MOSCOW, Feb 22 The Finnish club Jokerit has committed to comply with the agreement with the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the website of the team. Earlier, the movement of fans «South Stand» called on the team's management to withdraw from the KHL. The appeal does not indicate the reason why the Finnish club should leave the league, but the fans said that continuing to play in the KHL would damage the reputation of Jokerit. Jokerit has agreements with the KHL and is obliged to comply with them. The club is also responsible as an employer. Since the situation is extremely complex, we do not believe that Jokerit is the right party to voice their view of what is happening. We are currently monitoring the situation closely and are in active dialogue with stakeholders. We will also closely monitor any decisions regarding sanctions and will uncompromisingly comply with them in our activities,” the statement says. “Jokerit” has been playing in the KHL since 2014. The best result of the club is reaching the second round of the Gagarin Cup. of the 2021/22 regular season ended ahead of schedule, the Finnish team advanced to the first round, where it will play with Spartak Moscow.
