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KHL.ru publishes the changes in the rules that will apply to League games, starting with the season 2022-2023. The changes are associated with deliberate freezing of the puck along the boards, the ability of referees to cancel a major penalty, the choice of faceoff dots by the attacking team, and other aspects of the game.

KHL.ru publishes a full list of the changes in the rules ahead of the coming campaign.

The coming season will bring into force several rule changes in the KHL. These have been implemented following the publication of the latest version of the IIHF rulebook. The key amendments are discussed below, with comments from Alexei Gorsky, director of the KHL’s refereeing department.