KHL.ru presents the full schedule of 2018 preseason tournaments.
In this year’s preseason, KHL teams will participate in 12 tournaments. After a one-year hiatus, the Chelyabinsk Region’s Governor Cup is back. Moreover, KHL teams will also skate in three foreigner tournaments: Slovan and Admiral will participate in the Zbynek Kusy Memorial in Pardubice, CSKA will take part in the Swiss Hockeyades, and Vityaz will compete at the Lehner Cup.
Scheduled for: August 3 – 8
Participants: Olympic Russian National Team, Ak Bars, Lokomotiv, Kunlun Red Star, HC Sochi, SKA
Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Governor Cup
Scheduled for: August 5 – 11
Participants: Torpedo, HC Dynamo Moscow, Avtomobilist, Spartak, Dinamo Riga, Dinamo Minsk
Kazakhstan Republic President Cup
Scheduled for: August 9 – 12
Participants: Barys, Neftekhimik, Amur, Team Kazakhstan
Scheduled for: August 13 – 16
Participants: CSKA, Rouen Dragons (France), Davos, Lausanne, Geneve-Servette (all – Switzerland).
Chelyabinsk Region’s Governor Cup
Scheduled for: August 14 – 18
Participants: Traktor, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Avangard, Salavat Yulaev
Zbynek Kusy Memorial Tournament
Scheduled for: August 16 – 19
Participants: Slovan, Admiral, Dinamo (Czech Republic), Eisbaren (Germany)
Scheduled for: August 17 – 19
Participants: Vityaz, Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland), Mannheim (Germany)
Scheduled for: August 21 – 26
Participants: Dinamo Riga, Lokomotiv, Ak Bars, Dinamo Minsk, Davos (Switzerland)
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: Metallurg, Sibir, Traktor, Torpedo
Scheduled for: August 25 – 28
Participants: Salavat Yulaev, Barys, Avtomobilist, Neftekhimik
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: CSKA, Spartak, HC Dynamo Moscow, Vityaz
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: SKA, «Severstal», Avangard, HC Sochi, Jokerit, Kunlun Red Star
Sochi Hockey Open
Venue: Sochi
Scheduled for: August 3 – 8
Participants: Olympic Russian National Team, Ak Bars, Lokomotiv, Kunlun Red Star, HC Sochi, SKA
Tournament schedule
August 3, Friday
15:00* Lokomotiv – Ak Bars
19:30 HC Sochi – Kunlun Red Star
August 4, Saturday
13:00 Ak Bars – Olympic Russian National Team
17:30 HC Sochi – SKA
August 5, Sunday
13:00 Lokomotiv – Olympic Russian National Team
17:30 SKA – Kunlun Red Star
August 6, Monday
15:00 Lokomotiv – Kunlun Red Star
19:30 HC Sochi – Olympic Russian National Team
August 7, Tuesday
15:00 Lokomotiv – SKA
19:30 HC Sochi – Ak Bars
August 8, Wednesday
15:00 Olympic Russian National Team – Kunlun Red Star
19:30 SKA – Ak Bars
Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Governor Cup
Venue: Nizhny Novgorod
Scheduled for: August 5 – 11
Participants: Torpedo, HC Dynamo Moscow, Avtomobilist, Spartak, Dinamo Riga, Dinamo Minsk
Tournament schedule
August 05, Sunday
12:00 HC Dynamo Moscow – Dinamo Riga
15:00 Avtomobilist – Spartak
19:00 Torpedo – Dinamo Minsk
August 06, Monday
15:00 HC Dynamo Moscow – Avtomobilist
19:00 Dinamo Minsk – Dinamo Riga
August 7, Tuesday
15:00 HC Dynamo Moscow – Spartak
19:00 Torpedo – Dinamo Riga
August 8, Wednesday
15:00 Spartak – Dinamo Minsk
19:00 Torpedo – Avtomobilist
August 9, Thursday
15:00 Avtomobilist – Dinamo Riga
19:00 HC Dynamo Moscow – Dinamo Minsk
August 10, Friday
15:00 Spartak – Dinamo Riga
19:00 Torpedo – HC Dynamo Moscow
August 11, Saturday
15:00 Avtomobilist – Dinamo Minsk
19:00 Torpedo – Spartak
Kazakhstan Republic President Cup
Venue: Astana (Kazakhstan)
Scheduled for: August 9 – 12
Participants: Barys, Neftekhimik, Amur, Team Kazakhstan
Tournament schedule
August 9, Thursday
14:00 Team Kazakhstan – Neftekhimik
19:30 Barys – Amur
August 10, Friday
14:00 Amur – Team Kazakhstan
19:30 Barys – Neftekhimik
August 11, Saturday
14:00 Neftekhimik – Amur
19:30 Barys – Team Kazakhstan
Hockeyades
Venue: Le-Sentier (Switzerland)
Scheduled for: August 13 – 16
Participants: CSKA, Rouen Dragons (France), Davos, Lausanne, Geneve-Servette (all – Switzerland).
