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3 August 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Hockey is back! — the KHL week in review
Head coaches in masks and empty arenas — it’s not exactly how we’d like to see it, but the sight of KHL teams playing their first pre-season games last week is enough to give any fan a boost.
27 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Lamsa excited for Ufa test, Riga unveils new look — the KHL week in review
Salavat Yulaev’s new head coach, Tomi Lamsa, spoke about his learning curve in the KHL, while Dinamo Riga has a new image for the coming campaign.
20 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Da Costa talks safety, Red Star moves to Mytishchi — the KHL week in review
As preparations for hockey’s return continue, Stephane Da Costa gives an insight into how player safety works for the KHL’s imports. Elsewhere, there’s a temporary new arena for one of our teams and an update on when to expect next season’s schedule to drop.
17 July 2020, 14:00 News

Coaching debuts in 2020-2021. A look at new bench bosses
A world champion in Moscow, an Erkka Westerlund’s student, and all Kazakh players’ godfather. KHL.ru presents the coaches that will have their debut next season.
13 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Imports arrive — the KHL week in review
More positive signs for the coming season as the first of the KHL’s European-based imports flew into Russia last week. Elsewhere, season tickets go on sale in Moscow and Bob Hartley has a bedtime story for Avangard fans.
6 July 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Title for CSKA, skills from SKA’s kids — KHL week in review
The past week saw CSKA named Russia’s champion for 2020, while top of SKA’s top teens got back on the ice in eye-catching style.
2 July 2020, 11:00 News

World Sports Journalists Day
Today is World Sports Journalists Day and the KHL wishes to celebrate with the media representatives who report on our league.
29 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Pre-season plans — KHL week in review
There are more signs that hockey is heading back to normality — several clubs have announced their pre-season plans, and many traditional summer tournaments are hoping to go ahead as coronavirus restrictions start to ease.
22 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Morozov talks, Bailen shakes — KHL week in review
KHL president Alexei Morozov spoke about some of the big issues facing the league before next can season start, while Nick Bailen explains why it’s so important to shake hands with everyone when you get to work.
15 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Ex-Barys star wins political race, Vey talks up SKA switch
Two former Barys forwards were in the news, but for very different reasons. Brandon Bochenski, one of the most successful imports in KHL history, brought his eye for goal to the political arena and scored a resounding victory in the mayoral elections in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Meanwhile, Linden Vey talked about his recent move from CSKA to SKA.
8 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Bragin replaces Kudashov — KHL week in review
There’s a big coaching change for SKA, and for Team Russia, while KHL president Alexei Morozov talks up the league’s work with supporters in partnership with SAP.
1 June 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

September restart — with help from Granny. KHL week in review
The new season has a provisional start date, while the current coronavirus lockdown means clubs have some unlikely new recruits to help keep players in tip-top condition over the summer.
25 May 2020, 14:10 Weekly Round-up

Fashion, passion and helping hands — KHL week in review
This week we learned who has the best uniform in the KHL, whose fans are truly world class and where players would love to see the KHL World Games go next. On a more serious note, we also saw how our clubs and athletes are continuing to play their role in supporting their communities during the coronavirus pandemic.
21 May 2020, 14:00 News

London or Dubai, Jokerit or SKA? The KHL Players’ Poll, part 3
In the third part of our new summer feature, we look at more of the opinions of the KHL’s players. The latest part of this year’s survey discusses which team has the best uniform, and which city would be the perfect host for a KHL game on tour. This year’s survey was circulated among all players in the league, and got replies from more than 200 across all of our clubs.
18 May 2020, 17:00 Weekly Round-up

Awards season – KHL week in review
We couldn’t have the same fanfare as in recent years, but the KHL was still able to announce its award-winners for the 2019-20 season. Meanwhile, the latest trades brought a new head coach for Ufa and a homecoming in Khabarovsk.
13 May 2020, 15:00 News

