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I've translated a large part of Pyotr Kochetkov's new interview for Sports ru. It's packed with raw reflections on the past season, Rantanen, RBA, Orlov and deep self-analysis (Part 1/2)

When Petya heard about the Rantanen signing, his first move was texting Drury - worried his buddy might get traded. Then it hit him. “Maybe I'm the one who got traded.” 🥺

On July 31, ahead of the patronal feast day in honor of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Alexander Nikishin visited the "Sporitelnitsa Khlebov" (She Who Ripens the Grain) Church in the Orlovsky Kolos settlement. He toured the church grounds and venerated the sacred relics in the church

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Using the example of Ivan Demidov’s arrival in Montreal, Dan Milstein talks about the work of a hockey agent - how they create the right conditions for a player to succeed on the ice without worrying about off-ice issues. “Their job is to play - we handle everything else.”

Happy Birthday, Evgeni Malkin! 🎉🏒 Wishing you more championships, unstoppable health, and nothing but the best ahead!

Matvei Michkov returned to his roots this weekend, visiting Perm's Molot Hockey Academy, the place where his NHL dreams first took flight

Want to know how a hockey fan gets arrested and fined $6К? Here's an Ak Bars fan's wild story:

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Let me share something interesting about Matvei Michkov! .Did you know he actually lived in the small town of Kungur (Perm Krai) until he was five years old? And get this - he's been listed in Kungur's Book of Famous People for two years already!

I’ll translate another part of this interview about Ivan Demidov later, but I have to say, Montreal’s management coming to St. Petersburg went a long way with the Russian side. When you handle business with that kind of respect, success is just a matter of time.

Dan Milstein shared a lot about his client, Ivan Demidov. In this part, he talked about Montréal Canadiens, why there’s so much hype around Ivan in Montreal #GoHabsGo and how SKA let him go so easily

Evgeny Kuznetsov is loving his time in St. Petersburg. And his wife’s (anastasiakuzy92) IG story captions? Pure art. “Evgeny is a menace in Petersburg” and “Kuzy picked the soundtrack” 😂

"He’s kinda bummed today because his team lost. Andrei hates losing, like, seriously can’t stand it. So yeah, he’s a little salty right now. But honestly, he’s usually super cool - interesting, down-to-earth, and humble" Yakupov said

After watching recent interviews with Dan Milstein @HockeyAgent1 , the agent for many Russian NHL players, I'm amazed by his simple yet brilliant explanation for why Carolina drafts so many Russian players.

There's something truly special about seeing goaltenders lift each other up. Ilya Sorokin's praise for Bobrovsky speaks volumes both about Sergei's legendary professionalism and what a gift it's been for Ilya to train alongside a master.