We present a summary of the main events in the world of hockey for April 16, 2024.
Dynamo’s main patriot Mironov will move to Spartak
Dinamo Moscow captain Andrei Mironov will move to Spartak, reports Sport Express. According to the source, the blue and white defender did not agree with the Dynamo management in financial terms, while Spartak offered him a much more lucrative contract in terms of the bonus part of the agreement.
29-year-old Mironov set Dynamo’s record for the number of matches in the national championship. In total, in 644 games, Mironov scored 173 points: he scored 43 goals and gave 130 assists with a utility rating of “+48”.
In the last regular KHL championship, Dynamo took first place. In the playoffs, the blue and white lost to Traktor in four games in the second round. Spartak also reached the second round of the Gagarin Cup, where they lost to Metallurg in six games.
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Two Russians topped the ranking of European players in the 2024 draft according to the NHL
The NHL Central Scouting Office has compiled the final 2024 NHL Draft rankings among hockey players playing in Europe. Three Russians made it into the top ten of the ranking.
The leader of the standings is Russian Torpedo defender Anton Silaev. On the second line is SKA forward Ivan Demidov. On the third line is the Finnish forward of the Jukurit Club Konsta Helenius.
Composite ranking of the top 10 of the 2024 NHL Draft among European hockey players from the NHL Central Scouting Office:
1. Anton Silaev (“Torpedo”).
2. Ivan Demidov (SKA).
3. Konsta Helenius (“Yukurit”).
4. Adam Jiřicek (Czech Republic).
5. Mikael Brandsegg-Nygaard (Norway).
6. Emil Hemming (Finland).
7. Leo Salin Wallenius (Sweden).
8. Aron Kiviharju (Finland).
9. Igor Chernyshov (Dynamo Moscow).
10. Linus Eriksson (Sweden).
The top 10 rankings for players playing in North America are as follows:
1. McLean Celebrini (Boston University).
2. Artyom Levshunov (“University of Michigan”).
3. Kayden Lindstrom (Tigers in Medicine Hats).
4. Ziv Buyum (University of Denver).
5. Zane Parekh (Saginaw).
6. Trevor Connelly (Tri-City).
7. Sam Dickinson (Knights of London).
8. Berkeley Catton (Spokane).
9. Tij Iginla (Kelowna).
10. Michael Hage (Chicago).
The 62nd NHL Entry Draft will take place June 28-29, 2024 in Paradise, Nevada, USA.
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The KHL named the best players of the Gagarin Cup semifinals – 2024
The commission for determining the best hockey players of the Continental Hockey League named the best players of the 2024 Gagarin Cup semi-final series.
Daniil Isaev (Lokomotiv) was recognized as the best goalkeeper, having won four wins in four matches, including one to zero.
Martin Gernat (Lokomotiv) was recognized as the best defender, scoring 5 (3+2) points in four games with a utility rating of “+3”.
Anatoly Golyshev (Avtomobilist) was recognized as the best forward, scoring 11 (4+7) points in seven games with a utility rating of “+4”.
The best debutant was recognized by Roman Kantserov (Metallurg), scoring 5 (1+4) points in seven matches with a utility score of “+2”.
Recall that yesterday, April 15, the seventh decisive match of the semifinal series of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) “Metallurg” – “Avtomobilist” took place in Magnitogorsk. The home team won the match 3:2. This is how the two finalists of the current Gagarin Cup were defined. They were Metallurg and Lokomotiv.
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Buffalo fires head coach Don Granato
Buffalo fired coach Don Granato, the club’s press service reports. The Sabers have not yet decided on a new candidate for this position. Assistant coach Jason Christie and video coordinator Matt Smith were also fired.
The Sabers finished sixth in the Atlantic Division and missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, an NHL record.
Granato, 56, has a 122-124-27 record in 274 NHL regular-season games over four seasons after being hired on March 17, 2021, to replace Ralph Krueger, who had a 36-year-old record. 49-12 in two seasons.
Granato became the eighth NHL coach fired this season. He joins Jay Woodcroft (Edmonton Oilers), Dean Evason (Minnesota Wild), Craig Berube (St. Louis Blues), DJ Smith (Ottawa Senators), Lane Lambert (New York Islanders), Todd McLellan (Los Angeles Kings) and Lindy Ruff (New Jersey Devils).
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NHL sets season attendance record
The National Hockey League has set a season attendance record, the NHL press service reports.
Total regular season attendance for the 2023/2024 season was 22,560,634 (over 1,294 games as of April 16, 2024), surpassing the previous record of 22,436,532 set in the 2022/2023 season.
It should be noted that NHL games are played with stadiums 97% full. The remaining 18 games of the regular season, which ends April 19, will increase the total number of spectators.
