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2009–10 KHL season
League Kontinental Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 10, 2009 – April 27, 2010
Number of teams 24
Regular season
Continental Cup winner Flag of Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Top scorer Flag of Russia Sergey Mozyakin
Playoffs
Western champions HC MVD
  Western runners-up Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern champions Ak Bars Kazan
  Eastern runners-up Salavat Yulayev Ufa
Gagarin Cup
KHL seasons

The 2009-10 KHL season is the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League.

League changes[]

On 16 June 2009, the KHL Board of Directors approved several changes to the league for the 2009–10 season.[1]

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 ($20.77 million). Minimum aggregate salary for the players was 200 million rubles ($6.7 million). 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.[2]


Regular season[]

Game results[]

Final standings[]

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.

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Western Conference standings
Western Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 56 36 1 3 3 3 10 192 118 122
Flag of Russia HC MVD 56 30 1 0 6 4 15 160 135 102
Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow 56 28 2 3 4 3 16 166 151 101
Flag of Russia Atlant Moscow Oblast 56 24 4 9 1 2 16 173 137 101
Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 56 26 3 2 4 4 17 163 132 96
Flag of Russia HC Spartak Moscow 56 24 4 4 4 0 20 178 168 92
Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 56 22 3 5 4 1 21 148 135 87
Flag of Latvia Dinamo Riga 56 23 1 3 4 3 22 174 175 84
Flag of Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 56 22 1 1 1 4 27 154 163 75
Flag of Russia Severstal Cherepovets 56 16 2 7 6 2 23 151 162 74
Flag of Belarus Dynamo Minsk 56 17 1 5 2 0 31 139 164 65
Flag of Russia Vityaz Chekhov 56 13 3 2 2 3 331 1421 2161 541


Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Eastern Conference standings
Eastern Conference GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 37 4 3 3 1 8 215 116 129
Flag of Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk 56 34 2 4 1 0 15 167 111 115
Flag of Russia Ak Bars Kazan 56 25 4 4 3 2 18 159 128 96
Flag of Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 56 27 3 1 4 0 21 176 166 93
Flag of Russia Avangard Omsk 56 24 2 2 6 4 181 1521 1281 901
Flag of Kazakhstan Barys Astana 56 20 5 1 6 1 23 169 173 79
Flag of Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk 56 18 0 3 2 2 31 137 192 64
Flag of Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 56 14 2 6 2 4 28 127 159 64
Flag of Russia Sibir Novosibirsk 56 15 2 5 3 1 30 147 190 63
Flag of Russia Amur Khabarovsk 56 12 3 6 4 2 29 129 187 60
Flag of Russia Lada Togliatti 56 14 0 2 6 3 31 115 173 55
Flag of Russia 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.

Divisional standings[]

Western Conference

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Bobrov Division standings
Bobrov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 56 36 1 3 3 3 10 192 118 122
Flag of Russia Dynamo Moscow 56 28 2 3 4 3 16 166 151 101
Flag of Russia HC Spartak Moscow 56 24 4 4 4 0 20 178 168 92
Flag of Russia CSKA Moscow 56 22 3 5 4 1 21 148 135 87
Flag of Latvia Dinamo Riga 56 23 1 3 4 3 22 174 175 84
Flag of Belarus Dynamo Minsk 56 17 1 5 2 0 31 139 164 65


Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Tarasov Division standings
Tarasov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia HC MVD 56 30 1 0 6 4 15 160 135 102
Flag of Russia Atlant Moscow Oblast 56 24 4 9 1 2 16 173 137 101
Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 56 26 3 2 4 4 17 163 132 96
Flag of Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 56 22 1 1 1 4 27 154 163 75
Flag of Russia Severstal Cherepovets 56 16 2 7 6 2 23 151 162 74
Flag of Russia Vityaz Chekhov 56 13 3 2 2 3 33 142 216 54

Eastern Conference

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Chernyshev Division standings
Chernyshev Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 37 4 3 3 1 8 215 116 129
Flag of Russia Avangard Omsk 56 24 2 2 6 4 18 152 128 90
Flag of Kazakhstan Barys Astana 56 20 5 1 6 1 23 169 173 79
Flag of Russia Sibir Novosibirsk 56 15 2 5 3 1 30 147 190 63
Flag of Russia Amur Khabarovsk 56 12 3 6 4 2 29 129 187 60
Flag of Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk 56 13 1 2 2 5 33 105 159 52


Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Kharlamov Division standings
Kharlamov Division GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
Flag of Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk 56 34 2 4 1 0 15 167 111 115
Flag of Russia Ak Bars Kazan 56 25 4 4 3 2 18 159 128 96
Flag of Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 56 27 3 1 4 0 21 176 166 93
Flag of Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk 56 18 0 3 2 2 31 137 192 64
Flag of Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 56 14 2 6 2 4 28 127 159 64
Flag of Russia Lada Togliatti 56 14 0 2 6 3 31 115 173 55

