KHL Expansion Part IX

[vorky]

 

[eal]

Krasnoyarsk is really more of a Bandy city isn't it?

 

[vorky]

Krasnoyarsk is really more of a Bandy city isn't it?

yes, it is.

 

[vorky]

 

[EvilDead]

So does Hruby's death effectively torpedo Bratislava's chances of rejoining the KHL?

 

[vorky]

So does Hruby's death effectively torpedo Bratislava's chances of rejoining the KHL?

No. There are much more important factors deciding about it.

 

[trust no one]

 

[Lackhalak]

I think its safe to assume Istanbul would be the city

 

[Albatros]

The largest hockey arena in Istanbul seats 2,756 which with a few dozen fans attending sounds about right for the KHL together with amateur players.

 

[GindyDraws]

The largest hockey arena in Istanbul seats 2,756 which with a few dozen fans attending sounds about right for the KHL together with amateur players.

I imagine that they will find some sugar daddy who will then try and build a 10K arena?

 

[Albatros]

I doubt it can be commercially viable given that the major basketball teams already operate modern indoor arenas in that segment on both sides of the city.

 

[vorky]

Just a quick update, any non-Russian club wanting to join the KHL will not need an approval from its national hockey federation anymore. It will be just on agreement between the KHL & the club. It is the result of latest decisions made by IIHF Council & Congress.

 

[Albatros]

A comprehensive list of non-Russian clubs wanting to join the KHL:

 

[vorky]

Just update

From now on the league will not require "National Federation’s permission on participation of Foreign Club in KHL."

 

[Albatros]

From Stockholm Crowns and Huttwil Helvetics to Hockey Club Fill-in-the-Blanks.

 

[Hockeypolice]

New team in the KHL? From Serbia?

 

[eal]

I can't imagine a team in Belgrade has much prospect of success.

 

[Zine]

New team in the KHL? From Serbia?

I can't imagine a team in Belgrade has much prospect of success.

HC Red Star Belgrade

 

[vorky]

HC Red Star Belgrade

FK Crvena Zvezda (G-Neft not G-Export aka Krylov/Dyukov not Medvedev )

Do you know why this guy left Avangard?

He wanted to join another project. He was connected to Dubai, he brought KHL to Dubai at Coca-Cola Arena. Henke met Zuchra that day

Do you follow Košarka? Do you know the Dubai basketball team plays the same league with KK Crvena Zvezda? Their home field is the same Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. KK Crvena Zvezda plays at good enough Belgrade Arena. What have both venues in common? They are not suited for hockey ...

Do you want Novak to meet Zuchra in Belgrade?

Hoping Jelena would be OK with that ...

[The End of the Fiction Story]

 

[Hobnobs]

Clubs outside of Russias motivation for joing would be what? "We want to increase the clubs travel costs while earning less or the same revenue we do now!"

 

[eal]

Rather than expansion, I would be happy seeing Kunlun back in China as a first step.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

After the OLympics I see the KHL contracting 10 teams

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

After the Olympics in 2026 I can see Milano getting a team to compete in KHL with another team coming out of Japan

What tangible evidence do you have to support either Milano or Japan getting KHL teams?

 

[eal]

After the Olympics in 2026 I can see Milano getting a team to compete in KHL with another team coming out of Japan

No western country will be joining the KHL any time soon. The only prospect of foreign expansion is getting Kunlun back to China, a team in Belgrade, or maybe Humo Tashkent from Uzbekistan making the step up.

 

[alko]

After the Olympics in 2026 I can see Milano getting a team to compete in KHL with another team coming out of Japan

Imagine the logistics behind this.