Tournament schedule
August 13, Monday
19:30 Lausanne – CSKA
August 14, Tuesday
19:30 Geneve-Servette – CSKA
August 15, Wednesday
18:00 CSKA – Davos (Exhibition game)
20:30 Lausanne – Rouen Dragons
August 16, Wednesday
19:30 Geneve-Servette – Rouen Dragons
Chelyabinsk Region’s Governor Cup
Venue: Chelyabinsk
Scheduled for: August 14 – 18
Participants: Traktor, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Avangard, Salavat Yulaev
Tournament schedule
August 14, Tuesday
15:00 Salavat Yulaev – Metallurg
19:00 Traktor – Avangard
August 15, Wednesday
15:00 Avangard – Salavat Yulaev
19:00 Traktor – Metallurg
August 17, Friday
15:00 Metallurg – Avangard
19:00 Traktor – Salavat Yulaev
August 18, Saturday
13:00 Third place game
17:00 First place game
Zbynek Kusy Memorial
Venue: Pardubice (Czech Republic)
Scheduled for: August 16 – 19
Participants: Slovan, Admiral, Dinamo (Czech Republic), Eisbaren (Germany)
Tournament schedule
August 16, Wednesday
15:00 Admiral – Eisbaren
19:00 Dinamo (Pardubice) – Slovan
August 17, Friday
18:00 Eisbaren – Slovan
August 18, Saturday
15:00 Slovan – Admiral
19:00 Dinamo (Pardubice) – Eisbaren
August 19, Sunday
17:00 Dinamo (Pardubice) – Admiral
Lehner Cup 2018
Venue: Sursee (Switzerland)
Scheduled for: August 17 – 19
Participants: Vityaz, Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland), Mannheim (Germany)
Tournament schedule
August 17, Friday
19:45 Ambri-Piotta – Vityaz
August 19, Sunday
15:00 Mannheim – Vityaz
Latvian Railways Cup
Venue: Riga (Latvia)
Scheduled for: August 21 – 26
Participants: Dinamo Riga, Lokomotiv, Ak Bars, Dinamo Minsk, Davos (Switzerland)
Tournament schedule
August 21, Tuesday
15:30 Ak Bars – Davos
19:30 Dinamo Riga – Dinamo Minsk
August 22, Wednesday
15:30 Davos – Dinamo Minsk
19:30 Dinamo Riga – Lokomotiv
August 23, Thursday (arena Inbox.lv)
17:00 Dinamo Minsk – Ak Bars
August 24, Friday (arena Inbox.lv)
17:00 Ak Bars – Lokomotiv
August 25, Saturday
15:00 Dinamo Riga – Ak Bars
19:00 Lokomotiv – Davos
August 26, Sunday
13:00 Lokomotiv – Dinamo Minsk
17:00 Dinamo Riga – Davos
Romazan Memorial Tournament
Venue: Magnitogorsk
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: Metallurg, Sibir, Traktor, Torpedo
Tournament schedule
August 23, Wednesday
15:00 Sibir – Torpedo
19:00 Metallurg – Traktor
August 24, Friday
15:00 Traktor – Sibir
19:00 Metallurg – Torpedo
August 26, Sunday
15:00 Torpedo – Traktor
19:00 Metallurg – Sibir
Bashkortostan Republic Cup
Venue: Ufa
Scheduled for: August 25 – 28
Participants: Salavat Yulaev, Barys, Avtomobilist, Neftekhimik
Tournament schedule
August 25, Saturday
13:00 Neftekhimik – Barys
17:00 Salavat Yulaev – Avtomobilist
August 26, Sunday
15:00 Avtomobilist – Barys
19:00 Salavat Yulaev – Neftekhimik
August 28, Tuesday
15:00 Avtomobilist – Neftekhimik
19:00 Salavat Yulaev – Barys
Moscow Mayor’s Cup
Venue: Moscow
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: CSKA, Spartak, HC Dynamo Moscow, Vityaz
Tournament schedule
August 23, Wednesday
15:30 Vityaz – CSKA
19:15 HC Dynamo Moscow – Spartak
August 25, Saturday
16:00 HC Dynamo Moscow – Vityaz
19:15 CSKA – Spartak
August 26, Sunday
16:00 Vityaz – Spartak
19:15 HC Dynamo Moscow – CSKA
Puchkov Memorial Tournament
Venue: St. Petersburg
Scheduled for: August 23 – 26
Participants: SKA, Severstal, Avangard, HC Sochi, Jokerit, Kunlun Red Star
Tournament schedule
August 23, Wednesday
11:00 Severstal – HC Sochi
15:00 Avangard – Jokerit
19:30 SKA – Kunlun Red Star
August 24, Friday
11:00 Severstal – Jokerit
15:00 HC Sochi – Kunlun Red Star
19:30 SKA – Avangard
August 26, Sunday
11:00 Jokerit – Kunlun Red Star
15:00 Severstal – Avangard
19:30 SKA – HC Sochi
August 27, Monday
11:00 Severstal – Kunlun Red Star
15:00 Avangard – HC Sochi
19:30 SKA – Jokerit
* - game times are indicated in local time
