Over each of the last three years, a former member of the Kontinental Hockey League has joined the ranks of elite talent of the NHL. The KHL is considered the second best hockey league in the world, and even with differences such as the larger olympic size ice, superstars that have made the jump recently to the smaller ice and larger talent of the NHL have blossomed.
The Bread Man: Artemi Panarin
Artemi Panarin burst onto the scene after a monster 2014-15 season at St. Petersburg SKA, where he put up 62 points in 54 games.