The match between Chaika and Irbis became the longest in the history of the MHL

The fourth match of the 1/8 finals of the Youth Hockey League (MHL) playoffs between Nizhny Novgorod Chaika and Kazan Irbis became the longest in the history of the tournament. The match took place on April 8 in Nizhny Novgorod and ended in the fifth overtime with a 3-2 victory for the guests.

The net playing time of the match was 142 minutes and 49 seconds.

The previous league record was set in March 2019. Then the meeting between Yekaterinburg Auto and Ufa Tolpar lasted 122 minutes and 56 seconds. Thus, the new achievement surpassed the previous figure by almost 20 minutes.

"The first match was emotional, the second was calculated"

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