Ice hockey news for 30 September 2026
Archive of Sportpul publications and latest material.
30 September 2026
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Results
Lokomotiv Tops KHL Club Ranking for 2025/26
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl led the Fonbet KHL club ranking with 88.65 points, earning the largest payout share as Salavat Yulaev rose to 5th despite on-ice struggles.
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Interviews
Kuznetsov Just Needs Time at Sibir, Says Agent
Shumi Babaev downplays concerns over Yevgeni Kuznetsov's slow start at Sibir, citing a minor injury and the need to adjust to the coach's tactics.
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Sochi End Losing Run With 6:3 Win Over Salavat Yulaev
Guskov and Petukhov each scored three points and Akhiyarov added four assists as Sochi snapped a four-game skid in the KHL.
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Ak Bars Beat Barys 4:1 in KHL Clash
Ak Bars claimed their third win in four games, beating Barys 4:1 as Nikita Lyamkin and Tyce Thompson traded punches late in the match.
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Transfers
Kucherov Not Planning to Test Free Agency, Says LeBrun
TSN's Pierre LeBrun reports Lightning star Nikita Kucherov has no intention of hitting the open market despite entering his contract's final year unextended.
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Lada Fall to 10th Loss in 11 Games vs Avtomobilist
Coach Pavel Zubov said a first-period goal against decided the game, with Lada dominating attacking-zone time in the second period but unable to equalize.
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Interviews
Babaev: Gritsyuk's Next Contract Hinges on Two Seasons
Devils forward Arseni Gritsyuk's agent Shumi Babaev says the next two NHL seasons will determine the terms of his client's future contract with the club.
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Transfers
Simon Edvinsson: Contract Talks With Red Wings Turn Tough
The Detroit defenceman trained with Frölunda in Sweden as he remains a restricted free agent open to an offer sheet from another club.
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Matches
Dinamo Moscow vs Torpedo at VTB Arena
Dinamo host Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on 1 October seeking revenge after losing the reverse fixture back in December 2025.
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Ice hockey
Zhurova: IIHF presidency change won't help Russia
Olympic champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova says a new IIHF president elected at the Tenerife congress won't change Russia's status with the federation.
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Ice hockey
Yevgeni Ryasensky Barred From Leaving Russia Over Debt
The 2012 world champion, who sold his gold medal and championship rings to pay off business debts, faces a fresh travel ban over 3.27 million roubles owed.
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Transfers
Dallas Stars Extend Casey DeSmith Through 2028/29
Dallas signed goaltender Casey DeSmith to a two-year extension worth $2.5 million annually, kicking in once his current deal expires in 2027.
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Interviews
Ishmuratova: Ovechkin Monument Is Premature
Ex-State Duma deputy and Olympic biathlon champion Svetlana Ishmuratova says a monument to Ovechkin should wait until his career ends.
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Matches
Lokomotiv-Sibir Match to Open With Minute's Silence
Lokomotiv's KHL game against Sibir will start with a minute's silence and skip pre-match entertainment following a fatal firework factory fire that killed 14 people.
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Transfers
Jared Bednar signs contract extension with Avalanche
Colorado have tied their head coach to the club through June 2031, rewarding the man who led the Avalanche to the 2022 Stanley Cup title.
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Transfers
Pyotr Khokhryakov Joins Neftyanik in VHL
The 36-year-old forward leaves Salavat Yulaev after a quiet KHL season, dropping to the VHL as Ufa continues reshaping its struggling roster.
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Kaprizov 5th on Forbes' 2026 NHL earnings list
Leo Carlsson tops Forbes' 2026 NHL pay rankings on $21.2m, ahead of McDavid, Gauthier and Bedard, with Kaprizov fifth on $19.4m.
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Norilsk Players' Wives Visit Nornickel Plant
Eleven wives of Norilsk hockey club players toured the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant on 29 September, an excursion organized by Norilsk Nickel at their request.
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Results
Mike Sullivan coaches 1,000th NHL regular-season game
The Rangers coach became the 33rd man in league history to reach 1,000 games, marked by a shutout loss to the Bruins.
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Interviews
Nazarov on Why Foreign Coaches Struggle in the KHL
Ex-KHL coach Andrei Nazarov says overseas hires falter after a rough start, citing culture gaps, while calling Lokomotiv's Gagarin Cup three-peat unlikely.
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Guberniev on Russians in NHL Stanley Cup Race
Match TV's Dmitri Guberniev says he'll back whichever Russian advances furthest in the NHL playoffs, praising Ovechkin, Malkin, Bobrovsky, Kaprizov and Panarin.
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Transfers
Blue Jackets Sign Defenceman Carson Soucy
Columbus has signed Carson Soucy to a one-year, $1.15m deal after the 32-year-old defenceman spent training camp with the club on a tryout contract.
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Matches
Mukhamadullin Makes Edmonton Debut in Loss to Canucks
The defenceman played 13:03, the least of any Oilers blueliner, with two giveaways and a minus-2 rating as Edmonton fell 5:6 in overtime to Vancouver.
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Ryan Spooner Retires From Hockey at 34
The former Dinamo Minsk, Avtomobilist and Avangard forward hangs up his skates after a KHL career of 346 regular-season games and 286 points.
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