Five KHL clubs penalized for exceeding salary cap

Several KHL clubs were sanctioned following th traditional pre-season meeting of the league’s and clubs’ heads at the KHL headquarters.

In particular, SKA St. Petersburg were penalized for exceeding the established limit of ten pre-season matches.

SKA, as well as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Ak Bars Kazan, and Avangard Omsk, have also exceeded the salary cap and will now have to transfer 30 percent of the excess amount to the special stabilization fund, according to the official website of the KHL.