The Fifth Liners

On Wednesday night in the KHL, the single season goal scoring record was broken- but to everyone's surprise it was an American who did the job. Ever heard of Steve Moses ? Well you would be forgiven if you hadn't because this guy has been flying under the radar most of his career. Currently playing for Finnish team Jokerit, who only joined the KHL this year- his 36 goals have been something extraordinary! After playing for New Hampshire Wild Cats whilst at University of New Hampshire, Moses impressed enough to secure an amateur try out with Connecticut Whale. After nine games and two goals, he didn't manage to secure a long term deal. Since 2012 he has been playing with Jokerit and has been doing- but this season against competition such Ilya Kovalchuk- this man has finally began to stand out! His size may hinder his talent (Moses is only 5 ft 8) but he seems to be possessing a budding scoring talent which NHL may want to take note of! At only 25 years of age, we shall ...

Its official, Ilya Kovalchuk has signed for SKA St Petersberg in the Kontinental Hockey League on a four year deal! He had previously played for them during the NHL lockout last season during which he had captained the team. The native Russian created shockwaves last week when he announced his retirement from the NHL at just 30 after a successful 12 year stint playing for the Atlanta Thrashers and New Jersey Devils (whom he signed a 15 year for $100 million). But their loss is Russian Hockey's gain and we could well see a high influx of players returning home in the coming years. All the best Ilya! Hopefully one day you will have us round for tea if we're visiting our lovely Russian fans!