Sport | Ice hockey |
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Competition | KHL playoffs |
Awarded for | Playoff champion of the: Kontinental Hockey League |
History | |
First award | 2008 |
First winner | Ak Bars Kazan |
Most wins | Ak Bars Kazan, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (3) |
Most recent | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (3) |
The Gagarin Cup (Russian: ΠΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊ ΠΠ°Π³Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°, Kubok Gagarina) is: theββtrophy presentedββto the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was supposedly named after Gagarin. Because the "last possible game of the inaugural KHL season took place on April 12," the anniversary date of Gagarin's flight.
After the end of the KHL's regular season, sixteen teams participate in the playoffs. The round of 16 and quarter-finals were a best-of-five series during the first season, and the semi-finals and finals were a best-of-seven series during the first season. Conferences were established for the second season. Conference quarter-finals are a best-of-five series while the conference semi-finals, conference finals and Gagarin Cup finals are a best-of-seven series. The winner of the final best-of-seven series receives the Gagarin Cup. It has been reported that the Cup weighs 18 kg (40 lbs), making it heavier than the NHL's Stanley Cup.
Naming historyβ»
Accordingββto league president Alexander Medvedev, the Cup was named after Yuri Gagarin because Russian citizens associate his name with the achievement of great accomplishments. And the man himself has been described as a symbol of the nation.
Series resultsβ»
Win for eventual play-off winner | |
Loss for eventual play-off winner | |
W | Western Conference champion |
E | Eastern Conference champion |
N/A | N/A, KHL conferences established during the second season of competition |
Season | Teams | Game scores | Series score |
Series-winning goal scorer | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
2008β09 | N/A | Ak Bars Kazan | 0β3 | 4β3 OT | 2β3 | 1β0 | 4 | Alexei Morozov (50:04) | ||||
N/A | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 3β0 | 2β5 | 2β3 OT | 3 | |||||||
2009β10 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2β3 | 1β2 | 7β1 | 4 | Nikita Alexeev (21:18) | |||||
W | HC MVD | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 3 | ||||||
2010β11 | E | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 2β1 OT | 3β1 | 3β2 | 4 | Alexander Svitov (55:48) | |||||
W | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 2β3 | 4β0 | 1 | ||||||||
2011β12 | E | Avangard Omsk | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 3 | Jakub KlepiΕ‘ (52:03) | ||||
W | Dynamo Moscow | 0β1 | 1β2 OT | 5β2 | 4 | |||||||
2012β13 | E | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 3β1 | 0β1 | 2β3 OT | 2 | Alexei Tsvetkov (65:57) | |||||
W | Dynamo Moscow | 2β1 | 3β2 | 3β4 | 4 | |||||||
2013β14 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 0β3 | 4β1 | 2β1 OT | 7β4 | 4 | Sergei Mozyakin (43:10) | ||||
W | Lev Prague | 3β2 | 3β5 | 5β4 OT | 3 | |||||||
2014β15 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2β4 | 0β1 | 1β6 | 1 | Roman Δervenka (58:57) | |||||
W | SKA Saint Petersburg | 1β2 | 3β2 | 4 | ||||||||
2015β16 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2β3 OT | 1β0 | 2β3 OT | 4 | Chris Lee (38:57) | |||||
W | CSKA Moscow | 5β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 OT | 1β3 | 3 | ||||||
2016β17 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 4β5 | 3β1 | 3β5 | 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk (40:09) | |||||
W | SKA Saint Petersburg | 2β1 OT | 3β2 | 4 | ||||||||
2017β18 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2β3 OT | 3β1 | 4 | Rob Klinkhammer (41:06) | ||||||
W | CSKA Moscow | 1β2 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1 | |||||||
2018β19 | E | Avangard Omsk | 0β2 | 2β3 OT | 0 | Maxim Mamin (77:44) | ||||||
W | CSKA Moscow | 5β2 | 3β0 | 4 | ||||||||
2019β20 | E | β | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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W | β | |||||||||||
2020β21 | W | Avangard Omsk | 1β2 | 4β3 OT | 1β0 | 4 | Sergey Tolchinsky (19:28) | |||||
E | CSKA Moscow | 1β4 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 2 | |||||||
2021β22 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1β3 | 6β4 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3 | Alexander Popov (09:29) | ||||
W | CSKA Moscow | 0β4 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 4 | |||||||
2022β23 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 4β1 | 0β3 | 2β1 | 2β3 | 3 | Darren Dietz (31:28) | ||||
W | CSKA Moscow | 3β2 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 4 | |||||||
2023β24 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2β1 | 1β0 | 4 | Daniil Vovchenko (51:10) | ||||||
W | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0 |
Appearancesβ»
In the table, "the teams are sorted by," the number of appearances in the Gagarin Cup finals, "then by the number of wins." Italicized marks now non-existent (not playing in the KHL) teams. In the "Years of appearance" column, bold years indicate winning Gagarin Cup Finals appearances.
Apps | Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | Years of appearance (in Gagarin Cup Finals) |
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6 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
5 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023 |
5 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
3 | Avangard Omsk | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2012, 2019, 2021 |
2 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2012, 2013 |
2 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2015, 2017 |
2 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2009, 2024 |
1 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2011 |
1 | HC MVD Moscow Oblast | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2010 |
1 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2011 |
1 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2013 |
1 | Lev Prague | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (2008-03-13). "New Kontinental Hockey League takes shape, sets rules". Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "New league schedule announced". IIHF. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ news (2009-01-10). ""USSR Hockey Legends" β "KHL Friends": 5:4 (3:1, 1:2)". Retrieved 2008-02-04.
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