Topic: Moscow

Hockey world shocked by air crash tragedy

MIAMI (Reuters) - The world of ice hockey was in shock and grief after suffering its "darkest day" when a plane carrying the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving just two survivors."This is a terrible tragedy ...

Sweden goalie Stefan Liv died in plane crash: Embassy

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish ice hockey player Stefan Liv was among the 43 people who died when a plane carrying Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed Wednesday, the Swedish Embassy in Moscow confirmed to news agency TT.The 30-year-old national team goalkeeper, an Olympic ...

Czech goalie Hasek joins Spartak Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former NHL All-Star goaltender Dominik Hasek will play next season for Spartak Moscow after signing a one-year contract with the Continental Hockey League (KHL) club on Monday."It's a start of a new career for me here in Moscow," the ...

Czech goalie Hasek poised for Spartak Moscow move

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former NHL All-Star goaltender Dominik Hasek is set to join Spartak Moscow, the Continental Hockey League (KHL) club said on Wednesday.Spartak will hold a news conference on Monday to announce the signing of the 45-year-old, who came out of ...

Ice hockey-Russian clubs handed heavy fines after mass brawl

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Continental Hockey League (KHL) handed heavy penalties on Sunday to Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk after their match had been abandoned following an ugly brawl.Saturday's game in Chekhov, a small town in the Moscow region, had to be ...

Hockey's Ugly Stepsister

Canada plays Finland Sunday in the Gold Medal Game at the 2007 World Hockey Championship in Moscow. In North America, the World Championship is generally dismissed as hockey's ugly stepsister. But ask any NHL player a few weeks ago if he wanted ...