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2008–09 KHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008–09 KHL season |
| league | Kontinental Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| logo_size | 200px |
| duration | September 2, 2008 – April 12, 2009 |
| no_of_teams | 24 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| season_champ_name | Regular-season winner |
| MVP | RUS Danis Zaripov |
| Ak Bars Kazan | |
| top_scorer | RUS Sergei Mozyakin |
| Atlant Moscow Oblast | |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| playoffs_MVP | RUS Alexei Morozov |
| Ak Bars Kazan | |
| finals | Gagarin Cup |
| finals_link | 2009 Gagarin Cup Finals |
| finals_champ | RUS Ak Bars Kazan |
| finals_runner-up | RUS Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| seasonslist | Kontinental Hockey League#Seasons overview |
| seasonslistnames | KHL |
| prevseason_link | 2007–08 Russian Superleague season |
| prevseason_year | 2007–08 |
| nextseason_link | 2009–10 KHL season |
| nextseason_year | 2009–10 |
Ak Bars Kazan Atlant Moscow Oblast | conf1_runner-up = | conf2_runner-up = Ak Bars Kazan | finals_runner-up = RUS Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games.
League business
NHL player transfer
KHL teams signed several players from the NHL, including Jaromír Jágr, Alexander Radulov, Ray Emery, Sergei Brylin, Ladislav Nagy, Jozef Stümpel, Marcel Hossa, Ben Clymer, Alexei Zhitnik, Bryan Berard and Chris Simon.
Dispute
A dispute between the two leagues over some of these signings was supposed to have been resolved by an agreement signed on July 10, whereby each league would honor the contracts of the other, but the signing of Alexander Radulov was made public one day after the agreement (though it was actually signed two days prior to the agreement taking effect), leading to an investigation by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Finances
Ownership
On a deal dated October 30, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works bought 11.76% of the KHL.
Salary cap
The league has implemented a salary cap.
Economic trouble
Metallurg Novokuznetsk experienced difficulty financing its operations due to the Great Recession. Team sponsor Evraz Group was rumoured to cut funding.
HC MVD experienced delays in paying players, while Khimik Voskresensk has run itself into debt. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has been forced to cut staff expenditures by 30%. Avangard Omsk owner Roman Abramovich has promised to continue financial support so long as the team maintains good results. Other teams experiencing financial limitations are Vityaz Chekhov, Atlant Moscow Oblast, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC CSKA Moscow.
As far as the league is concerned it has devised a "crisis package" for dealing with the economic turmoil. Cuts will be made to non-salary expenditures, such as pre-game activity, training camps, and elimination of pre-season tournaments. Mid-level player salaries may also be rolled back. Divisional re-alignment will also take place for the 2009–10 season to cut down on travel costs.
Inaugural All-Star Game
The inaugural KHL All-Star Game took place on January 10, 2009. Each team consisted of ten forwards, five defensemen, and two goaltenders. The starting rosters were voted upon on the KHL.ru website and decided by December 22. The secondary lines and goaltenders were to be voted upon by the media, and announced December 26, with the following players and reserves announced by January 8. The game took place in Moscow's Red Square, with Team Jágr (International All-Stars) defeating Team Yashin (Russian All-Stars) 7–6.
Regular season
Death of Alexei Cherepanov
Main article: Alexei Cherepanov#Death
On October 13, 2008 during a match between Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov, forward Alexei Cherepanov died due to a heart condition.
On December 29, 2008, Russian investigators revealed that he suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the heart, and that he should not have been playing professional hockey. The federal Investigative Committee also announced that a chemical analysis of Cherepanov's blood and urine samples allowed experts to conclude "that for several months Alexei Cherepanov engaged in doping". Official sources have stated the banned substance taken was nikethamide, a stimulant, and that it had been taken 3 hours prior to the game in which he died.
Omsk club director Mikhail Denisov has since been fired, whereas the league Disciplinary Committee has since removed Omsk's doctors from that role with the club, and has suspended Avangard general manager Anatoly Bardin and team president Konstantin Potapov. The KHL Disciplinary Committee met on this matter on January 5, and also suspended Chekhov's team president.
League standings
Final standings.
