NHL suspends ties with Russia-based KHL amid Ukraine invasion

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The NHL on Monday suspended its agreement with the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the latest move for sports organizations to distance themselves from the Kremlin amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The NHL told its teams to cease contact with KHL counterparts and Russia-based agents as part of the suspension of the memorandum between the professional hockey leagues, according to the Associated Press. Teams can continue to communicate with North American agents certified by the NHL Players’ Association but may have a higher degree of difficulty in completing agreements.

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CSKA Moscow's Artyom Sergeyev, Bogdan Kiselevich, Konstantin Okulov and Vladislav Kamenev (L-R in red) celebrate a goal in Game 1 of the 2021/2022 Kontinental Hockey League Western Conference quaterfinal playoff tie between CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl at CSKA Arena. CSKA Moscow won 4-3. (Sergei Fadeichev TASS via Getty Images)

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the league’s decision to the AP. The Daily Faceoff first reported the NHL’s decision to cut ties with the KHL.

The NHL said last week it was suspending relationships with business partners in Russia and pausing Russian-language social and digital media sites, including terminating the NHL’s Russian broadcast agreement.

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"The National Hockey League condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible," the league said last month. "Effective immediately, we are suspending our relationships with our business partners in Russia and we are pausing our Russian