2008–09 KHL season






















2008–09 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2, 2008 – April 12, 2009
Number of teams24
Regular season
Regular-season winner
Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Season MVP
Russia Danis Zaripov
Ak Bars Kazan
Top scorer
Russia Sergei Mozyakin
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP
Russia Alexei Morozov
Ak Bars Kazan
Gagarin Cup
Champions
Russia Ak Bars Kazan
  Runners-up
Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
KHL seasons

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The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009.[1] 24 teams each played 56 games.




Contents





  • 1 League business

    • 1.1 NHL player transfer

      • 1.1.1 Dispute



    • 1.2 Finances

      • 1.2.1 Ownership


      • 1.2.2 Salary cap


      • 1.2.3 Economic trouble



    • 1.3 Inaugural All-Star Game



  • 2 Regular season

    • 2.1 Death of Alexei Cherepanov


    • 2.2 League standings


    • 2.3 Divisional standing


    • 2.4 League leaders


    • 2.5 Scoring leaders



  • 3 Playoffs

    • 3.1 Playoff leaders

      • 3.1.1 Scoring leaders


      • 3.1.2 Leading goaltenders




  • 4 Awards

    • 4.1 Players of the Month


    • 4.2 KHL Awards



  • 5 References




League business



NHL player transfer


KHL teams signed several players from the NHL, including Jaromír Jágr, Alexander Radulov, Ray Emery,[2]Sergei Brylin, Ladislav Nagy, Jozef Stümpel, Marcel Hossa, Ben Clymer, Alexei Zhitnik, Bryan Berard and Chris Simon.



Dispute


A dispute between the two leagues over some of these signings was supposed to have been resolved by an agreement signed on July 10, whereby each league would honor the contracts of the other, but the signing of Alexander Radulov was made public one day after the agreement (though it was actually signed two days prior to the agreement taking effect),[3] leading to an investigation by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[4]



Finances



Ownership


On a deal dated October 30, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works bought 11.76% of the KHL.[5]



Salary cap


The league has implemented a salary cap.



Economic trouble


Metallurg Novokuznetsk has so far experienced difficulty financing its operations, largely due to the global financial crisis of 2008. Team sponsor Evraz Group is rumoured to be cutting funding. There is a possibility the team will cease operations by New Years.[6]


HC MVD has experienced delays in paying players, while Khimik Voskresensk has run itself into debt. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has been forced to cut staff expenditures by 30%. Avangard Omsk owner Roman Abramovich has promised to continue financial support so long as the team maintains good results. Other teams experiencing financial limitations are Vityaz Chekhov, Atlant Moscow Oblast, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC CSKA Moscow.


As far as the league is concerned it has devised a "crisis package" for dealing with the economic turmoil. Cuts will be made to non-salary expenditures, such as pre-game activity, training camps, and elimination of pre-season tournaments. Mid-level player salaries may also be rolled back. Divisional re-alignment will also take place for the 2009–10 season to cut down on travel costs.



Inaugural All-Star Game


The inaugural KHL All-Star Game took place on January 10, 2009. Each team consisted of ten forwards, five defensemen, and two goaltenders. The starting rosters were voted upon on the KHL.ru website and decided by December 22. The secondary lines and goaltenders were to be voted upon by the media, and announced December 26, with the following players and reserves announced by January 8. The game took place in Moscow's Red Square, with Team Jágr (International All-Stars) defeating Team Yashin (Russian All-Stars) 7–6.



Regular season



Death of Alexei Cherepanov


Main article: Alexei Cherepanov § Death

On October 13, 2008 during a match between Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov, forward Alexei Cherepanov died due to a heart condition.


On December 29, 2008, Russian investigators revealed that he suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the heart, and that he should not have been playing professional hockey. The federal Investigative Committee also announced that a chemical analysis of Cherepanov's blood and urine samples allowed experts to conclude "that for several months Alexei Cherepanov engaged in doping".[7] Official sources have stated the banned substance taken was nikethamide, a stimulant, and that it had been taken 3 hours prior to the game in which he died.[8]


Omsk club director Mikhail Denisov has since been fired,[7] whereas the league Disciplinary Committee has since removed Omsk's doctors from that role with the club, and has suspended Avangard general manager Anatoly Bardin and team president Konstantin Potapov. The KHL Disciplinary Committee met on this matter on January 5,[9] and also suspended Chekhov's team president.[10]



League standings


Final standings.[11]


Points have been awarded as follows:


  • 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")

  • 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or penalty shootout ("SOW")

  • 1 Point for a loss in a penalty shootout ("SOL") or overtime ("OTL")

  • 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")





