KHL Season 20/21

[rohky]

KHL has announced that 2nd Sep 2020 -is the preliminary start date of 2020-21 KHL season.

I hope the season will start as planned.

Click to read more...

 

[alko]

KHL has announced that 2nd Sep 2020 -is the preliminary start date of 2020-21 KHL season.

I hope the season will start as planned.

With Russian mentality, im sure, they will start.

 

[rohky]

There are rumours saying that Kunlun Red Star Beijing are thinking of playing their home games in Moscow for at least the first part of 2020-21. Can anyone confirm that?

 

[Atas2000]

There are rumours saying that Kunlun Red Star Beijing are thinking of playing their home games in Moscow for at least the first part of 2020-21. Can anyone confirm that?

I can confirm the rumours

It is said it is due to possible travel restrictions that they are exploring options.

 

[rohky]

According to Michal Cajkovsky, Dynamo Moscow players will meet on 10th July to start training. This depends on the coronavirus situation. Any same news from other KHL clubs?

 

[rohky]

All KHL clubs applied for next season. I was worrying about Dinamo Minsk and Sibir Novosibirsk but it looks like they will play next season.

 

[Rigafan]

There are rumours saying that Kunlun Red Star Beijing are thinking of playing their home games in Moscow for at least the first part of 2020-21. Can anyone confirm that?

It's really becoming a joke for Kunlun now. Sure the excuse is the virus this time but when will the Beijing team actually play out of Beijing?

 

[rohky]

According to some Russian media, they could even disappear from the league. Same as Dinamo Riga.

 

[rohky]

Ak Bars unveils season preparation plan. Does anyone know anything about the plans of other teams?

 

[vorky]

Ak Bars unveils season preparation plan. Does anyone know anything about the plans of other teams?

If you speak Russian, part 1 & part 2. I believe they will publish the camp plans for other teams in the coming days.

 

[rohky]

If you speak Russian, part 1 & part 2. I believe they will publish the camp plans for other teams in the coming days.

Thanks!

 

[rohky]

Jokerit is planning to let a limited number of fans into the stands at the start of the season. I wonder what will other KHL clubs do?

 

[Jussi]

Jokerit is planning to let a limited number of fans into the stands at the start of the season. I wonder what will other KHL clubs do?

I think bigger issue might be whether Russian teams can even travel to Finland or Jokerit back and forth. Russia is not on the list of countries whose citizens can travel freely into EU countries.

 

[rohky]

Interesting move from Sean Finn - he will be Youth Hockey Development Director at Avangard Omsk. This is going to strengthen youth training.

 

[mkev400]

Interesting move from Sean Finn - he will be Youth Hockey Development Director at Avangard Omsk. This is going to strengthen youth training.

I mean, you would hope so... Otherwise signing a new Youth Development Director is a little pointless.

To be fair, the most curious change in the front office by Avangard was that they hired Igor Eronko as Assistant GM. Especially for a team that is among the stronger and more ambitious teams in the league, I thought it was a little curious that they hired a journalist, with no major experience in Hockey Ops, for the job.

 

[rohky]

Vityaz will remain in the KHL but all players and coaches will be reduced salaries by 20 percent. Sign of the times ...

 

[TheWhiskeyThief]

KRS to play in Mytishchi this season:

 

[BigTime99]

Is there a start date confirmed for the khl regular season and training camp?

 

[Jussi]

Is there a start date confirmed for the khl regular season and training camp?

Nope. They're still figuring out how they're going to play with a pandemic going on and teams not being able to travel to Finland, apart from Riga, though they're being forced to move to Russia it seems.

 

[vorky]

Is there a start date confirmed for the khl regular season and training camp?

The training camps starting these days. Some clubs have already started, others will follow in coming days/weeks. The tentative start of the regular-season is Sept 2nd.

 

[BigTime99]

Thanks for the update is Jussi and vorky.

 

[Jussi]

5 teams have not paid salaries from last season yet, according to Morozov at KHL website. Biggest issues at Vityaz and Amur.

- Do any clubs have debts on salaries of players for the previous season?
- Yes, unfortunately, there are clubs that have not fulfilled their obligations for the past season in full. There are only five of them, but the situation is worrying only in two: Vityaz and Amur. At the moment, we have a repayment schedule from Vityaz, and we carefully monitor the schedule.

Pekka Jormakka confirmed to Ilta-Sanomat that all players have not received salaries from 3 months: https://www.is.fi/khl/art-2000006572298.html?ref=rss

 

[Albatros]

Amur's situation is quite chaotic now with the local governor Furgal under arrest and the club having to take distance to him.

 

[Atas2000]

Amur's situation is quite chaotic now with the local governor Furgal under arrest and the club having to take distance to him.

Why? It's not like he was the owner. Stop creating absurd hypes.

 

[Albatros]

Without assistance from the local authorities they have hardly any sources of funding left, in recent days Mogilny and several players have publicly appealed to fans to stop protesting against the government in Moscow.