KHL Western Conference Playoff Teams Confirmed

The KHL is fast approaching the most important part of the season the KHL Playoffs and we finally know who’s qualified in the West. With a little left in the regular season and puck drop set for March 2nd – it’s time to look who’s made it in the west.

With still games to be played, standings are subject to change but these are the teams that have qualified for post-season and we’re here to take a look at them.

No.8: Spartak Moscow
Head coach: Olegs Znaroks
Notable players: Jori Lehtera, Emil Djuse, Julius Hudacek

No.7: Severstal Cherepovets
Head coach: Andrei Razin
Notable players: Alexander Petunin, Vladislav Kodola, Vladislav Podyapolsky

No.6: Dinamo Minsk
Head coach: Craig Woodcroft
Notable players: Shane Prince, Ryan Spooner, Brennan Menell

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No.5: Jokerit Helsinki
Head coach: Lauri Marjamaki
Notable players: Brian O’Neill, Jordan Schroeder, Janis Kalnins

No.4: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Head coach: Andrei Skabelka
Notable players: Yegor Korshkov Anton Lander, Eddie Pasquale

No.3: Dynamo Moscow
Head coach: Vladimir Krikunov
Notable players: Vadim Shipachyov, Dmitrij Jaskin Dmitri Kagarlitsky

No.2: SKA St.Petersburg
Head coach: Valeri Bragin
Notable players: Anton Burdasov, Vladimir Tkachyov, Yaroslav Askarov

No.1: CSKA Moscow
Head coach: Igor Nikitin
Notable players: Konstantin Okulov, Maxim Mamin, Lars Johansson

One notable thing that was announced by the KHL on Wednesday is that Jokerit Helsinki will be forced to play their home games away from home… at the home arena of their opponents.

The following is a statement from KHL: ”After discussions with the KHL and the Finnish government, Jokerit decided to forfeit home-ice advantage for the playoffs. As a result, all post-season games involving the club will be played at the opponent’s arena. Since the end of November, Jokerit has played its home games behind closed doors in Helsinki. Due to the on-going pandemic and the restrictions about crossing the Finnish border, the club started talking to the league about how to stage the playoff games while minimizing any problems for visiting teams on arrival in Finland. As a result, it was decided that Jokerit would play its home games in the 2020-2021 playoffs at the arena of its opponent in that round.”