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2011–12 KHL season


FieldValue
title2011–12 KHL season
leagueKontinental Hockey League
sportIce hockey
logoKHL 4th season logo.svg
logo_size200px
duration12 September 2011 – 25 April 2012
no_of_teams23
seasonRegular season
season_champsRUS Traktor Chelyabinsk
season_champ_nameContinental Cup winner
MVPRUS Alexander Radulov
top_scorerRUS Alexander Radulov
playoffsPlayoffs
conf1Western
conf1_champRUS Dynamo Moscow
conf1_runner-upRUS SKA Saint Petersburg
conf2Eastern
conf2_champRUS Avangard Omsk
conf2_runner-upRUS Traktor Chelyabinsk
finalsGagarin Cup
finals_champRUS Dynamo Moscow
finals_runner-upRUS Avangard Omsk
finals_MVPRUS Alexander Eremenko
Dynamo Moscow
finals_MVP_link#Awards
seasonslistKHL#Seasons overview
seasonslistnamesKHL
prevseason_link2010–11 KHL season
prevseason_year2010–11
nextseason_link2012–13 KHL season
nextseason_year2012–13

| conf1_runner-up = RUS SKA Saint Petersburg | conf2_runner-up = RUS Traktor Chelyabinsk | finals_runner-up = RUS Avangard Omsk Dynamo Moscow The 2011–12 KHL season was the fourth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began with the Opening Cup game on 7 September 2011, but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which occurred during the first period of the Cup game and killed all but one member of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, further play was delayed until 12 September 2011. The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the KHL season. The Opening Cup was renamed the Lokomotiv Cup in honor of those lost in the tragedy. The regular season ended on 26 February 2012 and the following playoffs ended on 25 April.

The Gagarin Cup was won by Dynamo Moscow, defeating Avangard Omsk in a seven-game final series. Dynamo Moscow is the first champion from the Western Conference of the KHL.

League changes

Team changes

Expansion to Slovakia

With the admission of Lev Poprad from Poprad, Slovakia the league expanded beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union. This brought the number of teams to 24. However, following the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that claimed the lives of the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl squad (with the exceptions of forward Maxim Zyuzyakin and goaltending coach Jorma Valtonen), Lokomotiv withdrew from the season, leaving only 23 teams as in the previous season.

Regular season

The regular season was supposed to start on 7 September 2011 with the Opening Cup and end on 26 February 2012 with short breaks in November, December and February for international matches and for the all-star game. However, after the Yaroslavl plane tragedy, the schedule had to be modified: the start of the season was postponed to 12 September and the number of games for each team was reduced to 54 as in the previous season, when also only 23 teams participated.

Notable events

Yaroslavl plane tragedy

Main article: 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, 2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season

On 7 September 2011, the day of the season opening, a tragic airplane accident occurred in Yaroslavl in which the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team was killed. After the news broke in Ufa, where the Opening Cup game between Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Atlant Moscow Oblast was already underway, the match was abandoned. Later, the KHL announced that the start of the season would be postponed to 12 September, and that pre-game ceremonies would be held to honour the Lokomotiv team, while arena entertainment would be cancelled. On 10 September, at Lokomotiv's public memorial service team president Yuri Yakovlev announced that they would not participate in the 2011–12 KHL season.

All-star game

The All-star weekend took place on 20–21 January 2012 in Riga, Latvia. Team Fedorov defeated Team Ozoliņš with 15–11.

League standings

Source: KHL.ru

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
  • 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or a penalty shootout ("SOW")
  • 1 Point for a loss in overtime ("OTL") or a penalty shootout ("SOL")
  • 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")

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

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference

RDivGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
**1****z – ** **SKA Saint Petersburg****BOB****54****32****1****5****3****2****11****205****130**
**2****y – ** **Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod****TAR****54****24****0****6****5****2****17****157****132**
**3****Dynamo Moscow****BOB****54****31****1****3****3****1****15****144****116**
**4****Atlant Moscow Oblast****TAR****54****20****4****7****4****0****19****130****134**
**5****Severstal Cherepovets****TAR****54****23****0****5****4****2****20****142****133**
**6****Dinamo Minsk****TAR****54****21****0****7****3 ****3****20****158****148**
**7****Dinamo Riga****BOB****54****20****2****4****7****0****21****129****136**
**8****CSKA Moscow****BOB****54****19****3****0****7****0****25****119****129**
9Spartak MoscowBOB5415253227124163
10Lev PopradBOB5413035429125162
11Vityaz ChekhovTAR5410151136108193
Lokomotiv YaroslavlWithdrew due to the [2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash](2011-lokomotiv-yaroslavl-plane-crash)

y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division);

