Following Monday’s press conference, held by Hockey Operations VP Vladimir Shalaev, the KHL has published the entire match calendar for the Regular Season 2013/2014.
The schedule did not come about easily; many factors had to be taken into account, for example geographical location, the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and the multi-purpose use of the arenas in many cities.
In the 2013/2014 regular season, all teams will play one another twice, once home, once on the road. Despite the addition of Zagreb and Vladivostok to the league, each team will play 54 games – the same number as last season. This season sees the removal of the “twins” system, where certain teams played each other four times, twice home, twice away.
The opening game of the new KHL season takes place on September 4th, when Gagarin Cup holders Dynamo Moscow take on Traktor Chelyabinsk. Saturday, September 7th will be a day without hockey: The league will pay tribute to the players and staff of Lokomotiv Jaroslavl who tragically lost their lives in the air crash in 2011. On that day, Slovak hockey lost Pavol Demitra. The regular season will conclude on March 4th, with the playoffs (conference quarter-finals) beginning March 7th (West) and March 8th (East); the semi-finals start March 20th (West) and March 21st (East); the conference finals begin on April 2nd (West) and April 3rd (East); the Gagarin Cup finals start on April 18th. All playoffs will be decided on the first to four wins, with the new champion being decided no later than April 30th 2014.
HC SLOVAN Bratislava, playing their second season in the highest league on the old continent, will play in the West conference – Bobrov division (Dynamo Minsk, Dynamo Riga, Lev Praha, Donbass Donetsk, Medveščak Zagreb, SKA Petrograd). The campaign gets underway with a string of four games away from home. Our first game is in Donetsk (Sept. 6th), followed by Spartak Moscow (Sept. 8th) and Dynamo Minsk (Sept. 10th). The testing road trip concludes on the ice of KHL newcomer Medveščak Zagreb (Sept. 13th).
HC SLOVAN’s first game in the SLOVNAFT Arena takes place on September 17th at 19.00, against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. In September we also host Vityaz Podolsk, Ak Bars Kazan, and Gagarin Cup holders Dynamo Moscow. October sees a long series of home games for Čada’s charges, with six games at the SLOVNAFT Arena in the space of twelve days.
HC SLOVAN Bratislava 2013/2014 KHL games schedule:
6.9. 2013 Donbass Doneck – HC SLOVAN
8.9. 2013 Spartak Moskva – HC SLOVAN
10.9. 2013 Dinamo Minsk – HC SLOVAN
13.9. 2013 Medveščak Záhreb – HC SLOVAN
17.9. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Torpedo Nižny Novgorod
19.9. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Viťaz Podolsk
21.9. 2013 17:00 HC SLOVAN - AK Bars Kazaň
23.9. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Dinamo Moskva
27.9. 2013 Sibir Novosibirsk – HC SLOVAN
29.9. 2013 Metallurg Novokuzneck – HC SLOVAN
1.10. 2013 Amur Chabarovsk – HC SLOVAN
3.10. 2013 Vladivostok Admiral – HC SLOVAN
9.10. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Metallurg Magnitogorsk
11.10.2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Salavat Julajev Ufa
13.10.2013 17:00 HC SLOVAN - Traktor Čeľabinsk
15.10. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - HC Lev Praha
17.10. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Dinamo Riga
21.10. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - CSKA Moskva
26.10 2013 Severstal Čerepovec – HC SLOVAN
28.10. 2013 Lokomotiv Jaroslavľ – HC SLOVAN
30.10. 2013 Atlant Mytišči – HC SLOVAN
1.11. 2013 SKA Petrohrad HC SLOVAN
13.11. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Jugra Chanty-Mansijsk
15.11. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg
17.11. 2013 17:00 HC SLOVAN - Barys Astana
19.11. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Avangard Omsk
22.11. 2013 Jugra Chanty-Mansijsk – HC SLOVAN
24.11. 2013 Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg – HC SLOVAN
26.11. 2013 Barys Astana – HC SLOVAN
28.11. 2013 Avangard Omsk – HC SLOVAN
2.12. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Severstal Čerepovec
4.12. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - SKA Petrohrad
6.12. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Atlant Mytišči
8.12. 2013 17:00 HC SLOVAN - Lokomotiv Jaroslavľ
13.12. 2013 CSKA Moskva – HC SLOVAN
15.12. 2013 HC Lev Praha – HC SLOVAN
27.12. 2013 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Neftechimik Nižnekamsk
29.12. 2013 Dinamo Riga – HC SLOVAN
3.1. 2014 Metallurg Magnitogorsk – HC SLOVAN
5.1. 2014 Traktor Čeľabinsk – HC SLOVAN
7.1. 2014 Neftechimik Nižnekamsk – HC SLOVAN
9.1. 2014 Salavat Julajev Ufa – HC SLOVAN
13.1. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Sibir Novosibirsk
15.1. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Amur Chabarovsk
17.1. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Vladivostok Admiral
19.1. 2014 17:00 HC SLOVAN - Metallurg Novokuzneck
22.1.2014 AK Bars Kazaň – HC SLOVAN
24.1. 2014 Torpedo Nižny Novgorod – HC SLOVAN
26.1.2014 Viťaz Podolsk – HC SLOVAN
28.1.2014 Dinamo Moskva – HC SLOVAN
26.2. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Dinamo Minsk
28.2. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Donbass Doneck
2.3. 2014 17:00 HC SLOVAN - Spartak Moskva
4.3. 2014 19:00 HC SLOVAN - Medveščak Záhreb
| P | Tím | Z | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 38 | 81 |
| 2. | Jokerit Helsinki | 38 | 68 |
| 3. | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 40 | 77 |
| 4. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 39 | 67 |
| 5. | HC Sochi | 39 | 65 |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 39 | 65 |
| 7. | SKA St. Peterburg | 38 | 62 |
| 8. | Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 56 |
| 9. | Medvescak Zagreb | 40 | 56 |
| 10. | HC SLOVAN Bratislava | 40 | 55 |
| 11. | Spartak Moscow | 39 | 50 |
| 12. | Vityaz Podolsk | 39 | 46 |
| 13. | Dinamo Riga | 37 | 46 |
| 14. | Severstal Cherepovets | 38 | 40 |
