News

KHL.ru wraps up its club-by-club review of the 2022-2023 season at Gagarin Cup winner CSKA. The Muscovites defended their title, enduring a difficult path to the final with an uneven regular season followed by three seven-game series in the playoffs.

KHL.ru continues reviewing the 2022-2023 season for the different league’s teams with a trip to Kazan. Ak Bars entered the regular season with a constellation of stars and a new head coach. They had their ups and downs throughout the season but ultimately won the Eastern Conference and advanced to their fifth Gagarin Cup Final.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 with a look at SKA. During the regular season, Petersburg led the way and dominated allcomers. However, in the playoffs it once again lost to CSKA in the Western Conference final.

KHL.ru continues reviewing the 2022-2023 season for the different league’s teams with a visit to Omsk. Due to a slightly delayed return home, Avangard started the season with twelve away games, six of which were lost. The timely resignation of the head coach, followed by the general manager, led to reaching the Eastern Conference Finals and ultimately finishing in fourth place in the championship, which can be considered a success given the initially challenging situation. However, the personnel changes did not end there.

KHL.ru continues reviewing the 2022-2023 season for the different league’s teams with a visit to Nizhny Novgorod. Under the guidance of Igor Larionov, Torpedo has become one of the main revelations of the season.

KHL.ru continues to review last season for the league’s team with a trip to Vladivostok. For the first time in their history, the Sailors made it to the elimination stage’s second round.

KHL.ru continues reviewing the 2022-2023 season for the league’s teams with a trip to Ufa. Salavat Yulaev ended the regular season in second place in the Eastern Conference, but consequently lost to seventh-seeded Admiral.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 season in Yaroslavl, where Lokomotiv reached the second round after impressive campaigns from Stepan Nikulin and Daniil Isayev.

KHL.ru continues reviewing the 2022-2023 season for the league’s team analyzing Sibir’s campaign. The Novosibirs side had a good regular season, at one point even leading the Eastern Conference, but then losing some momentum near the end. However, in the elimination stage, just like one year ago, Sibir only collected one OT win.

KHL.ru continues its rundown of the 2022-2023 season with a look at Metallurg. Magnitka didn’t last the distance in the longest ever KHL regular season and, after Christmas, dropped from one of the leaders down to mid-table. Nonetheless, the Steelmen battled through the opening round of the playoffs before falling to Avangard in the second.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 season with a look at Dinamo Minsk’s campaign: the Belarusians met SKA for the third consecutive time in the playoffs and lost again. However, the series was much more hard-fought that in the previous seasons.

KHL.ru continues to review the 2022-2023 season with a trip to Cherepovets. Severstal made it to the elimination round and gave CSKA a good run for its money, losing only in the series’ seventh game.

KHL.ru continues its review of last season. For Dynamo Moscow, it was a turbulent summer. After slashing the budget and replacing more than half the team, the Blue-and-Whites were not expected to be among the favorites. However, the regular season went better than anyone expected. That sparked hopes of a playoff run, and a first-round exit that would have been predictable six months earlier suddenly felt like a disappointment.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club round-up of the 2022-2023 season with a trip to Yekaterinburg.

After moving to Balashikha, Vityaz enjoyed a great season. KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 campaign with a look at how the team set new records and won a playoff game for the first time.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 season with a look at Amur’s campaign. The Tigers outperformed their expectations but failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth time in a row.

Despite a rough start, Neftekhimik didn’t panic and made it to the playoffs once again.KHL.ru continues its review of each team in 2022-2023 with a visit to Nizhnekamsk.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 season with a look at Traktor. A ninth-placed finish in the East was an unwelcome surprise for a team that reached the conference final a year earlier.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022-2023 season with a look at Barys’ campaign. The Kazakhstani franchise failed to reach the elimination stage as it finished the season at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

For the first time since 2017, Spartak missed the playoffs. KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the season with a look at what happened to the Red-and-Whites in 2022-2023.

KHL.ru starts its review of the 2022-2023 season with a look at HC Sochi’s campaign. The team the brakes on the process of leveling the playing field among the league’s teams, experiencing a streak of 21 consecutive losses. Nevertheless, it is evident that they only slowed down rather than completely dropped out. They performed well in the closing stages of last year’s campaign and are actively working to strengthen their roster during the offseason.

