviews
Mitch Love: Shanghai lost their way in 2nd period of 3:2 win
Shanghai coach Mitch Love said his side got lost in the second period against Avtomobilist before recovering after Yashkin's goal, and criticized late penalties.
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Results
Barys equal KHL regular-season record with 41 blocked shots
Barys blocked 41 shots in a 4-1 win at Dynamo Moscow, matching Amur's KHL regular-season mark; Logan Day had 9 blocks as the team sits 3rd in the East.
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Ice hockey
Neftekhimik budget for KHL season to rise to 2bn roubles
Neftekhimik's budget for the current KHL season will reportedly grow to about 2bn roubles, with no major payroll change, as the club sits fifth in the East.
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Ice hockey
Avangard captain Sharipzyanov asks fans to stay with the team
Injured Avangard captain Damir Sharipzyanov urged supporters not to turn away after a poor start: Omsk have 6 points from 7 games and sit eighth in the East.
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Interviews
Roman Rotenberg: Indonesia Chooses Russian Hockey Methods
Russian Ice Hockey Federation vice-president Roman Rotenberg says Indonesia, keen to grow hockey, prefers the Russian 'Red Machine' approach to US or Canadian ones.
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Interviews
Dynamo's Nikita Novikov on KHL draft: youth schools can't go overnight
Dynamo defender Nikita Novikov calls a KHL draft extremely interesting but says clubs cannot drop their youth academies in a day, citing his brother at Spartak.
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Interviews
CSKA coach Nikitin: Points are the same everywhere on the road
CSKA beat Amur 2:0 to win all four away games so far. Igor Nikitin called it a good team win, with the Lada match on 25 September to finish the trip.
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Injuries
Yevgeny Kulik returns after six-month injury layoff
Salavat Yulaev defender Yevgeny Kulik played his first game of the season in a 3:4 loss to Metallurg, saying he must catch up physically after a serious injury.
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Interviews
Razin: Metallurg won heroically after blowing 2:0 lead at Salavat
Metallurg coach Andrei Razin admits his side let a 2:0 lead slip at Salavat Yulaev before winning 4:3, and says a failed 5-on-3 did not decide the game.
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23 September 2026
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Daily digest
Ice hockey: the main stories of 23.09.2026
The Islanders have their second goaltender back after almost two years. Semyon Varlamov , 38, played his first game since November 2024, after two operations according to reports. He replaced Ilya…
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Interviews
Kozlov happy with Shipachev despite Salavat's 3-4 loss to Metallurg
Salavat Yulaev coach Viktor Kozlov defends forward Vadim Shipachev after the KHL defeat, praising the team's fighting character and explaining penalty issues.
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Interviews
Dylan Sikura says Dynamo Moscow have scoring problems
Dynamo Moscow forward Dylan Sikura admitted the team is struggling to score after a 1-4 loss to Barys and put himself first on the list to improve finishing.
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Interviews
Lokomotiv's Gennady Chaly: Stopping Radulov on the crease is nearly impossible
Lokomotiv defenceman Gennady Chaly describes his pre-season, the dressing room with KHL champions and playing on the first pair with Stepan against Severstal.
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Matches
Metallurg beat Salavat Yulaev 4:3 to top KHL Eastern Conference
Andrei Razin's Metallurg won their sixth game of 2026/27 and lead the East with 13 points from 8 games, while fourth-placed Salavat Yulaev have 9 from 7.
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