Dinamo Riga Withdraws from KHL
Dinamo Riga announced Sunday that they have withdrawn from the Kontinental Hockey League amidst the continued invasion by Russia into Ukraine.
A decision about the team's future has not been officially announced.
“The decision to withdraw from KHL has been made, thus expressing a clear position of the club management,” Chairman of the Supervisory Board J. Savickis said in a translated statement. “In such a military and humanitarian crisis, we do not see any opportunity for cooperation with the Kontinental Hockey League."
Dinamo Riga is located in Riga, Latvia. Similar to Ukraine, Latvia is a former member of the Soviet Union.
Only days ago, Jokerit, a member of the KHL located in Finland, decided to leave the KHL in advance of the Gagarin Cup playoffs slated to begin on March 1.
Barys Nur-Sultan of Kazakhstan and Belarus' Dinamo Minsk are the lone teams from outside of Russia still in playoff contention. China’s Kunlan Red Star represents the final non-Russian club in the league.
Several former NHL players suited up for Dinamo Riga this season including Emile Poirier, Brandon Gormley, Hunter Shinkaruk, Frank Corrado, Matt Lorito, and Lukas Radil.
