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Monday saw two tournaments start, and two host teams defeated on opening day. The Chelyabinsk Governor’s Cup saw Amur beat Traktor 3-0, while Ak Bars won 3-2 in overtime against SKA at the Puchkov Tournament. Elsewhere, Sibir ended the Blinov Cup with a win, and CSKA defeated Dynamo in a Moscow derby.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the coming season. CSKA hired back Gagarin Cup reigning champion Igor Nikitin and his staff and rehauled its roster to return to past glory.

Pre-season action is well underway, with big crowds turning out for the latest warm-up games. Severstal lifted the Blinov Cup in Omsk in front of more five-figure crowds. We’ve seen most teams in action, but Shanghai Dragons are yet to play – when they do, they’ll bring a radically reshaped roster after a week of busy transfer action.

It took a shoot-out to separate the two undefeated teams at the 2025 Blinov Cup in Omsk. However, Severstal held its nerve to snap a 3-3 tie and deprive Avangard of the title in its home tournament. Lokomotiv secured third place with a 5-2 win over Neftekhimik.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the coming season. At Severstal it’s been a fairly quiet summer, but there are signs that the roster got stronger.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the 2025-2026 season with SKA. At first glance, it may seem that SKA is in for big changes, but that’s not quite the case.

Avangard handed Bob Hartley a 3-0 loss on his return to Omsk as head coach of Lokomotiv. That keeps the Hawks unbeaten in their home tournament. Severstal also has three wins from three after sinking Sibir, and the two will meet on Sunday to decide the champion.

There was only one game on Friday in the Blinov Cup, and Severstal’s 3-2 win over Neftekhimik keeps it perfect in the tournament so far. Two warm-up games saw Ak Bars beat Dynamo Moscow, while Traktor and Chelmet tied in an intra-club scrimmage in Chelyabinsk.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the 2025/2026 season with Torpedo. There’s a new head coach in Nizhny Novgorod, preparing for his first campaign in the KHL.

Day two of the Blinov Cup began in Omsk with Alexander Radulov leading Lokomotiv to victory over Sibir. Then, in the evening, Avangard beat Neftekhimik 6-3 to go top of the early standings.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the upcoming season. The next stop is Sibir, where the club’s management has been busy this summer compensating for some high-profile departures.

Big moves across the KHL as Barys finds its goalie, Traktor lands last season’s MVP, Lokomotiv secures Gernat, and the Dragons unveil a new-look roster. KHL.ru presents the best international transfers for the last week.

The second summer tournament began in Omsk, and Avangard got the opening day win over Sibir on home ice. The Hawks needed a shoot-out in the their Siberian derby, though. Earlier on Wednesday, Severstal opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv and Spartak beat Torpedo in an entertaining warm-up game.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the 2025-2026 season. Admiral brought in some interesting reinforcements and will likely stick to the attacking brand of hockey introduced a year ago.

Reid Boucher produced the pre-season performance of the day with a hand in all three goals as Avtomobilist won 3-0 in Ufa. CSKA made its first appearance of the summer, but Igor Nikitin suffered a 1-4 loss at Dinamo Minsk on his return to action as the Muscovites’ head coach. Lada edged a shoot-out win over an experimental Ak Bars roster in Tuesday’s third game.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the coming season. Neftekhimik hired Igor Grishin as its new head coach and added some significant signings to the core of last year’s team.

Bob Hartley won his first game as Lokomotiv head coach, Igor Larionov started life at SKA with victory, and there were wins for Neftekhimik and Avtomobilist in Monday’s warm-up action.

The first pre-season tournament of 2025 went to Metallurg, triumphant at the Minsk Cup. Shanghai Dragons unveiled a World Championship-winning head coach and announced their first players for the coming campaign. SKA also made big signings, while Barys began its rebuild.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the 2025-2026 season. This summer, Lada moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western, and in terms of the number of newcomers brought in, they left everyone else far behind.

The first tournament of the summer goes to Metallurg after Andrei Razin’s team made it three wins from three at the Minsk Cup. In other action, Dynamo Moscow took a 3-2 verdict over Yunost Minsk and Sibir beat VHLers Dynamo Altai 4-0.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview of the 2025/2026 season. Sochi went through a change of management and two coaching departures in the summer. Now, the new-look Leopards are preparing for the new campaign under the guidance of Vladimir Krikunov, the oldest coach in KHL history.

Saturday saw two warm-up games as KHL teams stepped up their preparations against VHL rivals. And it turned out that the gap was not so great: Sokol took Sibir to overtime, before Metallurg Novokuznetsk claimed a 3-2 win over Spartak.

In our traditional pre-season round-up, KHL.ru looks at the state of each team ahead of the 2025-2026 campaign. Amur changed its head coach, did a good job on the transfer market, and is ready to compete for a playoff spot in the East.

Two wins in two days put Metallurg clear in Belarus. Andrei Razin’s team can claim the first trophy of the summer with at least a point against Admiral on Sunday.

In our traditional pre-season round-up, KHL.ru looks at the state of each team ahead of the 2025/2026 campaign. For the past three years, Barys has fallen further down the standings and was dead last in 2025. The climb back up the table will likely take more than one season.

Magnitka played its first pre-season game at the Minsk Cup, and started in style with a 6-0 thrashing of Lada. Fringe players Pavel Tyutnev and Igor Nechayev led the way with two goals apiece. In Thursday’s warm-up game, Ak Bars beat Neftekhimik 4-1 in front of almost 8,000 fans in Kazan.

SKA-1946 captain shares his thoughts on the 2024-2025 season.

Nathan Todd signs with Spartak, Blandisi and Grimaldi boost SKA, while Barys and Dinamo Minsk add key imports. KHL.ru presents the best moves on the international market for the last few weeks.

Day three of the Fonbet Minsk Cup saw Admiral get its first win of the tournament, condemning host club Dinamo Minsk to a 2-5 loss.

The Shanghai Dragons have announced their head coach for the upcoming 2025-2026 campaign, Gerard Gallant. It’s a bold move by the Dragons, who will try to return to playoffs hockey after eight seasons of hiatus.

The host club started its Fonbet Minsk Cup campaign with a shoot-out win over Lada in the Belarusian capital.

The first pre-season tournament of the summer began in Belarus with Lada defeating Admiral in the opening game.

It was a big week for one KHL team, with a new identity and a new GM. Elsewhere, we saw our first full-on pre-season action ahead of the first tournament of the summer, starting today in Minsk.

Canadian newcomer Kyle Olson finds the net in his first game since joining Admiral.

The 2025–26 KHL season will see the debut of a new Western Conference team — the Shanghai Dragons, official successors to Kunlun Red Star. This isn’t just a rebrand but a bold transformation: a new city, name, crest, and identity, while continuing the mission to elevate Chinese hockey.

August’s first on-ice action saw games between KHL teams and VHL opposition in Belarus and Tatarstan.

August 1 marked the end of the summer for most KHL teams. But roster-building continues, with a veteran coach returning to the league and yet another Calder Cup winner arriving from the AHL. Meanwhile, Lokomotiv staged its title parade and the league announced a couple of tweaks to the rules for the coming season.

On Tuesday, July 29, the KHL Board of Directors concluded a remote vote during which several changes to the League's regulations were approved.

Daniel Sprong signs with CSKA, Poturalski and Lajoie join Avangard, and Blacker returns to Avtomobilist. KHL.ru presents the best moves on the international market for the last week.

Metallurg celebrated the career of one its biggest stars at the weekend, while CSKA signed the league’s first ever player from the Netherlands. And, amid all that, we saw our first pre-season action of 2025.