The KHL has canceled the remainder of the Gagarin Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced Wednesday.
It's sad to say 'Goodbye' so early.
— KHL (@khl_eng) March 25, 2020
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The outbreak forced a pause after the first round when two of the eight remaining teams, Finland's Jokerit Helsinki and Kazakhstan-based Barys Nur-Sultan, withdrew due to travel restrictions.
The KHL originally announced it would take a week's pause to re-format the second round for the six remaining teams before deciding to suspend the playoffs until April 10.
It's not the first hockey league to completely forgo its playoffs. The CHL announced Monday that it has canceled all of its leagues' playoffs and the Memorial Cup.
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