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1. Alexander Avtsin: CHL Makes No Sense

Alexander Avtsin is without a doubt one of the highest touted prospects from Russia. Unfortunately he is not playing now because of a hand injury, and will come back most likely only in one month. In this interview with Olga Alexandrova, appeared...

Monday, 08 February 2010 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

2. Interview with Mikhail Grigorenko

Mikhail Grigorenko is arguably the best 1994 born player in Russia. He plays regularly with the 1993 national team and has played in this summer's Ivan Hlinka Tournament, playing against 1992 born players. In the latest World Under-17 Hockey...

Thursday, 28 January 2010 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

3. Nikita Filatov's return successful

As everyone knows, Nikita Filatov (pictured - Getty Images) has just been loaned back to Russia by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played his first match in his mother club CSKA Moscow on Saturday, and it was a triumph. Playing more than 16 minutes on...

Sunday, 22 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

4. Russian Jr Teams in Int'l Competition

As the IIHF international break is on starting from November 2nd, Russian Hockey Federation has organized a series of matches for any of the three junior national team, U20, U18, U17 and U16. The U20 National Junior Team will host a 4 Nations...

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

5. Tarasenko & Avtsin: Scouting Report

In the game which Dynamo Moscow won 4-3 against SKA St. Petersburg, Alexander Avtsin (Montreal Canadiens) played as fourth line left winger, with center Anton Krysanov (Phoenix Coyotes) and right wing Denis Tolpeko. Since the start the crowd could...

Monday, 19 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

6. Trunev Scores & More Updates

As I just posted on www.russianprospects.com, Habs' Maxim Trunev scored his first goal of the season. In the 10/08 game between Severstal Cherepovets and Ak Bars Kazan,Trunev scored the 3-0 goal as the home team get the best of the KHL reigning...

Sunday, 11 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

7. MHL Prospects to Watch: West

I’ve just posted at my blog a breakdown of the players to watch in the Western Conference of the new MHL, the Russian junior league that started just this September. Let's start from the most known one, Alexander Avtsin, (pictured) who plays for...

Saturday, 03 October 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

8. Russian players AHL bound

As the NHL training camps go on, the Los Angeles Kings assigned center Andrei Loktionov (Los Angeles Kings) and defenseman Vyacheslav Voinov (Los Angeles Kings) to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. If Voinov is a returnee as he spent last year...

Wednesday, 23 September 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

9. Introducing Alessandro Seren Rosso

SchoolYourPool.com is pleased to introduce Alessandro Seren Rosso to our writing staff.  Alessandro will bring his years of expertise to cover Russia born players and prospects in our SYP Insider Blog section.  Alessandro is a highly...

Sunday, 13 September 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more

10. Kabanov Contract Ruling Implications

Kirill Kabanov is considered one of the best 2010 NHL Entry Draft prospects in the world.  In fact, some scouts have him ranked as high as #1 overall.  While much is ado over Canadian forward Taylor Hall, Kabanov is currently engaged in a...

Monday, 24 August 2009 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more