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27 May 2020, 19:00 Officially

KHL announces preliminary start date
The KHL has informed clubs of the planned start date for the 2020-21 Kontinental Hockey League season. The action is scheduled to begin on Sep. 2, 2020.
7 May 2020, 10:30 Officially

KHL announces the final team placements for the 2019-20 season
Because of the curtailment of the 2019/20 KHL season, the league has decided that it cannot announce a KHL champion, nor award the Gagarin Cup.
30 April 2020, 20:40 Officially

The hard salary cap will stay at 900 million rubles
The KHL Board of Directors voted to implement the salary cap for the upcoming 2020/21 season at the planned level of 900 million rubles (just over US$12 million). On April 30, the board discussed the possibility of increasing the cap to 1.3 billion rubles (US$17.5 million) but, after conducting a remote poll the directors agreed to leave article 50 of the KHL’s regulations unchanged. Thus, next season will see a hard salary cap of 900 million rubles.
28 April 2020, 14:15 Officially

KHL cancels Closing Ceremony
Due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and the decision to curtail the current KHL season, the traditional Closing Ceremony for the 2019/20 campaign will not take place.
2 April 2020, 21:30 Officially

Admiral will miss the 2020-21 season
Admiral Vladivostok has informed the KHL that it is withdrawing its application to compete in the 2020-2021 championship.
18 March 2020, 18:30 Officially

Alexei Morozov: ‘We can only solve this problem together’
The KHL President talks about the situation facing the league during the coronavirus pandemic, the steps the league has already taken and the prospects for the future.
12 March 2020, 13:30 Officially

Spartak and Dynamo to play behind closed doors
Dear hockey fans, according to the recent Moscow Mayor's decree from Mar. 10 no. 10-UM on the imposition of a prevention regime, and to the Spartak's technical impossibility to limit the game's attendance to 5,000 fans, the Kontinental Hockey League decided to have the Mar. 12 game between Spartak and Dynamo Moscow behind closed doors.
14 February 2020, 20:30 Officially

Alexei Morozov: ‘We stand by our salary cap’
Alexei Morozov was elected president of the KHL on Feb. 14. He will be in post for an initial four-year period. His appointment was officially unveiled by outgoing president Dmitry Chernyshenko, who is taking on a new role as Deputy Prime Minister in the Russian government.
30 January 2020, 17:00 Officially

League unveils 2019-20 playoffs logos
The 12th edition of the Gagarin Cup playoffs will start on March 1st. The League has launched the logos for the most exciting stage of the season.
29 January 2020, 16:45 Reschedule

Game Kunlun Red Star - Dinamo Riga moved to Novosibirsk
4 October 2019, 11:10 Officially

6759 averange attendance – a September record
KHL.ru summarizes attendance in the first month of the regular season.
3 October 2019, 16:40 Officially

Big data and salary caps – the KHL talks business in Berlin
KHL Vice Presidents Alexei Krasnov and Sergei Dobrokhvalov were among the speakers at the third annual EHC Hockey Business Forum, which took place in Berlin earlier this week.
12 September 2019, 17:35 Partners

Four partners extend their deals with the KHL
Ahead of the 12th season of KHL action, the league extended its deals with four partner companies at a special ceremony in Moscow.
6 September 2019, 17:50 KHL Strategy

Board of Directors to introduce a salary floor from 2020/21
The KHL Board of Directors caught up with the progress of various working groups at a meeting on Friday, Sep. 6 in Moscow. Among the questions under discussion were changes to the tournament structure, loan deals for players and the introduction of a salary floor for KHL players starting from the 2020/21 season.
6 September 2019, 14:30 KHL Strategy

KHL shares to club over $6 million revenue
On Friday, the 6th of September, at a meeting of the KHL Board of Directors in Moscow, approval was given to the distribution among member clubs of profits earned from the sale of TV rights to matches in the Championship. The total sum shared out between the League’s teams amounted to more than 419 million rubles, over $6 million, subject to Russian Sales Tax.
3 September 2019, 11:45 Smart Pucks

First in the world: KHL launches new stat system
On Sunday, Sep. 1, the 12th KHL season got underway. And one of the highlights of the coming campaign promises to be the availability of absolutely new statistical data about every game, thanks to the installation of sporting telematics in every arena used by the league. The KHL is the first league in the world to use this exciting technology.
11 July 2019, 17:00 Officially

Season 12 Schedule: back to Europe, more derbies and a visit to Shenzhen
On July 11 the KHL unveiled the game schedule for Season 12. The program has been drawn up with a view to balancing the best interests of the clubs, their fans, the league’s TV partners and the national teams of the countries involved in the KHL.
30 May 2019, 19:15 News

League reveals marketing and communication award laureates
On May 30 the annual marketing and communication KHL seminar was held in Moscow for all the representatives of KHL, JHL, and WHL clubs. During the event, the League revealed 15 laureates for the best marketing, internet, and social projects, other than the best press offices and other. Moreover, the best photographer and journalist of the seasons were awarded. For the second year, the KHL awards the best among those who worked with media and fans.
28 May 2019, 18:30 KHL Strategy

Jokerit tops the ratings for KHL clubs in 2018/19
KHL.ru explains the changes in the ranking parameters for the season just ended.
28 May 2019, 18:30 KHL Strategy