Vadim Shipachyov — the players’ player of the season
Back in April the KHL polled its players, asking them to nominate their choices in three categories — most respected player, best player of the season and biggest joker. More than 200 players responded to the survey — replying anonymously — and all 24 KHL clubs were represented among the replies.
11 May 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Players pick their favorites — KHL week in review
A special post-season KHL survey has our players naming the coach they’d most like to play for — and Oleg Znarok topped the polls. Meanwhile, his Spartak team has been busy in the transfer market as the trading season picks up pace. Off the ice, KHL bosses confirmed the final standings for the curtailed 2019-2020 season.
10 May 2020, 14:00 News

Znarok — the players’ coach
Back in April, the KHL carried out a survey among its players, asking them to share their thoughts on some of the big issues in the league. With the promise of total anonymity, we got some answers that give a unique snapshot of who commands respect throughout the competition. More than 200 players from every club in the KHL responded to the survey — and in part one we get to hear about the most popular coaches, toughest opponents and hardest hitters in our game.
4 May 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Time to trade – KHL week in review
The start of May kickstarts another summer of activity as the KHL’s clubs seek to finesse their rosters. Early acquisitions include the leading scorers in Finland and Slovakia, while Lokomotiv unveiled its new head coach. This year’s trades, of course, will all be subject to the hard salary cap — confirmed at 900 million rubles following a vote last week by the Board of Directors.
20 April 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Peters takes the wheel, Markov retires – KHL week in review
The big news of the week came from Yekaterinburg, with a headline-grabbing appointment behind the bench. Elsewhere, fans in Ufa secured a virtual championship for their team and it’s the end of an era as veteran defenseman Andrei Markov hangs up his skates.
13 April 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Helping hands – KHL week in review
KHL players and clubs continue to support Russia’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic while more of last season’s stars sign contract extensions with their clubs.
6 April 2020, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

Recent transfers activities, Podkolzin helps the aged – KHL week in review
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect everyone’s lives, SKA forward Vasily Podkolzin has been out helping volunteers in St. Petersburg distribute food to vulnerable residents. Imports Adam Reideborn and Andrej Nestrasil signed contract extensions at Ak Bars and Metallurg respectively.
30 March 2020, 12:15 Weekly Round-up

Time for hockey to #StayHome – KHL week in review
The sporting world has been overtaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the KHL and its clubs joining forces to urge everyone to #StayHome and stay safe. Several of the league’s stars have taken to the ‘net to show how they are filling in the time in their homes. Meanwhile, in Belarus, Dinamo head coach Craig Woodcroft sees grounds for optimism about his club’s future, while a star of the KHL’s first season paid tribute to an influential line-mate.
23 March 2020, 12:30 Weekly Round-up

Playoffs paused – KHL week in review
The big news last week was the postponement of the playoffs until April 10. The KHL announced a break in the season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 March 2020, 15:10 News

Jokerit halts Lokomotiv, moves to second round
After losing in in the first round last year to Dynamo Moscow, Jokerit climbs up to the Western Conference semifinals after defeating Lokomotiv 4-2 in the Gagarin Cup playoffs' first round.
9 March 2020, 12:50 Weekly Round-up

Playoff thrills and Kazakh verse – KHL week in review
After the tightest regular season in KHL history, the playoffs remain as unpredictable as ever with two series deadlocked after four games. Elsewhere, the first coaching casualty of the off-season is confirmed, a Canadian Kazakh gets to grips with local culture and the Russian Women’s Hockey League title could be heading to China.
2 March 2020, 14:40 Weekly Round-up

Crowds up, ages down, CSKA on top – KHL week in review
The final days of the regular season confirmed a fifth trophy in six years for CSKA. The Army Men took top spot with one of the youngest rosters in a league that is more youthful than ever, and claimed the crown in front of ever-increasing attendances.
1 March 2020, 16:40 News

Kaprizov and Shipachyov: kings of the regular season
The 12th regular season in the KHL history was memorable for so many events, from an increased unpredictability to record-breaking average attendance. However, two players stole the show: Dynamo Moscow's Vadim Shipachyov and CSKA's Kirill Kaprizov.
29 February 2020, 15:00 News

Regular season: new attendance records and the advantage of going young
The 12th KHL regular season had several records occurring in different situations: starting from the increased employment of young players and finishing with an even steeper increase in the matches' unpredictability. Of course, this excitement had a significant impact on the attendance numbers.
27 February 2020, 13:00 News

