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2012–13 KHL season


FieldValue
title2012–13 KHL season
leagueKontinental Hockey League
sportIce hockey
logo_size200px
duration4 September 2012
– 17 April 2013
no_of_teams26
attendance4,126,720 (Regular season)
seasonRegular season
season_champsRUS SKA Saint Petersburg
season_champ_nameContinental Cup winner
MVPRUS Sergei Mozyakin
top_scorerRUS Sergei Mozyakin
playoffs[Playoffs](2013-gagarin-cup-playoffs)
conf1Western
conf1_champRUS Dynamo Moscow
conf1_runner-upRUS SKA Saint Petersburg
conf2Eastern
conf2_champRUS Traktor Chelyabinsk
conf2_runner-upRUS Ak Bars Kazan
finalsGagarin Cup
finals_champRUS Dynamo Moscow
finals_runner-upRUS Traktor Chelyabinsk
finals_MVPRUS Alexander Eremenko
Dynamo Moscow
finals_MVP_link#Awards
seasonslistKHL#Seasons overview
seasonslistnamesKHL
prevseason_link2011–12 KHL season
prevseason_year2011–12
nextseason_link2013–14 KHL season
nextseason_year2013–14

– 17 April 2013 | conf1_runner-up = RUS SKA Saint Petersburg | conf2_runner-up = RUS Ak Bars Kazan | finals_runner-up = RUS Traktor Chelyabinsk Dynamo Moscow The 2012–13 KHL season was the fifth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began on 4 September with the Lokomotiv Cup between last year's finalists Dynamo Moscow and Avangard Omsk. The league consisted of 26 teams from 7 countries for the first time. Dynamo Moscow successfully defended their title after beating Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Gagarin Cup finals.

Changes

Team changes

After withdrawing from the previous season in the wake of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed the team's entire active roster, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl returned to the KHL with new players.

Lev Poprad was disbanded, but a team of the same name, Lev Prague, was established in Prague, Czech Republic, while Slovan Bratislava joined the KHL and thus continues the league's presence in Slovakia. Also HC Donbass from Donetsk, Ukraine joined the league. The team previously played in the VHL. This brought the total number of teams to 26, representing 7 countries.

Salary cap

The salary cap changed from a soft cap to a hard cap, set at 1.1 billion rubles (approx. US$36.5 million), but each club can waive the cap for one player transferred directly from the NHL, if he is eligible to play for the Russian national team.

Season structure

The regular season consisted of 52 games for each team — twice (home and away) against each other team in the league and two extra games against a selected "rival" opponent (typically a geographically close team). This was a change from previous seasons, where all intra-division opponents were played more frequently. The top 8 teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs, which are played as best-of-seven series in each round.

Nadezhda Cup tournament

In January 2013, a new repechage tournament known as the Nadezhda Cup (Cup of Hope) was announced, which was held alongside the playoffs. Six teams from the Western Conference and four teams from the Eastern Conference who had not qualified for the playoffs competed in the tournament, whose prize includes the first overall pick in the next KHL Junior Draft. The new tournament was intended to extend the season, and help maintain interest in hockey for fans and players in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The first Cup of Hope was won by Dinamo Riga.

Regular season

The regular season started on 4 September 2012 with the Lokomotiv Cup between the finalists of the previous season, Dynamo Moscow and Avangard Omsk. It ended on 17 February 2013 after every team had played 52 matches.

Notable events

NHL lockout

The league set up rules for the NHL lockout which lasted from 16 September 2012 to early January 2013. According to the special regulations, each KHL team was allowed to add up to 3 NHL players to their roster, among them at most one foreign player.

