“Sariarka”, the champion of Kazakhstan represented by Latvian defender Edgars Siksna and striker Denis Fyodorov, has withdrawn its participation in the 2022/2023 season. 2018 season in the IIHF Continental Cup, announced in a statement.
The Karaganda team also had to meet the home team “Devils” from Cardiff and the Latvian champion “Zemgale” from Jelgava/LLU in the third round of the tournament in Group E from November 18 to 20 in the British city of Cardiff.
Now, without a second-round winner in Group C, the fourth team in the group will be the team with the best result in Group C or D in the second-round competition.
“Sariarka” finished the final competition in second place last season.