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 2024 until through 23 March 2025.[1]
| 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 | |
Season changes
editFor 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 New Year's 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
editThe 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
editThe season started on 3 September 2024 with the Opening cup. The 2024–25 Opening Cup was contested between Metallurg Magnitogorsk the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup Champions and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup runner up.
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2–3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
|---|---|---|
Standings
editWestern Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (O) | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 44 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 33 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 32 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Severstal Cherepovets | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 28 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 25 | |
| 9 | Vityaz Podolsk | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | Kunlun Red Star | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 18 | |
| 11 | HC Sochi | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 18 |
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.
(O) Won Opening Cup
Eastern Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 34 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 30 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Ak Bars Kazan | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 29 | |
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Admiral Vladivostok | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 26 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 22 | |
| 9 | Lada Togliatti | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Avangard Omsk | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 13 | |
| 12 | Barys Astana | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 69 | −41 | 14 |
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 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (O) | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 44 | Continental Cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 34 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 33 | |
| 4 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 32 | |
| 5 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ak Bars Kazan | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 29 | |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Severstal Cherepovets | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 28 | |
| 9 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 27 | |
| 11 | Admiral Vladivostok | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 26 | |
| 12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 26 | |
| 13 | Dinamo Minsk | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 25 | |
| 14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 25 | |
| 15 | Vityaz Podolsk | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 23 | |
| 16 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 22 | |
| 17 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 22 | |
| 18 | Lada Togliatti | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 21 | |
| 19 | Avangard Omsk | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 18 | |
| 20 | Kunlun Red Star | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 18 | |
| 21 | HC Sochi | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 18 | |
| 22 | Barys Astana | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 69 | −41 | 14 | |
| 23 | Amur Khabarovsk | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 13 |
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.
(O) Won Opening Cup
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.