RT Arabic

Top Stories

: (NYC) : (LON) : (MOW)

Sandis Ozolinsh playing for NHL's San Jose Sharks

Sandis Ozolinsh playing for NHL's San Jose Sharks

Sport Hockey NHL KHL

Another NHL star returns home

permalink e-mail story to a friend print version

Published 13 July, 2009, 17:07

Latvian ice hockey legend Sandis Ozolinsh has returned home after 16 years in the NHL.

Yahoo StumbleUpon Google Live Technorati

del.icio.us Digg Reddit Mixx Propeller

The 36-year-old has signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga, the club where he began his career back in 1990.

The official presentation of Ozolinsh will take place on Tuesday in the Latvian capital, and on July 23 he’ll kick off preparations for the KHL season with his new partners.

Ozolinsh played for the San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers.

He earned 564 points (167 goals + 397 assists) in his 875 games in the NHL.

He lifted the Stanley Cup once, together with Colorado Avalanche in 1996.

5/5 (4 votes)

rate this story

03:25 Guatemalan leader's visit to Russia delayed

02:44 Ukraine must participate in European security system — Yanukovych

02:18 Russia's gas row with Ukraine

02:18 Naftogaz delegation to visit Moscow to sign gas documents

01:31 Turkmen president to discuss energy partnership in Italy

01:13 Branch of CSTO Institute to open in Armenia

00:49 NASA astronauts complete third, final spacewalk

00:08 Death toll in Ukraine flu, ARVI epidemic reaches 388

RT asks

Priest assassination in Moscow was committed by:

vote view answers without voting

23 evacuated following air mattress explosion in Germany It’s sad to be unlucky, but it’s twice as sad when your run of bad luck turns on you neighbors. A man in the German town of Duesseldorf forced the evacuation of a whole block after a ‘poor blast’ of his … air mattress.

“Speculation that crashed plane was too old” There’s been no official statement on the cause of a passenger plane crash in northwest Iran, but speculation is it was too old and badly maintained, said Hrach Mkrtchyan, a journalist from the Armenian capital Yerevan.

“Economic sanctions against Iran make it difficult to maintain planes” It’s widely believed in Iran that UN-imposed sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program place restrictions on how aircraft can be updated, modified and repaired, says journalist Nick Davis-Jones.

“Child pornography keepers should be penalized” To protect children from pedophiles, it’s necessary to penalize not only on those who are distributing and producing child pornography, but also those who keep these materials, says Bertrand Bainvel from UNICEF.

Nadal announces return to court Former world number one Rafael Nadal says he'll be back training next week.

Ovechkin turns goalie Possibly the most famous ice hockey player on the planet right now, two-time NHL MVP Alexander Ovechkin, has been showcasing his sporting heritage in Sochi.

World Cup construction strike called off World Cup officials and football fans across the globe look to be able to breathe a sigh of relief finally. That’s after construction union heads for FIFA World Cup 2010 called off a strike on Wednesday.

Downright Dirty! A directive damned by defects is enabling organized criminals illegally to export hazardous waste, jeopardizing the health of the environment and humans. RT exposes the sinister side of Britain’s waste…

Tougher punishment for pedophiles pushed Bills approved by the Russian State Duma include increasing sentences to 20 years for the rape of children – and also harsher measures for the distributors of child pornography.

Turkish Novelist: “East and West shouldn’t clash” “Different civilizations do not necessarily make clashes or wars, or bombings, or killings. And the whole history of Istanbul is a testament to this,” says Orhan Pamuk – a Turkish novelist and a Nobel Prize winner.

In the name of youth Russia is marking 2009 as the Year of Youth. The state's main goal is to get as many children off the couch and into as much of an active lifestyle as possible. The country's south is at the forefront in that respect.

Germans take a new look at Russian cars amid economic downturn Russian cars have long been the butt of jokes, and a target for unpopular measures from the government to boost sales.

US jobless figures worsen Unemployment in the US has reached almost 10%, the highest for over 25 years, but experts and politicians disagree over how Obama's bailout money should be spent to fix the problem.

