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Gagarin Cup
Kontinental Hockey League trophy
Kontinental Hockey League trophy
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| image | [[File:Gagarincup.gif | 160px]] |
| sport | Ice hockey | |
| competition | KHL playoffs | |
| givenfor | Playoff champion of the Kontinental Hockey League | |
| first | 2008 | |
| firstwinner | Ak Bars Kazan | |
| mostwins | Ak Bars Kazan, CSKA Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (3) | |
| mostrecent | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (1) |
The Gagarin Cup () is the trophy presented to 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 history
According to 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 results
| N/A | N/A, KHL conferences established during the second season of competition |
|---|
| Season | Teams | Game scores | Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| score | Series-winning goal scorer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | N/A | Ak Bars Kazan | 0–3 | 4–3 OT | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4 | Alexei Morozov (50:04) | |||
| N/A | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 OT | 3 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2–3 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4 | Nikita Alexeev (21:18) | ||||
| W | HC MVD | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | E | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 2–1 OT | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4 | Alexander Svitov (55:48) | ||||
| W | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | E | Avangard Omsk | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3 | Jakub Klepiš (52:03) | |||
| W | Dynamo Moscow | 0–1 | 1–2 OT | 5–2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | E | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 OT | 2 | Alexei Tsvetkov (65:57) | ||||
| W | Dynamo Moscow | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 OT | 7–4 | 4 | Sergei Mozyakin (43:10) | |||
| W | Lev Prague | 3–2 | 3–5 | 5–4 OT | 3 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1 | Roman Červenka (58:57) | ||||
| W | SKA Saint Petersburg | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2–3 OT | 1–0 | 2–3 OT | 4 | Chris Lee (38:57) | ||||
| W | CSKA Moscow | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 OT | 1–3 | 3 | |||||
| 2016–17 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 4–5 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk (40:09) | ||||
| W | SKA Saint Petersburg | 2–1 OT | 3–2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 2–3 OT | 3–1 | 4 | Rob Klinkhammer (41:06) | |||||
| W | CSKA Moscow | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | E | Avangard Omsk | 0–2 | 2–3 OT | 0 | Maxim Mamin (77:44) | |||||
| W | CSKA Moscow | 5–2 | 3–0 | 4 | |||||||
| 2019–20 | E | – | |||||||||
| W | – | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | W | Avangard Omsk | 1–2 | 4–3 OT | 1–0 | 4 | Sergey Tolchinsky (19:28) | ||||
| E | CSKA Moscow | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1–3 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3 | Alexander Popov (09:29) | |||
| W | CSKA Moscow | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | E | Ak Bars Kazan | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3 | Darren Dietz (31:28) | |||
| W | CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | E | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4 | Daniil Vovchenko (51:10) | |||||
| W | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2024–25 | E | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1 | Maxim Shalunov (68:01) | |||||
| W | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 OT | 4 |
Appearances
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.
| Team | Apps | Wins | Losses | Win % | Years of appearance (in Gagarin Cup Finals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Ak Bars Kazan | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023 |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| Avangard Omsk | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2012, 2019, 2021 |
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2009, 2024, 2025 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2012, 2013 |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2015, 2017 |
| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2013, 2025 |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2011 |
| HC MVD Moscow Oblast | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2010 |
| Atlant Moscow Oblast | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2011 |
| Lev Praha | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 |
References
References
- Seren Rosso, Alessandro. (2008-03-13). "New Kontinental Hockey League takes shape, sets rules".
- (2008-06-08). "New league schedule announced". IIHF.
- (October 2010). ""USSR Hockey Legends" – "KHL Friends": 5:4 (3:1, 1:2)".
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