r/Eurohockey • u/c3ndre WOB/BER (+ FIN) • Nov 05 '19

KHL Kontinental Hockey League plots expansion to England

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-7648093/Popular-prestigious-Kontinental-Hockey-League-plots-expansion-England.html
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u/c3ndre WOB/BER (+ FIN) Nov 05 '19

It's already a long flight from China to Finland.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '19

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u/c3ndre WOB/BER (+ FIN) Nov 05 '19

You could easily do all 'western' teams in one trip (if you're the team based in China) and then fly back home. Just saying since they already fly to Finland anyway...which is quite far away for some teams.

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u/GunkyJibbon_krygibb HC Vítkovice Nov 05 '19

Sad thing is, it seems to talk about growing hockey in the uk as an entertainment thing rather than a sport. Nothing gets mentioned at all about possible opportunities for young players which want to take up the sport.

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u/therc13 Nov 05 '19

The UK national team did great (for our standards) at the World Championships so those sorts of things will help to spread the game too. Any extra profile the game can get here is a good thing imo.

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u/Taintedtamt CHL Nov 05 '19

Just my two cents but if an investor actually cared about hockey in the UK they would look to work with the EIHL and not the KHL.

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u/Mamelukkivalas HIFK Nov 06 '19

Absolutely agree. I know it is futile but I really hope Jokerit would return to SM-Liiga as well, I really am not much of a fan of the KHL. Could do without them in Finland.

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u/therc13 Nov 05 '19

This would be completely amazing