Points have been 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")
| Qualified for playoffs |
|---|
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia **Salavat Yulaev Ufa** | 56 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 203 | 116 | **129** | |
| 2 | Russia **Ak Bars Kazan** | 56 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 189 | 123 | **122** | |
| 3 | Russia **Lokomotiv Yaroslavl** | 56 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 175 | 111 | **111** | |
| 4 | Russia **CSKA Moscow** | 56 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 176 | 141 | **106** | |
| 5 | Russia **Atlant Moscow Oblast** | 56 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 189 | 111 | **122** | |
| 6 | Russia **Metallurg Magnitogorsk** | 56 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 174 | 148 | **104** | |
| 7 | Russia **Dynamo Moscow** | 56 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 184 | 143 | **100** | |
| 8 | Russia **SKA Saint Petersburg** | 56 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 143 | 105 | **100** | |
| 9 | Russia **Spartak Moscow** | 56 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 173 | 158 | **93** | |
| 10 | Latvia **Dinamo Riga** | 56 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 132 | 156 | **86** | |
| 11 | Russia **Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod** | 56 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 162 | 162 | **84** | |
| 12 | Russia **Traktor Chelyabinsk** | 56 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 142 | 166 | **84** | |
| 13 | Russia **Lada Togliatti** | 56 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 120 | 116 | **84** | |
| 14 | Russia **Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk** | 56 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 146 | 140 | **79** | |
| 15 | Kazakhstan **Barys Astana** | 56 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 174 | 191 | **78** | |
| 16 | Russia **Avangard Omsk** | 56 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 161 | 164 | **78** | |
| 17 | Russia *Severstal Cherepovets* | 56 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 142 | 171 | **77** | |
| 18 | Russia *HC MVD* | 56 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 142 | 159 | **73** | |
| 19 | Russia *Sibir Novosibirsk* | 56 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 146 | 172 | **64** | |
| 20 | Russia *Amur Khabarovsk* | 56 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 111 | 158 | **60** | |
| 21 | Russia *Metallurg Novokuznetsk* | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 127 | 157 | **54** | |
| 22 | Belarus *Dinamo Minsk* | 56 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 124 | 197 | **49** | |
| 23 | Russia *Vityaz Chekhov* | 56 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 134 | 225 | **40** | |
| 24 | Russia *Khimik Voskresensk* | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 108 | 187 | **39** |
Divisional standing
| DR | LR | Bobrov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Russia **Salavat Yulaev Ufa** | 56 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 203 | 116 | **129** |
| 2 | 5 | Russia **Atlant Moscow Oblast** | 56 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 189 | 111 | **122** |
| 3 | 9 | Russia **Spartak Moscow** | 56 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 173 | 158 | **93** |
| 4 | 17 | Russia *Severstal Cherepovets* | 56 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 142 | 171 | **77** |
| 5 | 21 | Russia *Metallurg Novokuznetsk* | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 127 | 157 | **54** |
| 6 | 22 | Belarus *Dinamo Minsk* | 56 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 124 | 197 | **49** |
| DR | LR | Tarasov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Russia **CSKA Moscow** | 56 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 176 | 141 | **106** |
| 2 | 6 | Russia **Metallurg Magnitogorsk** | 56 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 174 | 148 | **104** |
| 3 | 8 | Russia **SKA Saint Petersburg** | 56 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 143 | 105 | **100** |
| 4 | 12 | Russia **Traktor Chelyabinsk** | 56 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 142 | 166 | **84** |
| 5 | 18 | Russia *HC MVD* | 56 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 142 | 159 | **73** |
| 6 | 24 | Russia *Khimik Voskresensk* | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 108 | 187 | **39** |
| DR | LR | Kharlamov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Russia **Lokomotiv Yaroslavl** | 56 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 175 | 111 | **111** |
| 2 | 10 | Latvia **Dinamo Riga** | 56 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 132 | 156 | **86** |
| 3 | 13 | Russia **Lada Togliatti** | 56 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 120 | 116 | **84** |
| 4 | 16 | Russia **Avangard Omsk** | 56 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 161 | 164 | **78** |
| 5 | 19 | Russia *Sibir Novosibirsk* | 56 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 146 | 172 | **64** |
| 6 | 20 | Russia *Amur Khabarovsk* | 56 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 158 | **60** |
| DR | LR | Chernyshev Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Russia **Ak Bars Kazan** | 56 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 189 | 123 | **122** |
| 2 | 7 | Russia **Dynamo Moscow** | 56 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 184 | 143 | **100** |
| 3 | 11 | Russia **Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod** | 56 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 162 | 162 | **84** |
| 4 | 14 | Russia **Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk** | 56 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 146 | 140 | **79** |
| 5 | 15 | Kazakhstan **Barys Astana** | 56 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 174 | 191 | **78** |
| 6 | 23 | Russia *Vityaz Chekhov* | 56 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 134 | 225 | **40** |
League leaders
| **Save percentage** | KAZ Vitaly Kolesnik (Atlant) | **.945** |
|---|
Goaltenders: minimum 15 games played
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 56 | 34 | 42 | 76 | +34 | 14 |
