Head Coach CSKA Sergei Fedorov expressed his opinion on the new format of the KHL championship.
“68 games are not a gift for the Russian league,” Fedorov told reporters. – Our country is very big and we will visit every corner of our vast homeland. It hasn’t happened for a long time, I personally really like the format of this season, there will be no breaks. But we have guys in the team who are used to this rhythm.
Do you like this championship format, because you spent most of your career in the NHL, where there are 82 games in the regular season?
“It’s not about me. I believe this format should be always and everywhere. I rarely talked about it, but internally I’ve always been convinced that there should be no break for Eurotour. It makes no sense to transport proven players there. I understand that the tournament is in December. There you have to look at the best, because half of the season will be over. And at the end of the playoffs, it will show who is worthy to be called up to the national team. Before it was different. There was a choppy pace, we went through three or four pre-seasons. But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger “I’m glad we have a long season now. It’s better for the hockey players.
In the next Fonbet KHL Championship, the number of games for each team was increased to 68. This became possible due to the fact that the league refused to take a break for the national team in November and February.
Source : MatchTV
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