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31 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Poised for a back-to-back win. CSKA season preview
After becoming a more creative and balanced team, CSKA won their first, long-awaited Gagarin Cup. The reigning champions, led by Igor Nikitin, will start the upcoming season with only a few adjustments in the roster.
29 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Rebuilding without Gusev and Vorobyov. SKA season preview
After losing their battle to CSKA, the two-time Gagarin Cup champions opted for a change on the bench. Alexei Kudashov will try to build a new SKA, this time without Nikita Gusev and other stars.
27 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Young players and a Canadian coach. Lokomotiv season preview
After losing to SKA twice in a row in the postseason, Lokomotiv decided to part ways with Dmitry Kvartalnov, replacing him with a Canadian bench boss. They, however, retained their stake on local players.
25 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Raising the stakes. Dynamo Moscow season preview
After last year's stint, Vladimir Krikunov is back with Dynamo for a second straight season. Will Dynamo's bet on captain Shipachyov and the League's most experienced coach bring results?
21 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Kvartalnov after Bilyaletdinov. Ak Bars season preview
After a dramatic first-round sweep, the former KHL reigning champion decided to part ways with several players, its captain, and even the head coach. Dmitry Kvartalnov, who successfully played in Kazan in the early 2000s, was entrusted of the rebuilding.
19 August 2019, 17:00 Pre-season

Go West! Torpedo season preview
After the five-year reign of Peteris Skudra, Torpedo made it to the postseason with their debutant head coach. David Nemirovsky is now called to show his worth in a different Conference.
17 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Commander Skudra and the Chelyabinsk revolution – Traktor season preview
Without Anvar Gatiyatullin behind the bench, Traktor failed to match its run to the Conference final and completely changed its structure. The team’s reconstruction has been entrusted to Peteris Skudra.
14 August 2019, 12:00 Pre-season

From the AHL to our playoffs? – Kunlun Red Star season preview
In 2018/19, Kunlun underwent another change of direction as its campaign was undermined by an injury crisis. This time, with Curt Fraser at the helm, the emphasis is back on players with North American experience and, ideally, with Chinese heritage.
13 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

In search of the top 8 – Sibir season preview
Sibir began 2018/19 by setting a new KHL record for consecutive losses at the start of the season. The Novosibirsk team improved after that, but for the third year in a row it finished ninth in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs. In a bid to halt that unhappy run, the club has kept faith with the bulk of the playing staff while bringing in a rookie head coach.
12 August 2019, 16:00 Pre-season

Stake on Czechs and brothers – Amur season preview
In the 2018-19 campaign, Amur could not reach the playoffs, ending the regular season on the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Alexander Gulyavtsev is preparing the Tigers in view of the new season, and everything looks like the good old times of Andrei Martemyanov.
19 June 2019, 19:00 Transfers

Znarok and Kokarev together again. Last week’s top transfers
Kunlun and Barys sign new goalies, Svitov moves to Lokomotiv. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
12 June 2019, 12:00 Transfers

SKA found a Finnish Shipachyov for Kagarlitsky. Last week’s top transfers
Datsyuk returns to Yekaterinburg, SKA strengthens its lineup with Lehtera and Kagarlitsky. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
5 June 2019, 20:00 Transfers

Ak Bars and Sibir sign starting goalies. Last week’s top transfers
Ak Bars sign Sweden’s top goalie, Nikita Soshnikov returns to the KHL, and Gilbert Brule signs back in China. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
24 May 2019, 13:00 Transfers

Artyukhin and Yakovlev return home. Top 10 transfers of the week
Ozhiganov and Yakovlev get back from the NHL, Artyukhin finds a new job in the Moscow Region, Dynamo Moscow signs a KHL legend. KHL.ru analyzes last week’s top moves.
16 May 2019, 16:00 Transfers

Maione goes to China. Last week’s top 10 transfers
Traktor keeps on signing players from Chelyabinsk, Petrov moves back to Kazan, Torpedo signs a Swedish giant and the League’s best guitarist moves to China. KHL.ru sums up for you the best moves of the last week.
8 May 2019, 14:00 Transfers

2019 transfers: Lokomotiv and Metallurg as the main sensations
A new center for Mozyakin, Canadians teammates for Azevedo, a Frenchman in Yaroslavl and how SKA found a replacement for Datsyuk and Prokhorkin. KHL.ru analyzes the most important moves in the first week of the free agency.
5 May 2019, 13:45 News

Changing of the guard. New coaches for the 2019-20 season
Znarok moves to Spartak, Kvartalnov returns to Kazan, Skudra starts a new project in Chelyabinsk and Sibir gets a debutant coach. KHL.ru analyzes all the coaching changes in the offseason.
18 April 2019, 12:45 KHL Legends

Zinetula Bilyaletdinov: From assistant to champion coach
Last Thursday, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov left his role as the head coach of Ak Bars. KHL.ru reflects on the major milestones in his coaching career, which began in 1988.
16 April 2019, 15:30 News

