Avangard moved the time of the first match of the Gagarin Cup for another half an hour due to television

On Thursday, March 2, the first match of Avangard in the 1/8 finals of the Gagarin Cup will start at 20:00. This is half an hour later than the usual 19:30. Not all fans met such a shift with understanding.

On Tuesday, February 28, hockey Avangard warned fans that its first match against Sibir in the playoffs on March 2 will begin at 20:00. Earlier this season, his matches started at 19:30 on weekdays. So later here will be the beginning of the game for half an hour.

It is worth recalling that 19:30 is also later than the Hawks had before 2018, in the old Arena Omsk. Then the games started at 19:00.

Now the time is 20:00, some Omsk residents explained that “traffic jams” have intensified due to the repair of the Leningrad Bridge. Although in the message of the club it was not directly mentioned. The press service warned that the schedule of shuttles will also change – buses for spectators who will not arrive at the game in private cars or taxis.

In fact, the club clarified that there was a letter from the KHL about the start time – due to the match being shown on TV.

Formerly MK in Omsk wrote about how the open training session of the Omsk club on February 28 went.

Also we reportedthat the traffic police blamed the motorists themselves for the strong “traffic jams”.