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Dimitri Kazionov was scoreless in Kazan's 3-2 win over Salavat Yulayev. [b]Lightning Russian Prospect Statistics Through 10/26:[/b] Dimitri Kazionov, Kazan (RUS), 19 GP, 6-6-12, 8 PIM, +7 Albert Vishnyakov, Dynamo (RUS), 14 GP, 6-3-9, 20 PIM, +4 Anton But, St Petersburg (RUS), 18 GP, 3-4-7, 18 PIM, E Alexei Glukhov, Cherepovets (RUS), 18 GP, 0-6-6, 36 PIM, -2 [url=evgeny-artyukhin]Evgeny Artyukhin[/url], Yaroslavl (RUS), 18 GP, 1-2-3, 101 PIM, -3 [url=denis-kazionov]Denis Kazionov[/url], Tver (RUS), 17 GP, 0-0-0, 6 PIM, -4 [url=vasily-koshechkin]Vasily Koshechkin[/url], Togliatti (RUS), 13 GP, 6-3-3, 2 SO, 2.25 GAA

[url=vasily-koshechkin]Vasily Koshechkin[/url] and Togliatti tied SKA 2-2 to move his record to 6-3-3 on the year. Anton But was scoreless in the match for St. Petersburg. Alexei Glukhov was scoreless as Cherepovets was routed by Ufa 5-1. [url=denis-kazionov]Denis Kazionov[/url] was scoreless in Tver's 2-1 win over Khabarovsk. Albert Vishnyakov was scoreless in Dynamo's 6-3 win over Salavat Yulayev. [url=alexander-polushin]Alex Polushin[/url] remains on IR for Khimik who lost to Omsk 4-2.

[url=vasily-koshechkin]Vasily Koshechkin's[/url] record dropped to 6-3-2 today as Togliatti was pummelled 7-0 by Cherepovets. Alexei Glukhov had 2 assists for Severstal. Anton But was scoreless as SKA fell to Ufa 4-2. Albert Vishnyakov had a goal in Dynamo's 4-2 win over Amur. The talley was Vishnyakov's 6th goal of the year and 9th point in 13 games this year. [url=denis-kazionov]Denis Kazionov[/url] was scoreless in Tver's 4-2 win over the Soviet Wings. [url=alexander-polushin]Alex Polushin[/url] remains on IR for Khimik who fell 4-2 to Omsk.

[url=vasily-koshechkin]Vasily Koshechkin[/url] again got the day off as Mike Fountain fell 3-1 to Novosibirsk. Alexei Glukhov had an assist in Cherepovets' 3-0 shut out of Khabarovsk. Anton But was scoreless in SKA's 6-2 win over Ufa. Albert Vishnyakov and [url=evgeny-artyukhin]Evgeny Artyukhin[/url] were scoreless in Dynamo's 3-0 win over Yaroslavl. Dimitri Kazionov scored Kazan's lone goal in their 3-1 loss to Omsk. [url=alexander-polushin]Alex Polushin[/url] remains on IR for Khimik who lost 4-2 to Nizhnekamsk.

Khimik defeated Dynamo 4-2 today in the only game on the Superleague schedule. Forward [url=alexander-polushin]Alex Polushin[/url] remains on IR for Khimik. Albert Vishnyakov was scoreless in the game for Dynamo.

[url=vasily-koshechkin]Vasily Koshechkin's[/url] record fell to 6-3-2 today as Togliatti fell to CSKA 3-2 on a Denis Parshin goal with 10 seconds left in the third period. [url=evgeny-artyukhin]Evgeny Artyukhin[/url] scored his first goal of the season, a power play marker, in Yaroslavl's 3-2 win over Cherepovets. Alexei Glukhov was scoreless for Severstal in the match. Artyukhin now has 1 goal and 2 points in 13 games this season with a -3 rating and 64 penalty minutes. Omsk dismantled Dynamo 5-2 despite a goal by Lightning prospect Albert Vishnyakov. Khimik shut out Tver 2-0. [url=alexander-polushin]Alex Polushin[/url] remains on injured reserve recovering from knee surgery. Polushin had knee surgery in 2003-04 also. [url=denis-kazionov]Denis Kazionov[/url] was scoreless for Tver.

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Just a quick note on talented former 2001 second round pick Alexander Polushin: It appears the Cold War between he and Coach Bykov may finally be thawing. After spending much of the season relegated to the First/Farm League, Polushin has suited up for the last three games for CSKA. The move might've been a last desperate effort my Bykov to make the playoffs as CSKA was all but eliminated from contention Saturday at the hands of Nikolai Khabibulin and Vincent Lecavalier's Ak Bars Kazan 5-2. CSKA sits in 10th place behind 8th place Nizhnekamsk with just three games left to go in the regular season. The Russian Superleague tabulates their standings by awarding 3 points for a win. Polushin now has 3 goals and 7 points in 15 games at the Superleague level. At last check, he also had 13 goals and 23 points in 21 games in the First League as well.

Ahhhhh, my first European Hockey Update away from the third world dictatorship that HF has become. Lets begin: All in all, the beat goes on in Europe for the Lightning's prospects. They have some excellent overage properties like Somervuori, But and Norrena but have yet to see the explosion from youngsters like Polushin and Kazionov they might've hoped for. The exception to the rule is 2004 entry draft 6th rounder Karri Ramo, who is emerging as one of the two best young goalies in all of Finland after having a remarkable performance at Traverse City.