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Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League, and internationally for the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, and the Russia men's national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League in the 2014–15 season, but have not been active since the 2015–16 season due to financial issues.
Ivan Petrovich Novoseltsev is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He is the uncle of Vladislav Namestnikov.
Kamil Piroš is a Czech former professional ice hockey center/winger, who most notably played with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga as well as the Atlanta Thrashers and the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the eighth round, 212th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Roman Nikolaevich Oksiuta is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Andrei Vyacheslavovich Lomakin was a professional ice hockey player who played parts of four seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers. He played in the Soviet Union prior to that, earning a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics while a member of the Soviet national team.
German Mikhailovich Titov is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward.
Kaspars Astašenko was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Astašenko was born in Riga, Latvia. Astašenko was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 127th overall. Astašenko played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League with the Lightning.
Martin Procházka is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Procházka was drafted 135th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and played 32 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Maple Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers. In his NHL career, he scored two goals and five assists for seven points, collecting eight penalty minutes. He tallied an assist on the first goal in Atlanta Thrashers history, a 4–1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on October 2, 1999, his only point as a Thrasher. He has also had spells in Sweden's Elitserien for AIK Hockey and the Russian Super League (RSL) for Avangard Omsk and Khimik Voskresensk. He won a gold medal with the Czech Republic in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Yuri Ivanovich Babenko is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He most notably played for Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and briefly with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Kvartalnov is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 112 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Boston Bruins. He had at least a point in his first 14 NHL games, which stood as the NHL record for longest point streak from the beginning of a career, until November 16, 2007, when Evgeni Malkin surpassed this milestone, scoring at least one point in each of his first 15 games. This streak lasted from October 8 to November 12, 1992, during which time he scored 12 goals and 10 assists.
Mikhail Yunkov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Khimik Voskresensk in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Yunko has appeared in over 500 games in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Mikhail was drafted 62nd overall in the 2nd round by the Washington Capitals. He is the brother of Alexander Yunkov, who also played ice hockey professionally.
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Chernykh is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted 48th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders and is the son of former Soviet hockey player Alexander Chernykh.
Valentin Morozov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the Russian Super League.
Sergei Sentyurin is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Rivalries in the KHL come in many categories. As the league is still young, many of the rivalries have carried over from the days of the Russian Superleague, while others are new and may disappear. Some are based on geography, while others are based on team names or organization that these teams belonged to back in the Soviet Union. Not all teams have pronounced rivalries that don't change with each season - this article attempts to chronicle only those that last for multiple years.
Alexander Romanovsky is a Russian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (|KHL).
Anton Poleschuk is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent having last played for High1 in Asia League Ice Hockey.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Shalagin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays with HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraliga while under contract to HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
