2010–11 KHL season

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2010–11 KHL season
League Kontinental Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 8 September 2010 – 16 April 2011
Number of teams 23
Regular season
Continental Cup winner Avangard Omsk
Season MVP Alexander Radulov
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Top scorer Alexander Radulov
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Playoffs
Western champions Atlant Moscow Oblast
  Western runners-up Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern champions Salavat Yulaev Ufa
  Eastern runners-up Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Gagarin Cup
Finals champions Salavat Yulaev Ufa
  Runners-up Atlant Moscow Oblast
Gagarin Cup MVP Konstantin Barulin
Atlant Moscow Oblast
KHL seasons

The 2010–11 KHL season was the third season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 8 September 2010 and ended on 16 April 2011.

The season started with the Opening Cup game between the last season's finalists, Ak Bars Kazan and UHC Dynamo, the new team that was created by merging last season's Western conference winner HC MVD with Dynamo Moscow.

Salavat Yulaev Ufa won the Gagarin Cup and the Russian Championship after beating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4–1 in the play-off final series.

League changes

Team changes

Folding of Lada Togliatti

Lada Togliatti dropped out of the league and joined the Russian Major League instead, after failing to meet the league's financial requirements.

Merger of HC MVD and Dynamo Moscow

On 30 April 2010, it was announced that HC MVD would merge with Dynamo Moscow to form UHC Dynamo, which for the time being will play the majority of their games at Megasport Arena in Moscow, while also attempting to play some games in Balashikha. The current plan is to have a new, large and modernized arena constructed in Balashikha by 2012.

Expansion teams

By the deadline of 1 April 2010, six new teams from four different countries applied for KHL membership for this season: HC Yugra, Krylya Sovetov Moscow and Gazovik Tyumen from Russia; HC Budivelnyk from Kiev, Ukraine; HC Lev from Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; and Vėtra Vilnius from Lithuania.[1] Of these teams, Budivelnyk and Yugra were initially accepted into the KHL,[2] 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.[3] On 16 July 2010, HC Lev, which in the meantime has been moved to Poprad in Slovakia, was accepted into the KHL,[4] but after the Slovak Hockey Federation's delay to give permit to the team, the KHL excluded Lev from the 2010–11 season.[5]

Other changes

Play-off format

Unlike in the previous seasons, all play-off series were played in a best-of-seven format.[6]

Vuvuzelas ban

The KHL administration has explicitly banned the sale and use of vuvuzelas, infamous since the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in ice hockey arenas.[7]

Regular season

The regular season started on 8 September 2010 with the Opening Cup and ended on 20 February 2011. There were short breaks in November, December and February for international matches and for the all-star game.[6] Each team played 54 games during the regular season.

Notable events

Opening Cup

The first game of the season is traditionally the "Opening Cup" and is played between the two Gagarin Cup finalists from the previous season. Because previous season's runner-up HC MVD merged with Dynamo Moscow, the Opening Cup was played between defending champion Ak Bars Kazan and the newly formed UHC Dynamo. The game took place on 8 September 2010 at the TatNeft Arena in Kazan where UHC Dynamo beat Ak Bars Kazan 3-1.

KHL versus NHL exhibition games

Main article: List of KHL vs NHL games

The Carolina Hurricanes played SKA Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Russia on October 4 (SKA won 5–3), and the Phoenix Coyotes played Dinamo Riga at Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia on October 6 (Riga lost 1–3).[8]

Game in Switzerland

On 23 December 2010, before the Spengler Cup started, the two participants from the KHL, SKA Saint Petersburg and Spartak Moscow, played an official regular-season game in the Vaillant Arena in Davos, Switzerland. It was the first KHL game played in central Europe.

All-Star Game

The All-Star weekend took place on 5 and 6 February 2011 in Saint Petersburg.[6]

League standings

Source: KHL.ru[9]

Points were 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 determined the seedings for the play-offs. The first two places in each conference were reserved for the division winners.

Western Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 54 33 1 1 4 1 14 203 143 108
UHC Dynamo 54 28 1 1 4 4 16 149 131 96
SKA Saint Petersburg 54 23 3 6 5 4 13 171 144 96
Atlant Moscow Oblast 54 21 4 7 4 2 16 138 115 91
Severstal Cherepovets 54 25 2 3 0 4 20 145 142 89
Spartak Moscow 54 24 1 1 3 3 22 129 142 82
Dinamo Riga 54 20 2 5 5 2 20 160 149 81
Dinamo Minsk 54 17 3 5 5 2 22 150 155 74
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 54 18 5 3 1 2 25 144 151 73
CSKA Moscow 54 13 0 7 4 2 28 136 169 59
Vityaz Chekhov 54 13 1 3 3 2 32 119 178 52

