Can the Russian hockey league challenge the NHL?

[PaCMaN438]

Why cant we all just get along!?!?

[FireEmblemMaster]

Russia didn't do well at all this year. Feel kinda sorry for them.

[redrum351]

It's too bad Americans keep the NHL going because only 6 out of the 30 teams are in Canada. Go Rangers!

[mrlanguageguy]

@redrum351 yet 52% of the players are canadian?? O.o

[redrum351]

@mrlanguageguy Yeah, well America is working on that. lol

[crapcake101]

hahaahah ya right NHL has way better skill levels

[steadyshot23]

Goleafs he played in 13 games in the NHL? Can you really say he sucked? lol

[goLEAFSgotc17]

nikkita filatov.

sucked in the NHL and now he is tearing it up in the KHL...you do the math

[GreenBaldrick]

@goLEAFSgotc17 Is Jagr sucked in the NHL?is Radulov sucked in the NHL?is Federov sucked in the NHL?

[josh17beaton]

Russia is good, but they dont even compare to what the Soviet Union could do, i would say the NHL all stars would take it without question.

[uliqed]

Let's see Russia vs. Canada on this olympic games.

[josh17beaton]

ok and take all the NHL players off the Russia team if you want to compare the KHL all stars to the NHL all stars

[uliqed]

Yes, NHL as a league is more proffesional and KHL should learn a lot, but what i am trying to say is that those russian players from the NHL could been play in Russia and play as good or almost as good as in NHL. Anyway Russia vs Canada have to be a "clash of the titans".

[ntheloc]

Hell to the No!

[wg390]

100% YES

[KrepkiOreschik]

well it s the chilish western mentalitiy.i see it every day ion germany.people living here don t face the facts .they re like little children sayin

N,H,L pronouncing it as cool as they can.

or saying team canada and after saying it they feel kinda fenzzy cause the nashional hoky lig like the pronounce it sounds awsome^^

[Vidas666]

Russia keep ice-hockey growing it will better effects grow it down here in Sweden we have really slow down meantime we need a comeback of RedMachine .

[pruane2isgod]

only one way to settle this! Nhl vs. Super League All star game

[pezdispenser365]

LOL! no contest, the best players are in the NHL, no way the KHL will be along in 5 years at this rate, they pay players millions, but only 5000 or so fans show up per game with ticket prices of 10-25 dollars for most seats. WHere are they gonna get the money?

[TheAugums]

They have big sponsors like Russian army and stuff like that. They put billions in just to beat NHL, it,s like a cold war - Russia never loose :D

[hoodrichmahfucka]

what happened in the summit series russia didnt canada kick your ass`s so bad ..i know it hurts kinda like all those big canadian shoulders sending your dreams down the toilette

[0sovietstar0]

pece of shit didnt you see world cup finals?? the russians sending all yor dreams the second time away...motherfucker....

[tuberALEX]

Your shoulders didnt do much when russia still won the NHL tour after taking those hits

[playaspace]

the swedish league is definitely the second best after nhl

[leafsrule16]

It is 100% possible. If Russia got all the European payers such as the swedish elite league, the del, the finnish league and swiss league and made a team they might. However, hockey is ALWAYS going to be Canada's sport and you will never find a country as devoted to one sport as Canada.

[HYRETYR]

What to win over in one type of sport not necessarily what a country dedicated itself to one sport.

[z0neseek]

sorry, the russian league is just another recruiting ground for the only league worth a damn: the nhl. we'll take your top 5 players a year or so, aka the only ones good enough to play in the nhl, and you can shut up and sit down.

[HYRETYR]

ahahaahahaaa you so funny  NHL is nothing

[GooseJuice9]

russian people smell like pickle juice

[Nikolay45th]

RED POWER THE BEST IN THE WORLD!!

OVECHKIN-Red MACHINE IS BACK!!!

[WakeTheDead300]

ovechkin plays in the NHL. now tell me why? cuz its better duuh

[HYRETYR]

becouse more money,not betterm,but money

[a69a59b]

canada is better then russia at hockey. just look at the scores. look at the top 15 highest points ever obtained. all canadian.

