2010–11 KHL season | |
League | Kontinental Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 8 September 2010 – 16 April 2011 |
Number of teams | 23 |
Regular season | |
Continental Cup winner | ![]() |
Season MVP | ![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
Top scorer | ![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
Playoffs | |
Western champions | ![]() |
Western runners-up | ![]() |
Eastern champions | ![]() |
Eastern runners-up | ![]() |
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 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 Kiev, Ukraine; HC Lev from Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; and Vėtra Vilnius from Lithuania.[1] Of these teams, Budivelnyk and Yugra were initially accepted into the KHL,[2] 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.[3] On 16 July 2010, HC Lev, which in the meantime has been moved to Poprad in Slovakia, was accepted into the KHL[4], but after the Slovak Hockey Federation's delay to give permit to the team, the KHL excluded Lev from the 2010–11 season.[5]
Other changes[]
Play-off format
Unlike in the previous seasons, all play-off series will be played in a best-of-seven format.[6]
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.[7]
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.[6] 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
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).[8]
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.[6]
League standings[]
Source: KHL.ru[9]
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")
Division winner | |
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 Conference | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 203 | 143 | 108 |
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54 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 131 | 96 |
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54 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 171 | 144 | 96 |
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54 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
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54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 145 | 142 | 89 |
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54 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 129 | 142 | 82 |
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54 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 160 | 149 | 81 |
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54 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 150 | 155 | 74 |
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54 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 144 | 151 | 73 |
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54 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 136 | 169 | 59 |
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54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 119 | 178 | 52 |
Source: khl.ru[10]
Eastern Conference | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 176 | 120 | 118 |
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54 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 133 | 105 |
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54 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 144 | 109 |
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54 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 167 | 141 | 100 |
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54 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 151 | 87 |
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54 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 133 | 131 | 83 |
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54 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 155 | 152 | 77 |
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54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 159 | 162 | 75 |
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54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 142 | 166 | 64 |
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54 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 184 | 53 |
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54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 173 | 50 |
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54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 105 | 186 | 41 |
Source: khl.ru[11]
Divisional standings[]
Western Conference
Bobrov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 131 | 96 |
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54 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 171 | 144 | 96 |
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54 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 129 | 142 | 82 |
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54 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 160 | 149 | 81 |
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54 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 136 | 169 | 59 |
Tarasov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 203 | 143 | 108 |
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54 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 115 | 91 |
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54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 145 | 142 | 89 |
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54 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 150 | 155 | 74 |
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54 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 144 | 151 | 73 |
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54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 119 | 178 | 52 |
Eastern Conference
Kharlamov Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 133 | 105 |
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54 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 167 | 141 | 100 |
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54 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 151 | 87 |
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54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 159 | 162 | 75 |
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54 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 142 | 166 | 64 |
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54 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 184 | 53 |
Chernyshev Division | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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54 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 176 | 120 | 118 |
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54 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 144 | 109 |
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54 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 133 | 131 | 83 |
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54 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 155 | 152 | 77 |
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54 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 173 | 50 |
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54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 105 | 186 | 41 |
League leaders[]
Goals | ![]() |
31 |
Assists | ![]() |
60 |
Points | ![]() |
80 |
Shots | ![]() |
225 |
Plus/minus | ![]() |
+27 |
Penalty minutes | ![]() |
182 |
Wins (Goaltenders) | ![]() |
33 |
Goals against average | ![]() |
1.91 |
Save percentage | ![]() |
92.7 |
Shutouts | ![]() |
7 |
Goaltenders: minimum 15 games played
Scoring leaders[]
Source: khl.ru[14]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 54 | 20 | 60 | 80 | +27 | 83 |
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 54 | 29 | 36 | 65 | +21 | 30 |
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Avangard Omsk | 51 | 31 | 30 | 61 | +15 | 56 |
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Atlant Moscow Oblast | 54 | 27 | 34 | 61 | +10 | 12 |
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 54 | 18 | 43 | 61 | +12 | 29 |
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Ak Bars Kazan | 53 | 21 | 35 | 56 | +27 | 24 |