Source: khl.ru[10]

Eastern Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Avangard Omsk 54 31 9 2 2 1 9 176 120 118
Ak Bars Kazan 54 29 2 3 5 3 12 181 133 105
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 54 29 5 4 4 0 12 210 144 109
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 54 27 1 5 3 4 14 167 141 100
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 54 22 0 6 6 3 17 145 151 87
HC Sibir Novosibirsk 54 22 2 4 1 4 21 133 131 83
Barys Astana 54 20 2 2 6 3 21 155 152 77
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 54 22 1 2 1 2 26 159 162 75
Traktor Chelyabinsk 54 14 6 2 5 1 26 142 166 64
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 54 10 6 4 2 1 31 134 184 53
Amur Khabarovsk 54 13 1 1 3 4 32 112 173 50
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 54 8 1 3 4 5 33 105 186 41

Source: khl.ru[11]

Divisional standings

Western Conference

Bobrov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
UHC Dynamo 54 28 1 1 4 4 16 149 131 96
SKA Saint Petersburg 54 23 3 6 5 4 13 171 144 96
Spartak Moscow 54 24 1 1 3 3 22 129 142 82
Dinamo Riga 54 20 2 5 5 2 20 160 149 81
CSKA Moscow 54 13 0 7 4 2 28 136 169 59
Tarasov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 54 33 1 1 4 1 14 203 143 108
Atlant Moscow Oblast 54 21 4 7 4 2 16 138 115 91
Severstal Cherepovets 54 25 2 3 0 4 20 145 142 89
Dinamo Minsk 54 17 3 5 5 2 22 150 155 74
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 54 18 5 3 1 2 25 144 151 73
Vityaz Chekhov 54 13 1 3 3 2 32 119 178 52

Eastern Conference

Kharlamov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Ak Bars Kazan 54 29 2 3 5 3 12 181 133 105
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 54 27 1 5 3 4 14 167 141 100
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 54 22 0 6 6 3 17 145 151 87
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 54 22 1 2 1 2 26 159 162 75
Traktor Chelyabinsk 54 14 6 2 5 1 26 142 166 64
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 54 10 6 4 2 1 31 134 184 53
Chernyshev Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Avangard Omsk 54 31 9 2 2 1 9 176 120 118
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 54 29 5 4 4 0 12 210 144 109
Sibir Novosibirsk 54 22 2 4 1 4 21 133 131 83
Barys Astana 54 20 2 2 6 3 21 155 152 77
Amur Khabarovsk 54 13 1 1 3 4 32 112 173 50
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 54 8 1 3 4 5 33 105 186 41

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 23 February 2011. The fifth and final game of the final series for the Gagarin Cup was played on 16 April 2011.[6]

  Conference Quarter-Finals
 Conference Semi-Finals
 Conference Finals
 Gagarin Cup Finals
                                     
1  Avangard 4     2  Ak Bars 1  
8  Neftekhimik 3     3  Salavat Yulaev 4  


2  Ak Bars 4 Eastern Conference
7  Barys 0  
    3  Salavat Yulaev 4  
  4  Metallurg Mg 3  
3  Salavat Yulaev 4  
6  Sibir 0  
4  Metallurg Mg 4   1  Avangard 3
5  Yugra 2     4  Metallurg Mg 4  


  3  Salavat Yulaev 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  4  Atlant 1
1  Lokomotiv 4     1  Lokomotiv 4
8  Dinamo Minsk 3     7  Dinamo Riga 1  
2  UHC Dynamo 2
7  Dinamo Riga 4  
  1  Lokomotiv 2
  4  Atlant 4  
3  SKA 4  
6  Spartak 0   Western Conference
4  Atlant 4   3  SKA 3
5  Severstal 2     4  Atlant 4  

Final standings

Bold indicates playoff team.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Завершен прием заявок от клубов, желающих вступить в КХЛ". khl.ru. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/4/1/27043.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
  2. ↑ "Medvedev: "Budivelnik" will play in the KHL "". http://budivelnik.org/news.php?id=100. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Budivelnik will not play in KHL". Kontinental Hockey League. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/6/26/23872.html. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  4. ↑ "HC Lev to join KHL". Kontinental Hockey League. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/7/19/23874.html. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  5. ↑ (in Russian). khl.ru. 2010-07-28. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/28/27728.html. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/21/27709.html. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 
  7. ↑ (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/23/27717.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  8. ↑ "Exhibition game KHL – NHL". Kontinental Hockey League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. http://www.khlnhl.ru/en/. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  9. ↑ "KHL Regular season standings". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/statistics/167/. 
  10. ↑ "Western Conference". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference185/. 
  11. ↑ "Eastern Conference". KHL.ru. http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference185/. 
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