MOSCOW, August 18, Andrey Senchenko. Tolyatti Lada and Khanty- Mansi «Yugra» is not yet ready to compete financially with the Finnish «Jokerit» and the Riga «Dynamo», who left the Continental Hockey League (KHL), said KHL President Alexei Morozov. because of the situation in Ukraine. Also, the decision to suspend participation in the league was made by the Finnish Jokerit. «Have there been any initiatives from other clubs to fill the places of Jokerit and Dynamo Riga? We talked with Russian clubs — Togliatti, Yugra, other regions. There were plans to participate in the KHL and MHL. But financially, clubs from these regions are not ready to compete in the league, they do not have the stability to even meet half the salaries. Financially, there are no competitors to enter the league,» Morozov told reporters. «From potential participants, we We demand 3-5 years of guaranteed funding. If the club provides a guarantee for only one year, and then leaves the league, then it is not profitable for us, «added Sergey Dobrokhvalov, Vice President of the KHL for Marketing and Communications.
