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KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025/2026 season. Spartak was inconsistent during the regular season and finished eight in the West. However, in the playoffs the Muscovites put up a good fight against Lokomotiv.

In the spring of 2025, Traktor fell to Lokomotiv in the Gagarin Cup Finals.

Two record-breaking forwards were among the high-profile trades in the KHL this week. And we also saw the first new imports signing up for 2026/2027 – one entirely new, another returning after a season in Switzerland.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025/2026 season. Under head coach Igor Grishin, Neftekhimik made it to the playoffs and gave Avangard a test when it got there.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025-2026 season. Sibir endured a difficult first half of the season but managed to turn things around and clinch a playoff spot in the closing stages of the campaign.

In the second wave of offseason signings, Avangard strengthened its forward group with Joshua Leivo from Traktor, while HC Sochi added Spencer Foo and Colby Williams, and Dynamo Moscow secured Nick Merkley from the Shanghai Dragons.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025/2026 season. Amur remained in playoff contention until mid-March but eventually lost out to Sibir.

In the 2026-2027 Fonbet KHL Championship, rule changes will be introduced aimed at increasing the entertainment value and pace of the game.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025-2026 season with the Shanghai Dragons. Following their rebranding, the Dragons relocated to St. Petersburg, enjoyed a solid start to the season, and played games in China, but ultimately missed out on the playoffs at the end of the regular season.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025/2026 season in Kazakhstan. Barys missed the playoffs for a fourth successive season, but showed some signs of progress compared with last term.

The first week of June is the first week of player trading in the close season – and we have a big new coaching appointment plus a host of imports on the move. The KHL also announced the host city for the 2027 Fonbet KHL All-Star Game.

KHL.ru continues its 2025-2026 season review with a trip to the Far East. Leonids Tambiejevs spent four years at Admiral’s helm, and parting ways with him midseason inevitably came at a cost for the team.

In the first week of signings, several international players found themselves a new home, with CSKA claiming two newcomers.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2025/2026 season in Togliatti, where Lada had more players (54) than points (47) in a difficult campaign.  

On June 4, 2026, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, KHL President Alexei Morozov and Dinamo Minsk’s General Director Artyom Karkotsky signed an agreement confirming Minsk as the host city for the 2027 Fonbet All-Star Week. The event will take place at Minsk Arena, in Minsk, Belarus, which has a capacity of 15,086 spectators.

KHL.ru starts its review of the 2025-2026 season for each team. It was already clear last summer that Sochi was heading into a difficult campaign. That proved to be the case, as the Black Sea club suffered 50 defeats and finished at the bottom of the standings.

The 2025/2026 KHL is officially over, with the tradition closing ceremony taking place last week. Here’s your recap of all the prizes handed out there, plus news of a long-serving import leaving his club and the transfer window opening today.

Ahead of Thursday’s KHL Closing Ceremony, the league’s management met with directors of the 22 clubs in Moscow to review the 2025/2026 season.

Lokomotiv collected multiple awards at the KHL Closing Ceremony in Barvikha on Thursday evening.

KHL.ru takes a closer look at the nominees for the Golden Stick award — the shortlist following the 2025-2026 regular season includes Sam Anas (Dinamo Minsk), Damir Sharipzyanov (Avangard), and Vladimir Tkachyov (Metallurg).

KHL TV commentator Anton Vasyatin takes an in-depth look at the nominees for the Alexei Cherepanov Award, presented annually to the league’s top rookie. Following the 2025-2026 season, the award contenders are Alexander Zharovsky, Matvei Polyakov, and Mikhail Fyodorov. For the first time in four seasons, the list of nominees consists exclusively of forwards.

KHL.ru takes a closer look at the nominees for the league’s Best Goalie award — the finalists are Semyon Vyazovoi (Salavat Yulaev), Daniil Isayev (Lokomotiv), and Nikita Serebryakov (Avangard).

KHL.ru highlights the nominees for the Best Coach award—for the 2025–2026 season, the nominees are Anvar Gatiyatulin (Ak Bars), Viktor Kozlov (Salavat Yulaev), and Andrei Razin (Metallurg).

Canada’s Byron Froese, USA’s record-breaking Mitchel Miller, and Slovakia’s Martin Gernat and Richard Panik headline a championship cast that powered Lokomotiv’s second straight Gagarin Cup and closed the season with history written in gold. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

The KHL season came to a spectacular end on Thursday, with Lokomotiv completing a successful defense of the Gagarin Cup. And, after beating Ak Bars, the Yaroslavl club continued the celebrations at the weekend when the juniors won the Kharlamov Cup.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Bob Hartley. It was a busy week for the Canadian bench boss: first, he led Lokomotiv to its second straight Gagarin Cup, lifting his second trophy in the league. Then, he announced his retirement.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the 2026 Gagarin Cup playoffs’ final round in four categories.

Lokomotiv goalie Daniil Isayev was named playoff MVP after backstopping his team to a second Gagarin Cup. He had 16 win and five shut-outs in 22 games, stopping 93.1% of shots. After the game, Isayev spoke to journalists.

After Lokomotiv won the Gagarin Cup on Thursday, KHL President Alexei Morozov spoke with journalists about the 18th KHL season.

A 3-2 victory in Kazan in game six seals back-to-back championships for Lokomotiv Yaroslav. Two goals from Yegor Surin and another from Maxim Shalunov secured the decisive victory for Bob Hartley’s men, settling the series against Ak Bars.

KHL.ru presents the finalists for the Alexei Cherepanov award, whose recipient is the top rookie of the 2025-2026 season.

Lokomotiv arrives in Kazan with the Gagarin Cup within touching distance after a commanding Game Five victory, while Ak Bars faces a win-or-go-home showdown on home ice as it tries to extend the series and force a decisive Game Seven.

A quickfire double blast midway through the game helped Lokomotiv to victory in game five of the Gagarin Cup final. The defending champion is now up 3-2 in the series and can wrap things up in Kazan on Thursday.

KHL.ru presents the finalists for the Best coach award – the trophy for the top head coach of the 2025-2026 Fonbet KHL season.

After splitting the first four games, Lokomotiv and Ak Bars head into a pivotal Game Five in Yaroslavl with the Gagarin Cup Finals tied at 2-2. Ak Bars regained momentum thanks to Alexander Chmelevski’s decisive goal in Kazan, but Lokomotiv now returns home with a chance to move one win away from the trophy in front of its fans.

Four games played, two wins apiece. Ak Bars and Lokomotiv look set to serve up another cup final for the ages. Read on for the inside track on the climactic battle of the season.

Alexander Chmelevski’s goal midway through the third period snapped a 1-1 tie in game four. The Ak Bars forward sends the 2026 Gagarin Cup Final series back to Yaroslavl locked at 2-2.

Gagarin Cup Final shifts into Game Four in Kazan with Ak Bars now under real pressure after Lokomotiv’s composed Game Three performance moved the defending champions to within one win of the title. With the series at 2–1 for the visitors, the home side will be aiming to respond and level things up, while Lokomotiv look to take another step toward closing out the championship.

The defending champion took the verdict as the Gagarin Cup final moved to Kazan for game three. First period goals from Maxim Beryozkin and Richard Panik paved the way for a 3-1 victory, putting Lokomotiv up 2-1 in the series.

KHL.ru presents the finalists for the Best Goalie award.