KHL.ru continues its review of the 2022/23 season with a look at Kunlun Red Star’s campaign. Under head coach Greg Ireland the Chinese club made a step forward. The Dragons didn’t make the playoffs, but enjoyed some memorable games and their captain set new records.

The champion team lost its starting goalkeeper, captain, and one of the league’s toughest veterans over the summer, but overall, CSKA is no weaker. On the contrary, the Muscovites are ready to go for the new Cup and they have already showed that thumping Magnitka 6:2 in the Opening Cup game. KHL.ru finish its season preview with the reigning Gagarin Cup champions.

In Magnitogorsk, last season’s key players are coming back to Metallurg and the team has sought to strengthen key positions. KHL.ru looks at how Magnitka is preparing to do battle for another Gagarin Cup.

In just three years, the Chelyabinsk franchise went from not making the playoffs to the conference finals and bronze medals. Six leading hockey players left the team this summer, which will seriously hamper further progression. KHL.ru continues previewing the upcoming campaign with a visit to the Southern Urals.

Last season, SKA took CSKA all the way before losing in game seven of the Western Conference final. In the summer, the roster got a major makeover. KHL.ru looks at Petersburg’s latest attempt to land the Gagarin Cup.

Salavat Yulaev will be led into battle by a new head coach, who has already won the Gagarin Cup with the Ufa franchise as a player. KHL.ru checks whether the Ufa side will manage to blend its new players and the young forces that showed themselves in last year’s Gagarin Cup playoffs.

Avangard returns to Omsk after a four-year hiatus, but without Bob Hartley — the Canadian bench boss with whom the club’s major successes in the KHL are associated, has left the team. KHL.ru checks how Avangard is preparing its long-waited return to Omsk

In recent seasons, Dynamo has been up among the leading contenders but has failed to get beyond the second round of the playoffs. Given the expectations around the club, that wasn’t good enough. KHL.ru looks at how the management is looking for a fundamental change in direction this season, jettisoning the team’s best-paid players.

Spartak had a busy summer, including one of the biggest trades of preseason. The club also acquired several interesting new players. KHL.ru runs the rule over preparations as the Red-and-Whites look to at least match last year’s second round appearance.

Ak Bars was the big newsmaker throughout the summer. Oleg Znarok took over as head coach in Kazan, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov returned to the club and the management assembled a veritable dream team of proven talent. KHL.ru checks out Tatarstan’s new look.

Last year’s performance wasn’t the best one for Lokomotiv, especially in the face of heightened expectations. Nevertheless, the Yaroslavl team didn’t go through a major rebuild, kept almost all of its leaders, and strengthened their position. KHL.ru continues its preview of the coming season with a look at how the Yaroslavl franchise can fare in the current campaign.

Severstal’s fans are already getting used to regular trips to the playoffs, but can the team get beyond the first round in 2023? KHL.ru looks at how preparations are going in Cherepovets.

Dinamo Minsk has been one of the busiest clubs this summer, making substantial changes to the roster. Will that be enough to take the Bison beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time? KHL.ru investigates.

Sibir had an inconsistent showing last term: a poor start was replaced by a strong, but not very entertaining game in the middle of the regular season; and in the playoffs there was a stubborn but short-lived resistance to Salavat Yulaev. Now it seems that the side is shifting to a more attacking model. KHL.ru continues its preview of the coming campaign in Novosibirsk.

It was all change at Kunlun Red Star this summer, with a new head coach, fresh imports arriving from North America and a move to the Western Conference. KHL.ru continues its preview of the coming season with a look at how our Chinese franchise is hoping to force its way back into the playoff picture.

As Neftekhimik looks to quickly integrate its new signings into the team and compensate for the loss of several leaders, KHL.ru gives the lowdown on how Nizhnekamsk is preparing for the coming season.

The Kazakh franchise has undergone some big changes: only Nikita Mikhailis remains from last year’s top unit, and the defense is much different. But the head coach, who had already built a very strong team in Barys a few seasons ago, returned to the Kazakh capital. KHL.ru continues its report on the summer activity around the league with a look at Barys Nur-Sultan.

At the very beginning of the offseason, Torpedo impressed the fans with the appointment of Igor Larionov as head coach. Now the famous Professor will try to get the team back to the playoffs. KHL.ru continues its report on the summer activity around the league with a look at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

Avtomobilist missed out on last season’s playoffs, but the Ural club has not undergone major restoration work this summer. KHL.ru continues its preview of the coming campaign in Yekaterinburg.