Ice hockey news for 28 September 2026 Page 2 of 3
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28 September 2026
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Interviews
Brylin after Dinamo Minsk's 1-2 loss at Shanghai: we lacked speed
Dinamo Minsk coach Brylin says the team lost battles early, missed chances in the second period and may bring in fresh young players after the 1-2 defeat.
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Matches
SKA beat Tractor 4-3 for third straight KHL win
Korotky and Miromanov each had a goal and an assist as SKA won in Chelyabinsk, their sixth win in seven games this season. Tractor have lost five of seven.
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Interviews
Love: Shanghai must learn to close out third periods
Shanghai beat Dynamo Minsk 2:1 in the KHL, but coach Mitch Love says the team must learn to play all 60 minutes; he praised captain Dmitry Yashkin.
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Ice hockey
ESPN names Matvey Michkov top NHL breakout candidate for new season
ESPN's breakout list for the NHL season also has Wood, Perreault and Misa, while Raddysh, Johnston and Zacha are expected to take a step back.
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Interviews
Salavat Yulaev's Dean Stewart open to Russian citizenship
Canadian defenceman Dean Stewart says he has not thought deeply about a Russian passport but would consider it if his club's GM or agent asked.
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Interviews
Dementyev: Kucherov deserves a $20 million contract
Hockey agent Alexey Dementyev says Nikita Kucherov, 33, deserves $20 million a year and is undeservedly overshadowed by McDavid, MacKinnon and others.
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Interviews
Dementyev: Ovechkin's only goal is to break Gretzky's record
Hockey agent Alexei Dementyev explains why Ovechkin, 41, signed on for a 22nd NHL season with Washington: he is 10 goals short of Wayne Gretzky's record.
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Ice hockey
KHL has no goal of artificial expansion, says Morozov
KHL president Alexei Morozov says the league will not pressure clubs to join, citing Yugra as a club still weighing entry two years after asking about terms.
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Interviews
Samsonov: Ovechkin's shot intact, but 50 goals will be tough
Former NHL forward Sergei Samsonov doubts Alexander Ovechkin hits 50 goals, citing age and a deeper Washington roster, yet says his scoring shot remains elite.
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Results
Connor McDavid tops NHL Network's list of 50 best players
NHL Network completed its top 10: McDavid first, then MacKinnon, Kucherov, Makar and Celebrini. Edmonton and Colorado each have two players in the ranking.
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Transfers
Florida Panthers sign Nathan Bastian, place him on waivers
Forward Nathan Bastian, 28, gets a one-year two-way deal with Florida after a tryout, at $850,000 in the NHL and $525,000 in the AHL, and goes on waivers.
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Interviews
Nikitin: CSKA did not play a model game in 5:0 win over Lada
CSKA coach Igor Nikitin said the team made mistakes despite the 5:0 KHL win over Lada and admitted the second period was not good, though a goal helped.
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Interviews
Larionov: SKA goalkeepers may shoot at an empty net
SKA coach Igor Larionov allows goalie Sergei Ivanov to shoot at an empty goal, while skaters may try only after crossing the red line, he explained.
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Matches
Severstal beat Sochi 3-1 for third straight KHL win
Severstal beat Sochi 3-1 at home to make it three wins in a row after a poor start and climb to seventh in the KHL Western Conference with 9 points.
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Transfers
Utah Place Brandon Tanev on Waivers for AHL Tucson Assignment
Utah put the 34-year-old forward on waivers to send him to Tucson. Any NHL club can claim Tanev within 24 hours; his $2.5m cap hit runs through 2027/28.
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Interviews
Kovalchuk wants Shanghai Dragons to move to China within two seasons
Ilya Kovalchuk says talks with Chinese partners go on, February exhibition games are planned, and he expects 15,000-18,000 fans per match in Shanghai.
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Interviews
Josh Livo unsure about Russian citizenship after Ufa talks ended
Avangard forward Josh Livo says the citizenship idea came up in Ufa but faded after Salavat Yulaev let him go, and he is now focused on hockey.
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Interviews
Tretiak thanks Ovechkin for taking part in United Russia video
Russian Ice Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak praised Alexander Ovechkin's support and wished him good health to break the NHL scoring record soon.
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Matches
Kozlov on Salavat's 3-1 Win at Dynamo: Panin Out for Family Reasons
Salavat coach Viktor Kozlov says Panin missed the trip for family reasons, Rempal wore the armband and Vyazovoy will keep playing in goal after the win.
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Interviews
Dementyev: Demidov and Slafkovsky will be the faces of the NHL
Agent Alexei Dementyev praises Montreal's strategic planning and expects Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov to become the faces of the NHL soon.
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Interviews
Kravets: Barys keep repeating first-period mistakes in loss to SKA
Barys coach Mikhail Kravets says the first period cost them in a 3-5 KHL loss to SKA and backs goalkeeper Hunter Shepard, asking skaters to help him more.
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Interviews
Kravets tells Barys fans to ignore petition against players
Barys coach Mikhail Kravets says nobody should heed the fans' petition against Daniyar and Savitsky after the 3-5 loss to SKA, and urges support for the team.
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27 September 2026
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Ice hockey
Canadiens' Mike Matheson fined $5,000 for roughing Ridley Greig
Montreal defenceman Mike Matheson was fined the maximum $5,000 by the NHL for roughing Ottawa's Ridley Greig in a pre-season game in Montreal on 26 September.
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Daily digest
Ice hockey: the main stories of 27.09.2026
SKA keep winning, and Igor Larionov is not entirely happy with how they are doing it. The 5:3 win over Barys in Astana was a fourth straight and, according to one report, a seventh in 8 games , which…
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