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2010–11 KHL season


FieldValue
title2010–11 KHL season
leagueKontinental Hockey League
sportIce hockey
logo_size200px
duration8 September 2010 – 16 April 2011
no_of_teams23
seasonRegular season
season_champsRUS Avangard Omsk
season_champ_nameContinental Cup winner
MVPRUS Alexander Radulov
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
top_scorerRUS Alexander Radulov
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
playoffsPlayoffs
conf1Western
conf1_champRUS Atlant Moscow Oblast
conf1_runner-upRUS Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
conf2Eastern
conf2_champRUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa
conf2_runner-upRUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk
finalsGagarin Cup
finals_champRUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa
finals_runner-upRUS Atlant Moscow Oblast
finals_MVPRUS Konstantin Barulin
Atlant Moscow Oblast
finals_MVP_link#Awards
seasonslistKHL#Seasons overview
seasonslistnamesKHL
prevseason_link2009–10 KHL season
prevseason_year2009–10
nextseason_link2011–12 KHL season
nextseason_year2011–12

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Salavat Yulaev Ufa | conf1_runner-up = RUS Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | conf2_runner-up = RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk | finals_runner-up = RUS Atlant Moscow Oblast Atlant Moscow Oblast 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 Kyiv, Ukraine; HC Lev from Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; and Vėtra Vilnius from Lithuania. Of these teams, Budivelnyk and Yugra were initially accepted into the KHL, 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. On 16 July 2010, HC Lev, which in the meantime has been moved to Poprad in Slovakia, was accepted into the KHL, but after the Slovak Hockey Federation's delay to give permit to the team, the KHL excluded Lev from the 2010–11 season.

Other changes

Play-off format

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

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.

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. 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).

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.

League standings

Source: KHL.ru

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")
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 ConferenceGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **Lokomotiv Yaroslavl**5433114114203143**108**
RUS **UHC Dynamo**5428114416149131**96**
RUS **SKA Saint Petersburg**5423365413171144**96**
RUS **Atlant Moscow Oblast**5421474216138115**91**
RUS **Severstal Cherepovets**5425230420145142**89**
RUS **Spartak Moscow**5424113322129142**82**
LAT **Dinamo Riga**5420255220160149**81**
BLR **Dinamo Minsk**5417355222150155**74**
RUS *Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod*5418531225144151**73**
RUS *CSKA Moscow*5413074228136169**59**
RUS *Vityaz Chekhov*5413133232119178**52**

Source: khl.ru

Eastern ConferenceGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **Avangard Omsk**543192219176120**118**
RUS **Ak Bars Kazan**5429235312181133**105**
RUS **Salavat Yulaev Ufa**5429544012210144**109**
RUS **Metallurg Magnitogorsk**5427153414167141**100**
RUS **Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk**5422066317145151**87**
Russia **HC Sibir Novosibirsk**5422241421133131**83**
KAZ **Barys Astana**5420226321155152**77**
RUS **Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk**5422121226159162**75**
RUS *Traktor Chelyabinsk*5414625126142166**64**
RUS *Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg*5410642131134184**53**
Russia *Amur Khabarovsk*5413113432112173**50**
Russia *Metallurg Novokuznetsk*548134533105186**41**

Source: khl.ru

Divisional standings

Western Conference

Bobrov DivisionGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **UHC Dynamo**5428114416149131**96**
RUS **SKA Saint Petersburg**5423365413171144**96**
RUS **Spartak Moscow**5424113322129142**82**
LAT **Dinamo Riga**5420255220160149**81**
RUS *CSKA Moscow*5413074228136169**59**
Tarasov DivisionGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **Lokomotiv Yaroslavl**5433114114203143**108**
RUS **Atlant Moscow Oblast**5421474216138115**91**
RUS **Severstal Cherepovets**5425230420145142**89**
BLR **Dinamo Minsk**5417355222150155**74**
RUS *Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod*5418531225144151**73**
RUS *Vityaz Chekhov*5413133232119178**52**