[a69a59b]

go take a shower you dirty russian.

[qwertsasdfgzxcvb]

Gold Medal Russia + USSR 1956 - Kortina д'Ампеццо (Italy) 1964 - Innsbruck (Austria) 1968 - Grenoble (France) 1972 - Sapporo (Japan) 1976 - Innsbruck (Austria) 1984 - Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) 1988 - Calgary (Canada) 1992 - Albervil (France) 1954 - Stockholm (Sweden) 1956 - Kortina д'Ампеццо (Italy) * 1963 - Stockholm (Sweden)

[qwertsasdfgzxcvb]

1964 - Innsbruck (Austria) * 1968 - Grenoble (France) * 1965 - Tampere (Finland) 1966 - Ljubljana (Yugoslavia) 1967 - Vienna (Austria) 1969 - Stockholm (Sweden) 1970 - Stockholm (Sweden) 1971 - Bern, Geneva (Switzerland) 1973 - Moscow (USSR) 1974 - Helsinki (Finland) 1975 - Munich, Düsseldorf (Germany) 1978 - Prague (Czechoslovakia)

[qwertsasdfgzxcvb]

1979 - Moscow (USSR)

1981 - Stockholm, the Geteborg (Sweden) 1982 - Helsinki, Tampere (Finland)

1983 - Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Munich (Germany)

1986 - Moscow (USSR)

1989 - Stockholm, Sedertele (Sweden) 1990 - Bern, Friburg (Switzerland)

1993 - Munich, Dortmund (Germany)

2008 - Quebec (Canada)

[SaintDemetrio]

There was a great victory of Rusian team last year! Final game was amazing!

[jonesdanko3]

owe your talking about when our mostly b and c average players took most of you best players to OT! yah that was amazing! haha

w/c is not that important for north americans...we focus more on the stanley cup playoffs. it's always being much bigger in europe.

[SaintDemetrio]

Russia vs. Canada 5:4! Other words are just bla-bla-bla! :P

[jaromT]

Typical candian trash, u cant admit that russia is just better than canada or at least was in the final. And what the fuck, always that damn "we-didnt-have-our-best-player­s-excuse". Canada hasnt even good players. Btw, a lot of the best russian players were still in the playoffs too, like Malkin and Malkin is for sure much more worth than, for all I care, the best 10 canadians. It was the first wc in canada and ur team hasnt won gold, accept it and stop to shoot the breeze .

[jonesdanko3]

your opinion is bias as is mine!

canada 2010

[xismxist]

malkin, afinogenov, samsonov, datsyuk to name a few! ;)

[jonesdanko3]

afinogenov and samsonov!! that's to funny. both of those were usually healthy scratches during the nhl. you just proved my point. NO DEPTH!!

[xismxist]

whats funny?

[Emosekunde]

I'm watching your comments on many videos and all what i get to know is what you comment videos where Russia is taking some part in it. And your hate to Russia is so big... you don't miss any chance to say something bad about Russia and russians. Well, ok, in some points you maybe right, but don't forget - russians can loose almost everything, but they allways stand proud to be russians. No offence.

[jonesdanko3]

no offence taken. : )

[qwertsasdfgzxcvb]

1954 USSR 7:2 Canada

1972 USSR 7:3 Canada (NXL stars - LOL)

1979 USSR 6:0 NXL stars team (!)

1981 USSR 8:1 Canada (LOL LOL LOL)

Canada is good team, but Russia(USSR) is the best!!!

[WakeTheDead300]

and then you got whooped by USA!

U S A

U S A

U S A

[jonesdanko3]

wow! look how far back you have to go to show russia is better!  in '72 russia lost that series!!!

[SaintDemetrio]

Torino Olympic Games 2006:

Russia - Canada - 2:0!

Quebec World Cup 2008:

Russia - Canada - 5:4!