    
Division winner
    
Qualified for playoffs



















































































































































































































































































League standings
GP
W
OTW
SOW
SOL
OTL
L
GF
GA
Pts

Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
563841328203116
129

Russia Ak Bars Kazan
5636133310189123
122

Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
5632224313175111
111

Russia CSKA Moscow
5627437411176141
106

Russia Atlant Moscow Oblast
5635342111189111
122

Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
56252112115174148
104

Russia Dynamo Moscow
5627433217184143
100

Russia SKA Saint Petersburg
5626274017143105
100

Russia Spartak Moscow
5626152121173158
93

Latvia Dinamo Riga
5624323123132156
86

Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
5624223124162162
84

Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk
5624025322142166
84

Russia Lada Togliatti
5621352322120116
84

Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
5622215224146140
79

Kazakhstan Barys Astana
5620342225174191
78

Russia Avangard Omsk
5619261424161164
78

Russia Severstal Cherepovets
5619172225142171
77

Russia HC MVD
5620241029142159
73

Russia Sibir Novosibirsk
5615152528146172
64

Russia Amur Khabarovsk
5615226130111158
60

Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk
5612325231127157
54

Belarus Dinamo Minsk
5612125234124197
49

Russia Vityaz Chekhov
566237533134225
40

Russia Khimik Voskresensk
568307236108187
39


Divisional standing















































































Bobrov Division
GP
W
OTW
SOW
SOL
OTL
L
GF
GA
Pts

Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
563841328203116
129

Russia Atlant Moscow Oblast
5635342111189111
122

Russia Spartak Moscow
5626152121173158
93

Russia Severstal Cherepovets
5619172225142171
77

Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk
5612325231127157
54

Belarus Dinamo Minsk
5612125234124197
49













































































Tarasov Division
GP
W
OTW
SOW
SOL
OTL
L
GF
GA
Pts

Russia CSKA Moscow
5627437411176141
106

Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
56252112115174148
104

Russia SKA Saint Petersburg
5626274017143105
100

Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk
5624025322142166
84

Russia HC MVD
5620241029142159
73

Russia Khimik Voskresensk
568307236108187
39













































































Kharlamov Division
GP
W
OTW
SOW
SOL
OTL
L
GF
GA
Pts

Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
5632224313175111
111

Latvia Dinamo Riga
5624323123132156
86

Russia Lada Togliatti
5621352322120116
84

Russia Avangard Omsk
5619261424161164
78

Russia Sibir Novosibirsk
5615152528146172
64

Russia Amur Khabarovsk
561522613011158
60













































































Chernyshev Division
GP
W
OTW
SOW
SOL
OTL
L
GF
GA
Pts

Russia Ak Bars Kazan
5636133310189123
122

Russia Dynamo Moscow
5627433217184143
100

Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
5624223124162162
84

Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
5622215224146140
79

Kazakhstan Barys Astana
5620342225174191
78

Russia Vityaz Chekhov
566237533134225
40


League leaders





























Goals
Czech Republic Jan Marek (Magnitogorsk)

35
Assists
Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)

42
Points
Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)

76
Shots
Canada Kevin Dallman (Astana)

218
Plus/minus
Russia Alexei Tereschenko (Ufa)

+41
Penalty minutes
Canada Chris Simon (Chekhov)

263
Wins (Goaltenders)
Russia Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl)

30
Goals against average
Russia Dmitri Yachanov (SKA)

1.47
Save percentage
Kazakhstan Vitaly Kolesnik (Atlant)

.945

Goaltenders: minimum 15 games played



Scoring leaders


GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


























































































Player
Team
GP
G
A
Pts
+/–
PIM

Russia Sergei Mozyakin
Atlant Moscow Oblast56344276+3414

Czech Republic Jan Marek
Metallurg Magnitogorsk53353772+2662

Russia Aleksey Morozov
Ak Bars Kazan49323971+2222

Russia Danis Zaripov
Ak Bars Kazan56343165+2626

Canada Kevin Dallman
Barys Astana53283058+6137

Russia Alexei Tereschenko
Salavat Yulaev Ufa55283058+4122

Czech Republic Jaromír Jágr
Avangard Omsk55252853−162

Russia Alexander Korolyuk
Atlant Moscow Oblast56213253+2132

Kazakhstan Alexander Perezhogin
Salavat Yulaev Ufa55282452+3432

Russia Konstantin Glazachev
Barys Astana56282452−730


Playoffs


Main article: 2009 Gagarin Cup Finals



The Gagarin Cup











































































































































































































































Preliminary Round
(best of 5)

Quarter-finals
(best of 5)

Semi-finals
(best of 7)

Gagarin Cup Finals
(best of 7)
            
2

Russia Ak Bars
3
15

Kazakhstan Barys Astana
0
2

Russia Ak Bars
3

16

Russia Avangard
2
1

Russia Salavat Yulaev
1
16

Russia Avangard
3
2

Russia Ak Bars
4

7

Russia Dynamo Msk
2
4

Russia CSKA
3
13

Russia Lada
2
4

Russia CSKA
0

7

Russia Dynamo Msk
3
7

Russia Dynamo Msk
3
10

Latvia Dinamo Rg
0
2

Russia Ak Bars
4

3

Russia Lokomotiv
3
3

Russia Lokomotiv
3
14

Russia Neftekhimik
1
3

Russia Lokomotiv
3

9

Russia Spartak
0
8

Russia SKA
0
9

Russia Spartak
3
3

Russia Lokomotiv
4

6

Russia Metallurg Mg
1
5

Russia Atlant
3
12

Russia Traktor
0
5

Russia Atlant
1

6

Russia Metallurg Mg
3
6

Russia Metallurg Mg
3
11

Russia Torpedo
0


Playoff leaders


Source: khl.ru[12][13]
