Eastern Conference

Kharlamov DivisionGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **Ak Bars Kazan**5429235312181133**105**
RUS **Metallurg Magnitogorsk**5427153414167141**100**
RUS **Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk**5422066317145151**87**
RUS **Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk**5422121226159162**75**
RUS *Traktor Chelyabinsk*5414625126142166**64**
RUS *Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg*5410642131134184**53**
Chernyshev DivisionGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
RUS **Avangard Omsk**543192219176120**118**
RUS **Salavat Yulaev Ufa**5429544012210144**109**
Russia **Sibir Novosibirsk**5422241421133131**83**
KAZ **Barys Astana**5420226321155152**77**
Russia *Amur Khabarovsk*5413113432112173**50**
Russia *Metallurg Novokuznetsk*548134533105186**41**

League leaders

Source: khl.ru

**Shutouts**CZE Dominik Hašek (Moscow)**7**

Goaltenders: minimum 15 games played

Scoring leaders

Source: khl.ru

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
RUS Alexander RadulovSalavat Yulaev Ufa54206080+2783
NOR Patrick ThoresenSalavat Yulaev Ufa54293665+2130
CZE Roman ČervenkaAvangard Omsk51313061+1556
RUS Sergei MozyakinAtlant Moscow Oblast54273461+1012
SVK Pavol DemitraLokomotiv Yaroslavl54184361+1229
RUS Aleksey MorozovAk Bars Kazan53213556+2724
CZE Josef VašíčekLokomotiv Yaroslavl54243155+1634
CZE Jaromír JágrAvangard Omsk49193251+648
CAN Matt EllisonTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod53212950–628
SWE Mattias WeinhandlSKA Saint Petersburg54212849+1442

Leading goaltenders

Source: khl.ru

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinWLSOLGASOSV%GAA
RUS Konstantin BarulinAtlant Moscow Oblast281504:471394486.925**1.91**
FIN Karri RämöAvangard Omsk442592:493364855.925**1.97**
CZE Jakub ŠtěpánekSKA Saint Petersburg321844:061685633.923**2.05**
BLR Vitali KovalAtlant Moscow Oblast341766:5512109612.921**2.07**
FIN Petri VehanenAk Bars Kazan432538:0125126892.926**2.10**

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.

| RD2-group1=Eastern Conference | RD2-group2=Western Conference | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-seed9=1 | RD1-seed10=8 | RD1-seed11=2 | RD1-seed12=7 | RD1-seed13=3 | RD1-seed14=6 | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-seed16=5

|RD1-team01 = RUS Avangard |RD1-score01 = 4 |RD1-team02 = RUS Neftekhimik |RD1-score02 = 3 |RD1-team03 = RUS Ak Bars |RD1-score03 = 4 |RD1-team04 = KAZ Barys |RD1-score04 = 0 |RD1-team05 = RUS Salavat Yulaev |RD1-score05 = 4 |RD1-team06 = RUS Sibir |RD1-score06 = 0 |RD1-team07 = RUS Metallurg Mg |RD1-score07 = 4 |RD1-team08 = RUS Yugra |RD1-score08 = 2 |RD1-team09 = RUS Lokomotiv |RD1-score09 = 4 |RD1-team10 = BLR Dinamo Mn |RD1-score10 = 3 |RD1-team11 = RUS UHC Dynamo |RD1-score11 = 2 |RD1-team12 = LAT Dinamo Rg |RD1-score12 = 4 |RD1-team13 = RUS SKA |RD1-score13 = 4 |RD1-team14 = RUS Spartak |RD1-score14 = 0 |RD1-team15 = RUS Atlant |RD1-score15 = 4 |RD1-team16 = RUS Severstal |RD1-score16 = 2 |RD2-seed01 = 2 |RD2-team01 = RUS Ak Bars |RD2-score01 = 1 |RD2-seed02 = 3 |RD2-team02 = RUS Salavat Yulaev |RD2-score02 = 4 |RD2-seed03 = 1 |RD2-team03 = RUS Avangard |RD2-score03 = 3 |RD2-seed04 = 4 |RD2-team04 = RUS Metallurg Mg |RD2-score04 = 4 |RD2-seed05 = 1 |RD2-team05 = RUS Lokomotiv |RD2-score05 = 4 |RD2-seed06 = 7 |RD2-team06 = LAT Dinamo Rg |RD2-score06 = 1 |RD2-seed07 = 3 |RD2-team07 = RUS SKA |RD2-score07 = 3 |RD2-seed08 = 4 |RD2-team08 = RUS Atlant |RD2-score08 = 4 |RD3-seed01 = 3 |RD3-team01 = RUS Salavat Yulaev |RD3-score01 = 4 |RD3-seed02 = 4 |RD3-team02 = RUS Metallurg Mg |RD3-score02 = 3 |RD3-seed03 = 1 |RD3-team03 = RUS Lokomotiv |RD3-score03 = 2 |RD3-seed04 = 4 |RD3-team04 = RUS Atlant |RD3-score04 = 4 |RD4-seed01 = 3 |RD4-team01 = RUS Salavat Yulaev |RD4-score01 = 4 |RD4-seed02 = 4 |RD4-team02 = RUS Atlant |RD4-score02 = 1