List of NHL players signing KHL lockout contracts
Source: eliteprospect.comDatePlayerNHL teamKHL Team
09/16/2012RUS Evgeni Malkin (C)(from) Pittsburgh Penguins(to) Metallurg Magnitogorsk
09/16/2012RUS Sergei Gonchar (D)(from) Ottawa Senators(to) Metallurg Magnitogorsk
09/16/2012UKR Ruslan Fedotenko (LW)(from) Philadelphia Flyers(to) HC Donbass
09/16/2012UKR Alexei Ponikarovsky (LW)(from) Winnipeg Jets(to) HC Donbass
09/16/2012RUS Anton Khudobin (G)(from) Boston Bruins(to) Atlant Moscow Oblast
09/17/2012SVK Ľubomír Višňovský (D)(from) New York Islanders(to) Slovan Bratislava
09/17/2012LAT Kaspars Daugaviņš (LW)(from) Ottawa Senators(to) Dinamo Riga
09/17/2012RUS Nikolai Kulemin (RW)(from) Toronto Maple Leafs(to) Metallurg Magnitogorsk
09/17/2012RUS Ilya Kovalchuk (RW)(from) New Jersey Devils(to) SKA Saint Petersburg
09/18/2012CZE Jakub Voráček (RW)(from) Philadelphia Flyers(to) Lev Prague
09/18/2012FIN Niklas Bäckström (G)(from) Minnesota Wild(to) Dinamo Minsk
09/18/2012RUS Semyon Varlamov (G)(from) Colorado Avalanche(to) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
09/19/2012RUS Alexander Ovechkin (LW)(from) Washington Capitals(to) Dynamo Moscow
09/19/2012RUS Pavel Datsyuk (C)(from) Detroit Red Wings(to) CSKA Moscow
09/19/2012RUS Ilya Bryzgalov (G)(from) Philadelphia Flyers(to) CSKA Moscow
09/20/2012CZE Jiří Hudler (LW)(from) Calgary Flames(to) Lev Prague
09/20/2012KAZ Nik Antropov (C)(from) Winnipeg Jets(to) Barys Astana
09/20/2012RUS Artem Anisimov (C)(from) Columbus Blue Jackets(to) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
09/21/2012BLR Mikhail Grabovski (C)(from) Toronto Maple Leafs(to) CSKA Moscow
09/21/2012RUS Sergei Bobrovsky (G)(from) Columbus Blue Jackets(to) SKA Saint Petersburg
9/21/2012RUS Vladimir Tarasenko (RW)(from) St. Louis Blues(to) SKA Saint Petersburg
09/24/2012RUS Dmitri Kulikov (D)(from) Florida Panthers(to) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
09/25/2012RUS Nikita Nikitin (D)(from) Columbus Blue Jackets(to) Avangard Omsk
09/25/2012FIN Pekka Rinne (G)(from) Nashville Predators(to) Dinamo Minsk
09/27/2012RUS Anton Babchuk (D)(from) Calgary Flames(to) HC Donbass
09/27/2012SVK Andrej Sekera (D)(from) Buffalo Sabres(to) Slovan Bratislava
09/28/2012SWE Victor Hedman (D)(from) Tampa Bay Lightning(to) Barys Astana
09/28/2012CAN Evander Kane (LW)(from) Winnipeg Jets(to) Dinamo Minsk
10/02/2012SVK Zdeno Chára (D)(from) Boston Bruins(to) Lev Prague
10/02/2012SWE Tom Wandell (LW)(from) Dallas Stars(to) Severstal Cherepovets
10/03/2012RUS Andrei Markov (D)(from) Montreal Canadiens(to) Vityaz Chekhov
10/04/2012RUS Anton Volchenkov (D)(from) New Jersey Devils(to) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
10/05/2012USA Joe Pavelski (C)(from) San Jose Sharks(to) Dinamo Minsk
10/07/2012BLR Sergei Kostitsyn (LW)(from) Nashville Predators(to) Avangard Omsk
10/11/2012USA Ryan McDonagh (D)(from) New York Rangers(to) Dynamo Moscow
10/19/2012SWE Nicklas Bäckström (C)(from) Washington Capitals(to) Dynamo Moscow
10/30/2012CAN Joffrey Lupul (RW)(from) Toronto Maple Leafs(to) Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
11/20/2012SWE Viktor Stålberg (RW)(from) Chicago Blackhawks(to) Atlant Moscow Oblast
12/07/2012CAN Ryan O'Reilly (C)(from) Colorado Avalanche(to) Metallurg Magnitogorsk
01/04/2013CAN Kris Letang (D)(from) Pittsburgh Penguins(to) SKA Saint Petersburg

Proposed matches in New York

Two regular season games between Dynamo Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg were planned to take place at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in January 2013. However, the KHL reverted this decision in October 2012 and thus these matches were played in Russia.

