MOSCOW, 27 Mar. Cherepovets club «Severstal» may spend the next season in the Higher Hockey League (VHL) due to financial problems, RBC reports. It is noted that the main reason for the transition may be the sanctions imposed on the head of the Severstal enterprise Alexei Mordashov.Director hockey club «Severstal» Nikolai Kanakov denied this information. «There is absolutely no management talk that the club can play in the VHL,» Match TV quotes him. Severstal took part in all the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) draws, five once reached the playoffs, once made it to the 1/4 finals. This season, Severstal lost 3-4 to Dynamo Moscow in the Gagarin Cup series of the first round.
