Well-known hockey official Leonid Weisfeld in an interview with , he shared his opinion on what’s new for the next KHL season.
The number of regular season matches is expected to increase from 56 to 68. The option of a crossover playoff will also be considered – without dividing the Eastern and Western conferences.
“The league should make such drastic changes to the competition at least a year, not a few months before the tournament starts,” Weisfeld believes. – We have the same smart thoughts that come to mind for some reason before the start of the season. Do you want to change something? Lets go. Only in a year, so that the clubs apprehend these novelties and prepare for them serenely. Because for the professionals who work in the clubs, all these reforms are a headache. They also have to think about both logistics and hotel reservations, figure out how much money this will all take. Especially now, when air travel is not easy. And they are put before the fact – now it will be so.
It is clear that professional players must play during the season. SDUSHOR kids need to practice more, not adult hockey players. Therefore, the increase in matches is fair. But, again, such things must be done in advance. Otherwise, today we have greatly increased the number of matches, tomorrow we will adopt a new position for borderline players, the day after tomorrow for foreign players…
– This time the tournament provides only one break for national team matches – in December. In other words, in November and February, the championship will not be interrupted. Will it make it more equal?
Of course, the fewer breaks the better. I can imagine how the KHL staff working on compiling the schedule sighed with relief. Because it was simply impossible to establish a rhythmic schedule and at the same time make windows for national team tournaments.
In general, I don’t like the fact that a public dispute has broken out between the FHR and the KHL over the championship formula. Agree between them, then announce. All these open disagreements certainly do not contribute to the popularization of hockey.
Full interview with Leonid Weisfeld:
Source : MatchTV
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