Alexander Kucheryavenko
Alexander Kucheryavenko (born August 27, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Dynamo Saint Petersburg of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Kucheryavenko made his KHL debut playing with SKA Saint Petersburg during the inaugural 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games. League business NHL player transfer KHL teams signed several pla .... References External links * 1987 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players 21st-century Russian sportsmen HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Sportspeople from Belgorod Russian ice hockey centres Salavat Yulaev Ufa players SKA Saint Petersburg players HC Spartak Moscow players HC Vityaz players {{Russia-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in American English) in ice hockey is a forward (ice hockey), forward position of a player whose primary Hockey rink#Zones, zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the sideboards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and therefore often end up covering more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally strong, fast skaters who are able to Checking (ice hockey)#Backchecking, backcheck quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Generally, centres are expected to be gifted passers more so than goal scorers, although there are exceptions - typically larger centres who position themselves directly in front of the net in order to score off rebounds. They are also expected to have exceptional "ice vision", Hockey IQ, intelligence, and creativity. They also generally are the most defensively-oriented forwards on the ice, as they are expected to play the role of the third player in defense, after the defenceman, defencemen. Centres usuall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008–09 KHL Season
The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games. League business NHL player transfer KHL teams signed several players from the NHL, including Jaromír Jágr, Alexander Radulov, Ray Emery, Sergei Brylin, Ladislav Nagy, Jozef Stümpel, Marcel Hossa, Ben Clymer, Alexei Zhitnik, Bryan Berard and Chris Simon. Dispute A dispute between the two leagues over some of these signings was supposed to have been resolved by an agreement signed on July 10, whereby each league would honor the contracts of the other, but the signing of Alexander Radulov was made public one day after the agreement (though it was actually signed two days prior to the agreement taking effect), leading to an investigation by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Finances Ownership On a deal dated October 30, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works bought 11.76% of the KHL. Sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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SKA Saint Petersburg Players
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa Players
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Russian Ice Hockey Centres
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Sportspeople From Belgorod
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HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Players
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21st-century Russian Sportsmen
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Avangard Omsk Players
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Living People
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