A Few Shots for the Road

A light day in the KHL, with just two games on Wednesday.

Admrial Vladivostok, still on that long road trip, defeated Metallurg Novokusnetzk in overtime, 2-1. Sibir Novosibirsk Region needed a shootout to get past Amur Khabarovsk, 3-2. The roundup is here.

With the NHL teams reporting to training camp. TSN has put up its season previews online. The NHL had their five-story-per-team 30 in 30 preview package last month. The links on this 30 in 30 calendar still work, so get on it.

Hockey's Future has a KHL preview with the focus on prospects who might someday appear in a rink on this side of the Atlantic or Pacific -- yes, we remember that Vladivostok, should it ever play host to a home game, is in the KHL these days. The link is here.

The same site has been breaking down the top 20 prospects for each NHL organization. The New York Rangers were the latest team posted. There have been 20 posted as of Sept. 11.

Buzzing the Net is previewing the QMJHL (East, West, Maritimes), OHL (East, West) and WHL (East, West).

The QMJHL Maritimes preview is scheduled for Thursday, when the league opens its regular season, and the WHL West preview should not be far behind. The OHL and the WHL begin regular-season play on Sept. 19. The USHL opens on Sept. 20.

The Hockey News website also is amid its schedule of short previews, as is The Score's Backhand Shelf blog and Yahoo's Puck Daddy blog. In addition, the Coming Down the Pipe blog has started its One to Watch series focusing on a young player for each NHL team.

There's a lot on the menu, so take your time and enjoy a cold adult beverage while you do your homework. The exhibition season begins Saturday, which is great news on a swampy day in Manhattan.