2024–25 KHL season
| 2024–25 KHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 68 |
| Number of teams | 23 |
| TV partner(s) |
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| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
The 2024–25 KHL season is the 17th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There are 23 teams that will compete in 68 regular season games, with a record-breaking 187 playing days, having begun on 3 September 2023 until through 23 March 2025.[1]
Season changes
[edit]For the 2024–25 season, the competition remained unchanged with the number of teams participating and divisional placements. Only minor rule adjustments geared towards encouraging offensive play were introduced.[2]
For the second consecutive season, the regular season will have 782 games scheduled for a new record-breaking 187 gamedays, with each club to play 68 regular season engagements. The regular season will feature three breaks, the first after 97 consecutive days of matchplay from 9–16 December 2023, followed by the traditional Christmas break from 31 December to 2 January, lastly followed by the 2024 All-Star Week from 7–10 February.[1] The league maintained the previous season playoff format for the Gagarin Cup playoffs with a cross playoff system in which teams participate in the Conference Quarterfinals before a cross conference switch and re-seeding take place from the second round.[1][3][4][5]
Teams
[edit]The 23 teams are split into four divisions: the Bobrov Division and the Tarasov Division as part of the Western Conference, with the Kharlamov Division and the Chernyshev Division as part of the Eastern Conference.
Each team plays 68 games: in the Western Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 20 intra-conference games (10 home and 10 away games). The remaining 4 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (2 home, 2 on the road). In the Eastern Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 22 intra-conference games (11 home and 11 away games). The remaining 2 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (1 home, 1 on the road). Points were awarded for each game, where two points were awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time, in overtime or after game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time.[6]
Opening Cup
[edit]The season will start on 3 September 2024 with the Opening cup. The 2024–25 Opening Cup will be contested between Metallurg Magnitogorsk the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup Champions and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup runner up.
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 0–0 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
|---|---|---|
Standings
[edit]Western Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kunlun Red Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | HC Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Severstal Cherepovets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Spartak Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Vityaz Podolsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
Eastern Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral Vladivostok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Amur Khabarovsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Avangard Omsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Barys Astana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Lada Togliatti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
Continental Cup
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Avangard Omsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Spartak Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ak Bars Kazan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Severstal Cherepovets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lada Togliatti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Amur Khabarovsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Dinamo Minsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kunlun Red Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Admiral Vladivostok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | HC Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Barys Astana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Vityaz Podolsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2024-2025 KHL season's calendar: the longest season in league history". Kontinental Hockey League. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Rule changes for the 2024-25 KHL season". Kontinental Hockey League. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Season 2023/2024: 68 regular season games, cross playoffs" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ ""Most of the clubs voted for a cross playoff" - Alexei Morozov" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Attendances climb, longer season to come". Kontinental Hockey League. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Kontinental Hockey League Championship – Russian Men's Ice Hockey Championship 2024/2025. Stage 2 Guidelines" (PDF). KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
In each Conference teams are seeded first to eighth depending on points scored and regardless of Division placing.
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