Kontinental Hockey League Players' Trade Union

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Kontinental Hockey League Players' Trade Union
Founded2009
Headquarters Nizhny Novgorod
Location
Key people
Artem Bazhenov, Chairman
Website[khlptu.ru/]

The Kontinental Hockey League Players' Trade Union is the trade union of the professional ice hockey players who are under contract to any team in the Kontinental Hockey League. Headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, it was founded in 2009 when the Russian Superleague gave way to the KHL.


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