Goals
Finland Jukka Hentunen (Kazan)

9
Assists
Russia Alexei Morozov (Kazan)
Russia Alexei Yashin (Yaroslavl)

11
Points
Russia Alexei Morozov (Kazan)

19
Shots
Russia Danis Zaripov (Kazan)

71
Plus/minus
Russia Ilya Nikulin (Kazan)

+13
Penalty minutes
Russia Grigori Panin (Kazan)
69
Wins (Goaltenders)
Russia Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl)

13
Goals against average
Kazakhstan Vitali Yeremeyev (Dynamo M)

1.63
Save percentage
Russia Alexander Pimankin (Nizhny Novgorod)

94.4
Shutouts
Russia Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl)

5

Goaltenders: minimum 5 games played



Scoring leaders


Source: khl.ru[14]


GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


















































Player
Team
GP
G
A
Pts
+/–
PIM

Russia Alexei Morozov

Ak Bars Kazan
2181119+812

Russia Alexei Yashin

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
1971118+310

Sweden Tony Mårtensson

Ak Bars Kazan
217916+102

Sweden Mattias Weinhandl

Dynamo Moscow
1261016+84

Russia Danis Zaripov

Ak Bars Kazan
2161016+98


Leading goaltenders


Source: khl.ru[15]


GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average






























































Player
Team
GP
Min
W
L
GA
SO
SV%
GAA

Kazakhstan Vitali Yeremeyev
Dynamo Moscow12700:0184191.927
1.63

Russia Stanislav Galimov
Ak Bars Kazan7396:0532111.926
1.67

Finland Jussi Markkanen
CSKA Moscow7379:1633112.934
1.74

Russia Georgi Gelashvili
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl191,129:56136335.933
1.75

Canada Ray Emery
Atlant Moscow Oblast7418:5643131.941
1.86


Awards



Players of the Month


Best KHL players of each month.[16]










































Month
Goaltender
Defense
Forward
Rookie
September
Russia Alexander Eremenko (Ufa)

Sweden Magnus Johansson (Atlant)

Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)

Russia Maxim Kitsyn (Novokuznetsk)
October
Kazakhstan Vitaly Kolesnik (Atlant)

Russia Ilya Nikulin (Kazan)

Czech Republic Jan Marek (Magnitogorsk)

Russia Andrei Kolesnikov (Chekhov)
November
United States Robert Esche (St. Petersburg)

Russia Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA)

Russia Alexei Tereshchenko (Ufa)

Russia Stanislav Galimov (Kazan)
December
Czech Republic Martin Prusek (Riga)

Czech Republic Karel Rachůnek (Dynamo M)

Russia Danis Zaripov (Kazan)

Russia Alexandr Vasiliev (Chekhov)
January
Kazakhstan Vitaliy Yeremeyev (Dynamo M)

Russia Vitali Proshkin (Ufa)

Russia Alexander Korolyuk (Atlant)

Russia Alexandr Vasiliev (Chekhov)
February
Germany Dimitrij Kotschnew (Spartak)

Slovakia Peter Podhradský (Torpedo)

Russia Danis Zaripov (Kazan)

Russia Stepan Zakharchuk (Togliatti)
March
Russia Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl)

Russia Ilya Nikulin (Kazan)

Sweden Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo M)


KHL Awards


On 15 May 2009, the KHL held their first award ceremony. A total of 23 different awards were handed out to teams, players, officials and media.[17] The most important trophies are listed in the table below.









Golden Hockey Stick Trophy (regular-season MVP)
Russia Danis Zaripov (Kazan)

Play-off Master Award (play-off MVP)
Russia Alexei Morozov (Kazan)

Alexei Cherepanov Award (best rookie)
Russia Ilya Proskuryakov (Magnitogorsk)


References




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  10. ^ "Officials suspended". The Sports Network. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 16 January 2009.


  11. ^ "KHL Official Statistics for season 2008/2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


  12. ^ "KHL Playoff Statistics: Skaters". KHL.ru. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


  13. ^ "KHL Playoff Statistics: Goalies". KHL.ru. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


  14. ^ "Player Stats: 2008–2009 Playoffs: All Skaters – Total Points". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


  15. ^ "Player Stats: 2009–2010 Playoff: Goalie – Goals Against Average". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


  16. ^ KHL Best players (in Russian)


  17. ^ Kontinental Hockey League Awarded Laureates Of 2008/2009 Season khl.ru, 2009-05-15. Accessed 2009-06-20. Archived 2009-06-22.











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