KHL Tickets 2026-27: Dates, Teams and Arenas

KHL Tickets 2026-27: Season Overview

The Kontinental Hockey League, or KHL, is a professional league based in Russia with clubs in several countries. For 2026-27 it has 22 teams: 19 Russian clubs, one in Belarus (Dinamo Minsk), one in Kazakhstan (Barys Astana) and one from China, the Shanghai Dragons, who play their home games in Saint Petersburg. The league is large and competitive, with big arenas and a long regular season.

This page is purely informational. Readers who consider attending a game should read the note on travel conditions below. Travel to Russia is complex for many nationalities, and conditions can change, so you should check your own government's travel advice before making any decision. We do not sell tickets and do not recommend travel to any destination.

KHL tickets 2026-27 at a glance

• Clubs: 22 in two conferences and four divisions.
• Games per team: 68 in the regular season.
• Season opens: 5 September 2026.
• Regular season ends: 20 March 2027.
• Gagarin Cup playoffs: from 23 March 2027, with the final series ending by 23 May 2027 at the latest.
• Defending champion: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, who beat Ak Bars Kazan in the 2026 final.

KHL Schedule 2026-27 and Key Dates

The KHL regular season opens on 5 September 2026 and ends on 20 March 2027. Each team plays 68 games. There is no Opening Cup in 2026-27. The competition is organised in two conferences and four divisions: West (Bobrov and Tarasov) and East (Kharlamov and Chernyshev).

KHL playoffs: the Gagarin Cup

The Gagarin Cup playoffs start on 23 March 2027, and the final series is scheduled to end by 23 May 2027 at the latest, which allows for a potential game seven. Teams are re-seeded in each round based on overall standings. The defending champion is Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

KHL All-Star Game 2027

The KHL All-Star Game is scheduled for 6 and 7 February 2027 in Minsk, Belarus. It is the league's mid-season showcase. As with other events, anyone considering travel should read the local conditions and their government's advice first.

KHL Arenas 2026-27: Where to Watch and Get Tickets

KHL arenas include some of the largest hockey venues in the world. Capacities range from around 5,500 seats to over 15,000, and many were built or upgraded for major events.

KHL teams and arenas 2026-27

• SKA Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg): Ice Palace, listed capacity 12,300.
• HC Sochi (Sochi): Bolshoy Ice Dome, listed capacity 12,035.
• Spartak Moscow (Moscow): Megasport Arena, listed capacity 12,396.
• Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod): Volga Arena, listed capacity 12,164.
• Lada Togliatti (Togliatti): Lada Arena, listed capacity 6,034.
• Dinamo Minsk (Minsk): Minsk-Arena, listed capacity 15,086.
• CSKA Moscow (Moscow): CSKA Arena, listed capacity 12,300.
• Dynamo Moscow (Moscow): VTB Arena, listed capacity 10,523.
• Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Yaroslavl): Arena 2000, listed capacity 8,653.
• Severstal Cherepovets (Cherepovets): Ice Palace, listed capacity 5,536.
• Shanghai Dragons (Shanghai (China), home games in Saint Petersburg): SKA Arena, listed capacity 21,520.
• Ak Bars Kazan (Kazan): Tatneft Arena, listed capacity 8,965.
• Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Yekaterinburg): UMMC Arena, listed capacity 12,499.
• Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Magnitogorsk): Arena Metallurg, listed capacity 7,704.
• Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Nizhnekamsk): SCC Arena, listed capacity 5,500.
• Traktor Chelyabinsk (Chelyabinsk): Traktor Ice Arena, listed capacity 7,500.
• Admiral Vladivostok (Vladivostok): Fetisov Arena, listed capacity 6,000.
• Amur Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk): Platinum Arena, listed capacity 7,100.
• Avangard Omsk (Omsk): G-Drive Arena, listed capacity 12,011.
• Barys Astana (Astana): Barys Arena, listed capacity 11,626.
• Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Ufa): Ufa Arena, listed capacity 8,522.
• Sibir Novosibirsk (Novosibirsk): Sibir-Arena, listed capacity 11,650.

KHL biggest arenas

Dinamo Minsk's Minsk-Arena is listed at about 15,100. The Shanghai Dragons' home games are at the SKA Arena in Saint Petersburg, listed at around 21,500. Avangard Omsk's G-Drive Arena lists about 12,000 and SKA's Ice Palace about 12,300. These figures come from public listings and are not verified with the clubs.

KHL mid-size and smaller venues

Several clubs play in halls of 5,500 to 9,000 seats, such as Severstal in Cherepovets, Neftekhimik in Nizhnekamsk, Lokomotiv in Yaroslavl and Ak Bars in Kazan. These are traditional hockey towns with deep local support.

Clubs outside Russia

Barys Astana in Kazakhstan play at the Barys Arena, listed at about 11,600. Dinamo Minsk play in Belarus. These clubs are the ones most relevant to fans outside Russia, but entry conditions and advice differ by country and nationality.

How to Buy KHL Tickets 2026-27

We have not collected official ticketing information for the KHL, and the league's own website is not accessible to our systems. In general, clubs sell tickets through their official channels, and foreign visitors may face limits on payment methods and bank cards. We therefore do not list ticket channels here.

What to check before looking for KHL tickets

• Your government's current travel advice for Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan.
• Entry requirements such as visas or permits for your nationality.
• Whether your bank cards and payment methods work in the country.
• Flight and rail availability, which can differ from normal patterns.
• Travel insurance terms, which may exclude some destinations.

Resale and unofficial sellers

Be careful with unofficial sellers and with any offer that looks too good to be true. Without official confirmation from a club, we cannot verify any ticket channel.

KHL Game Day Guide: Travel, Atmosphere and Tickets

Conditions for travel to Russia are complex and change often. Many governments advise against travel or restrict it. Readers should check their government's travel advice, entry rules and insurance terms before considering any trip. This page is not travel advice.

KHL games in Kazakhstan and Belarus

The options differ by country. Kazakhstan has different entry rules from Russia, and Belarus has its own. Check each country's rules, your government's advice and your insurer's position separately.

Following the KHL from abroad

For most readers the practical way to follow the KHL is via broadcasts and highlights. If you want live hockey in the region without travelling, our Champions Hockey League, Liiga and SHL pages cover leagues with simpler travel.

KHL Tickets 2026-27: What Is Not Announced Yet

Not confirmed in our data: individual match dates, kick-off times, ticketing channels, ticket categories and prices. The league's official site returned no data to our systems, so the season details here come from a single secondary source and should be treated with care.

KHL tickets 2026-27: how we handle updates

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