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With the Olympics less than a year away, IOC inspectors are visiting Sochi again to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Games.

Team USA and Team Canada will find out who fills out their respective Olympic preliminary groups for Sochi, Russia, after qualification tournaments wrap up across the pond Sunday. Olympic qualifying tournaments in Germany, Latvia and Denmark that ...

The IIHF world junior championship in Ufa, Russia, is taking center stage in the hockey world over the holidays even more than usual thanks to the NHL lockout. Hockey-starved fans in North America need a fix and finally got it with Canada and the ...

Sidney Crosby's European odyssey is becoming more and more of a realistic possibility with each passing day of this dreadful lockout. There is interest from all over Europe, most notably from Russia and Switzerland and -- if I had to bet -- I'd gi...

Evander Kane of the Winnipeg Jets has signed on with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL for the duration of the NHL lockout, his agent Craig Oster of Newport Sports confirmed to ESPN.com.

Jaromir Jagr spoke with Penguins owner and former teammate Mario Lemieux on Wednesday but continues to mull whether to return to the NHL or stay in Russia.

Jaromir Jagr confirmed to ESPN.com Friday that he's considering a return to the NHL if there's a team willing to take him.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kyle Wellwood's smile midway through his answer said it all. "It's been a real nice transition for me from Russia to San Jose," Wellwood told ESPN.com on Wednesday after practice. Do you think? Six months ago, his NHL career...

The NHL's original plan to have six of its teams open the regular season overseas next season has been downsized to four, sources told ESPN.com on Saturday.

Nyet on the NHL in Russia next fall. The NHL is no longer planning to have regular-season games in Russia as part of the Premiere Games, the league's deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, confirmed to ESPN.com. Yahoo! Sports reported Wednesday that p...

Chris Chelios briefly flirted with the idea of playing in the KHL before dismissing it.

If Alexander Medvedev has his way, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin will be among the NHL stars who will begin their season in Russia over the next few years. This week's two preseason games between KHL and NHL clubs, beginning with Monday's game b...

If Alexander Medvedev has his way, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin will be among the NHL stars who will begin their season in Russia over the next few years. This week's two preseason games between KHL and NHL clubs, beginning with Monday's game b...

Pavol Demitra signed a one-year contract with Yaroslavl of the KHL in Russia on Thursday.

Evgeni Nabokov is headed to Russia's KHL. The 34-year-old free-agent goalie confirmed to ESPN.com Wednesday he's signed a four-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg.

Enough already with the Bruce Boudreau speculation. The Washington Capitals coach is not going to get fired for his team's first-round upset loss to Montreal. "There's no chance that it would happen," Caps GM George McPhee told ESPN.com on Saturday....