Continental Cup (KHL)

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Established 2010
Current holder(s) HC Dynamo Moscow
Awarded to the Team finished 1st in the KHL standings after the regular season

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The Continental Cup[1][2] (Russian: Кубок Континента, Kubok Kontinenta), also known as the Kontinental Cup,[3] is the trophy presented to the winner of the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League, i.e. the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. It was introduced during the second season of the competition. Earlier, the winner of the first season simply named the regular season winner. The name of the trophy was voted on by visitors of the KHL website. Other candidates for the name of the trophy included Leader Cup, Suvorov Cup, Peoples' Friendship Cup and «Our Game» Cup. More than 24,000 people voted. Continental Cup received 58.57% of the votes (14 118 votes).[4] During the history of KHL, the winner of Continental Cup had never won Gagarin Cup in the same season before 2018–19, when CSKA Moscow became the first team to win both trophies.

Cup winners

Key to colors
W Western Conference member
E Eastern Conference member
Season Team Games Points Playoff result
2009–10 E Flag of Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 129 Lost in Conference Finals (AKB)
2010–11 E Flag of Russia Avangard Omsk 54 118 Lost in Conference Semi-Finals (MMG)
2011–12 E Flag of Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk 54 114 Lost in Conference Finals (AVG)
2012–13 W Flag of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 52 115 Lost in Conference Finals (DYN)
2013–14 W Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow 54 115 Conference Quarter-Finals (LOK)
2014–15 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 60 139 Lost in Conference Finals (SKA)
2015–16 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 60 127 Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals (MMG)
2016–17 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 60 137 Lost in Conference Semi-Finals (LOK)
2017–18 W Flag of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 56 138 Lost in Conference Finals (CSK)
2018–19 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 62 106 Won Gagarin Cup (AVG)
2019–20 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 62 94 playoffs not completed
2020–21 W Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 60 91 Lost in Gagarin Cup Finals (AVG)
2021–22 - No winner 56 - -
2022–23 W Flag of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 68 105 Lost in Conference Finals (CSK)
2023–24 W Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow 68 98 Lost in Quarter Finals (TRK)

Notes: The 2021–22 regular season was ended prematurely at the Olympic break due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, teams finished with an uneven total of games played, and the final standings were instead determined by points percentage. At the time of the suspension, Metallurg Magnitogorsk led the league with 71 points in 48 games. The original season schedule called for 56 games per team; however, COVID-19-related postponements and the aforementioned premature conclusion of the season resulted in teams finishing with as few as 45 or as many as 50 games played.

See also

  • Gagarin Cup, awarded to the winner of the KHL play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Ufa’s first trophy". khl.ru. http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/3/5/23808.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Новые трофеи Лиги". khl.ru. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/3/4/26511.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Kontinental champion!". Kontinental Hockey League. 26 February 2012. http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/2/26/24488.html. Retrieved 1 March 2012. 
  4. ↑ ""Кубок Континента" – награда победителю регулярного чемпионата". khl.ru. http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/2/3/26271.html. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
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