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 54 | 24 | 31 | 55 | +16 | 34 |
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Avangard Omsk | 49 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +6 | 48 |
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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 53 | 21 | 29 | 50 | –6 | 28 |
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SKA Saint Petersburg | 54 | 21 | 28 | 49 | +14 | 42 |
Leading goaltenders[]
Source: khl.ru[15]
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
Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | SOL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Atlant Moscow Oblast | 28 | 1504:47 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 6 | .925 | 1.91 |
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Avangard Omsk | 44 | 2592:49 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 5 | .925 | 1.97 |
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SKA Saint Petersburg | 32 | 1844:06 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 3 | .923 | 2.05 |
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Atlant Moscow Oblast | 34 | 1766:55 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 2 | .921 | 2.07 |
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Ak Bars Kazan | 43 | 2538:01 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 89 | 2 | .926 | 2.10 |
Playoffs[]

The Gagarin Cup
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.[6]
Conference Quarter-Finals |
Conference Semi-Finals |
Conference Finals |
Gagarin Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Avangard | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Neftekhimik | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ak Bars | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ak Bars | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Barys | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Metallurg Mg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Sibir | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Avangard | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Metallurg Mg | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Metallurg Mg | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Yugra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Salavat Yulaev | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlant | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Lokomotiv | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Dynamo Minsk | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Lokomotiv | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Dinamo Riga | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Dinamo Riga | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Lokomotiv | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlant | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | SKA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Spartak | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | SKA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlant | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlant | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Severstal | 2 |
Playoff leaders[]
Goals | ![]() |
10 |
Assists | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15 |
Points | ![]() |
22 |
Shots | ![]() |
77 |
Plus/minus | ![]() ![]() |
+11 |
Penalty minutes | ![]() |
65 |
Wins (Goaltenders) | ![]() |
15 |
Goals against average | ![]() |
1.32 |
Save percentage | ![]() |
95.7 |
Shutouts | ![]() ![]() |
3 |
Goaltenders: minimum 5 games played
Scoring leaders[]
Source: khl.ru[18]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 18 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +6 | 16 |
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Atlant Moscow Oblast | 23 | 8 | 13 | 21 | –2 | 2 |
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 18 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +10 | 4 |
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +11 | 16 |
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +10 | 42 |
Leading goaltenders[]
Source: khl.ru[19]
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
Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Ak Bars Kazan | 9 | 543:49 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .957 | 1.32 |
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Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 20 | 1118:23 | 15 | 3 | 36 | 3 | .933 | 1.93 |
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Dinamo Minsk | 4 | 215:38 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .942 | 1.95 |
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Atlant Moscow Oblast | 22 | 1286:09 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 2 | .928 | 2.05 |
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SKA Saint Petersburg | 11 | 698:22 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .920 | 2.15 |
Final standings[]
Awards[]
Players of the Month[]
Best KHL players of each month.
Month | Goaltender | Defense | Forward | Rookie |
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September[20] | ![]() |
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October[21] | ![]() |
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November[22] | ![]() |
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December[23] | ![]() |
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January[24] | ![]() |
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February[25] | ![]() |
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March[26] | ![]() |
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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.[27] The most important trophies are listed in the table below.
Golden Stick Award (regular season MVP) | ![]() |
Best coach | ![]() |
Alexei Cherepanov Award (best rookie) | ![]() |
The league also awarded six "Golden Helmets" for the members of the all-star team:
Forwards | ![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
![]() Atlant Moscow Oblast | |||
Defense | ![]() Dinamo Riga |
![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||||
Goalie | ![]() Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
References[]
- KHL regular season calendar in English
- KHL playoffs format in English
- KHL Official Rulebook in Russian
- ↑ Завершен прием заявок от клубов, желающих вступить в КХЛ. khl.ru. Retrieved on 2010-04-01.
- ↑ Medvedev: "Budivelnik" will play in the KHL ". Retrieved on 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Budivelnik will not play in KHL. Kontinental Hockey League (26 June 2010). Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
- ↑ HC Lev to join KHL. Kontinental Hockey League (19 July 2010). Retrieved on 19 July 2010.
- ↑ «Лев» не сыграет в ближайшем сезоне (Russian). khl.ru (2010-07-28).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Контуры сезона (Russian). Kontinental Hockey League (21 July 2010). Retrieved on 21 July 2010.
- ↑ КХЛ налагает запрет на использование вувузел (Russian). Kontinental Hockey League (23 July 2010). Retrieved on 23 July 2010.
- ↑ Exhibition game KHL – NHL. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved on 26 July 2010.
- ↑ KHL Regular season standings. KHL.ru.
- ↑ Western Conference. KHL.ru.
- ↑ Eastern Conference. KHL.ru.
- ↑ KHL Statistics: Skaters. KHL.ru.
- ↑ KHL Statistics: Goalies. KHL.ru.
- ↑ Player Stats: 2010–2011 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points. Kontinental Hockey League.
- ↑ Player Stats: 2010–2011 Regular season: Goalie – Goals Against Average. Kontinental Hockey League.
- ↑ KHL Statistics: Skaters. KHL.ru.
- ↑ KHL Statistics: Goalies. KHL.ru.
- ↑ Player Stats: 2010–2011 Playoffs: All Skaters – Total Points. Kontinental Hockey League.
- ↑ Player Stats: 2010–2011 Playoffs: All Goaltenders – Goals Against Average. Kontinental Hockey League.
- ↑ September’s stars. KHL.ru (2010-10-01).
- ↑ October’s finest. KHL.ru (2010-11-01).
- ↑ November’s finest. KHL.ru (2010-12-02).
- ↑ December’s finest. KHL.ru (2011-01-03).
- ↑ January’s finest. KHL.ru (2011-02-02).
- ↑ February’s finest. KHL.ru (2011-03-01).
- ↑ March’s finest. KHL.ru (2011-03-01).
- ↑ The League’s Finest. KHL.ru (2011-05-20).
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