HC Lev do will play in 2010-11 KHL Championship

The Kontinental Hockey League, having earlier received HC Lev’s application, and having implemented a full inspection of the club’s infrastructure, and rendered help to the club in solving problems regarding financing and technical matters, officially announced that HK Lev (Hradec Králové) do will now appear in the KHL season 2010-11.

“We know how many Czech players were eager to play for the Lev team and appear in the Kontinental Hockey League. We know too how Czech hockey fans supported the idea of having a club in our League and hoped to see their team play live against clubs from the KHL, and see their legendary compatriots Jagomir Jagr and Dominik Hasek", have once said KHL President Alevander Medvedev.

Well, they are welcomed now!

A reminder: Lion, a club from Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, wanted to join the KHL for the upcoming 2010-2011 season, however the Czech Ice Hockey Association refused to let them, after that the team's management moved the club to Poprad, Slovakia. So the Lions will officially represents Poprad, Slovakia but their games will be played in Czech Republic at "Zimní stadion Hradec Králové" in Hradec Kralove.