Is it "far back"? LOL! :)))

[jaromT]

take a look at icehockey[dot]1x[dot]net and u see all games between Russia and Canada in ice hockey history. Both played 85 games. 10 were draw. Canada won 25 games and Russia 50!!!

[jonesdanko3]

take a look at iihf world hockey rankings and you'll see were ranked higher...even after 2008 w/c! :))

[jaromT]

idiot, that ranking started in 2004...

[jonesdanko3]

why would i care who won in the past!! ok your old fart red army could beat our old farts if they played!! who gives a flying fuck!! your country has 5 great present players possibly six. after that the talent drops off considerably. theres a reason not many russians play in the nhl...."it's because they're not good enough!! were ranked #1...your not! it's that simple!!

[jaromT]

First, a lot of russians play in NHL. Second, 4 of the best 6 scorers in the NHL are russian, especially the two top scorers ;) And last, Russia won the last two games between Canada, ESPECIALLY last year in CANADA, which w/c was the first one in canada... muaha. Like i said, the world-ranking started, if Im right, in 2004. If it has been started for example 20 years earlier or 50 years earlier, for sure even the Czechs and Sweds were ranked much higher... It´s that simple!

[jaromT]

Btw, take a look at the Pre-Championship Ranking, cause Canada is ranked #2 ;)

[jonesdanko3]

your wrong. iihf has canada ranked #1

[jaromT]

PRE-Championship Ranking

[jonesdanko3]

??! can't you read! it says if they win this year they willl be #1. that same sight shows you the actual rankings and canada is #1! google iihf world rankings!

canada 2010!

[jaromT]

Thats cause i said PREEEEEEEE!... and btw, for the third successive time, that fuck ranking started in 2004, i checked it right now. The first ihwc was in 1920. The ranking u mean contains only the winner of the last 4 w/c... that ranking is useless and shows nothing... If u want, check the w/c´s out since back to 1954, since russia started and add points for the 1st, 2nd and so on place, like in the ranking since 2004 and FOR SURE u will see that russia is with a distance ahead canada.

[jonesdanko3]

like i said...why would i care about shit that happened years ago. most of eastern europe were probably on roids! our hockey has changed by leaps in bounds just in the last 10yrs. both countries have dominated at times. but canada has adapted the best. there players overall are the most skilled players in the world. so sit the fuck down! bitch!!

[jaromT]

Your such an idiot... how can canada adapted the best if the russian team won twice as many games as canada won against russia... Most skilled players? DUDE! The best scorers in the NHL, i think u care about the NHL, are RUSSIAN!... just face the fact that Russia is the better team and thats it. We fucked u 2006 in the olympics and last year in Canada, which was the first one there and 100yrs IIHF.

[jonesdanko3]

the only thing i can say about russian hockey is you guys lack heart! minus ovi.

canada 2010

[jaromT]

Btw, ur like a german who cant admit that germany isnt the best in football...

[jonesdanko3]

go check russian stats in nhl. it's pretty bad!! your country is good...but not as good as you might think. unless you want to keep living in the past.

...cuz that's all you got!

[jaromT]

Well, you have simply no idea, boy...

[jonesdanko3]

your in for a rude awakening!! like a typical russian...turtle while you can! or find a canadian that will protect yah! good luck with that!!

[jonesdanko3]

canada-total medals at w/c -45. 24 being gold.

(canada didn't compete for most of the 70's)

russian/soviet union at w/c- 39. also 24 golds.

so how is russian better??

[jaromT]

Russia started in 1954 and Canada in 1920. Canada won 15 gold medals before russia came to fuck all teams. Russia and Canada had at all exactly 85 games. Canada won only 25 of it! Only 25!!!... Russia won 50. Btw, Canada didnt complete why? They stoped as russia won the seventh!!! gold medal in a line (1969). They came back in 1977 and won what? the fourth place. Dont know, but it looks like they stoped cause they knew they couldnt win...

[xismxist]

well, its close. but russia is better

[scuba36fun]

Wow! 5 or 6 players? What names did you count? Probably only those you can pronounce! If you wanna some gold on ice go practice curling. Russia is back and they best in hockey.