Playoff leaders

Source: khl.ru

**Shutouts**FIN Petri Vehanen (Kazan)
SWE Erik Ersberg (Ufa)
**3**

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
CZE Josef VašíčekLokomotiv Yaroslavl1871522+616
RUS Sergei MozyakinAtlant Moscow Oblast2381321–22
SVK Pavol DemitraLokomotiv Yaroslavl1861521+104
NOR Patrick ThoresenSalavat Yulaev Ufa2131518+1116
RUS Alexander RadulovSalavat Yulaev Ufa2131518+1042

Leading goaltenders

Source: khl.ru

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinWLGASOSV%GAA
FIN Petri VehanenAk Bars Kazan9543:4954123.957**1.32**
SWE Erik ErsbergSalavat Yulaev Ufa201118:23153363.933**1.93**
USA Robert EscheDinamo Minsk4215:382270.942**1.95**
RUS Konstantin BarulinAtlant Moscow Oblast221286:091110442.928**2.05**
CZE Jakub ŠtěpánekSKA Saint Petersburg11698:2274251.920**2.15**

Final standings

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

Awards

Players of the Month

Best KHL players of each month.

MonthGoaltenderDefenseForwardRookie
**September**AUT Bernd Brückler (Torpedo)LAT Sandis Ozoliņš (Riga)RUS Denis Platonov (Magnitogorsk)RUS Yaroslav Khabarov (Magnitogorsk)
**October**RUS Mikhail Biryukov (Khanty-Mansiysk)RUS Maxim Soloviev (Dynamo M)CZE Roman Červenka (Omsk)RUS Aleksandr Osipov (Khabarovsk)
**November**FIN Karri Rämö (Omsk)SWE Johan Fransson (St. Petersburg)RUS Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)RUS Dinar Khafizullin (Chekhov)
**December**FIN Petri Vehanen (Kazan)RUS Alexander Guskov (Yaroslavl)RUS Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)RUS Alexander Pankov (Ufa)
**January**CZE Dominik Hašek (Spartak)CAN Kevin Dallman (Astana)SVK Pavol Demitra (Yaroslavl)RUS Grigory Zheldakov (Spartak)
**February**FIN Petri Vehanen (Kazan)CZE Karel Rachůnek (Yaroslavl)RUS Alexander Radulov (Ufa)BLR Mikhail Stefanovich (Minsk)
**March**SWE Erik Ersberg (Ufa)RUS Marat Kalimulin (Yaroslavl)RUS Gleb Klimenko (Magnitogorsk)RUS Pavel Zdunov (Magnitogorsk)

KHL Awards

On 20 May 2011, the KHL held their annual award ceremony. A total of 20 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 Pavel Zdunov (Magnitogorsk)

The league also awarded six "Golden Helmets" for the members of the all-star team:

**Goalie**SWE Erik Ersberg
Salavat Yulaev Ufa

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