Battle Against Covid And Restrictions In KHL

The COVID-19 pandemic is still very real and it doesn’t seem like it is going to stop anytime soon. It has affected so many people on so many different levels. It has affected sports like never before and we are here to take a look at what’s happening in the KHL.

Last season was a nightmare with positive cases, late test results, and many other things. This season has barely started and so far – so good, everything is working well but there are still some restrictions.

For example – there is a huge variation of the count of fans that are allowed at each arena. During the pre-season league’s president, Alexei Morozov expressed his concerns. There are also rules that teams have to follow and they are no different from last season.

Alexei Morozov via KHL Press Office:

We’re working with club representatives. We will keep the same set-up as last year, players have to produce a PCR test, proof of vaccination or proof of antibodies. In Riga and Helsinki, visiting teams will live in ‘clean zones’. There are several suitable hotels, where the players can remain in one place and not need to go into the city, then leave immediately after the game. Overall, we have good numbers for vaccinations in the league — on average, 70% of players and team staff are jabbed.

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During pre-season he expressed concerns about attendance numbers:

It’s true that in Moscow we currently have different rules for the Mayor of Moscow Cup and our KHL regular-season games. We’re in close contact with the local authorities and we have written to [public health watchdog] Rospotrebnadzor and [deputy PM] Dmitry Chernyshenko. We hope they will make the right decision and allow attendances up to 50% of capacity.

What is the situation in each arena? What’s the capacity and how different they are from allowed attendance? We have you covered with the latest information (subject to change):

Platinum Arena (Amur Khabarovsk) – Capacity: 7100, Fans allowed to attend games: 3550

Arena Balashika (Avangard Omsk) – Capacity: 5500, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

KSK Fetisov Arena – (Admiral Vladivostok) Capacity: 5915, Fans allowed to attend games:2957

Barys Arena (Barys Nur-Sultan) – Capacity: 11626, Fans allowed to attend games: 3487

Arena Mystichi (Kunlun Red Star) – Capacity: 7100, Fans allowed to attend games:1000

Ufa-Arena (Salavat Julaev Ufa) – Capacity 8070, Fans allowed to attend games:1000

LDS Sibir (Sibir Novosibirsk) – Capacity 7420, Fans allowed to attend games: 3710

KRK Uralec (Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg) – Capacity: 5545, Fans allowed to attend games: 500

Taftneft Arena (AkBars Kazan) – Capacity: 8890, Fans allowed to attend games: 4445

Arena Metallurg (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) – Capacity: 7700, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

Neftehim Arena (Neftehimik Nizhnekamsk) – Capacity: 5500, Fans allowed to attend games: 4200

KRK Nagornij (Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod) – Capacity: 5600, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

LA Traktor (Traktor Chelyabinsk) – Capacity 7500, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

Ledovnij Dvorec Vitjaz (Vitjaz Podolsk) – Capacity: 5500, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

Hartwall Arena: (Jokerit Helsinki) – Capacity: 13349, Fans allowed to attend games: N/A

Ledovnij Dvorec (Severstal Cherepovets) – Capacity: 5583, Fans allowed to attend games: 2791

Ledovnij Dvorec LD (SKA St.Petersburg) – Capacity: 12300, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

DS Megasport (Spartak Moscow) – Capacity: 14000, Fans allowed to attend games: 3000

DS Bolshoi (HK Sochi) – Capacity: 12000, Fans allowed to attend games: 500

Minsk-Arena (Dinamo Minsk) – Capacity: 15086, Fans allowed to attend games: 15086

VTB Arena (Dinamo Moscow) – Capacity: 10523, Fans allowed to attend games: 3000

Arena Riga (Dinamo Riga) – Capacity: 10300, Fans allowed to attend games: 10300

Arena-2000-Lokomotiv (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) – Capacity: 9070, Fans allowed to attend games: 1000

CSKA Arena (CSKA Moscow) – Capacity: 12100, Fans allowed to attend games: 500