2009–10 KHL season

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2009–10 KHL season
League Kontinental Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 10 September 2009 – 27 April 2010
Number of teams 24
Regular season
Continental Cup winner Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Top scorer Sergei Mozyakin
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Playoffs
Western champions HC MVD
  Western runners-up Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern champions Ak Bars Kazan
  Eastern runners-up Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Gagarin Cup
Finals champions Ak Bars Kazan
  Runners-up HC MVD
Gagarin Cup MVP Ilya Nikulin
KHL seasons

The 2009–10 KHL season was the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 10 September 2009 to 27 April 2010, with a break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March.[1] Ak Bars Kazan defended their title by defeating Western conference winners HC MVD in a seven-game play-off final.

League changes

On 16 June 2009, the KHL Board of Directors approved several changes to the league for the 2009–10 season.[2]

Team changes

The league admitted a new team, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Khimik Voskresensk did not play in the 2009–10 season due to financial problems, but they retained KHL membership and may return at a later date, meanwhile playing in the Russian Major League. Overall, the number of teams playing in 2009–10 remained at 24.

Division realignment

Teams were geographically aligned to aid travel conditions. The league were divided into a Western and an Eastern conference, each containing two divisions of six teams. Each team played the other teams in the same division 4 times (for a total of 20 games) and each team in the other divisions 2 times (for a total of 36 games). The regular season thus consisted of 56 games for every team.

Play-off structure

The top eight teams from each conference qualified for the play-offs. Division winners were awarded the top two seeds. In each conference quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played and the conference winners play for the Gagarin Cup. Conference quarterfinals were best-of-five series, the remaining rounds best-of-seven series. Overtime periods last 20 minutes or until the sudden death goal.

Salary cap

The aggregate income of all players of a team was limited to 620 million rubles (~$20 million USD). Minimum aggregate salary for the players was 200 million rubles (~$6.5 million USD). Each teams was allowed one "franchise player" exception, who did not count towards the cap.

Rosters

25 players are allowed to be in the major team roster and 25 in the junior team roster of every club. The number of foreign players is restricted to 5, at most one of them as goaltender.

Junior league

The league implemented a more advanced and organized junior hockey sub-league to focus on development. It features players from 17 to 21 years of age.

Entry draft

On 1 June 2009, the inaugural entry draft for the KHL was held. Each team's hockey school was able to protect 25 players from the 17-21 agegroup prior to the draft.

Goal crease

Goal crease was shrunk to the NHL dimensions.[3]

Regular season

The regular season started on 10 September 2009 with the "Opening Cup" and ended on 7 March 2010. A few small breaks for the national team and the All-Star game as well as a large break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March were scheduled.[1] Each team played a total of 56 games (4 times against the division opponents and 2 times against all other teams). The winner of the regular season was awarded the Continental Cup.[2]

Notable events

Opening Cup

The first game of each KHL season is the "Opening Cup" played between the two finalists of the last season. In 2009, the game was played at the TatNeft Arena in Kazan and won by last year's champion Ak Bars Kazan, beating runner-up Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3–2 in overtime. The two teams were wearing special uniforms with an Opening Cup logo.[4]

Fetisov comeback

On 11 December 2009, Russian hockey legend Viacheslav Fetisov gave a one-game comeback in professional hockey at the age of 51. In this game for CSKA Moscow he played for 8 minutes without a shot on the goal, but it created a very large media interest, not only for himself but also for CSKA Moscow and the KHL.[5]

Mass brawl in Chekhov

On 9 January 2010, in the game between Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk, a bench-clearing brawl broke out in the 4th minute of the first period, and a bench- and penalty-box clearing brawl broke out 39 seconds later, forcing the officials to abandon the game, since only four players were left to play. 33 players and both team's coaches were ejected, and a world record total of 707 penalty minutes were incurred.[6] The KHL imposed fines totaling 5.7 million rubles ($191,000), suspended seven players, and counted the game as a 5–0 defeat for both teams, with no points being awarded.[7]

