MOSCOW, January 9, Oleg Bogatov. Head coach of Riga “Dynamo” Vladimir Krikunov said that due to outbreaks of positive tests for coronavirus, it is necessary to suspend the regular season of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) and finish the tournament in late February — early March. team. It was noted that 14 hockey players, one coach and two representatives of the club tested positive for coronavirus. The decision on the dates of the meetings, scheduled for January 12, 15 and 17, will be taken later. Since the beginning of January, the KHL, for a similar reason, has already postponed several matches with the participation of CSKA, Avtomobilist and Salavat Yulaev. Next week, the league is to hold a meeting with all clubs to discuss the future of the championship. One of the options is a suspension with a subsequent extension. «Probably, we need to stop the championship,» said Krikunov. in February-March. I figured that it could take about nine days — on February 25-26 it can start and everything can be finished by March 9th. And then calmly play in the playoffs. » who will soon have to go to the Olympics, — continued the agency's interlocutor. — And such a situation can hit both us and the Russian national team. After all, in China you can't hide anything, they will immediately grab it. Yes, some kind of squad will be typed then, but Will this squad suit? Better that now everyone is ill, after all, you have to think not only about the clubs, but also about the national teams. I myself have more collections than half of the team playing for the Latvian team. «
