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An authoritative journalist assessed Nichushkin’s prospects in the new season after signing a “monstrous contract”

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3 years ago

August 10, 2022

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An authoritative journalist assessed Nichushkin’s prospects in the new season after signing a “monstrous contract”

Valery Nichushkin / Photo: © Matthew Stockman / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The Athletic journalist Peter Bauf hopes that the Russian striker of the Colorado Valery Nichushkin will find a way to continue to improve his results in the new season.

Colorado won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001 in the 2021-22 season. Nichushkin scored 9 goals and gave 6 assists in the NHL playoffs. Now the player is recovering from an injury received in the final against Tampa Bay.

– Estimate for last season Nikushkin. Valery’s breakthrough earned him a monstrous off-season contract. He has established himself not only as an elite defensive player, but also as a person who can play first-class in attack and excel in the same performance. His pressing power and ability to move well make him an ideal candidate for the Bednar system. Nichushkin was at ease in the playoffs, rightfully finishing third on the team with nine goals and occasionally playing on the top line.

About the new season. Teammates are often enamored with Nichushkin’s work ethic, so it’s safe to say he won’t rest on his laurels after receiving a high salary. But can he replicate his career-best offensive numbers? Can he find a way to keep improving his performance? The second would be ideal for the team. He is only 27 years old, so this is not excluded, — quotes Baufa The Athletic.

In the summer Nichushkin signed a new contract with the Colorado for eight years with an annual salary of 6.125 million dollars. The day before, the hockey player admitted that he had begun recovery from a broken foot and had his first training session.

Source: Sportbox

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Hockey

NHL. Hat trick with overtime goal, wins for Florida, Colorado and Anaheim

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1 hour ago

January 26, 2026

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NHL. Hat trick with overtime goal, wins for Florida, Colorado and Anaheim

Defending champion Florida beat Chicago 5-1 in NHL regular season play, capturing its sixth win in its last eight games.

The Panthers sit sixth in the Atlantic Division, four points behind the top 3.

Among other results, we note foreign player Ottawa’s unexpected victory over Vegas with a score of 7:1, Colorado’s 4:1 win over Toronto with a hat-trick from Brock Nelson, and Anaheim’s 4:3 win in overtime against Calgary.

Junior forward Beckett Sennekke had a hat trick for the Ducks, his first three-goal game in the NHL.

Anaheim is in the top 3 in its league and aims to return to the play-offs.

Regular season in NHL

Toronto – colorado 1:4

Seattle – New Jersey 4:2

Ottawa -Vegas 7:1

Vancouver – pittsburgh 2:3

Chicago – Florida1:5

Calgary – anaheim 3:4 in overtime

Source: Sport UA

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Hockey

No feeling today. Sokol won and became the leader of the Ukrainian championship

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18 hours ago

January 25, 2026

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No feeling today. Sokol won and became the leader of the Ukrainian championship

The Ukrainian hockey championship match between Sokol and Storm took place.

If yesterday the current champion Kremenchuk sensationally conceded 9 goals and lost to the Odessa region, Sokol returned to first place by easily beating Storm 8:1.

Having defeated Kremenchug twice recently, the Kiev team took the lead in the championship, three points ahead of its main rival.

Ukrainian Hockey Championship

Hawk – Storm 8:1 (1:0, 2:0, 5:1)

Discs: 18:00 Attic (Tishchenko) – 1:0, 28:33 Tishchenko – 2:0, 31:14 Tsyura – 3:0, 42:50 Attic (Oleynik, Rymar) – 4:0, 44:36 Tsyura – 5:0, 44:46 Oleynik (Ceiling) – 6:0, 46:59 Tsyura (yanishevsky) – 7:0, 49:38 Ratushny (Aleksyuk) – 7:1, 51:38 Tolstushko (Tsyura, Zakharov) – 8:1

Source: Sport UA

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Hat-trick and 6 points for a defenseman in the NHL, Buffalo’s breakthrough, Florida’s victory

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22 hours ago

January 25, 2026

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Hat-trick and 6 points for a defenseman in the NHL, Buffalo’s breakthrough, Florida’s victory

In the NHL East, the leaders remain Detroit and Carolina, who won today and share first place with 69 points. The top 3 was completed by Tampa Bay, which unexpectedly conceded 8 goals from Columbus.

Buffalo is sensationally in the top 4 of the conference. The team, which has missed the play-offs for 13 consecutive seasons, has won 18 of the last 22 games and aims to make a quick entry into the post-regular season.

Florida won an important victory. The Panthers beat Minnesota on Brad Marchand’s double and hope to avoid missing the playoffs. The league champion is in the 6th place, 6 points behind the top 3.

In the West, Edmonton gave the super game and defeated Washington 6:5 with a hat-trick in overtime and got 6 points from defender Evan Bouchard. This was the first hat-trick in the player’s career.