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28 September 2026
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Transfers
Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs in Talks Over Kirill Marchenko Trade
Columbus lets Toronto discuss an extension with the forward, who has one year left at $3.85m, as the Blue Jackets try to clear cap space before the opener.
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Injuries
Razin says Tkachev missed Avangard win through illness
Metallurg coach Andrei Razin gave his word that Vladimir Tkachev has symptoms and chose to sit out the 5-1 win at Avangard, after Kiselev's criticism.
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Interviews
Razin snaps at reporters after Metallurg's 5-1 win over Avangard
Metallurg coach Andrei Razin lost patience at a press conference, tired of questions about Yakovlev and Tkachev after a 5-1 win over Avangard in Omsk.
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Interviews
Boucher: Avangard's 1:5 loss to Metallurg not down to injuries
Avangard coach Guy Boucher blames structure and discipline, not injuries, for the 1:5 defeat by Metallurg, saying the score was 1:3 without empty-net goals.
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Interviews
Gatiyatulin: Ak Bars still taking shape after 2-1 loss to Metallurg
Ak Bars coach Anvar Gatiyatulin says his young side lacks KHL experience after losing at Metallurg, and awaits news on injured Galimov and Katelevsky.
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Interviews
Vorobyov: Kucherov is "in space" with his hockey IQ
Former Russia coach Ilya Vorobyov called Tampa star Nikita Kucherov a unique player with elite IQ after he said hockey has become faster but dumber.
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Matches
Metallurg beat Avangard 5-1 for fifth straight KHL win
Nikita Mikhailis scored twice as Metallurg beat Avangard 5-1 and stayed first in the KHL East with 17 points from 10 games; Avangard lost a fourth time in five.
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Results
KHL names Zhafyarov, Samoylov, Miromanov players of the week
Zhafyarov had 8 points in three games, Samoylov won all three starts, Miromanov scored SKA's winner over Traktor, and Solovyov was top rookie.
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Ice hockey
Ovechkin, Vasilevskiy and Kucherov Lead Russian Storylines as NHL Season Opens
Kommersant picks the NHL's top storylines: Ovechkin's Capitals as contenders, Hellebuyck's Winnipeg standoff, Marchand's injury and rising $10m contracts.
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Transfers
Spartak extend defenceman Nikolai Dronov's contract through 2030
The 18-year-old defenceman has played four KHL games this season, averaging 5:45 on ice, and signed a deal that runs to the end of the 2029/30 season.
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Interviews
Severstal coach Kozyrev: win over Sochi came on character
Andrei Kozyrev called the 3:1 home win over Sochi in the KHL hard but vital, and said promising new signing Chaly from Lokomotiv will get ice time.
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Interviews
Krikunov: Russian coaches can be sacked after first games
Former Russia head coach Vladimir Krikunov says domestic coaches rush pre-season work as they risk dismissal, citing Borisov's exit at Amur after one game.
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Injuries
Plyushchev: Avangard's Dozen Injuries Are No Accident
Former Russia coach Vladimir Plyushchev blames pre-season training loads for Avangard's 11 absentees against Spartak and questions their Gagarin Cup bid.
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Ice hockey
KHL president Morozov backs RUSADA over Kamenev doping case
Alexei Morozov says Kamenev, banned 2 years for meldonium, could still play in the KHL this season if a club signs him by 25 January. Ban ends 15 March 2027.
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Interviews
Tambiev after 1-3 loss: Dynamo would bench leaders if depth allowed
Dynamo coach Leonid Tambiev says trades are off the table after the home loss to Salavat Yulaev and demands leaders deliver on the ice, citing cheap penalties.
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Transfers
Dementyev on possible Nikishin trade from Carolina to Nashville
Agent Alexei Dementyev says a Nikishin trade to Nashville is possible, though he never pictured one before the club cleared out three defencemen.
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Injuries
Ak Bars coach Gatiyatulin: Galimov likely needs hand surgery
Ak Bars forward Artyom Galimov may need an operation on his hand, and the club will look at internal options and possible transfers while he is out.
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Interviews
Morozov: KHL wants a year to discuss pre-game shootout idea
KHL president Alexei Morozov says the league wants a year to discuss the pre-game shootout with clubs, and the sharp reaction did not surprise him.
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Interviews
Mikhailov expects Russia's IIHF status to change in 2-3 years
Two-time Olympic champion Boris Mikhailov says time is needed for Russia's return to IIHF events, while the FHR's appeal goes before the Court of Arbitration.
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Interviews
Plyushchev slams Dynamo's 'cowardly hockey' under Tambiev
Former Russia coach Vladimir Plyushchev says Dynamo play cowardly hockey and that Leonid Tambiev shows provincial complexes after 10 points in 10 games.
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Ice hockey
Bear that killed Andrei Kuzmenko's father destroyed by hunters
Hunters destroyed the bear that fatally attacked coach Alexander Kuzmenko, father of Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko, in Tuva on 24 September.
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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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