All-Star Game

The 2nd KHL All-star game was played on 30 January 2010 in the new Minsk-Arena in Minsk, Belarus. As in the previous year, Team Jágr won against Team Yashin, this time with a score of 11–8.[8]

Continental Cup

The first Continental Cup in the KHL history was won by Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 5 March 2010, after the club became unreachable by other clubs in the KHL standings one game before the end of the regular season, and extended their remarkable regular season winning streak to three.[9]

League standings

Source: khl.ru[10]

Points are 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

Conference standings

The conference standings will determine the seedings for the play-offs. The first two places in each conference are reserved for the division leaders.

Western Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
SKA Saint Petersburg 56 36 1 3 3 3 10 192 118 122
HC MVD 56 30 1 0 6 4 15 160 135 102
Dynamo Moscow 56 28 2 3 4 3 16 166 151 101
Atlant Moscow Oblast 56 24 4 9 1 2 16 173 137 101
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 56 26 3 2 4 4 17 163 132 96
Spartak Moscow 56 24 4 4 4 0 20 178 168 92
CSKA Moscow 56 22 3 5 4 1 21 148 135 87
Dinamo Riga 56 23 1 3 4 3 22 174 175 84
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 56 22 1 1 1 4 27 154 163 75
Severstal Cherepovets 56 16 2 7 6 2 23 151 162 74
Dinamo Minsk 56 17 1 5 2 0 31 139 164 65
Vityaz Chekhov 56 13 3 2 2 3 331 1421 2161 541
Eastern Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 37 4 3 3 1 8 215 116 129
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 56 34 2 4 1 0 15 167 111 115
Ak Bars Kazan 56 25 4 4 3 2 18 159 128 96
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 56 27 3 1 4 0 21 176 166 93
Avangard Omsk 56 24 2 2 6 4 181 1521 1281 901
Barys Astana 56 20 5 1 6 1 23 169 173 79
Traktor Chelyabinsk 56 18 0 3 2 2 31 137 192 64
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 56 14 2 6 2 4 28 127 159 64
Sibir Novosibirsk 56 15 2 5 3 1 30 147 190 63
Amur Khabarovsk 56 12 3 6 4 2 29 129 187 60
Lada Togliatti 56 14 0 2 6 3 31 115 173 55
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 56 13 1 2 2 5 33 105 159 52

1 The KHL decided that as a result of the game between Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk on 9 January 2010 being abandoned due to a mass brawl which left neither team having the required number of players to continue, the game would count as a 5-0 defeat for both teams with no points being awarded.[7]

Divisional standings

Western Conference

Bobrov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
SKA Saint Petersburg 56 36 1 3 3 3 10 192 118 122
Dynamo Moscow 56 28 2 3 4 3 16 166 151 101
HC Spartak Moscow 56 24 4 4 4 0 20 178 168 92
CSKA Moscow 56 22 3 5 4 1 21 148 135 87
Dinamo Riga 56 23 1 3 4 3 22 174 175 84
Dinamo Minsk 56 17 1 5 2 0 31 139 164 65
Tarasov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
HC MVD 56 30 1 0 6 4 15 160 135 102
Atlant Moscow Oblast 56 24 4 9 1 2 16 173 137 101
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 56 26 3 2 4 4 17 163 132 96
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 56 22 1 1 1 4 27 154 163 75
Severstal Cherepovets 56 16 2 7 6 2 23 151 162 74
Vityaz Chekhov 56 13 3 2 2 3 33 142 216 54

