The press service of the Belarusian “Vitebsk”, which competes in the Extraliga, stated that they do not exclude the possibility of participating in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). This was reported by legal betting.
“We haven’t heard anyone discussing our move to the KHL. Our goal in the near future is the Belarusian Cup. Any Belarusian club wants to enter the KHL. If there are players and goals, any Belarusian club can enter the KHL. “Vitebsk” wants and can. Do many fans come to our games? Our arena is not enough anymore. About two thousand are stable. The Vitebsk club said that we need to build a bigger arena in the future.
In the 2023/24 regular season, Vitebsk is in second place in the Extraliga standings, collecting 40 points after 22 matches. The first place in the table is Shakhtar from Soligorsk with 42 points.
Dinamo Minsk has been Belarus’ only representative in the KHL since the league’s founding.
It was previously reported second A club from Belarus may appear in the KHL.