Of these teams, Budivelnyk and Yugra were initially accepted into the KHL, but on 24 June 2010 Budivelnyk announced it is unable to participate in the KHL in the 2010–11 season because their stadium is not ready.
Destes equipos, o Budivelnyk e o Yugra foron aceptados na KHL inicialmente, mais o 24 de xuño de 2010, o equipo ucraniano anunciou que non xogaría na KHL durante a tempada 2010-11 porque o seu estadio aínda non estaba listo.