Continental Cup (KHL)
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The Continental Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League
, i.e. the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. It was introduced during the second season of the competition
. Earlier, the winner of the first season
simply named the regular season winner. The name of the trophy was voted on by visitors of the KHL website. Other candidates for the name of the trophy included Leader Cup, Suvorov Cup, Peoples' Friendship Cup and «Our Game» Cup. More than 24 000 people voted. Continental Cup received 58.57% of the votes (14 118 votes).
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
, i.e. the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. It was introduced during the second season of the competition
2009–10 KHL season
The 2009–10 KHL season was the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 10 September 2009 to 27 April 2010, with a break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March...
. Earlier, the winner of the first season
2008–09 KHL season
The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009...
simply named the regular season winner. The name of the trophy was voted on by visitors of the KHL website. Other candidates for the name of the trophy included Leader Cup, Suvorov Cup, Peoples' Friendship Cup and «Our Game» Cup. More than 24 000 people voted. Continental Cup received 58.57% of the votes (14 118 votes).
Cup winners
| W | Western Conference member |
| E | Eastern Conference member |
| * | Team wins Gagarin Cup Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs, and is named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space... |
| % | Team loses in the Gagarin Cup finals |
| ^ | Team loses in preliminary round of playoffs |
| Season | Team | Games | Points | Playoff result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 2009–10 KHL season The 2009–10 KHL season was the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 10 September 2009 to 27 April 2010, with a break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March... |
E | Salavat Yulaev Ufa Salavat Yulaev Ufa Salavat Yulaev is a professional ice hockey team based in Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League, and were part of Group C of the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League.-History:The... |
56 | 129 | Lost Conference final |
| 2010–11 2010–11 KHL season The 2010–11 KHL season is 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 the new team that was created by merging last season's... |
E | Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Overview:... |
54 | 118 | Lost Conference semi-final |
See also
- Gagarin CupGagarin CupThe Gagarin Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs, and is named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space...
, awarded to the winner of the KHL play-offs - Presidents' TrophyPresidents' TrophyThe Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the team that finishes with the most points in the league during the regular season. If two teams tie for the most points, then the trophy goes to the team with the most wins. The winning team is also awarded C$350,000...
, an NHL trophy having the same function as the Continental Cup
External links
- http://www.hcsalavat.ru/news/7944/, an article on the official website of Salavat Yulayev Ufa with a picture of Vitali ProshkinVitali ProshkinVitali Proshkin is a Russian professional ice hockey defender. He currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa as the team captain.-Honours:*Russian championship: 2000, 2006, 2007*European Champions Cup: 2007...
hoisting the trophy - http://www.hcsalavat.ru/news/7940/, another article on Ufa's website with a picture of the trophy