Young guns shoot for the stars
KHL.ru announces its junior team of the season, comprised of U21 players who have had an impact in the regular season.
24 February 2020, 16:00 Weekly Round-up

One week to go – KHL week in review
It’s the final week of the KHL regular season and there’s plenty at stake. Three teams are in with a chance of topping the table, while the last remaining playoff place is up for grabs. There are individual records within reach as well, but amid all the excitement the KHL is taking time to reflect on the on-going efforts to contain the spread of novel coronavirus as Kunlun Red Star wraps up its regular season with a ‘home’ game in Novosibirsk.
17 February 2020, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

New KHL president, three more teams reach the playoffs – KHL week in review
The big news of the week was the announcement that Alexei Morozov would take over as KHL President. On the ice, the playoff race continues – and the goalscoring race went into overdrive on Saturday as the leading contenders fired in eight goals between them.
10 February 2020, 13:45 Weekly Round-up

Tough times in Sweden – KHL week in review
A curtailed KHL program last week meant that the latest stage of the Euro Hockey Tour was the headline-grabber. Russia named a young roster but struggled at the Swedish Hockey Games. In Olympic qualification, Kazakhstan drew heavily on players from Barys but suffered a surprise loss against Poland and failed to advance.
9 February 2020, 20:50 News

Poland halts Kazakhstan’s Olympic dream
A heroic goaltending display from Poland’s John Murray backstopped a shock victory for the underdog in Nur-Sultan. Murray, an American-born dual-national, made 51 saves as the Poles won 3-2 to take top spot in Olympic Qualification Group H and advance to the final round of qualifying in August.
6 February 2020, 12:35 News

Innovation at the annual hockey technology seminar
The annual international seminar on hockey technology took place in Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The event welcomed more than 100 representatives of the KHL, JHL and Women’s Hockey League, along with experts from the Russian Hockey Federation, operators of ice arenas and international suppliers of sports technology and equipment.
3 February 2020, 13:50 Weekly Round-up

Bragin goes to SKA as Russia looks to youth – KHL week in review
Russia’s young prospects were in the spotlight last week. Long-serving U20s head coach Valery Bragin took on a new role as assistant to Alexei Kudashov at SKA and Team Russia. His impact was immediately clear when seven players from the recent World Junior Championship got a call to play for the senior team in Sweden at the weekend. Elsewhere, more teams secured their playoff places and the KHL mourned the untimely death of 18-year-old goalie Vilen Prokofiev, who passed away after a battle with illness.
27 January 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Podkolzin announces himself, Mozyakin sets new record – KHL week in review
It’s been a week of notable goals. Veteran marksman Sergei Mozyakin set yet another record when he potted his 400th goal in the KHL as Metallurg won at Torpedo, while 18-year-old Vasily Podkolzin got his first tallies in the league to help SKA secure a playoff place.
20 January 2020, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

All-Star excitement and a first playoff contender – KHL week in review
It was all about All-Stars this week, with all eyes on Moscow for one of the most entertaining spectacles of the season. From Pushkin to penalty shots, there was something for everyone across two days of fun and excitement at the VTB Arena. But the regular season continues, and CSKA is the first team to book a place in this year’s playoffs. A big win over Sochi last week confirmed the league leader will be in the top eight in the West.
13 January 2020, 13:30 Weekly Round-up

Women make a splash as All-Star Week starts – KHL week in review
The FONBET 2020 All-Star Week is underway in Moscow – and the top players from the Women’s Hockey League took center stage on the opening weekend. The showcase event highlighted the rapid development of the women’s game in Russia and the growth of Europe’s leading pro hockey league for females – to international acclaim.
6 January 2020, 19:30 Weekly Round-up

New year, new record – KHL week in review
2019 saw the KHL setting new attendance records, and the New Year continued that trend as HC Sochi enjoyed its biggest ever crowd for Saturday’s game against CSKA. Elsewhere, Sergei Mozyakin and Justin Azevedo are closing in on landmarks, and there was international success for Russia’s young men and women in World Championship action.
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