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Alexander Medvedev News From AOL News

NHL and Russian Counterparts Continue to Play Hardball

By Eric McErlainFeb 18th 2009 – 7:00AM

Late last week, Kontinental Hockey League head Alexander Medvedev sat for an interesting and wide-ranging Q&A session with Jeff Klein and Stu Hackel of the New York Times. As I've noted before, while the KHL was launched with much fanfare last September, the league's inaugural season has been something of a bumpy ride. So...

Alexander Medvedev News From the Web

  • 05/04/12 Maehara, Gazprom eye laying gas pipeline Source: Daily Yomiuri - Japan MOSCOW (Jiji Press)--Democratic Party of Japan policy chief Seiji Maehara and Alexander Medvedev, vice president of Russia's state-run energy giant Gazprom, have agreed to study the possibility of laying a gas pipeline linking the two countries.
  • 04/24/12 Shale gas seen as unlikely bet for Russia Source: FT.com Asked whether Europe could replicate the US shale gas revolution, Alexander Medvedev, head of Gazprom's export arm, cites an example from history.

Background on Alexander Medvedev

Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev () (born 14 August 1955 in Shakhtyorsk, Sakhalin Oblast) is the current Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Russian energy company Gazprom, president of the Kontinental Hockey League, and the Director-General of Gazprom's export arm Gazprom Export.

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