KHL Season 20/21

[Atas2000]

Anyone know why artyom galimov isn't playing for ak bars Kazan today?

Rotation. Burmistrov in, Galimov out. And Khovanov got the call again. There are only so many center spots.

 

[wings5]

Arseniy Koromyslov became the youngest ( 16 years and 325 days), a hockey player, to play for SKA in the KHL.

I thought you had to be 17 years old?

 

[Caser]

I thought you had to be 17 years old?

I think it's about the birth year, not the exact age, so 2003 borns can play. Btw, Yurov debuted in the KHL couple of days ago and he is even younger than Koromyslov.

 

[habsrule4eva3089]

Are there any teams that still play on the Olympic sized surface?

 

[Atas2000]

Are there any teams that still play on the Olympic sized surface?

(30 x 60 m): «Salavat Julaev», «Kun'lun' Red Star», «Traktor», «Torpedo», «Dinamo» (Riga), «Lokomotiv», «Jokerit».
(28 x 60 m): «Avangard», «Avtomobilist», «Ak Bars», «Metallurg», «Neftehimik», «Sibir'», «Vitjaz'», «Severstal'», CSKA, «Spartak», «Dinamo» (Minsk).
(26 x 60 m): «Amur», «Admiral», «Barys», SKA, «Dinamo» (Moskva), HK «Sochi».

 

[Caser]

(30 x 60 m): «Salavat Julaev», «Kun'lun' Red Star», «Traktor», «Torpedo», «Dinamo» (Riga), «Lokomotiv», «Jokerit».
(28 x 60 m): «Avangard», «Avtomobilist», «Ak Bars», «Metallurg», «Neftehimik», «Sibir'», «Vitjaz'», «Severstal'», CSKA, «Spartak», «Dinamo» (Minsk).
(26 x 60 m): «Amur», «Admiral», «Barys», SKA, «Dinamo» (Moskva), HK «Sochi».

This list looks pretty outdated to me, as Lokomotiv, Salavat and Traktor already switched to the "Finnish"size, I think Jokerit too.

Also apparently Torpedo is using 29 x 60 m rink size, so not exactly Olympic too.

 

[Atas2000]

This list looks pretty outdated to me, as Lokomotiv, Salavat and Traktor already switched to the "Finnish"size, I think Jokerit too.

Also apparently Torpedo is using 29 x 60 m rink size, so not exactly Olympic too.

This is what was reported for last season, yes. It's sad more teams are buying into the hype.

29x60 though is pretty much a slightly odd olympic size in my eyes. I mean we are not going into details like curves of the corners which are also different.

I for my part am in fierce and decisive opposition to this stupid tendency. The rinks should be 30x60m, everywhere.

 

[Albatros]

Though it's not like before all rinks were 30x60 either, what is seen as the standard might be shifting but undersized rinks have always been common.

 

[Jussi]

(30 x 60 m): «Salavat Julaev», «Kun'lun' Red Star», «Traktor», «Torpedo», «Dinamo» (Riga), «Lokomotiv», «Jokerit».
(28 x 60 m): «Avangard», «Avtomobilist», «Ak Bars», «Metallurg», «Neftehimik», «Sibir'», «Vitjaz'», «Severstal'», CSKA, «Spartak», «Dinamo» (Minsk).
(26 x 60 m): «Amur», «Admiral», «Barys», SKA, «Dinamo» (Moskva), HK «Sochi».

Jokerit are using a 28 meter wide rink.

https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000006480954.html

 

[vorky]

Are there any teams that still play on the Olympic sized surface?

I think that just Dinamo Riga keeps playing on the Olympic sized surface.

 

[Exarz]

In response the league has decided that all teams should move to a smaller rink size by the start of the 2021-22 season allowing playing both 60x28 and 60x26 surfaces. Before the start of next season, five teams (Jokerit, Lokomotiv, Salavat Yulaev, Traktor, Torpedo) will reduce the width of their rinks from 30m to 28m. Dinamo Riga and Kunlun Red Star will follow suit before the start of the 2021-22 season. Next season, 22 out of the 24 clubs in the KHL will play on a allowable size of ice pad.

The road to the salary cap

I don't know if Kunlun is already playing on a smaller ice surface since they located to Mytishchi for this season due to the pandemic.

If they did, Dinamo Riga should be the only team playing on the international-sized rink.

 

[vorky]

The road to the salary cap

I don't know if Kunlun is already playing on a smaller ice surface since they located to Mytishchi for this season due to the pandemic.

If they did, Dinamo Riga should be the only team playing on the international-sized rink.

Yes, Arena in Mytischi has smaller ice, but I do not know if NHL or Finnish. The latter makes more sense.

 

[Jussi]

Though it's not like before all rinks were 30x60 either, what is seen as the standard might be shifting but undersized rinks have always been common.

The Czech league has/had way more variation in rink sizes than the Finnish league.

 

[Section Netherlands]

What's the deal with SKA using four different goalies this season?

 

[mkev400]

What's the deal with SKA using four different goalies this season?

Pretty sure half the team tested positive for a certain virus and were forced to dig deep into their depth to keep playing with a team of mostly young players. If 2 goalies are ruled out, I suppose its not that surprising that they would use a third and 4th Goaltender early on in the season, if you factor in rotation.

 

[yada]

Anyone know why it looks like kravtsov didnt play for traktor yesterday?

 

[vorky]

Anyone know why it looks like kravtsov didnt play for traktor yesterday?

 

[rohky]

Hmm, I was hoping German Shaporev would be the rookie of the month.

 

[yada]

Thank you so much. New to the khl app and trying to find news

 

[mattand1mixtape]

Any reason why salavat are such statistical underdogs (+220) against neftekhimik (-278)? Looking at the standings Salavat should be favored to win.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Any reason why salavat are such statistical underdogs (+220) against neftekhimik (-278)? Looking at the standings Salavat should be favored to win.

More than half of their team has corona. Including all the leaders.

 

[Garl]

More than half of their team has corona. Including all the leaders.

Where is the official source of that wild assumption?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Where is the official source of that wild assumption?

Come on now.

Lamsa, Granlund, and Bashkirov: coronavirus detected in HC Salavat Yulaev

How much more official do you want to be? Kozlov being sick with corona was also confirmed almost 2 weeks later. And to assume half of the team is sick for very same reason is "wild assumption"? Really? Reaaallly????

 

[Garl]

Come on now.

Lamsa, Granlund, and Bashkirov: coronavirus detected in HC Salavat Yulaev

How much more official do you want to be? Kozlov being sick with corona was also confirmed almost 2 weeks later. And to assume half of the team is sick for very same reason is "wild assumption"? Really? Reaaallly????

Come on, you have read my discuission with Atas, you should get the joke))

 

[vorky]

Some brief note from the Czech league. All 7 games planned on Sunday are postponed. If I get it, 9 of 14 teams in quarantine, over 45% (if not over 50%) of planned matches postponed so far. Not good.

We can be happy the KHL is playing without delays.