KHL Making Changes to Rule Book for 2025-26 Season
The Kontinental Hockey League will be making some changes to the rule book for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Here’s what’s changing for 2025-26:
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KHL’s Avtomobilist Blames ‘Biased Refs’ for Playoff Loss
KHL club Avtomobilist claims that biased officiating in Game 7 resulted in their elimination from the Gagarin Cup Playoffs.
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KHL Referee Konstantin Olenin Gets On Top of the Play
Officiating is all about being in the right place to make the right call. KHL ref Konstantin Olenin made sure he was right on top of the play, climbing on top of the net to get a better view.
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KHL Awards 2021 Golden Whistle to Gashilov, Shalagin
The Kontinental Hockey League has handed out the 2021 Golden Whistle to the KHL’s top officials: referee Viktor Gashilov and linesman Nikita Shalagin
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KHL Coach Threatens to Torch Ref’s Car
KHL coach Alexander Gulyavtsev, with his team trailing 5-1, went beyond questioning the calls on the ice — he started making threats.
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KHL’s Shelyanin is First Russian Linesman to Work 1000 Games
KHL linesman Sergei Shelyanin has become the first linesman in USSR/Russian history to officiate 1000 games.
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KHL Referees and Linesmen for 2019-20
The KHL has updated their referees and linesmen for the 2019-20 season, with three new officials and two coming back to rejoin the league.
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Former KHL Referee Alexander Cherenkov Dies at 53
Former KHL referee Alexander Cherenkov has died at age 53.
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KHL Playoff Goal Waved Off After Player Obstructs Goaltender’s Vision
A KHL playoff goal was disallowed due to ‘obstruction of the goaltender’s vision’.
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KHL Goaltender Suspended for Shooting Stick at Referee
HC Slovan Bratislava goalie Jakub Štěpánek has been suspended five games for shooting a stick at referee Alexander Sergeyev.
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KHL Referee Eduard Odins Suffers Broken Leg
KHL referee Eduard Odins suffered a broken leg during a game between Vityaz Moscow Oblast and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.
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KHL Ref Awards Goal for Thrown Stick on Empty Net Breakaway
KHL referee Ivan Fateyev awarded a goal to Barys Astana’s Nikita Mikhailis after Severstal’s Maxim Mineyev threw his stick to try to prevent an empty-net goal
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