[hoodrichmahfucka]

nah canada will always own hockey ..

[wg390]

canada always own they gays LOL

Asshole country asshole players

[Bluejackets009]

Russia is okay but Canada is better

[jaromT]

canada is a joke, known all over the world for nothing...

[jonesdanko3]

That's what she said!!! haha

[aceshighnick]

@qwertsasdfgzxcvb come on buddy how many olympic golds does russian hockey have. canadais better no question

[TheLindsman68]

@qwertsasdfgzxcvb How did the last olympics go for you? Canada all the way baby. Slava Kanadansky!!

[squirrellylikesfish]

@qwertsasdfgzxcvb - To claim your the best you have to beat the best. Since 1976 there have been 11 hockey tournaments where every country has sent the best players they have. Canada has WON 7 OF THEM, Sweden 1, Czech Rep 1, USA 1, and RUSSIA 1 (LOL LOL). The only games Russia has to brag about are all the olympic golds they won when they sent professionals to play amateurs, bogus NHL all-star games, and bogus IIHF World Championships. The truth is - Russia hasn't won anything since 1981.

[50ukr]

You two fags are both fucking stupid

[1990bl]

want to chat with singles

comment me back i7

[Howardldean]

This feels like Russia vs the U.S really, :( go U.S!

[Howardldean]

KHL is an entirely different breed of hockey, the NHL will still reign as the champ id imagine.

[dcsg69]

they should put an nhl team together and travel to russia next year for a match up against the russian league.

[blackstormelf]

Russia ,Canada Dominate Hockey,they both have the Same Passion!They Respect each other ,when they Play!!

[Kukko101]

Mangnitagorks or salavat ylauev own all finland club =) Mangnitagorks - Jokeri 8-1 :P

[AlexOvie8jr]

I REALLY HOPE ROB HISEY WILL PLAY but he's in the finnish elite league -_- i think

[BAYBEEKOALA]

KHL is still second best. NHL still has the best russians. What Canadians does the KHL have? Emery? It's a good league, but it won't be as big. Canada has more kids playing hockey than Russia.

Everytime I see russian hockey video's their arena's are empty. Minor league ECHL teams in california draw better than the KHL

[hockey3100]

they should have something like the uefa cup, but hockey...with the top 4 nhl teams facing off against russian teams and also teams from the del and swedish and fin leagues.

[MetallicafanFin]

I think KHL can challenge NHL

[prastakvascha]

@ mattcat9

always the same shit ^^ , why you are better ? cause you have sid ? xD 2010 , you will cry again !!!

[mattcat9]

canada russia are the best canada is better though

[AlexOvie8jr]

there is no best mattcat, there's always players developing skills... and new stars appear every season in the nhl

[Russ1aRoCks]

canadien players play like girls

[Tbone5445]

lmao Canadian hockey players play like girls? and im guessing your russian right? look up "Alexander Semin fight" he's russian and that fight alone will explain everything little girl.

[Tbone5445]

oh and you might notice Semin begins to slap like a little girl.. while everyone laughs. The last person to try and say Canadian players play like girls is a european the only one you guys produced that doesn't play like a little bitch is Ovechkin.

[samplerii]

I really hope Oulun Kärpät will join this league some year.(Oulu's Stoats/Ermines)<--:)

European Champions Cup:

Silver 2005 and 2006... If I remember right, Moscow won both years.

SM-league champions at: 2004,2005,2007,2008

Silver: 2003

Bronze: 2006

Helsingin Jokerit isnt that good right now but they have some money

[kissarmy21]

I would like to see a playoff game between a KHL and NHL team. nice moves wouldn't be enough to win those kinf of game. but it's not a bad thing to have more canadians and americans in the nhl.

[Tv3lunadenmark2]

Looking forward to the KHL so I can drop NHL, on more American thing I can drop, nice

[jiujitsu909]

russian players are the best sorry even tho im american thats the truth !>.

