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20 May 2022, 14:00 KHL Strategy

Round-up of the meeting with club directors
Prior to Thursday’s official closing ceremony, the directors of the league’s clubs met with representatives of the KHL.
5 April 2022, 18:40 KHL Strategy

Salary cap unchanged, 22 teams next season
The KHL Board of Directors met on April 5 to discuss the coming season and several issues concerning the league’s continued development.
12 January 2022, 17:20 Officially

Official KHL announcement on Jan 12 epidemiological situation in the League
As of Jan 12, there were 171 positive PCR tests in the League’s teams, 124 of them regarding players. This translates as an increase of 60 cases in just one day (including 27 players).
18 December 2021, 10:00 KHL Strategy

Market research and financial stability
This week brought the latest meeting between the KHL’s directors and representatives of the clubs.
13 September 2021, 16:40 Officially

Financial Fair Play, testing players. A round-up of the directors’ meeting
On Monday, Sep. 13, the KHL Board of Directors held their latest meeting. The agenda included discussion of the league’s financial plan, the distribution of TV and media revenues among the clubs, a report into controls over clubs’ activities and an update from the KHL’s chief referee about hot topics around officiating.
25 August 2021, 16:20 Officially

Morozov – 70% of KHL players are vaccinated
KHL president Alexei Morozov and vice-president for marketing and communication Sergei Dobrokhvalov discussed the upcoming season with the media.
25 August 2021, 11:00 Credentials

Attention, journalists! Rules for working at KHL games in the 2021-2022
KHL.ru publishes the current rules for media representatives accredited to work at games in the 2021-2022 season. The rules have been revised in the light of the ongoing pandemic.
8 June 2021, 19:15 Officially

KHL management meets with club directors
On June 8, ahead of the KHL Closing Ceremony for the 2020-2021 season, KHL president Alexei Morozov held the traditional meeting with the directors of the member clubs. The discussion included a summary of the season just gone, talks about how the KHL development is being implemented and more.
17 May 2021, 12:45 Officially

KHL announces structure for the 2021-2022 season
In the 2021-2022 season, the teams will play 56 games in the regular season. The playoffs will start on March 4.
26 April 2021, 20:15 Officially

Next season to start on Sep. 1
CSKA and Avangard to meet in season #14 curtain raiser
31 March 2021, 18:00 Officially

Commercial strategies and Generation Z: KHL directors’ meeting
The KHL Board of Directors held a face-to-face meeting on March 31 to discuss the progress of the league’s development strategy.
24 September 2020, 14:30 Reschedule

Dinamo Riga vs Dynamo Moscow — game off
Dinamo Riga has officially informed the KHL that its team is in quarantine and thus will be unable to take part in Saturday’s scheduled game at home to Dynamo Moscow.
3 September 2020, 00:10 Officially

Morozov: ‘I’m pleased to start the season as planned’
KHL President Alexei Morozov gave a short press conference at today’s Opening Cup game in Moscow.
26 August 2020, 20:55 Refereeing

All the rule changes for the 2020-2021 KHL season
KHL.ru publishes a full list of the changes in the rules ahead of the coming campaign.
26 August 2020, 10:00 Officially

Updated rules for journalists at KHL games this season
KHL.ru announces the key rules for journalists accredited to work at KHL games in the 2020-2021 season. These rules have changed in response to the coronavirus situation and are designed to prioritize the safety of journalists, players, coaches and club staff.
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.
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

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.
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.
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.
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