All-star game

The 5th KHL all-star game was played on 13 January 2013 in Chelyabinsk, with Team East, captained by Aleksey Morozov, winning 18–11 over Team West, captained by Ilya Kovalchuk.

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 determine the seedings for the playoffs. The first two places in each conference are reserved for the division winners.

Western Conference

RDivGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
**1****c – ** **SKA Saint Petersburg****BOB****52****36****1****1****2****1****11****182****116**
**2****y – ** **CSKA Moscow****TAR****52****23****5****8****1****0****15****151****109**
**3****Dynamo Moscow ****BOB****52****27****3 ****6****1 ****1****14****150****115 **
**4****Lokomotiv Yaroslavl****TAR****52****24****2****8****0****0****18****131****121**
**5****Severstal Cherepovets****TAR****52 ****21****1****6****3 ****5****16****137****117**
**6****Slovan Bratislava****BOB****52****17****3 ****8 ****5 ****0****19****124****127**
**7****Lev Prague ****BOB****52****23****0****1****2****3 ****23****132****133 **
**8****Atlant Moscow Oblast****TAR****52****19****1****3****4****4****21****137****141**
9HC DonbassBOB5217256121134142
10Dinamo MinskTAR5218512323125148
11Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodTAR5219024423142146
12Vityaz ChekhovBOB5211166226119151
13Spartak MoscowTAR5211425228106151
14Dinamo RigaBOB5213222231109151

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

BOB – Bobrov Division, TAR – Tarasov Division

Source: khl.ru

Eastern Conference

RDivGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGFGAPts
**1****z – ** **Ak Bars Kazan****KHA****52****28****1****5****5****3****10 ****157****112**
**2****y – ** **Avangard Omsk****CHE****52****26****6****3****4****2****11****149****121**
**3****Traktor Chelyabinsk****KHA****52****28****0****3****6****2****13****152****120**
**4****Metallurg Magnitogorsk****KHA****52****27****0****0****7****5****13****167****121**
**5****Salavat Yulaev Ufa****CHE****52****24****2 ****3****6****0****17****148****140**
**6****Barys Astana****CHE****52****23****3 ****2 ****2****4 ****18****175****161**
**7****Sibir Novosibirsk****CHE****52****21****1****5****4 ****3****17****124****119**
**8****Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk ****KHA****52****17****5 ****5 ****4 ****2 ****19****144****150**
9Yugra Khanty-MansiyskKHA5219433023153163
10Metallurg NovokuznetskCHE5215313228132177
11Amur KhabarovskCHE5211141035115167
12Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHA527017532104180

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

CHE – Chernyshev Division, KHA – Kharlamov Division

Source: khl.ru

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated on 17 February 2013. Source: khl.ru

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Sergei MozyakinMetallurg Magnitogorsk483541**76**+216
Alexander RadulovCSKA Moscow482246**68**+1286
Evgeni MalkinMetallurg Magnitogorsk372342**65**+2358
Patrick ThoresenSKA Saint Petersburg522130**51**+1749
Jori LehteräSibir Novosibirsk521731**48**+1848
Evgeny KuznetsovTraktor Chelyabinsk511925**44**–142
Dmitri KagarlitskyHC Donbass511430**44**–512
Mikhail VarnakovTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod512221**43**+962
Nikolay ZherdevAtlant Moscow Oblast501528**43**–729
Dmitri MakarovTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod521330**43**–214

Leading goaltenders

Updated on 17 February 2013. Source: khl.ru

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

PlayerTeamGPMinWLSOPGASOSV%GAA
Rastislav StaňaCSKA Moscow341944:581862574.934**1.76**
Lars HaugenDinamo Minsk221289:291371392.933**1.81**
Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow301783:441776555.931**1.85**
Stanislav GalimovAtlant Moscow Oblast251389:581463454.943**1.94**
Sergei BobrovskySKA Saint Petersburg241419:361832464.932**1.94**

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs

The playoffs started on 20 February 2013 with the top eight teams from both conferences and ended on 17 April with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final.

During the first three rounds home ice was determined by seeding number within the Conference, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with better seeding number had home ice advantage. If the seeding numbers were equal, the regular season record was taken into account.