BOB - Bobrov Division, TAR - Tarasov Division

Source: khl.ru

Eastern Conference

RDivGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
**1****c – ** **Traktor Chelyabinsk****KHA****54****32****2****5****4****0 ****11****163****116**
**2****y – ** **Avangard Omsk****CHE****54****26****0****5****4****1****18****133****115**
**3****Metallurg Magnitogorsk****KHA****54****29****1 ****1****1****2****20****150****137**
**4****Ak Bars Kazan****KHA****54****27****1****2****4****1****19****167****136**
**5****Salavat Yulaev Ufa****CHE****54****23****3****4****5****1****18****173****152**
**6****Barys Astana****CHE****54****25****2****1****3****1****22****160****160**
**7****Amur Khabarovsk****CHE****54****23****1****4****3****2****21****166****139**
**8****Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk****KHA****54****19****1****9****3****3****19****139****134**
9Metallurg NovokuznetskCHE5418249021108130
10Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHA5420233125142165
11Sibir NovosibirskCHE5412247227132154
12Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHA549345330105165

y – Won division; c – Won Continental Cup (best record in KHL);

CHE - Chernyshev Division, KHA - Kharlamov Division

Source: khl.ru

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the regular season. Source: khl.ru

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Alexander RadulovSalavat Yulaev Ufa502538**63**+164
Tony MårtenssonSKA Saint Petersburg542237**59**+3510
Vadim SchipachevSeverstal Cherepovets542237**59**+1626
Brandon BochenskiBarys Astana492731**58**+426
Kevin DallmanBarys Astana531836**54**+1533
Jakub PetružálekAmur Khabarovsk542229**51**+1416
Aleksey MorozovAk Bars Kazan532129**50**+1024
Sergei ShirokovCSKA Moscow531830**48**+726
Vladimir TarasenkoSKA Saint Petersburg542324**47**+1815
Petr VránaAmur Khabarovsk462025**45**+1812

Leading goaltenders

Updated as of the end of the regular season. 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

PlayerTeamGPMinWLSOPGASOSV%GAA
Vitali KovalTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod301612:041596474.930**1.75**
Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow351975:201895636.920**1.91**
Karri RämöAvangard Omsk452666:4819179875.925**1.96**
Michael GarnettTraktor Chelyabinsk452674:3729106883.922**1.97**
Rastislav StaňaCSKA Moscow462646:4220194912.926**2.06**

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 29 February 2012 with the top eight teams from both conferences and ended on 25 April with the seventh game of the Gagarin Cup final.

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

Player statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

The following players lead the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs. Source: khl.ru

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Roman ČervenkaAvangard Omsk201110**21**+64
Konstantin GorovikovDynamo Moscow21614**20**+716
Mikhail AnisinDynamo Moscow21145**19**+72
Vladimir TarasenkoSKA Saint Petersburg15106**16**+106
Marek KvapilDynamo Moscow2184**12**+84
Alexander PerezhoginAvangard Omsk2184**12**+68

Playoff leading goaltenders

The following players lead the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs. 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

PlayerTeamGPMinWLSOPGASOSV%GAA
Vasiliy KoshechkinSeverstal Cherepovets6364:4024081.958**1.32**
Edgars MasaļskisYugra Khanty-Mansiysk388:2302020.958**1.36**
Karri RämöAvangard Omsk211209:081460313.940**1.54**
Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow211304:231650343.943**1.56**
Michael GarnettTraktor Chelyabinsk16988:48870291.935**1.76**
Jakub ŠtěpánekSKA Saint Petersburg13750:33760223.924**1.76**

Final standings

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

Awards

Players of the Month

Best KHL players of each month.

MonthGoaltenderDefenseForwardRookie
**September**CZE Jakub Štěpánek (SKA)RUS Aleksandr Osipov (Amur)RUS Vadim Schipachev (Severstal)RUS Andrei Sergeev (CSKA)
**October**CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor)RUS Vitaly Shulakov (Amur)RUS Vladimir Tarasenko (Sibir)RUS Nikita Tochitsky (Vityaz)
**November**CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor)RUS Alex Riazantsev (Traktor)RUS Vadim Schipachev (Severstal)RUS Sergei Barbashev (CSKA)
**December**FIN Ari Ahonen (Metallurg Mg)RUS Yevgeny Medvedev (Ak Bars)RUS Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev)RUS Dmitry Lugin (Amur)
**January**FIN Teemu Lassila (Metallurg Nk)CAN Kevin Dallman (Barys)RUS Evgeny Kuznetsov (Traktor)RUS Stanislav Bocharov (Yugra)
**February**RUS Alexander Eremenko (Dynamo Msc)LAT Guntis Galviņš (Riga)SWE Robert Nilsson (Torpedo)RUS Roman Tatalin (Vityaz)
**March**CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor)RUS Ilya Gorokhov (Dyn. Moscow)RUS Vladimir Tarasenko (SKA)*not awarded*
**April**RUS Alexander Eremenko (Dynamo Msc)CZE Martin Škoula (Omsk)RUS Mikhail Anisin (Dynamo Msc)*not awarded*

KHL Awards

On 23 May 2012, 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 Dmitry Lugin (Khabarovsk)

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

**Goalie**RUS Alexander Eremenko
Dynamo Moscow

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