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Ex-NHL stars shine in KHL

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Published 21 November, 2008, 14:43

They used to be big stars in the NHL but now they are back home making their mark in the newly created Continental Hockey League (KHL).

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Aleksey Yashin, Aleksey Morozov, Aleksandr Radulov, Aleksey Zhitnik and Daniil Markov all became leaders of their respective teams after their return from North America.

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