Media Football League President Nikolai Osipov in an interview legal betting He stated that he thinks the two teams are the most likely candidates to win the 2024 Gagarin Cup.
In his opinion, it has become more difficult to assess the level of competitiveness of teams due to the introduction of crossover play-offs from the quarter-final stage.
“Everything used to be simpler, you pick a team from the West and one from the East. Now everything is confused and harder to predict. It seems to me that “Dynamo” or “Avangard” said Osipov.
After the end of the KHL season, the Russian national hockey team will gather for friendly matches but will miss the 2024 World Cup. The International Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council meeting, where it was decided to extend the suspension of the Russians, took place on February 12-13. According to the IIHF press service, the council will continue to monitor the situation and in May 2025 will consider the reintegration of the Russian and Belarusian national teams for the 2025/26 season.
In the spring of 2022, the IIHF decided to ban Russian players from participating in international tournaments, even with neutral status, and the organization also stripped Russia of the right to host the junior world championship in its home country in 2023.
It was previously reported that Tractor. hit Dynamo in the second match of the Gagarin Cup 1/4 final.