Kontinental Hockey League
Russia-based ice hockey league
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Russian: Континентальная Хоккейная Лига, Kontinental'naya Khokkeynaya Liga) is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008.
Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 KHL season | |
Formerly | Russian Superleague |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 2008 |
CEO | Alexander Medvedev |
Motto | Хоккей – наша игра! (Hockey is our game!)[1] |
No. of teams | 22 |
Country | Russia (19 teams) Kazakhstan (1 team) Belarus (1 team) China (1 team) |
Most recent champion(s) | CSKA Moscow |
Most titles | Ak Bars Kazan (3) |
TV partner(s) | KHL-TV (Russia (as part of the NTV Plus package), International (part of ViaNetTV),[2] Others through KHL's website) Russia 2 (Russia) Qazsport (Kazakhstan) Belarus 5 (Belarus) CCTV-5+ (China) |
Related competitions | Russian Championship VHL Minor Hockey League |
Official website | KHL.ru (English) |
Teams in 2021–22
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Новый игровой ролик КХЛ "Пробка"" (in Russian). khl.ru. Archived from the original on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ↑ "Crossing the Atlantic". khl.ru. 2010-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2010-04-20.