http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Sun, 11 May 2008 19:08:06 -0400 60 http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://www.thehockeynews.com/ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15772-Russian-Hockey-Blog-The-bittersweet-71.html 2008-05-03 16:55:27 Russian Hockey Blog I had to miss going to the World Hockey Championship in Quebec which meant forfeiting a unique opportunity to see Russia  defeat Italy with an embarrassing score. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15612-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Rachunek-is-headed-to-Russia-more-to-follow.html 2008-04-27 20:50:36 Russian Hockey Blog New Jersey Devils defenseman Karel Rachunek has apparently decided he has more of a chance to prove himself in the Continental Hockey League than in the NHL. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15404-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Please-lose-the-Euro-Hockey-Tour.html 2008-04-20 18:32:22 Russian Hockey Blog I just got done watching Ceska Pojistovna Cup and in all honesty I don’t know whether another win by Russia is a legitimate reason to rejoice and look at the upcoming World Championship in Canada with more optimism. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15174-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Varlamovs-blunder-no-reason-to-be-upset.html 2008-04-12 21:12:00 Russian Hockey Blog Goalie Semyon Varlamov was the player to watch in this year’s postseason for obvious reasons: Russia’s best goaltending prospect since Evgeni Nabokov was facing his last test before leaving to the NHL. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14975-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Why-they-dont-always-get-their-due.html 2008-04-06 16:54:55 Russian Hockey Blog The RSL finals are following a very exciting course as Salavat Yulaev just tied the series up by winning the 2nd game on home ice keeping their chances to get the title alive. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14902-Russian-Hockey-Blog-RSL-Finals-underway.html 2008-04-03 16:38:39 Russian Hockey Blog Lokomotiv has made a very important step to winning the championship. Today’s game ended in their favor after another illustrious performance from goaltender Semyon Varlamov. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14769-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Esche-fails-the-big-test-Scott-to-stay-in-Russia.html 2008-03-30 17:42:36 Russian Hockey Blog The signing of Robert Esche was supposed to solve the goaltending problem for Ak Bars after their bold experiment with former national team goalie Vasily Koshechkin failed miserably. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14686-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Varlamov-carries-his-team-to-RSL-finals.html 2008-03-27 16:43:18 Russian Hockey Blog Russian Super League finals are now half set as Lokomotiv has already advanced after knocking out Nikolai Kulemin’s Metallurg today. “Magnitka” finally got to deal with the consequences of their play-it-safe strategy. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14547-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Update-on-the-RSL-playoffs.html 2008-03-22 15:18:44 Russian Hockey Blog After all, Vladimir Vuitek’s coaching savvy was not enough to get Dynamo to the semis. Demoralized after squandering a perfect chance to end the series in Moscow, Dynamo was destroyed 5:0 by Magnitka to put a disappointing end to their surprisingly good season. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14438-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Semyon-Varlamov-is-proving-his-worth.html 2008-03-18 17:51:03 Russian Hockey Blog Dynamo was as close as ever to doing the improbable and knocking out reigning champion Metallurg. They found themselves in this position after splitting the first two games in Magnitogorsk and winning game 3 on home ice with ex Calgary Flames Mark Giordano and Eric Landry being key to that success. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14370-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Yashin-and-Esche-charge-towards-the-top.html 2008-03-16 18:28:36 Russian Hockey Blog Thanks to the best-of-5 format, each playoff round goes by very quickly. Two contests have already been decided with Salavat Yulaev and Ak Bars going straight to the semifinals after taking just 3 games to topple their opponents. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14253-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Update-on-the-RSL-playoffs.html 2008-03-12 17:40:46 Russian Hockey Blog In the meantime, playoffs in the Russian Super League have moved on to the quarterfinal stage. Malkin's former team Metallurg with its star forwards Nikolai Kulemin and Jan Marek are about to take on Moscow Dynamo where AO was starring until he left for Washington. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14178-Russian-Hockey-Blog-Go-to-the-NHL-before-its-too-late.html 2008-03-10 11:37:38 Russian Hockey Blog About 10 to 15 years ago Russian players had just one objective: to make it to the NHL and do all things possible to never come back. The situation has changed over the past few years.