Ice hockey
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.
Ice hockey
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.
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.
The forward says he expected to spend his whole career in Novosibirsk and had little contact with coach Lyuzenkov before the trade.
Sibir coach Yaroslav Lyuzenkov confirms the swap of forward Aleksei Yakovlev for Torpedo's Aleksandr Yaremchuk, calling the exchange mutual and internal.
Lokomotiv edged Sibir 2:1 as Kvartalnov flagged a wasteful power play, while Lyuzenkov cited poor conversion and gave an update on Kuznetsov's injury return.
Sibir traded forward Ilya Fedotov to Sochi for a nominal cash compensation, returning him to a club where he previously scored 10 points in 28 games.
After a 2-3 shootout defeat by Ak Bars, Sibir coach Yaroslav Luzenkov urged his forwards to get in front of the goal and screen the keeper to fix finishing.
Sibir coach Yaroslav Lyuzenkov says Sushko has a recurring ankle problem, Kuznetsov is still recovering from a knee blow and Beck is back at full capacity.
Yevgeny Kuznetsov has a minor injury and will sit out Sibir's 24 September home game with Ak Bars, though the 34-year-old is training with the main group.
Ak Bars coach Anvar Gatiyatulin admits the 3-2 shootout win over Sibir left many questions, rating key parts of the team's play at four to six out of ten.
Kirill Semenov scored the decisive shootout attempt as Ak Bars edged Sibir 3-2 in the KHL. Grigori Denisenko netted twice, and Ak Bars are second in the East.
Sibir's general director Lev Krutokhvostov says Yakovlev, 31, stopped making the line-up and asked for a change, and that Yaremchuk brings speed and chances.
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.
The Novosibirsk KHL club parted ways with the 29-year-old, a product of its own academy, who had not played a single KHL game this season.
Sibir GM Lev Krutokhvostov says forward Taylor Beck skipped the trip to Sochi after old injury pain returned, not for safety reasons as earlier reported.
Sergei Bryliov's Dinamo Minsk defeated Sibir 4:1 in the KHL, claiming their first victory of 2026/27 as Sibir slipped to a fifth loss in six games.
Sibir's coach blasted a wasted power play and passive defending from Kuznetsov and Beck following the 0:3 defeat to Neftekhimik.
After a 0:3 loss to Neftekhimik, Sibir forward Yevgeni Kuznetsov rejected claims of a divided squad, insisting the team stays united.
The KHL's disciplinary committee overturned simulation penalties against Sibir's Kuznetsov and Metallurg's Iskhakov, ruling both were actually fouled.
Four KHL games on 13 September: Sibir vs Avtomobilist, Avangard vs Metallurg without McLeod, CSKA vs Lokomotiv, and Neftekhimik vs Admiral.
Sibir coach Yaroslav Lyuzenkov admits he has no solution yet for Yevgeni Kuznetsov, whose penalties keep costing the team after his own goals.
Yevgeni Kuznetsov netted his first goal on home ice for Sibir, but the team still fell 2:5 to Avtomobilist in the KHL Fonbet Championship.
Sibir lost 2:5 at home to Avtomobilist, their third defeat in four games, leaving the Novosibirsk club ninth in the KHL East with three points.
The Sibir defenceman took his children to Canada for the first time this year and says restaurant menus there felt bland and repetitive compared to home.