KHL defenders suspended for fighting while shaking hands

Two defenders of the clubs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) - Daniil Misyul from the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv and Ilya Pastukhov, who plays for Nizhny Kamsk Neftekhimik - were officially disqualified for a brawl after the game. According to the press service of the KHL, hockey players staged a fight directly during the traditional post-match handshake of teams.

This incident occurred on November 8 during the meeting of the regular championship, which ended with a confident victory of the Yaroslavl team with a score of 5: 1.

This win allowed Lokomotiv to earn a total of 35 points on the results of 24 matches held, which brought the team to intermediate first place in the standings of the Western Conference. Nizhnekamsk club, having 29 points after 25 matches played, holds the second position in the East.

Their next tour Yaroslavl will spend on home ice on November 14, where they will meet with the team “Shanghai Dregons”. “Neftekhimik” will return to their home arena on November 10 to hold a match against Ufa “Salavat Yulaev”.

Moscow “Spartak” interrupted a series of defeats in the KHL.

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