Dmitry Chernyshenko reviewed the season with KHL club directors
KHL President Dmitry Chernyshenko met with the directors of the KHL’s 25 member clubs on May 28.
27 March 2019, 22:00 KHL Strategy

The KHL Board approves a structure for 2019-20
The latest meeting of the KHL Board of Directors was held on March 27. At the meeting, the proposed structure of the 2019-20 championship and confirmed which teams will be taking part.
25 January 2019, 17:15 Officially

2018/2019 Playoffs Logo Unveiled
At one month to the start of the 11th Gagarin Cup playoffs, the League has launched the logo for the most exciting stage of the season.
14 December 2018, 12:00 KHL Strategy

‘The plan seemed far-fetched, but we’re hitting those targets’
On Wednesday, Moscow hosted the latest meeting of the directors of KHL clubs. After the event, we heard from some of those who took part.
12 December 2018, 20:00 KHL Strategy

Strategy meeting held between Heads of KHL clubs
The heads and general managers of all KHL clubs met today in Moscow to discuss current activities, as well as its seven year development strategy.
19 October 2018, 16:30 Officially

Start of the season’s attendance: the second-best ever
The 11th Kontinental Hockey League’s season started one month and a half ago, and the teams played almost one-third of their games, playing at home from 6 to 12 matches. The attendance figures – if compared with other seasons – are promising.
9 October 2018, 17:45 Officially

KHL and IIHF sign anti-doping memorandum
The Kontinental Hockey League and the International Ice Hockey Federation have signed a memorandum on a new anti-doping program. Starting from this season, the IIHF will directly conduct the control of anti-doping activities. The KHL Head of Medicine Service, Askhab Gadzhiev, shed light on the details.
5 October 2018, 18:30 Officially

KHL and BeLikePro present the Hockey Corner
The Kontinental Hockey League and BeLikePro within the framework of the Hockey Corner project, donated the Zarechye lower secondary school the necessary assets to play hockey.
26 September 2018, 19:00 Reschedule

Kunlun Red Star will play in Beijing starting from January 3
The Chinese team will get back to Beijing right after the New Year.
9 September 2018, 14:30 KHL Strategy

Gennady Timchenko re-elected as Chairman of the KHL Boards of Directors
On Friday, the 7th of September, the League’s Board of Directors unanimously re-elected Gennady Timchenko as the President of the Board and reviewed the plans for the current season. The meeting began with a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
8 September 2018, 19:45 Reschedule

League moves 9 games
Due to Avangard moving to Balashikha, nine regular-season games are rescheduled to another day.
7 September 2018, 20:30 KHL Strategy

League elects Boards of Directors for 2018/2019 season
On Friday, the 7th of September, the top management of the Kontinental Hockey League attended a gathering in Moscow, and one of the items high on the agenda was the election of the Board of Directors for the tenth season of the Championship.
7 September 2018, 18:00 KHL Strategy

League clubs to share almost $6m windfall
On Friday, the 7th of September, at a meeting of the KHL Board of Directors in Moscow, approval was given to the distribution among member clubs of profits earned from the sale of TV rights to matches in the Championship. The total sum shared out between the League’s teams amounted to more than 400m rubles, almost $6m, subject to Russian Sales Tax.
31 August 2018, 00:45 Officially

New Points System Backed by Council of Directors
This season, the winners of games in the regular season of the KHL will be awarded two points.
28 August 2018, 16:45 KHL World Games

The KHL is coming to Vienna
VIENNA – world-class ice hockey is on its way to the Austrian capital. This October, Vienna will host the KHL World Games 2018. Two regular-season KHL match-ups in the city offer Viennese fans a unique chance to see some of the legends of the game, including several Winter Olympic champions and Stanley Cup winners and the Magic Man himself, Triple Gold Club member Pavel Datsyuk.
25 August 2018, 13:00 Reschedule

League moves 13 games
Due to Avangard moving to Balashikha, thirteen regular-season games are rescheduled to another day.
15 August 2018, 19:00 All-Star Week

The new look for the Week of Hockey Stars
It’s 150 days until the 2019 Week of Hockey Stars gets underway in Tatarstan – and the countdown starts right here with the unveiling of the official branding for the big event. For the third time, the event brings together the top players from the KHL, the Junior Hockey League and the Women’s Hockey League. And, once again, the logos are inspired by the symbols and landmarks of the host region.
8 August 2018, 22:30 Reschedule

Avangard will play home games in Balashikha
Avangard Omsk finds a temporary home in Moscow Region.
5 July 2018, 13:00 Officially

2018/2019 season calendar: start in September and comfortable playoffs
On July 5, the Kontinental Hockey League presented the calendar of the 11th season. The main principles behind the choices were the interests of teams, fans, TV partners, and national teams.
2 July 2018, 15:00 KHL Strategy

How the KHL teams ranking changed in 2017/2018
At the League teams’ directors meeting on May 23, 2018, the new ranking parameters were presented, and the teams were again ranked by the various indicators. KHL.ru explains what factors influenced on the teams’ positions improvement or worsening at the end of the jubilee season.
27 June 2018, 10:00 Partners

Durex and KHL will organize a campaign against HIV
Durex (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Ltd) and the Kontinental Hockey League have signed a cooperation agreement. During the 2018/2019 season they will organize a massive social project with the aim of raising public awareness in sexual health and countering the HIV and AIDs spread in Russia.
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