League leaders[]

Scoring leaders[]

GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 KHL scoring leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts
Flag of Russia Mozyakin, SergeiSergei Mozyakin Atlant Moscow Oblast 56 27 39 66
Flag of Russia Sushinski, MaximMaxim Sushinski SKA Saint Petersburg 56 27 38 65
Flag of Russia Yashin, AlexeiAlexei Yashin SKA Saint Petersburg 56 18 46 64
Flag of Russia Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov Salavat Yulaev Ufa 54 24 39 63
Flag of Sweden Weinhandl, MattiasMattias Weinhandl Dynamo Moscow 56 26 34 60
Flag of Norway Thoresen, PatrickPatrick Thoresen Salavat Yulaev Ufa 56 24 33 57
Flag of Slovakia Hossa, MarcelMarcel Hossa Dinamo Riga 56 35 19 54
Flag of the Czech Republic Hudler, JiriJiri Hudler Dynamo Moscow 54 19 35 54
Flag of Slovakia Radivojevič, BrankoBranko Radivojevič Spartak Moscow 56 18 36 54
Flag of Russia Zinovjev, SergeiSergei Zinovjev Salavat Yulaev Ufa 47 17 36 53

Other leaders[]

Source: khl.ru[3][4]

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 League leaders
Goals Flag of Slovakia Marcel Hossa (Riga) 35
Assists Flag of Russia Alexei Yashin (SKA) 46
Points Flag of Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)
66
Shots Flag of Slovakia Marcel Hossa (Riga) 216
Plus/minus Flag of Norway Patrick Thoresen (Ufa) +45
Penalty minutes Flag of Canada Darcy Verot (Chekhov) 374
Wins (Goaltenders) Flag of the United States Robert Esche (SKA) 29
Goals against average Flag of Finland Petri Vehanen (Kazan) 1.73
Save percentage Flag of Finland Petri Vehanen (Kazan) 93.5
Shutouts Flag of Russia Vasily Koshechkin (Magnitogorsk) 8

Goaltenders: minimum 20 games played

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 and are scheduled to end on 27 April.

  Conference quarterfinals
(best-of-5)
Conference semifinals
(best-of-7)
Conference finals
(best-of-7)
Gagarin Cup Finals
(best-of-7)
                                     
1  Salavat Yulaev 3  
8  Avtomobilist 1  
  1  Salavat Yulaev 4  
  4  Neftekhimik 2  
2  Metallurg Mg 3
7  Traktor 1  
  1  Salavat Yulaev 2  
Eastern Conference
  3  Ak Bars 4  
3  Ak Bars 3  
6  Barys 0  
  2  Metallurg Mg 2
  3  Ak Bars 4  
4  Neftekhimik 3
5  Avangard 0  
  E  Ak Bars 4
  W  HC MVD 3
1  SKA 1  
8  Dinamo Riga 3  
  2  HC MVD 4
  8  Dinamo Riga 1  
2  HC MVD 3
7  CSKA 0  
  2  HC MVD 4
Western Conference
  5  Lokomotiv 3  
3  Dynamo Moscow 1  
6  Spartak 3  
  5  Lokomotiv 4
  6  Spartak 2  
4  Atlant 1
5  Lokomotiv 3  

Game results[]

League leaders[]

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 KHL Monthly Awards
Month Goaltender Defense Forward Rookie
September[5] Flag of Russia Ilya Proskuryakov (Magnitogorsk) Flag of Russia Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA) Flag of Russia Kirill Knyazev (Spartak) Flag of Russia Sergei Belokon (Vityaz)
October[6] Flag of Finland Karri Rämö (Omsk) Flag of Russia Dmitri Kalinin (Ufa) Flag of Sweden Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo M) Flag of Sweden Linus Omark (Dynamo M)
November[7] Flag of Russia Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl) Flag of Russia Sergei Zubov (SKA) Flag of Russia Maxim Sushinsky (SKA) Flag of Russia Nikita Filatov (CSKA)
December[8] Flag of Kazakhstan Vitaliy Yeremeyev (Dynamo M) Flag of Russia Dmitri Bykov (Atlant) Flag of Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant) Flag of Russia Nikolai Belov (Neftekhimik)
January[9] Flag of the United States Robert Esche (SKA) Flag of Russia Sergei Zubov (SKA) Flag of Canada Jeff Platt (Minsk) Flag of Russia Alexander Komaristy (Chekhov)
February Olympic break
March[10] Flag of Russia Ivan Kasutin (Neftekhimik) Flag of Russia Alexander Guskov (Yaroslavl) Flag of Russia Alexander Radulov (Ufa) Flag of Russia Konstantin Plaksin (Traktor)