Eastern Conference

Kharlamov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 56 34 2 4 1 0 15 167 111 115
Ak Bars Kazan 56 25 4 4 3 2 18 159 128 96
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 56 27 3 1 4 0 21 176 166 93
Traktor Chelyabinsk 56 18 0 3 2 2 31 137 192 64
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 56 14 2 6 2 4 28 127 159 64
Lada Togliatti 56 14 0 2 6 3 31 115 173 55
Chernyshev Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 37 4 3 3 1 8 215 116 129
Avangard Omsk 56 24 2 2 6 4 18 152 128 90
Barys Astana 56 20 5 1 6 1 23 169 173 79
Sibir Novosibirsk 56 15 2 5 3 1 30 147 190 63
Amur Khabarovsk 56 12 3 6 4 2 29 129 187 60
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 56 13 1 2 2 5 33 105 159 52

Playoffs

The eight best teams of each conference qualified for the playoffs. The first three rounds are played within the conferences, then the two winners will play in the Gagarin Cup final. The playoffs started on 10 March 2010 and ended on 27 April with the seventh game of the Gagarin Cup final.[1] Remarkably, each of all the fifteen play-off series was won by the team which won the first game in the series.

  Conference Quarter-Finals
(best-of-5) 		Conference Semi-Finals
(best-of-7) 		Conference Finals
(best-of-7) 		Gagarin Cup Finals
(best-of-7)
                                     
E1  Salavat Yulaev 3  
E8  Avtomobilist 1  
  1  Salavat Yulaev 4  
  4  Neftekhimik 2  
E2  Metallurg Mg 3
E7  Traktor 1  
  1  Salavat Yulaev 2  
  3  Ak Bars 4  
E3  Ak Bars 3  
E6  Barys 0  
  2  Metallurg Mg 2
  3  Ak Bars 4  
E4  Neftekhimik 3
E5  Avangard 0  
  E  Ak Bars 4
  W  HC MVD 3
W1  SKA 1  
W8  Dinamo Riga 3  
  2  HC MVD 4
  8  Dinamo Riga 1  
W2  HC MVD 3
W7  CSKA 0  
  2  HC MVD 4
  5  Lokomotiv 3  
W3  Dynamo Moscow 1  
W6  Spartak 3  
  5  Lokomotiv 4
  6  Spartak 2  
W4  Atlant 1
W5  Lokomotiv 3  

Final standings

Bold indicates playoff teams.

Rank Team
1 Ak Bars Kazan
2 HC MVD
3 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
4 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
5 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
6 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
7 Spartak Moscow
8 Dinamo Riga
9 SKA Saint Petersburg
10 Dynamo Moscow
11 Atlant Mytishchi
12 Avangard Omsk
13 CSKA Moscow
14 Barys Astana
15 Traktor Chelyabinsk
16 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
17 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
18 Severstal Cherepovets
19 Dinamo Minsk
20 Sibir Novosibirsk
21 Amur Khabarovsk
22 Lada Togliatti
23 Vityaz Chekhov
24 Metallurg Novokuznetsk

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "KHL President Approves The Rules And The Calendar Of KHL Championship in 2009/2010 Season". KHL.ru. 1 July 2009. http://en.khl.ru/news/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13691. Retrieved 1 December 2009. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "KHL Board Of Directors Approved Championship Structure". KHL.ru. 16 June 2009. http://en.khl.ru/news/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13683. Retrieved 1 December 2009. 
  3. ↑ Goal crease diagram
  4. ↑ "Eight Days Left Before The Opening Cup Game". KHL.ru. 2 September 2009. http://en.khl.ru/news/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13771. Retrieved 1 December 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Fetisov’s Day". KHL.ru. 11 December 2009. http://en.khl.ru/news/2009/12/11/23753.html. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
  6. ↑ "This is hockey?". KHL.ru. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/1/9/23770.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Both teams lose". KHL.ru. 10 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/1/10/23771.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  8. ↑ "No revenge for Yashin". KHL.ru. 30 January 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/1/30/23794.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Ufa’s first trophy". khl.ru. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/3/5/23808.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
  10. ↑ "KHL Regular season standings". KHL.ru. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. http://en.khl.ru/statistics/167/. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
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