Morozov: We Offered Vityaz Options and Time to Negotiate Before Exclusion

President of the Kontinental Hockey League, **Alexey Morozov**, commented on the exclusion of the Moscow Region team, «Vityaz,» from the league. The board of directors of the KHL made this decision on June 27.

«There were various options; we spoke with the leadership of ‘Vityaz’ and granted them a grace period to negotiate with potential new sponsors and partners to keep the club afloat. Unfortunately, these efforts were unsuccessful, and we had to make a decision. We had already developed a schedule for all teams that included ‘Vityaz,’ so we didn’t need to completely overhaul it,» Morozov’s remarks were relayed by RUSTAM IMAMOV, a reporter from the Championship.