| CZE | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 53 | 35 | 37 | 72 | +26 | 62 |
| RUS | Ak Bars Kazan | 49 | 32 | 39 | 71 | +22 | 22 |
| RUS | Ak Bars Kazan | 56 | 34 | 31 | 65 | +26 | 26 |
| CAN | Barys Astana | 53 | 28 | 30 | 58 | +6 | 137 |
| RUS | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 55 | 28 | 30 | 58 | +41 | 22 |
| CZE | Avangard Omsk | 55 | 25 | 28 | 53 | −1 | 62 |
| RUS | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 56 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +21 | 32 |
| KAZ | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 55 | 28 | 24 | 52 | +34 | 32 |
| RUS | Barys Astana | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | −7 | 30 |
Playoffs
Main article: 2009 Gagarin Cup Finals
(best of 5) (best of 7) (best of 7) | team-width=170 | RD1-seed03=1 | RD1-team03= RUS Salavat Yulaev | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04= RUS Avangard | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed01=2 | RD1-team01= RUS Ak Bars | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02=15 | RD1-team02= KAZ Barys Astana | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09= RUS Lokomotiv | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-team10= RUS Neftekhimik | RD1-score10=1 | RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05= RUS CSKA | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-seed06=13 | RD1-team06= RUS Lada | RD1-score06=2 | RD1-seed13=5 | RD1-team13= RUS Atlant | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14=12 | RD1-team14= RUS Traktor | RD1-score14=0 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15= RUS Metallurg Mg | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16= RUS Torpedo | RD1-score16=0 | RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07= RUS Dynamo Msk | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08= LAT Dinamo Rg | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed11=8 | RD1-team11= RUS SKA | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12=9 | RD1-team12= RUS Spartak | RD1-score12=3 | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team01= RUS Ak Bars | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02= RUS Avangard | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05= RUS Lokomotiv | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06=9 | RD2-team06= RUS Spartak | RD2-score06=0 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03= RUS CSKA | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04= RUS Dynamo Msk | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed07=5 | RD2-team07= RUS Atlant | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08= RUS Metallurg Mg | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team01= RUS Ak Bars | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-team02= RUS Dynamo Msk | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03= RUS Lokomotiv | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04= RUS Metallurg Mg | RD3-score04=1 | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team01= RUS Ak Bars | RD4-score01=4 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02= RUS Lokomotiv | RD4-score02=3
Playoff leaders
Source: khl.ru
| **Shutouts** | RUS Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl) | |
|---|---|---|
| **5** |
Goaltenders: minimum 5 games played
Scoring leaders
Source: khl.ru
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS Alexei Morozov | Ak Bars Kazan | 21 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +8 | 12 |
| RUS Alexei Yashin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +3 | 10 |
| SWE Tony Mårtensson | Ak Bars Kazan | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +10 | 2 |
| SWE Mattias Weinhandl | Dynamo Moscow | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +8 | 4 |
| RUS Danis Zaripov | Ak Bars Kazan | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +9 | 8 |
Leading goaltenders
Source: khl.ru
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ Vitali Yeremeyev | Dynamo Moscow | 12 | 700:01 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 | .927 | **1.63** |
| RUS Stanislav Galimov | Ak Bars Kazan | 7 | 396:05 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .926 | **1.67** |
| FIN Jussi Markkanen | CSKA Moscow | 7 | 379:16 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .934 | **1.74** |
| RUS Georgi Gelashvili | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 19 | 1,129:56 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 5 | .933 | **1.75** |
| CAN Ray Emery | Atlant Moscow Oblast | 7 | 418:56 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .941 | **1.86** |
Awards
Players of the Month
Best KHL players of each month.
| Month | Goaltender | Defense | Forward | Rookie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **September** | RUS Alexander Eremenko (Ufa) | SWE Magnus Johansson (Atlant) | RUS Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant) | RUS Maxim Kitsyn (Novokuznetsk) | |||||
| **October** | KAZ Vitaly Kolesnik (Atlant) | RUS Ilya Nikulin (Kazan) | CZE Jan Marek (Magnitogorsk) | RUS Andrei Kolesnikov (Chekhov) | |||||
| **November** | USA Robert Esche (St. Petersburg) | RUS Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA) | RUS Alexei Tereshchenko (Ufa) | RUS Stanislav Galimov (Kazan) | |||||
| **December** | CZE Martin Prusek (Riga) | CZE Karel Rachůnek (Dynamo M) | RUS Danis Zaripov (Kazan) | RUS Alexandr Vasiliev (Chekhov) | |||||
| **January** | KAZ Vitaliy Yeremeyev (Dynamo M) | RUS Vitali Proshkin (Ufa) | RUS Alexander Korolyuk (Atlant) | RUS Alexandr Vasiliev (Chekhov) | |||||
| **February** | GER Dimitrij Kotschnew (Spartak) | SVK Peter Podhradský (Torpedo) | RUS Danis Zaripov (Kazan) | RUS Stepan Zakharchuk (Togliatti) | |||||
| **March** | RUS Georgi Gelashvili (Yaroslavl) | RUS Ilya Nikulin (Kazan) | SWE Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo M) |
KHL Awards
On 15 May 2009, the KHL held their first award ceremony. A total of 23 different awards were handed out to teams, players, officials and media. The most important trophies are listed in the table below.
| **Alexei Cherepanov Award** (best rookie) | RUS Ilya Proskuryakov (Magnitogorsk) |
|---|
References
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