Bracket

Player statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Petri KontiolaTraktor Chelyabinsk25109**19**+1012
Viktor TikhonovSKA Saint Petersburg15108**18**+1120
Jakub PetružálekDynamo Moscow1997**16**+44
Tony MårtenssonSKA Saint Petersburg15610**16**+88
Denis KokarevDynamo Moscow18115**16**+110

Playoff leading goaltenders

Updated on 17 April 2013. 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
Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow211309:24165038393.4**1.74**
Rastislav StaňaCSKA Moscow9551:1254016093.9**1.74**
Konstantin BarulinAk Bars Kazan181233:41117036294.1**1.75**
Ilya EzhovSKA Saint Petersburg11645:2764019293.3**1.77**
Jeff GlassSibir Novosibirsk7406:4734012294.1**1.77**

Nadezhda Cup

Preliminary round

  • Dinamo Riga vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod(4–1, 3–4, Riga wins extra overtime)
  • Spartak Moscow vs Vityaz Chekhov (2–2, 1–0)

| RD1-seed1=W14 | RD1-team1=Dinamo Riga | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W9 | RD1-team2=HC Donbass | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=W13 | RD1-team3=Spartak Moscow | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=W10 | RD1-team4=Dinamo Minsk | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5=E12 | RD1-team5=Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=E9 | RD1-team6=Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | RD1-score6=2 | RD1-seed7=E11 | RD1-team7=Amur Khabarovsk | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8=E10 | RD1-team8=Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=W14 | RD2-team1=Dinamo Riga | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=W10 | RD2-team2=Dinamo Minsk | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3=E12 | RD2-team3=Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=E11 | RD2-team4=Amur Khabarovsk | RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=W14 | RD3-team1=Dinamo Riga | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2=E11 | RD3-team2=Amur Khabarovsk | RD3-score2=1

Final standings

RankTeam
1RUS Dynamo Moscow
2RUS Traktor Chelyabinsk
3RUS SKA Saint Petersburg
4RUS Ak Bars Kazan
5RUS Avangard Omsk
6RUS CSKA Moscow
7RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa
8RUS Severstal Cherepovets
9RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk
10RUS Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
11KAZ Barys Astana
12RUS Sibir Novosibirsk
13SVK Slovan Bratislava
14RUS Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
15CZE Lev Prague
16RUS Atlant Moscow Oblast
17RUS Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
18UKR HC Donbass
19BLR Dinamo Minsk
20RUS Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
21RUS Metallurg Novokuznetsk
22RUS Vityaz Chekhov
23RUS Spartak Moscow
24LAT Dinamo Riga
25RUS Amur Khabarovsk
26RUS Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Awards

Players of the Month

Best KHL players of each month.

MonthGoaltenderDefenseForwardRookie
**September**RUS Konstantin Barulin (Ak Bars)RUS Yevgeny Medvedev (Ak Bars)FIN Jori Lehterä (Sibir)RUS Daniil Apalkov (Lokomotiv)
**October**RUS Alexander Eremenko (Dynamo Moscow)RUS Anton Belov (Avangard)RUS Ilya Kovalchuk (SKA)RUS Nail Yakupov (Neftekhimik)
**November**SVK Rastislav Staňa (CSKA)SWE Victor Hedman (Barys)RUS Artem Anisimov (Lokomotiv)RUS Viktor Antipin (Magnitogorsk)
**December**FIN Karri Rämö (Avangard)RUS Sergei Gonchar (Magnitogorsk)RUS Evgeni Malkin (Magnitogorsk)RUS Alexander Sharychenkov (Dynamo Moscow)
**January**RUS Vasiliy Koshechkin (Severstal)RUS Dmitri Kalinin (SKA)RUS Igor Skorokhodov (Yugra)RUS Valeri Nichushkin (Traktor)
**February**RUS Vasiliy Koshechkin (Severstal)RUS Yakov Rylov (CSKA)RUS Mikhail Varnakov (SKA)RUS Valeri Nichushkin (Traktor)
**March**CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor)SVK Dominik Graňák (Dynamo Moscow)RUS Viktor Tikhonov (SKA)RUS Valeri Nichushkin (Traktor)

KHL Awards

On 22 May 2013, the KHL held their annual 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 Valeri Nichushkin (Traktor)

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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