Lenin towers over New York New York is the money centre of the world, which makes the presence of one decidedly non-capitalist statue looking down on Manhattan even more unlikely.

St Petersburg boy named after Iranian president A couple from Russia’s ‘northern capital’ has named their newborn son Mahmoudahmadinejad, after the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“National plan of action needed to fight human trafficking” A specific national plan of action should be created and countries should exchange information to combat human trafficking, said Alberto Andreani of the International Organization for Migration.

First stage of Mars-500 experiment over An international crew of six men spent 105 days in isolation, imitating a flight to the Red Planet as part of an experiment.

Snowboarding event in Moscow: in summer? Time - the very middle of summer. Place - the SNEJ.COM winter sports complex hosting the Russian Snowboarding Cup. Purpose - the state's best athletes fine-tuning their displays for the upcoming Winter Olympics.

Medvedev inspects southern shooting range President Dmitry Medvedev, who’s also Russia’s Commander-in-Chief, has inspected the readiness of his troops.

UK student body hit with sex bomb The British National Health Service has released a sexual education pamphlet for students advising teachers to stress the advantages of an enjoyable – and frequent – sex life.

Citizens sign Tevez from arch-rivals The deep pockets of Manchester City have once again been thrust into. One of the richest clubs in the world has forked out 25 million pounds for Carlos Tevez.

Controversy over ref mistake to create precedent in Premier League FC Moscow and Zenit may have to revisit their Russian football rivalry from this past weekend after a mistaken call by the referee. Eduard Maly admitted he had messed up a penalty call in the Moscow side's 1-0 loss.

Pirates take first woman hostage A Turkish woman-mariner, Aysun Akbay, seems to have made history. She has become the first female taken hostage by Somali pirates, Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin reports.

Bear essentials A Russian couple who took in a neglected bear from a zoo say they can no longer afford to look after it and are appealing for help.

Israelis and Lebanese: sworn friends There have been two wars between their countries. But despite the bloody recent history between Israel and Lebanon, people from the two countries are showing they can still get along.

Death in paradise A beach heaven for some, for thousands of girls, Cyprus becomes a deadly trap. Lured by promises of exotic jobs, they get caught up in sex trade.

Medvedev awards Russian navy President Dmitry Medvedev has honored 15 Russian navy personnel, who successfully accomplished their mission in the Gulf of Aden.

Russian grand master secures world record Vladimir Kramnik, a Russian grand master, will see his name added to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Medvedev pays first visit to S. Ossetia Russian President Medvedev is in South Ossetia for the first time since it declared its independence from Georgia, on a visit to see how the republic is recovering after being attacked by Georgian forces last year.

Senators urge probe into CIA lies The US Senate is calling for a probe into whether former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the concealment of clandestine CIA operations from Congress, the details of which have not been revealed so far.

“People are confused in the face of the pandemic” – journalist

“Scientists would rather change the facts than their theories” – ex-minister

Imaginary girl used by Russian bailiffs turns real and sues them

Russian police system in need of urgent reform – human rights activists

Hackers catch scientists on global warming data manipulation

Nadal begins with loss in London

Mercedes names Rosberg first driver for 2010

US Army follows footsteps of Alexander the Great – journalist

ROAR: United Russia “determined itself as a right-wing party”

The US needs a peaceful revolution

Russian carmaking plan under discussion as Avtovaz noise gets louder

Kalina posts 9M 2009 Net Income of $13 million

Putin’s United Russia address puts economy in focus

Shipping jazz to Moscow

Russia’s Victoria crowned Mrs. World

Russian girl Wins Silver at 2009 Junior Eurovision

On Air

Nadal begins with loss in London

Mercedes names Rosberg first driver for 2010

Sharapova Russia’s richest sportsperson of 2009

Remember the Large Hadron Collider? It’s alive & kicking!

Cannibals survived brain disease epidemic thanks to a mutation

Fusion power project launch date doubted

My RT-custom sitebar

« previous page

myspace hit counter