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21 September 2026
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Ice hockey
AKM may not finish VHL season over financial problems
Sport-Express journalist Alexey Shevchenko says AKM could drop out of the Olimpbet VHL, with the funding gap threatening all Tula clubs in the system.
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Injuries
Sibir's Kuznetsov played through knee problem in win over Sochi
Sibir coach Yaroslav Luzenkov says Yevgeny Kuznetsov's knee locked up in warm-up; tests at home will decide if he plays in the coming home games.
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Ice hockey
Kevin Hayes retires from hockey after five games for Ak Bars
Ex-NHL forward Kevin Hayes ended his career after five KHL games for Ak Bars without a point, saying his body no longer lets him play at his level.
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Transfers
Florida sign Sami Salminen to two-year entry-level contract
Former Denver forward Sami Salminen picks pro hockey over a fifth NCAA year and becomes a free agent, leaving New Jersey without his draft rights.
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Interviews
Dorofeev on Stanley Cup final loss: It will hurt for a while
Rangers forward Pavel Dorofeev says losing the 2026 Stanley Cup final with Vegas to Carolina will keep hurting for a while, but he expects it to make him stronger.
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Transfers
Quinn Hughes Can Name His Own Terms to Stay With Wild
Insider Michael Russo says Minnesota's Bill Guerin will agree to any term and salary Quinn Hughes asks for, up to the NHL maximum of $20.8 million a year.
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Interviews
New Jersey GM Sunny Mehta: No Fourth Line, Depth Is Our Strength
Devils general manager Sunny Mehta says New Jersey built two first and two second lines this season, so the team relies less on Hughes and Hischier.
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Interviews
Plyushchev: Traktor and Avangard follow the same hockey course
Honoured Coach Vladimir Plyushchev says Traktor and Avangard lack ideology and systematic development, with Omsk's problems hidden by decent results for now.
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Ice hockey
Gritsyuk jokes teammate Silaev is mistaken for his bodyguard
New Jersey forward Arseny Gritsyuk joked that diners take 201 cm defenceman Anton Silaev, 20, for his bodyguard while he settles in with the Devils.
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Interviews
Hagens: Khusnutdinov is one of the funniest guys I know
Bruins forward James Hagens, 18, praised linemate Marat Khusnutdinov at training camp and joked that a team dinner fell through after they all fell asleep.
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Interviews
Varitsky: Traktor's Last Place in KHL Is Not a Failure Yet
Former Vityaz GM Igor Varitsky says Traktor's 2 points from 5 games satisfy nobody, but the Chelyabinsk side can still make the play-offs and it is too early to judge.
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Ice hockey
Adrian Kempe tried at centre in Kings camp with Panarin
Kings coach Peter Laviolette is testing Adrian Kempe between Artemi Panarin and Alex Laferriere at training camp; no decision yet on playing centre in games.
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Interviews
Kantserov wants to visit Chicago's Michelin-starred restaurants
Blackhawks forward Roman Kantserov, 22, lives near Michigan Avenue and hopes to try Chicago's 15 Michelin-starred restaurants, but is focused on hockey.
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Ice hockey
Canucks coach Manny Malhotra outruns his own players in camp
Vancouver's 46-year-old head coach Manny Malhotra ran the endurance drills twice on day one of camp and beat some players, leaving Luke Schenn impressed.
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Interviews
Gordon on Traktor defencemen scoring in 2:1 win over Avangard
Traktor coach Scott Gordon says he doesn't mind who scores after Ivan Vydrenkov and Grigory Dronov beat Avangard, and praises goalie Henrik Haukeland.
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Interviews
Grishin blames Neftekhimik fitness after 2:6 loss at Metallurg
Neftekhimik's coach says the KHL leaders lacked physical condition in the second and third periods, and that the team has few individual masters to rely on.
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Interviews
Zhamnov blames discipline and freshness for Spartak's 3-1 loss
Spartak coach Alexei Zhamnov said penalties left the team short of freshness in the 3-1 KHL defeat at Salavat Yulaev, but he still praised his players' effort.
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Daily digest
Ice hockey: the main stories of 20.09.2026
Yaroslavl's unbeaten start is over, and it went in one direction only: Lokomotiv lost 0:5 at home to Barys . The Astana side now have 4 wins from 6 and travel better than their recent reputation…
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Interviews
Plyushchev on Severstal's poor start: preseason errors and psychology
Former Russia coach Vladimir Plyushchev blames preseason mistakes and psychology as Severstal, with 3 points from 6 games, sit second from bottom in the West.
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20 September 2026
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Ice hockey
Rotenberg: Garik Kharlamov ready to help Krasnaya Mashina academy
Russia 25 coach Roman Rotenberg met comedian Garik Kharlamov and academy pupils to discuss building improvisation and confidence in young hockey players.
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Interviews
Gordon compares Tractor's power play to a cat after 2:1 win over Avangard
Tractor coach Scott Gordon said the power play is still a work in progress after the KHL win over Avangard, and gave an update on forward Stepan Gorbunov's injury.
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Interviews
Kozlov: Salavat Yulaev's 3-1 win over Spartak was fast and aggressive
Salavat Yulaev coach Viktor Kozlov praised his team's puck battles and defending after the 3-1 KHL win over Spartak, and gave an update on Kuznetsov's fitness.
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Interviews
Kudashov: Avtomobilist conceded very easy goals in loss to Dinamo Minsk
Avtomobilist coach Alexey Kudashov reacts to the 3-5 KHL defeat away to Dinamo Minsk, saying the team gave up soft goals and must fix that after one power-play goal.
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Interviews
Barys coach Kravets jokes about wine after 5-0 win at Lokomotiv
Barys thrashed Lokomotiv 5-0 away in the KHL for their fourth win in six games, and coach Mikhail Kravets joked about stability and 40 degrees.
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