1.   Earlier, the Rangers got goals with the man advantage from Sergei Zubov and Alexander Karpovtsev, their Russian defensemen.

2.   Earlier they picked up highly-regarded Russian defenseman Vladimir Malakhov from the Canadiens in exchange for Souray.

3.   Fetisov, a legendary Russian defenseman who also played in the NHL with the Devils and the Detroit Red Wings, was caught off guard by the criticism.

4.   Russian defenseman Maxim Galanov was snagged in the waiver draft by Pittsburgh a week ago.

5.   Recently added to the roster is another Russian defenseman, Dmitri Mironov, acquired from Anaheim.

6.   The Boston Bruins signed Lake Superior State University goaltender John Grahame to a two-year contract and Russian defenseman Andrei Yakhanov to a one-year contract.

7.   The Coyotes used their other first-rounder on Russian defenseman Kiril Safronov, who like Kelman, was rated near the top of the pack at his position.

8.   The heralded Russian defenseman played out his option last season and was not signed by any other team after the Devils failed to offer him a contract.

9.   The Mighty Ducks used the fifth pick to make Russian defenseman Vitaly Vishnevsky their first selection.

10.   The Stanley Cup is the only major honor that is missing from the collection of titles for Slava Fetisov, the heralded Russian defenseman.