MOSCOW, 11 Jan. President of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Alexei Morozov said that after discussions with clubs and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR), the situation with COVID-19 outbreaks in the league tends to continue the regular season. as of January 11, 126 positive results of PCR tests for COVID-19 were recorded in the clubs of the league, of which 97 were in hockey players. «We discussed our situation with the clubs and the FHR, we have a large increase in coronavirus diseases. very serious. The teams of the VHL, MHL are ill, and our championship is difficult to hold. But all the clubs announced that they want to play. Yesterday we spoke with the FHR, and we are inclined to believe that we need to continue the championship in an honest sports fight. Maybe one of the clubs hesitated to speak for now, so we will still interview them. So far we have decided that everyone who is ready to play will play, «Morozov told reporters. surveillance now. We will tighten measures in terms of player behavior in arenas and in hotels. We understand that this is necessary in order to continue the season, «added the head of the league. In total, since the beginning of the season, the KHL has postponed 15 matches, of which 14 in 2022. Avtomobilist (Yekaterinburg), Salavat Yulaev (Ufa), CSKA Moscow, Dynamo (Riga) and Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod).
