Bob Hartley leads Avangard Omsk to the Gagarin Cup against CSKA. Notable players on the roster are captain Alexei Yemelin and former first overall pick Nail Yakupov. It's a very veteran-laden lineup, about the only guy I think could possibly be headed to the NHL next year is Blues prospect Klim Kostin.
Anyway, congrats coach. He's garnered a lot of hardware over the years, and though my feelings on the guy are not as high as they used to be, can't deny that he's a truly great coach. Championships in the AHL, NLA (Suisse), NHL, and now KHL.
KHL championship
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Pokecheque
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Re: KHL championship
Jokerit Helsinki quit the KHL in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
Posting your political views on social media is like sticking your head up your ass & whispering: You're just as likely to change someone's mind, and you'll always come out looking like a shithead.
Re: KHL championship
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Shoresy, "It's called a sweater"
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Pokecheque
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Re: KHL championship
Interesting, Jokerit in Finland quit the KHL as well.Fogghorn wrote:https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article/latvias-dinamo-riga-withdraws-from-khl-amidst-ukraine-invasion/
I noticed the KHL English Twitter feed has banned all replies because they were getting absolutely gobsmacked online with every one of their posts.
Re: KHL championship
I have no idea how many players this would/could impact but Sweden announced that any Swedish born player playing in the KHL will no longer be eligible to play for a Swedish national team due to the situation in Ukraine.
Posting your political views on social media is like sticking your head up your ass & whispering: You're just as likely to change someone's mind, and you'll always come out looking like a shithead.