KHL Season 2018/2019

[vorky]

Anyone know of a site which tracks up to date season attendance numbers across the league? I know how to find this info for each game but looking for aggregation.

This might be the year KHL gets in front of the Swiss for average attendance: Attendance 2017-2018

Usually this site publish the attendance reviews, cca mid season and after season. This blog has something.

I follow the attendance very closely, on daily basis, so I can tell you. This season is average attendance of 6720 fans after 13 games. We will see how it is after the last game of the season.

 

[Go Donbass]

The perpetual attempt of CSKA to win every single stinkin' game they play 1-0, despite amassing every single decently talented player from Moscow Russia to Moscow Idaho, fell a bit short tonight, as they lost, ya you guessed it 3-1 to Avto.

 

[Go Donbass]

I realize that my writing this will send them into a losing skid that won't end until sometime around the end of the second EHT, but Riga are making an early case that they might be worth watching this year. They played Avto really tough in an opening game loss on the road, and tonight they stunned Magnitka on home ice 2-1. Not sure how this plays out long term, but it would be nice if Riga were a decent team again.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Omsk is playing some amazing hockey..

 

[Go Donbass]

Omsk is playing some amazing hockey..

Ya, they are laying a beating on a very good Dynamo Moscow team.

 

[EXTRAS]

Who would you guys say are the 5 best KHL Defenseman 23-and-under?

 

[Zine]

Who would you guys say are the 5 best KHL Defenseman 23-and-under?

Potential or current ability?

 

[EXTRAS]

Potential or current ability?

How about both?

 

[SoundAndFury]

How about both?

Since this is a very general question I will give a very general answer off the top of my head: Gavrikov, Zub, Rykov, Demidov, Lyamkin.

 

[Caser]

Also off the top of my head and kind of biased towards potential: Gavrikov, Rykov, Zub, Dronov, Morozov.

 

[aonb]

where did gilbert brule sign? he's still more than decent

 

[hansomreiste]

Omsk is playing some amazing hockey..

This start reminds me of Beşiktaş, a Turkish club. Some years ago when their stadium was demolished to make way for another one in the same spot, they won the division unexpectedly, having played all 17 home games in different cities. It'll be a bitter taste for me if we end up winning it all but anyways, a Gagarin Cup is what it is - never would say no to one.

By the way, are there any news on Arena Omsk? Will it have to be demolished or are there hopes of saving it for the next season? I sometimes check championat.ru or some other sites but don't see anything about it.

 

[vorky]

This start reminds me of Beşiktaş, a Turkish club. Some years ago when their stadium was demolished to make way for another one in the same spot, they won the division unexpectedly, having played all 17 home games in different cities. It'll be a bitter taste for me if we end up winning it all but anyways, a Gagarin Cup is what it is - never would say no to one.

By the way, are there any news on Arena Omsk? Will it have to be demolished or are there hopes of saving it for the next season? I sometimes check championat.ru or some other sites but don't see anything about it.

There were reports the experts to finalise an analysis by the end of August. Then the Avangard´s Board need to study it and reveal their decision to public. It takes time.

Btw, I like Krylov´s words. He said he gets why Arena Omsk is for 10000k, but if he made a decision at the time, he would vote for 12-15000 arena.

 

[SoundAndFury]

where did gilbert brule sign? he's still more than decent

He is still out there on the market. Osala is too, probably some other good players as well. Waiting for the dominos to fall in a right way for them, I guess.

 

[EXTRAS]

Since this is a very general question I will give a very general answer off the top of my head: Gavrikov, Zub, Rykov, Demidov, Lyamkin.

Also off the top of my head and kind of biased towards potential: Gavrikov, Rykov, Zub, Dronov, Morozov.

Focusing on the lesser known guys - Do you guys expect zub, demidov, morozov, or lyamkin to try to come to the NHL eventually? And which would you expect to be the most succesful?

Thank you, BTW. I appreciate the lists.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I wish there was a better answer than "who knows" but there isn't. It's all up to them, they all have the talent to get an ELC. Success-wise, Zub looks like an NHL defenseman. Others are works-in-progress.

 

[Zine]

Current ability, in no particular order - Gavrikov, Rykov, Vereshchagin, Zub, Yelesin
Potential - who knows, it’s difficult to compare ‘95 to ‘99 and 00’s.

 

[malkinfan]

Can someone please remind me which teams are using NHL or Finnish size rinks this year?

 

[vorky]

Can someone please remind me which teams are using NHL or Finnish size rinks this year?

NHL - Amur, Admiral (at least last season)
FIN - Ak Bars, Neftekhimik, Vityaz, new arena Dynamo Msc

Sibir will have the Finnish size since next offseason, plus in new arena in 2023. Magnitogorsk will consider the Finnish size next summer.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Anyone know of a site which tracks up to date season attendance numbers across the league? I know how to find this info for each game but looking for aggregation.

This might be the year KHL gets in front of the Swiss for average attendance: Attendance 2017-2018

Usually this site publish the attendance reviews, cca mid season and after season. This blog has something.

I follow the attendance very closely, on daily basis, so I can tell you. This season is average attendance of 6720 fans after 13 games. We will see how it is after the last game of the season.

Стадионы - КХЛ - регулярный чемпионат - Хоккей

Albeit in Russian

 

[Go Donbass]

Стадионы - КХЛ - регулярный чемпионат - Хоккей

Albeit in Russian

CSKA has played both of it's first two games on the road, so the two games listed are Spartak's games. So those attendance figures are going to be skewed all year long.

 

[Go Donbass]

Watching Sibir this year, is about as enjoyable as going to the dentist for a prolonged root canal. Up 3-1 over Dynamo Moscow early in the second, they immediately went into dumpster fire mode and before the end of the second it was 5-3 Dynamo. As soon as Paris gets their team, I'm jumping on that bandwagon.

 

[SoundAndFury]

To be honest, with 2 losses in a row and all the talk going around, there was no way Dinamo is going to lose this one. Sibir was set up for a loss.

 

[Go Donbass]

To be honest, with 2 losses in a row and all the talk going around, there was no way Dinamo is going to lose this one. Sibir was set up for a loss.

Maybe, but Sibir played like absolute garbage after they went up 3-1.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Yepashintsev isn't a bad coach but playing Kulik on 1st PP unit.. Like how does one even come up with this stuff?