Alexander Nikishin is set to join Carolina Hurricanes. He comes from SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. The Hurricanes signed Nikishin to a two-year entry-level contract. This follows Evgeny ...

Top defensive prospect Alexander Nikishin seems to be well on his way to joining the Carolina Hurricanes as he was just released from his KHL contract with SKA St. Petersburg. His contract was set ...

Nikishin, 23, got his first NHL contract hours after he and his KHL club, SKA Saint Petersburg, mutually terminated that deal. SKA did the same with Montreal's Ivan Demidov earlier this week.

More so, where will he best fit in the lineup when he does play? Nikishin, 23, has been playing in Russia’s KHL and is considered by many who follow pro hockey as one of the best defensemen not ...

Top defensive prospect Alexander Nikishin seems to be well on his way to joining the Carolina Hurricanes as he was just released from his KHL contract with SKA St. Petersburg. His contract was set to ...

Nikishin's KHL team SKA Saint Petersburg announced Friday that the defenceman has been granted his release to move to the NHL. Shortly after that, the Hurricanes confirmed Nikishin has signed a ...

He has spent the last few years maturing in the KHL with both Spartak Moskva and SKA. His three seasons with St. Petersburg saw him become one of the best two-way defensemen outside the NHL.

This in from Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, talking with Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now about the team hoping to sign draft pick Maxim Berezkin after his KHL season winds up. “He’s had a very ...

The Montreal Canadiens shocked the hockey world Tuesday by announcing the signing of top prospect Ivan Demidov, just hours after the 19-year-old terminated his KHL contract with SKA St. Petersburg.