Russia Is Luring Back N.H.L. Stars (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Published: February 29, 2008

Russia’s professional league expects to catch and surpass the N.H.L. as the world’s premier hockey league.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

Also see:
Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Battle With the N.H.L. By Jeff Z. Klein
http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/vladimir-putin-and-russias-...