Transactions[]

Kontinental Hockey League
2009-10 Transactions
Date Player From To Type of move
Flag of Russia Aleksei Anisimov Amur Tigers Khabarovsk Dizel Penza Free agent
Flag of Belarus Oleg Antonenko HC MVD Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg Free agent; 1 year contract
Flag of Russia Roman Berdnikov Avangard Omsk Owen Sound Attack Junior
Flag of Russia Aleksandr Boikov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC MVD Free agent; 1 year contract
Flag of Russia Evgeni Dadonov Traktor Chelyabinsk Florida Panthers
Flag of Russia Yuri Dobryskhin Atlant Mytischi HC MVD
Flag of Russia Aleksei Egorov Khimik Voskresensk Atlant Mytischi
Flag of Russia Vadim Epanchintsev CSKA Moscow Dynamo Moscow
Flag of Russia Evgeny Fedorov Metallurg Magnitogorsk HC MVD Free agent; 1 year contract
Flag of Russia Sergei Fedorov Washington Capitals Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Flag of Switzerland Martin Gerber Ottawa Senators Atlant Mytischi
Flag of Russia Aleksandr Golts Vityaz Chekhov Gazovik Tyumen
Flag of the Czech Republic Jiri Hudler Detroit Red Wings Dynamo Moscow
Flag of Russia Kirill Kabanov Spartak Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Flag of Russia Ilya Kablukov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Spartak Moscow
Flag of Russia Dmitri Kalinin Phoenix Coyotes Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Flag of Russia Sergei Khoroshun Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Vityaz Chekhov
Flag of Russia Sergei Kochetkov Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Kazakhstan Vitaly Kolesnik Atlant Mytischi Salavat Yulaev Ufa Free agent; 3 years contract
Flag of Russia Evgeny Korolev SKA St. Petersburg Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Flag of Russia Aleksei Krovopuskov HC MVD Traktor Chelyabinsk Free agent; 1 year contract
Flag of Russia Andrei Kuzmin Ak Bars Kazan Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Flag of Canada Joel Kwiatkowski SKA St. Petersburg Atlanta Thrashers
Flag of Sweden Joakim Lindström Phoenix Coyotes Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Flag of Russia Vladislav Luchkin Molot-Prikamie Perm Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Canada Steve McCarthy Salavat Yulaev Ufa Anaheim Ducks
Flag of the United States Joe Motzko Chicago Wolves HC MVD
Flag of Russia Sergei Nemolodyshev Sputnik Nizhny Tagil Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Anatoly Nikontsev Gazovik Tyumen Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Boris Novichenkov Spartak Moscow Krylia Sovetov Free agent; 5 years contract
Flag of the Czech Republic Radek Philipp Luleå HF Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Vadim Pokotilo Amur Tigers Khabarovsk Gazovik Tyumen
Flag of Latvia Georgijs Pujacs Dinamo Riga Sibir Novosibirsk
Flag of Russia Maksim Rybin Spartak Moscow SKA St. Petersburg
Flag of Russia Evgeny Safronov Molot-Prikamie Perm Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Artur Sarvarov Ariada Volzhsk Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Belarus Artem Senkevich Yunost Minsk Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Ukraine Konstantin Simchuk Sibir Novosibirsk Sokil Kyiv
Flag of Slovakia Tomas Slovak HC Kosice Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Maxim Sokolov Khimik Voskresensk SKA St. Petersburg
Flag of Belarus Nikolai Stasenko Yunost Minsk Amur Tigers Khabarovsk
Flag of Germany Andrei Teljukin Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg
Flag of Russia Boris Tortunov Vityaz Chekhov HK Acroni Jesenice
Flag of Russia Dmitri Yushkevich Sibir Novosibirsk Djurgårdens IF
Flag of Russia Sergei Zinoviev Dynamo Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Free agent; 5 years contract
Flag of Russia Alexey Yashin Lokomotiv Yaroslavlsk SKA Saint Petersburg
Flag of Russia Sergei Zubov Dallas Stars SKA Saint Petersburg

References[]

  1. KHL Board Of Directors Approved Championship Structure. KHL.ru (2009-06-16).
  2. Goal crease diagram
  3. KHL Statistics: Skaters. KHL.ru.
  4. KHL Statistics: Goalies. KHL.ru.
  5. September’s stars. KHL.ru (2009-10-07).
  6. October’s finest. KHL.ru (2009-11-02).
  7. November’s finest. KHL.ru (2009-12-02).
  8. December’s finest. KHL.ru (2010-01-01).
  9. January’s finest. KHL.ru (2010-01-01).
  10. Finest in March. KHL.ru (2010-041-01).
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