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Igor Grishin’s first engagement as head coach of Neftekhimik saw him run the rule over the club’s reserves in a warm-up game against VHL opposition.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the season for the league’s teams. Today is the turn of the champions – Lokomotiv.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season. Traktor reached its second Gagarin Cup final, showing some fantastic team spirit along the way.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for the league’s teams. Today, it’s Salavat Yulaev’s turn.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season. For Dynamo Moscow, finishing second in the Western Conference set up a tough path through the playoffs. Nonetheless, the Blue-and-Whites made it through two rounds before falling to Traktor for the second season in a row. This time, though, it was a first semi-final since 2013.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for league clubs — Ak Bars changed their head coach, initiated a roster rebuild, and reached the second round of the playoffs, ultimately falling to Moscow’s Dynamo.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of подводит итоги сезона 2024/2025 season. Avangard went through a major rebuild during the campaign before making the second round of the playoffs under Guy Boucher.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. Spartak made it to the second round of the playoffs for the second year in a row — something they hadn’t achieved since 2010.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season in Minsk. Dinamo finished fourth in the West and, for the first time in its history, got through the first round of the playoffs.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. Metallurg suffered from a first-round exit for the first time in five years and for the fourth time in KHL history.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season at Avtomobilist. The Motormen finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, but Nikolai Zavarukhin’s team could not match its 2024 playoff progress and fell in the first round.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the season's outcome for the league’s clubs – CSKA underwent significant changes but couldn’t avoid repeating last year’s disappointment: the team had an inconsistent regular season and was eliminated in the first round of the elimination stage.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Severstal. The Lynx made the playoffs for the fifth year straight while remaining one of the youngest teams in the league.

KHL.ru keeps on giving out the results of the 2024-2025 season. SKA surprised everyone with high-profile signings, had a very inconsistent regular season, and was eliminated in the first round for the first time in 16 years — triggering a wave of changes.

KHL.ru reviews the 2024-2025 season for each team. Under the guidance of Vadim Yepanchintsev, Sibir returned to the playoffs and put up a fight against Salavat Yulaev.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season at Torpedo. This year’s performance in the regular season was slightly weaker than last, and after falling to Lokomotiv in the first round of the playoffs the club ended Igor Larionov’s time as head coach.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. For the second year in a row, Neftekhimik’s performance seemed like a carbon copy of the previous season, with only minor differences.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a trip to Vladivostok. Last summer, Admiral changed its style and looked to play a more attacking passing game. That helped the Sailors get back to the playoffs, where they gave eventual finalist Traktor a real battle in the first round.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Kunlun Red Star. Under the guidance of Mikhail Kravets, the Dragons won 28 games but that wasn’t enough to break into the top eight.

KHL.ru continues to review the results of the 2024-2025 season for each of the League's clubs. Vityaz, under the leadership of a new head coach, showed certain progress compared to the previous campaign, but it wasn't enough to reach the playoffs.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Lada. The Motormen could not make it back to the playoffs in their second season after returning to the league and had to cope with the departure of their first-choice goalie and head coach.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024/2025 season for each team. Under the leadership of Sergei Zubov, Sochi failed to reach the playoffs, but the team still made league history thanks to a remarkable achievement by forward Daniil Seroukhov.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Amur. Back in the summer, the Tigers were hoping for a best-ever KHL season. However, things didn’t work out that way.

KHL.ru starts reviewing the 2024-2025 season for every league’s team. Barys entered the championship with a new head coach, an overhauled roster, and high expectations, but things soon changed dramatically for the Astana franchise.

In the final part of KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview of the 2024-2025 season, we take a look at defending champion Metallurg. Andrei Razin’s team is largely unchanged after lifting the cup and its young core should be even stronger.

KHL.ru keeps on previewing the 2023-2024 season for the league’s clubs. Over the course of last season, Lokomotiv gradually gained momentum, and by the end, they were performing so well that even the unexpected shutout loss in the finals didn’t significantly dampen the overall impression. Currently, there don’t seem to be any objective reasons that could prevent the Railwaymen from repeating this path, perhaps even with a more successful finish.

In the latest of KHL.ru’s club-by-club previews for the 2024-2025 season, we’re looking at Avtomobilist. The Motormen secured a best-ever third place finish last term, and will surely be looking to build on that and go even further this time.

Our club-by-club guide to the new KHL season continues with a look at Dynamo Moscow. Despite losing the club captain to a capital city rival, the Blue-and-Whites have added even more firepower and hired an import goalie.

In the latest instalment of KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview of the coming season we’re looking at Avangard. The Hawks signed goalie Mikhail Berdin and several strong defensemen, only to see injuries rob the team of its leading forwards.

Continuing KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview for the 2024-2025 season, today the talk is about Traktor.  Despite a successful playoff run, the Chelyabinsk side decided to change its head coach, made targeted adjustments to their roster, and aims to at least replicate their previous playoff results.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club previews ahead of the 2024-2025 campaign. In Ufa, Salavat Yulaev needs to break the habit of the last two seasons, where a strong regular season was followed by a first-round playoff exit.

KHL.ru continues its review of how each team is preparing for the coming season. In Cherepovets, Severstal managed to avoid losing key players and added some handy reinforcements. More importantly, the team’s young leaders are a year older and wiser.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club preview for the 2024-2025 season with a trip to St. Petersburg. SKA is placing a big bet on the 2024-2025 season — star players from the KHL and NHL have arrived in the town to help the club compete for the championship.

Continuing KHL.ru’s club-by-club preview for the 2024-2025 season, we’re looking at Spartak today. The Red-and-Whites impressed everyone with their play last season, reaching the second round of the playoffs. Can they climb even higher this time?

KHL.ru keeps on providing insights into the state of clubs as they approach the start of the new season. After an early playoff exit, Ak Bars has embarked on a rebuild — changing its head coach, parting ways with aging stars, and committing to a more active style of play.

The first day of the fall brought an end to the KHL pre-season program. CSKA won the final tournament of the summer, defeating Spartak in a shootout to lift the Mayor of Moscow Cup. Elsewhere, a goal from Severstal’s Adam Liska helped Slovakia beat Kazakhstan and secure its place at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

Saturday’s action was all about setting up the deciding games at the Mayor of Moscow Cup. CSKA defeated Torpedo, and will take on Spartak for gold after a dramatic finish to the Group B schedule. Torpedo finished second in Group A, and will play Dynamo Moscow for third place. The 5/6 playoff sees Vityaz face Avtomobilist.

KHL.ru continues on previewing the 2024-2025 season for the league’s teams. Today, it’s Lada’s turn. Last season, the Togliatti side made it to the playoffs; now they will have to live up to those expectations.

Two more tournament winners were confirmed on Friday, with Neftekhimik securing first place at the Romazan Memorial in Magnitogorsk while Amur defeated Traktor to collect the Chelyabinsk Governor’s Trophy. In Moscow, Torpedo defeated Vityaz and Dynamo beat Avtomobilist at the Mayor’s Cup. The day’s sole warm-up game was a high-scoring affair as Lokomotiv edged Severstal in a shoot-out after a 5-5 tie.

KHL.ru keeps on previewing the 2023-2024 season for the league’s clubs. Torpedo remains a very young team, but Igor Larionov believes that it’s time for Nizhny Novgorod to aim for bigger goals.