Hockey
The Kontinental Hockey League has published a calendar for the new season
Photo: © KHL / Tukhbatov Ilnar
The Continental Hockey League has published a calendar for the 2024/25 season on its official website.
The first game will take place on September 3. In the Opening Cup match, the current champion Metallurg will play against the 2024 Gagarin Cup finalist Lokomotiv.
Six matches are scheduled for September 4: Avangard – Siberia, Barys – Neftekhimik, Avtomobilist – Traktor, Torpedo – Severstal, Vityaz – Admiral, Dynamo Moscow – Kunlun.
The following matches will take place on September 5: Metallurg – SKA, Salavat Yulaev – Ak Bars, Lada – Lokomotiv, Spartak – CSKA, Dynamo Minsk – Amur.
The last matches of the regular season will be held on March 23, 2025. Before the first pause of the season, teams will play 97 days in a row. The pause will last from December 9 to 16, the New Year’s break will be three days – from December 31 to January 2. The last break is associated with the week of hockey stars – from February 7 to 10, 2025. The total number of game days will be a record – 187.
The playoffs will take place from March 26 to May 25, 2025. The first round will take place according to the standard format within the conferences, and from the second there will be a cross-over format again.
The full version of the calendar can be viewed on the league’s official website.
Source: Sportbox
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