Grigorenko writes history posting first-ever Gagarin Cup finals hat-trick
Scoring a hat-trick is quite a feat on its own. However, as the stakes rise, so do the goals’ value. Until last Saturday, the KHL never saw a hat-trick in the Gagarin Cup finals. Now, Grigorenko conquered that peak. KHL.ru remembers the most-memorable hat-tricks in the playoffs.
19 February 2019, 14:15 Push to the Playoffs

Sudden death. The most heartbreaking playoffs series
Kuryanov’s fateful faceoff, Stepanek’s tragedy, and Dynamo Moscow’s second Gagarin Cup. KHL.ru remembers the most heartbreaking playoffs series decided in OT.
15 February 2019, 13:00 Push to the Playoffs

Olympic champions’ battles. Best rivalries in Gagarin Cup history
Siberia and Ural derbies, Bykov vs Bilyaletdinov, and Olympic champions encounters. KHL.ru remembers the best rivalry series in the Gagarin Cup history.
12 February 2019, 13:00 Push to the Playoffs

Summanen’s jacket and Bykov’s return. Playoff drama in KHL history
Drama in Omsk, HC MVD’s Cinderella Story, Magnitka’s veterans and fantastic Army Derbies. KHL.ru remembers the series with the most astonishing turns of events.
10 February 2019, 14:00 Push to the Playoffs

Vujtek’s Rock’n’Roll. The craziest series in KHL playoffs
Lokomotiv’s unstoppable attack, Traktor’s path to the silver medal, and the best finals in the KHL history.
8 February 2019, 13:00 Push to the Playoffs

Stunning playoff histories from Latvia and Sibir. Top postseason sensations
Soon, on February 22, the teams will play their last games of the KHL regular season, and the playoffs pairs will be formalized. The Gagarin Cup will start on February 25. This season, KHL.ru will start a column where the most memorable playoffs series will be celebrated. Let’s start from the clashes that became real sensations.
22 December 2018, 13:00 Preview

Vorobyov never defeated Nikitin. Now he has 70,000 fans to the rescue
On Saturday, SKA and CSKA will face for the fourth time this season. This time, however, the clash of the Titans will happen at the Gazprom Arena, with a potentially record attendance. KHL.ru compare the rosters of the two clubs and remembers the latest two encounters.
13 December 2018, 14:30 Transfers

Last week’s top 5 transfers. Tereshchenko wears the D again
Veterans move to Minsk, the Tigers get their fifth Czech, and Karhunen travels back to China. KHL.ru tells you about last week’s top transfers.
5 December 2018, 12:00 Transfers

Last week’s top 5 transfers. A gentle giant in Barys and the Green Trade
Barys’ new player is the League’s tallest player, a young defenseman moves to Cherepovets, and Green Derby rivals swap centers. KHL.ru tells you about last week’s top transfers.
25 November 2018, 13:30 KHL World Games

Redlihs the Evil Genius and Playoffs Legends. Dinamo vs CSKA and SKA
On November 26 and 28, the second part of the KHL World Games will take place. SKA and CSKA will face Dinamo Moscow. KHL.ru remembers the best clashes between the Army clubs and the Latvian franchise.
17 July 2018, 14:30 Pre-season

Shipachyov to Dynamo, Salak to Lokomotiv. Offseason top transfers, part 1
Torpedo gets its alumni, HC Dynamo creates a super-trio, SKA signs a champion, Avtomobilist strengthens up. KHL.ru presents some of the top transfers of the offseason.
13 July 2018, 17:25 Pre-season

Records, derbies and a Window to Europe. 2018/2019 KHL calendar
A record-breaking regular season, more games between SKA and CSKA, a cascade of derbies, games in Europe, and a new scheme for playoffs. KHL.ru explains all the details of the new season’s calendar.
1 May 2018, 14:29 News

A winter classic and a playoff marathon – six of the best games of 2017-18
The League's first open-air encounter, its longest ever match, a minute of madness in Ufa, and another all-Army classic. KHL.ru looks back at half-a-dozen of the best games from the tenth season of the Championship.
27 April 2018, 14:03 News

Ak Bars. The 2018 champions, hero by hero
A champion team is not only an experienced head coach, a solid goaltender and a recognized sniper. The reason it is such a cliché to say, “Hockey is a team game,” is because it is true, and Ak Bars of 2018 is no exception to the rule. Every player in the Kazan collective contributed to the eventual victory, so we at KHL.ru devoted this page to all of the actors in the heroic Ak Bars drama.
13 April 2018, 08:00 News

Farewell, Ilya! Six seasons of Kovalchuk in the KHL
When the reigning champion, SKA, made its exit from the playoffs, it heralded the departure of one of the brightest stars to have graced the League, and this he did for six of its ten seasons. Less than a week before his 35th birthday, two-time Gagarin Cup winner Ilya Kovalchuk announced that he was heading back to North America to re-ignite his NHL career. In addition to wishing him all the best, KHL. ru decided to take a look back at the formidable forward's achievements during his time back in his home country.