[nickkipguitar]

well the fact that ur american proves u dont know anything about hockey ex. dalls stars fans if there the best why does canda have more gold medals even though we get more penalties then any other team becuase of the cheating euro refs

[GleipnirCaptain]

This will be a definite boon for building the hockey fanbase, and hopefully there is further development of Eurasian and Asian teams, which are sorely lacking in representation and development.

[adamzilla]

Yes, so much competition for the NHL with the KHL picking up such dominant players like Chris Simon.

[Mii85]

Hopefully Kärpät and Jokerit from Finnish SM Liiga will join Kontinental Hockey League. Both of the clubs atleast shown some real interest towards KHL. Sounds really promising and im very interested to see what happens. Happy about Frölunda HC and Färjestads BK joining the league too!

[Limper31]

Just two different leagues. The nhl is about hitting and EARNING ice where the super league is about open ice and creating plays. The russians did beat the canadians but that was under olympic rules. The nhl does not follow those rules.

[kaoriblast]

It's a very good idea! I hope to see some nice games between for example Västra Frölunda and CSKA Moscow.

[faru27]

Ice Hockey is fully Global now I dont think you can make generalzations like euro players arn't physical or Canadian players are all goons. Young players today are stronger & faster and

The tools for coaching have improved.So to hell with that old myth of thinning the talent pool. I say goodluck with the new Russian League

should be a great thing.

[Tpidge22]

european and russian hockey is more about skill.

[ovykovystovy]

russian hockey has more skill and stamina than canadas goon style

[sr1michael]

Players are playing for far less and there is only one N.H.L. There's lots of players still not working."So why not.Players are earning in alternative leagues. ("when everything is taken into account")With this new league comes trades to a new level.There will be a bargaining game. And if Nhl wants players from russian hockey they have to lease? players from the new system.This is natural market for investers and advitisers to get a market in belarus with this new big leauge.

[SFRJ76]

I think that this will be GREAT for the game of hockey! And - yes - I truly believe that the KHL will be very successful! The NHL should NOT underestimate this league! Fetisov knows what he's doing!

I'm just looking forward to a grand and epic battle over a 7-game series between the winners of the KHL and NHL i a TRUE World Club Championship! The dream final? "CSKA Moskva - Edmonton Oilers" naturally! That is if "Partizan Belgrade" don't take part in the KHL...then you'll all be in trouble! ;)

[jvrconsols]

russia couldent win those people may be from russia but its by leauge not contry so nhl has all the players dumbasses

[yomango5]

Lol!!!

you are just suckers!!!!

russian hockey is da best!

it will kick out nhl!

Its like the best NHL players are russians duh!!!!

Ovechkin,Kovalchuk,Malkin,Dats­yuk,Federov,the Kostitsyn brothers,Kovalev...

The russians so good!

USA sucks but Canda is still good cuz Nash is Canadian,Crosby,Lecavalier,Igi­nla...

so i think that if canada would mix up with russia, they would kick out USA.

Russia is already enough strong to do it imself.

[bklonb]

these kind of comments is what russians a bad rep kovalev and federov are not as good as they used to be and you honestly cant say the kostitsyn brothers are elite and their not russian they are from belarus

[jpehuen]

fuck nhl. the russians are gonna kick them all. you can not win only cheking

[shizlpizl]

rofl european players dont know how to play?? they're not skill enough they're not tough enough?? uhm whats about the last winter olyimpic games winner?? uhm...and when did the russians last time win something on the world cup muaha lol xD

[burago000]

how do you think that some russian players who isint in the rusian national team are gona teak out nhl players who are the worlds greatest players!!!

[devilzfan1]

bull. this "new WHA" wont get ahead of the nhl. lot of respect for fetisov though. great player. lets go devils.

[ZewBaby]

this is gonna be interesting to watch

[krumelis]

You idiots! You don't have any idea how strong is Russian hockey league its almost at the same level as NHL.

[BlueWindsong]

Its maybe higher level.

[air2142000]

huh?

