The KHL wants to regulate the departure of Russian hockey players to America and their military service
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The Continental Hockey League (KHL) intends to develop rules that will regulate the departure of Russian players to the North American leagues. The Board of Directors of the KHL is going to add the corresponding item to the league’s development strategy.
“We would like to add programs for the non-departure of our players to America to the KHL strategy,” said Igor Esmantovich, president of the Moscow hockey club CSKA (quote from TASS). In addition, according to him, the KHL development strategy will include items regulating the service of hockey players in the Russian army.
According to TASS, 60 Russians took part in the 2022/23 season in the National Hockey League (NHL), which unites the strongest clubs in the United States and Canada, a result that repeats the 2003/04 season. The record for this indicator was the 2000/01 season (72 Russians).
In March 2022, the NHL suspended the memorandum of understanding with the KHL due to the events in Ukraine. The NHL has stated that it excludes any interaction with the KHL and its clubs, as well as with agents of players who are based in Russia. As reported by the publication Sport24, this decision actually means the refusal of NHL clubs to recognize the contracts of players with KHL teams. This will allow North American clubs to enter into contracts with players who have contracts with teams in the KHL.
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