Hey everyone, Happy Friday, hope you all had a great weekend. We are only a few weeks away from the start of the pre-season with players starting to practice, and returning to their clubs as both veterans and rookies showcase their skills and try to find a role for the upcoming NHL season. With that […]
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Happy Fall 2025 everyone, hope you are all doing well and had a wonderful warm summer. We are making a return to Season 7 Episode 1 tonight, of Two Guys & Hockey Talk, where we dive into the stories around the world of hockey. It’s been a fairly quiet summer, but given that we are
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Earlier this month, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its 2024 class of honorees, including former Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk. The prodigiously-skilled Datsyuk, known as “the Magic Man” for his puck-handling abilities, became the tenth Russian or Soviet player to be named to the Hall of Fame, and the eleventh Russian or Soviet
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There was a time when Spartak Moscow were one of the giants of Russian and European hockey. Through the Soviet era, Spartak, sponsored by various trade unions, were always the “people’s team,” fierce rivals of the army men of CSKA Moscow and the KGB’s Dynamo club. While they never enjoyed the success of mighty CSKA,
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Busts, Blunders, and Bad Draft Picks: A Deep Dive into NHL History Have you ever wondered about the NHL draft picks that didn’t quite pan out as expected? The hockey world is full of stories of promising young players who failed to live up to their draft position. From generational talents to high-round surprises, the
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For the KHL’s lone Kazakh club, 2024-25 has already been a miserable slog, and the campaign is only a quarter over. We wrote about the firing of head coach David Nemirovsky from Barys Astana here just a few weeks ago, when the team was 1-5 – the club eventually decided to go with a veteran
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This past spring saw some good news – sort of – for Lokomotiv Yarovslavl. The club from the banks upper Volga, best known for the tragedy of September 7th, 2011, made its return to the Gagarin Cup Finals for the first time since the KHL’s inaugural season of 2008-09. On that earlier occasion Lokomotiv were
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Ivan Demidov who was the Montreal Canadiens’ 2024 NHL 1st round pick this past June, made his KHL debut for SKA Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2024. Lots of talk has been built around Demidov following up one year behind phenom Michkov who starts his 1st NHL season this year with the Philadelphia Flyers. Many
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The time is done to not years, not weeks or even a day. The time is down to mere hours before the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and the lives of countless players will changed forever. Some will walk up to the podium tonight in Nashville seeing the beginning of their childhood dreams come true, while
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Leonard is a hard-nosed player who can score and has the kind of character to battle through adversity. He is excellent at using his strength and physicality to his advantage. The guy attacks the offensive zone with speed and power while still showing the skill to dangle opponents. Leonard pulls teammates into the fight with
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