Continental Hockey League (KHL) President Alexei Morozov said that the organization has agreed with the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) to change the playoff format next season, and will pass between conferences from the second round.
“Yesterday there was a vote to approve the formation of chapters and conferences. Lada will play in the Eastern Conference, playing 68 games in all. The playoffs were decided with the FHR, from the second round there will be a transition: the clubs will be divided into groups, and the winner of one group will play the winner of the other, ”said Morozov DEA News.
Cross-qualifiers mean that in the second round of the Gagarin Cup, two groups of four teams were formed. Each group has two teams from the Eastern and Western conferences.
The head of the KHL also said that the new season starts on September 1. The regular season will end on February 26. The playoffs will start on February 29, 2024 and the deadline for completion of this stage will be April 29, 2024. Teams will play 68 matches.
Earlier it was reported that Kazan “Ak Bars”. close to signing In the 2022/23 season, SKA St. Contract with striker Dmitry Yashkin, captain of St. Petersburg.