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KHL Teams Engage in Line Brawl

KHL leaders Avangard Omsk took on Vityaz over the weekend. The Vityaz club is known for having some tough guys -- including former NHL enforcer Chris Simon -- on the roster. Last January, these two teams brawled, an incident that cost both a lot of money. Also, Vityaz was warned that they could face expulsion from the KHL...

It's Time for Hockey's Leaders to Step Up at World Summit

Hockey is about capitalizing on opportunity and it will be interesting to see what the movers and shakers from around the globe jump on at the World Hockey Summit next week in Toronto. The last time a so-called summit was held was more than a decade ago when Hockey Canada and hockey great Ken Dryden headlined a...

Dominik Hasek Signs One-Year Deal With KHL's Spartak Moskow

As expected, former six-time Vezina Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Dominik Hasek has signed a one-year deal with Spartak Moscow of the KHL in Russia on Monday. The deal is rumored to be in the $3 million (U.S.) range for the 45-year-old. After retiring from the NHL in 2008, the Czech netminder took...

Jaromir Jagr Looks for One Last Hurrah Against Russians

COLOGNE, Germany -- He wears No. 68 in honor of the 1968 Prague Spring rebellion in Czechoslovakia that was squashed when the Soviets invaded his homeland. Now Jaromir Jagr -- the elder statesman of Czech hockey -- will try to derail Russia in the gold medal final of the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Sunday. "I am...

Is Ilya Kovalchuk Planning on Staying in Europe?

COLOGNE, Germany -- Are Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Frolov heading to the Kontinental Hockey League as a package deal? According to Russian websites, the two NHL stars plan on signing with St. Petersburg on July 1 when they both become unrestricted free agents. The president of the St. Petersburg team is Alexander...

Background on KHL

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) () is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. It is commonly considered to be the strongest hockey league in Europe, and the second-best in the world.

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