On April 12, a meeting of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) Board of Directors will be held to approve the participant composition for the upcoming season.
according to information “Sport Express”The list of league participants can be filled with Togliatti “Lada”.
Lada played in the KHL in the seasons 2008/2009, 2009/2010, as well as in the seasons 2014/2015 and 2017/2018. The club was expelled from the league due to poor performance determined by the league.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the Governor of the Samara Region Dmitry Azarov, instructed the Ministry of Sports to resolve the issue of the return of Lada to the KHL. The club from Togliatti plays in the Higher Hockey League (VHL) championship so far.
Lidia Rogozhinskaya, Former Acting Minister of Sports of the Samara Region statedLada was allocated 750 million rubles from the regional budget to participate in the next season of the Continental Hockey League.