The main news from the world of hockey on June 26, 2024.
Kunlun signed a contract with the Canadian forward
Kunlun Red Star signed a one-year contract with 26-year-old Canadian forward Hudson Elinyuk. This was reported by the press service of the Continental Hockey League.
The Calgary native played his entire career in leagues in Canada and the United States. In the American Hockey League, the forward played for the Toronto Marlies, Tucson Roadrunners and Chicago Wolves. In total, Elinyuk played 210 games in the AHL, in which he scored 25 goals and provided 46 assists, totaling 71 points with a utility rating of “-6”.
The forward spent last season with the Chicago Wolves, where he scored 20 points (7+13) in 46 games.
The Ministry of Sports approved a limit of five foreign players for the next KHL season
The Ministry of Sports approved the return of the limit of five foreign players in the Continental Hockey League. The department’s corresponding order was published on the online legal information portal.
“The total number of athletes who do not have the right to play in sports teams of the Russian Federation and who entered from a Russian sports club for the championship match of the Continental Hockey League, the Russian ice hockey championship between men’s teams according to the “The regulations of such a sports competition should not be more than five, not including more than one goalkeeper,” the order says.
Recall that on April 15, the management of the Russian Hockey Federation approved the return of the limit of five foreign players for Russian KHL clubs. The 2023/2024 season of the Continental Hockey League was the first in which the limit on foreign hockey players was set at three people.
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The lineups for the match of the Russian stars of the NHL and the KHL in Moscow are known
On July 20 at 15:00 Moscow time, a match between the Russian stars of the NHL and KHL will begin at the CSKA Arena stadium. The team compositions are presented on the official website of the event.
NHL stars: Alexander Ovechkin, Artemy Panarin, Mikhail Sergachev, Evgeny Malkin, Sergey Bobrovsky, Valery Nichushkin, Dmitry Orlov, Andrey Svechnikov, Pavel Buchnevich, Ilya Lyubushkin, Evgeny Dadonov, Vladislav Gavrikov, Alexander Romanov, Nikita Zaitsev, Kirill Marchenko, Egor Chinakhov.
Technical staff: Igor Larionov, Alexey Zhamnov, Sergey Zubov.
KHL stars: Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Radulov, Vladimir Tkachev, Nikolay Goldobin, Vadim Shipachev, Alexander Nikishin, Pavel Poryadin, Sergei Tolchinsky, Dmitry Yashkin, Vasily Atanasov, Damir Sharipzyanov, Anton Burdasov, Alexander Volkov, Evgeny Svechnikov, Ilya Nabokov, Egor Yakovlev, Andrey Mironov , Grigory Panin, Bogdan Konyushkov, Anatoly Golyshev, Nikita Nesterov, Mikhail Berdin, Maxim Dorozhko.
Technical staff: Andrei Razin, Igor Nikitin.
Ak Bars goalie Akhtyamov to spend next season in Toronto system
Agent Dan Milstein confirmed to Toronto Sun reporter Terry Koshan that Ak Bars goaltender Artur Akhtyamov will play in North America next season and is expected to report to the Maple Leafs training facility next week.
Akhtyamov was loaned to Neftyanik from the VHL Almetyevsk, where the goalkeeper was named the best goalkeeper of the 2023/2024 season in the VHL. Akhtyamov had 16 wins in 21 matches with a save percentage of 93.2%. As part of Neftyanik, the goalkeeper won the Petrov Cup and was named the most valuable player of the VHL playoffs.
The 22-year-old goaltender signed a three-year, $851,000-a-year, two-way contract with Toronto last summer. Akhtyamov was selected by the Maple Leafs in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Anaheim presents updated logo and uniforms
Anaheim introduced an updated logo and kits with a new orange color.
“We return to our roots. Next season and beyond, you’ll see something very familiar on the ice, but it’s not exactly the same. This is a bold modernization of the iconic logo. A tribute to our heritage with an eye toward the future. And this evolution is the beginning of the revolution. You are in the Orange Country…
Orange (this is how the word “orange” is pronounced. – Note from the “Championship”) is “Anaheim”. It’s the epitome of the place we call home, a bold color we’ll wear with pride. Classic black and white colors create a strong contrast. The elegant gold details complete our look; After all, what would Orange County be without its golden sand beaches? Look closely and you will see intentional details that seamlessly combine tradition and modernism, simplicity and meaning,” the club said in a statement.
Anaheim presented updated logo and uniform
Photo: Anaheim Ducks
