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Continental Hockey League (KHL) -  Mikhail Grabovsky (Toronto Maple Leafs) doesn't speak much English but the word "opportunity" is prominent in his vocabulary. It is why he wanted out of Montreal's organization and why he is so thrilled to have joined the Maple Leafs. And it is what he has been given, at least for now, as he starts camp as Toronto's No.1 centre, between Nikolai Antropov (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Alexei Ponikarovsky (Toronto Maple Leafs). READ MORE

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Center Mikhail Grabovski is doing what he can to make sure he joins fellow Belorussian forwards Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn as regulars in the Montreal Canadiens' roster. Grabovski started the season with Montreal before being sent to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs, where he promptly injured his ankle in early December. The 24-year-old has decimated the AHL in his limited action with the Bulldogs in 2007-08 and is not content to be in the AHL while his younger countrymen are in the NHL. McKeen's recently had the opportunity to chat with Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) before he was recalled by the Canadiens at the trading deadline. The talented forward talked about his AHL exploits, splitting time between Hamilton and Montreal, coming back from injury, playing in Russia, representing Belarus, and his overall game. (McKeen's Hockey article) READ MORE

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Mikhail Grabovsky signed a three year deal with Montreal today. The young prospect has been speculated to be in negotiations with the NHL club after a highly successful Super League (Russia 1) season and a strong performance at the World Championships in Riga for the Belarus National Team. The young speedy forward signed a two way contract and will not likely return to Russia in case of a farm club reassignment.

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Mikhail Grabovsky's (Montreal Canadiens) profile added! READ MORE

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Russian Super League -  The PHL arbitration court ruled today that Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) will continue his career with Dynamo (Moscow). After a lengthy investigation, the court ruled that the contract the young player signed with Ak Bars (Kazan) was not legal, thus assuring that Grabovsky does not get a two year suspension for signing two separate contracts. A battle ensued over the past two months over the rights to the young forward which were contested by Dynamo and Ak Bars. Dynamo ended up having the legal right to the player, since Grabovsky’s contract with Neftkhimik included a clause that in the case Krikunov left the RSL, the young player would be able to sign with that new club, which ended up being Dynamo.

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Despite having already reportedly signed a deal with Dynamo (Moscow), today, Ak Bars vice president Ravil Shvalev reported that Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) signed a deal with his club. This is an interesting development of events, since the young forward was not a free agent from Neftkhimik when he signed with Dynamo. He got out of the Neftkhimik contract by taking advantage of a clause that outlines his ability to sign with another club if Neftkjhimik’s former head coach Krikunov is the head coach of that particular club. Thus, the young forward had the full right to sign with Dynamo and get out of the final year of his deal with Neftkhimik, but he is not allowed to move on to any other Super League club.

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Dynamo’s president Anatoli Kharchuk confirmed today that Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) signed a two year deal with his RSL club. The young forward spent the last season with RSL’s Neftkhimik (Nizhnekamsk), and has been amongst that club’s scoring leaders for the past two seasons. His arrival in Moscow is welcome news for the fans of the Super League champion, who saw most of the defense and half the offense leave the club for bigger pays with other teams.

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Russian Super League -  According to the Soviet Sport newspaper, Ak Bars (Kazan) is continuing to be busy this offseason, attempting to acquire several key players from Neftkhimik, a club that is all but out of the playoff race. Kazan is reportedly looking to gain the services of Alexei Simakov, Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) , and Maxim Kraev. Simakov is a sniper who has made his national team debut this year, and is known for being the shortest player in the Super League at 167cm or 5’5

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Russian Super League -  Mikhail Grabovsky (Montreal Canadiens) suffered a facial laceration against Dynamo Moscow when former NHL defenseman Andrei Skopintsev accidentally hit him in the face with the stick with eight minutes left in the game. Skopintsev was assessed a five minute penalty and thrown out for the rest of the game. Unfortunately, the five minute penalty did not help Neftkhimik to score the game tying goal, and the club lost to Dynamo 1:2.