Prospect Info: April 2: Alexei Kolosov has joined AHL Phantoms (Goalie, 2021 draft pick); played April 13

[Beef Invictus]

Is there anything in Oregon that would be worth the attention of the Russian mafia?
NYC on the other hand:

Russian mafia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Leader of Brooklyn-Based Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited from Switzerland to Face Racketeering and Other Charges

Viktor Zelinger, also known as “Vitya” and “Vityok,” the alleged leader of an Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated in the Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island neighborhoods of Brooklyn and was linked to high-level Russian mafia members known as “Thieves in Law” or...

www.justice.gov

Russian gangs of New York: Putin's new order

All roads lead to the Kremlin

www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk

The New Mafia: Vladimir Putin's Inner Circle and Russian Organized Crime

The purpose of this project was to show the relationship between organized crime and members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle and the impact of the crossover of organized crime tactics and behavior to officials of the Russian government. To show this, this thesis looks at the ways in which four...

egrove.olemiss.edu

The Result of 20 Years of Putin: Russia as a Mafia State

Over the last week, Russia has gone through a political upheaval initiated by Vladimir Putin: proposal for constitutional reform, resignation of the government, appointment of a new cabinet. The pace and scale of these events led some commentators to call them a “constitutional coup.” However...

imrussia.org

Gangster’s paradise: how organised crime took over Russia

The long read: Under Vladmir Putin, gangsterism on the streets has given way to kleptocracy in the state

www.theguardian.com

Smuggling drugs up to Vancouver? Oregon and Washington are basically two cities surrounded by dense drug labs.

 

[Starat327]

This feels like a good "cut this one off for everyone's best interest" point to me.

 

[deadhead]

Smuggling drugs up to Vancouver? Oregon and Washington are basically two cities surrounded by dense drug labs.

I think you'd have to find Russians who speak Spanish or Chinese to get in on that action!

 

[PDX Flyer]

Smuggling drugs up to Vancouver? Oregon and Washington are basically two cities surrounded by dense drug labs.

There are massive Russian populations in Washington and a lot of them are truck drivers.

 

[FlyerNutter]

This feels like a good "cut this one off for everyone's best interest" point to me.

 

[Starat327]

There are massive Russian populations in Washington and a lot of them are truck drivers.

Yeah, right. How would you, a PNW resident, have better knowledge of this than a man who lives in PA?

 

[PDX Flyer]

Yeah, right. How would you, a PNW resident, have better knowledge of this than a man who lives in PA?

Ha and whose lady is you know.....Ukrainian, Russian is her first language and grew up in their community.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Ha and whose lady is you know.....Ukrainian, Russian is her first language and grew up in their community.

Does she need a job? Does she want to work in Allentown?

I know a place.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Smuggling drugs up to Vancouver? Oregon and Washington are basically two cities surrounded by dense drug labs.

This doesn’t sound like you mean Eugene. Ban him @Hollywood Cannon . Don’t listen to his excuses.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I should probably call the FBI on the Russian maintenance guy at my work. He might have some scheme going on tracing back to the Kremlin is what this thread is telling me.

 

[Tripod]

I should probably call the FBI on the Russian maintenance guy at my work. He might have some scheme going on tracing back to the Kremlin is what this thread is telling me.

Is it this guy installing free cable?

 

[Chuck Downie]

Don't joke about the Russia mafia, they're real and have connections to people in the Kremlin.
Putin's regime is run primarily by his old KGB buddies from St. Petersburg, and they have ties. They're referred to as "The Siloviki."

Writing a book on the world oil market and have been researching the Russian oil industry, which is full of lovely stories of stock manipulation, fraud, dubious legal maneuvers, and hit squads. No good guys, just bad guys and worse (Putin's people) guys.

Russia is a kleptocracy where those with connections can steal with impunity, while ordinary citizens have to be careful about what they say, especially publicly or on social media.

You are writing a book about the oil market? I drove down some roads in Azerbaijan that went right through an oil patch. Was shit crazy

 

[deadhead]

You are writing a book about the oil market? I drove down some roads in Azerbaijan that went right through an oil patch. Was shit crazy

Azerbaijan was one of the earliest oil producers.

The Baku region on the shores of the Caspian Sea began production in the 1870s, led by the brothers of Alfred Nobel (he of explosives and the Nobel Prize.) The Rothschilds got involved in the 1890s and brought in Marcus Samuel, a London businessman specializing in imports and exports. Samuel created the Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited in 1897 to manage petroleum product trading activities. To diversify his sources of supply, Marcus Samuel acquired concessions in the Dutch East Indies and in Texas from the Spindletop oilfield. Shell became the first company with oil sources throughout the world. In 1902 a working relationship was established between Shell and Royal Dutch, and a 1907 agreement created Royal Dutch Shell. In 1918 the new Soviet regime nationalized the oil industry and Royal Dutch Shell lost 50% of its oil supplies.

Shell was one of the original "Seven Sisters" who dominated the world oil market until the 1970s.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Dumbest thread of all time after Mike Richards is cannon

 

[usahockey22flyers]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1824144581362950354

At first glance I said “Kolosov ain’t coming over”. After looking at this dude’s numbers, might be an ECHL move. Might also be that Kolosov ain’t coming lol

 

[deadhead]

Most of these are ECHL moves, you not only have to man the ECHL team, you have to have "spares" b/c any injuries at levels above means players get promoted (i.e. Reading to LHV, and LHV to Philly).

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Going with the ol’ the agent and player aren’t telling us anything. We have no idea what’s going on defense.

*fartnoise.mp3*

 

[trostol]

Going with the ol’ the agent and player aren’t telling us anything. We have no idea what’s going on defense.

*fartnoise.mp3*

i dunno...maybe get someone that can speak his language and not " he speaks no english" crap

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

i dunno...maybe get someone that can speak his language and not " he speaks no english" crap

Yeah that pisses me off the most. Like, you're biggest prospect is Russian and Kolosov (I know he's Belarusian, but could speak Russian) and you don't have someone who can f***ing talk to him? You can hire someone you dumb f***. You DUMB f***.

 

[Beef Invictus]

As has been discussed, they could send me to the beach and I could return with a translator

 

[ajgoal]

As has been discussed, they could send me to the beach and I could return with a translator

You don't have to even do that. We have numerous native speakers on this forum.

 

[Cody Webster]

As has been discussed, they could send me to the beach and I could return with a translator

But that translator could have ties to the mafia, so you'd have to properly vet them

 

[Beef Invictus]

Drama Continues Between Flyers and Russian Prospect

The Philadelphia Flyers are hoping they are a vastly improved team this upcoming season. With a slightly more experienced tandem in goal, led by Samuel Ersson,

www.si.com

More of the same. Flyers are back in the news!

 

[ponder719]

His new agent appears to be Dan Milstein/Gold Star Hockey. Looking over their client list, the only current or former Flyers I could identify were Mikhail Vorobyov and Ilya Pautov. They specialize in Russian players, though not exclusively (they represent Evander Kane, for example), and just to play merry hell with my hopes and dreams, they also represent Yaroslav Askarov.

 

[deadhead]

He's not getting out of his ELC and becoming a FA.
Flyers would lend him to a KHL club but if it means the ELC runs out, they'll probably play hardball.