[CanuckHockey]

fuck the NHL is going to kick russias ass 20-0 dont even try

[wg390]

Yes you are CanuckHockey so right about your delusional statement here.

I still remember in 1972 series Canadians profy said same crap: Russians will be lucky if during a series they (Russians) will be able to score one goal. No one of Canadians could not even imagine that 1st game with Russia will be a cold shower for Canada.

7:3 total humiliation to Canada profy.

Unknow amatuer team came to Canada and simple bit a crap from big mouth talking Canadians

[paulklunder]

hey dumbass! canada won that series! so what the fuck are you talking about?! unless your talking about the 35th anniversary of the summit series in the summer of 2007! we won 7 and tied 1 against your so called junior elite!

russian hockey needs a total overhaul!

you should stay away from making these dumbass post! it's obvious you don't know what talking about!

[wg390]

yes, all we need for statistics is percentage: Russia won 24 of 52 = 46% Canada won 24 of 72 = 33% The best team is Russia. It is not me talking it is stat talking : Canada wait 50 yrs to got next Olympic gold 1952 - 2002 Canada wait 33 yrs to have another WC gold 1961 - 1994 Seems dumbass is you, who knows zero, null, nada, zilch about hockey game Keep BS about how Canada are great. Russia came to canada last yr and fuck you 100% Good Satisfation is garantee LOL

[paulklunder]

wow...did your math teacher help you with this??

what are talking about russia came to canada and fuck'd me good! what are yah...a homo! what is it you talk about?? haha

you beleive to much of your russian propaganda.

your living in the past! but then again...that's all you got!

russia blows!! hahahahahaha

[wg390]

Russia came to this little canada last yr and fuck you 100% Good

Satisfation is garantee 10000000% LOL

[paulklunder]

sorry wg...canada doesn't swing that way!

this isn't the first time you mentioned this!...are you hitting on us canadians?!

g

[wg390]

few Russians in NHL lol but they are the best ones in NHL

You man kinda stupid about your statement hahaha

[paulklunder]

sorry...but since your russian...i feel your being biased!

oh yah...russians lack heart! minus ovechkin...he must have canadian ancestry! haha

[wg390]

Keep dreaming... Ovechkin is pure Russian not Canadian as asshole as you are

[paulklunder]

i do think ovechkin's great-grandmother probably slept with gordie howe...that would explain everything.haha

that's why he's so great...he plays a canadian style. not a panzy russian homo style eg.malkin and semin

ovechkin's grandmother had the right idea....that's the only way you'll be able to produce players that can beat us canadians!

now if only the rest of russia would get on board! haha...we could send a jet of our best hockey players to russia to bang all your women!

[wg390]

Interseting enough, but your statements paulklunder sounds like you are a little girl in last stage of histeria

Seriously go check with a docs

You almost tear yourself apart in your hateress comments

[paulklunder]

no..it's all good! i just like messing with yah! your easy to annoy!

[wg390]

Yeap, you are the most annoying man who has a pennis but who never was a man.

Seems you still sucking your momy nipples even these days.

[paulklunder]

hey!leave your mother out of this!

[wg390]

My mother pass away long time before asshole like you are was born.

You have a good chance to suck my 9" LOL

But even you will open you mouth I will fuck a girl LOL not you hahahaha

[paulklunder]

??? what's with you and little girls?? that's fuck'd up!!

[paulklunder]

your just plain st-st-st-stupid!

r-r-r-r-russia b-b-b-blows!!

[KaguyaShenku]

Hope not.

[shadysmosthatd]

that girl thats talking sound like one of the people that tells you to put on your seatbelt when your about to take off lol

[brosfromothermthrs]

not at all

[12valvepower]

yes. she can.. she used to as soviet union. i think she should do so again.

[MidgetsofYork]

what the fuck am i watching?

[ranndino]

Let me know when you figure it out.

[xRiciNx]

Мало вероятно. Но вот если НХЛ закроют, то да, кинет вызов без проблем)))))

[stlouie24]

No.