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Continental Hockey Leagues (KHL) clubs believe that the 2020/2021 regular season will not resume on September 2, as planned by the league management, a source close to the league has revealed to the Finnish media “Iltalehti”, who wanted to remain anonymous.
“No one in the clubs believes that the season will start in September. But KHL operates in accordance with the rules of the Russian administration. The league does not want to think about alternative scenarios, contingency plans or anything like that, ”the source reveals. “Russia’s borders are currently closed until August. But we know that the situation can get worse every day. This is what most people think. I don’t think the Finns want a group of 40-50 people to come from Russia every two or three days. “
Already reported to be forthcoming KHL The calendar of the games of the new season will be announced by the end of July after the composition of the participants of the new season is approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors. Once the final list of season participants is known, the calendar of the new season will be presented, with clubs and fans aware of the game schedule until the end of July.
2019/2020. The 2006 KHL season was suspended in March, but was subsequently declared premature due to a coronavirus pandemic. The upcoming KHL season should start on September 2, but the rapid deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the whole country may affect the changes in the start date of the 2020/2021 regular season.
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