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Alexei Cherepanov Award

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KHL Rookie of the Year Award
Sport Ice hockey
Given for Annually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League
History
First award 2009
Most recent Ivan Demidov

The Alexei Cherepanov Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] It is named after Alexei Cherepanov who died on 13 October 2008 after collapsing during the third period of a KHL game, in the league's inaugural season. The award is determined by a vote among all KHL head coaches.[1]

Winners[]

Positions key
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defence
G Goaltender

     Player is still active in the KHL

Alexei Cherepanov Award winners
Season Winner Team Position Age[lower-alpha 1] Ref
2008–09 Proskuryakov, IlyaIlya Proskuryakov Metallurg Magnitogorsk G 22 [2]
2009–10 Nikontsev, AnatoliAnatoli Nikontsev Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RW 19 [3]
2010–11 Zdunov, PavelPavel Zdunov Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW 19
2011–12 Lugin, DmitriDmitri Lugin Amur Khabarovsk RW 22 [4]
2012–13 Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin Amur Khabarovsk RW 18 [5]
2013–14 Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy Salavat Yulaev Ufa G 19 [6]
2014–15 Mamin, MaximMaxim Mamin HC CSKA Moscow LW 20 [7]
2015–16 Alyayev, ArtyomArtyom Alyayev Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod D 21
2016–17 Tkachev, VladimirVladimir Tkachev Admiral Vladivostok LW 21
2017–18 Kravtsov, VitaliVitali Kravtsov Traktor Chelyabinsk RW 18 [8]
2018–19 Konovalov, IlyaIlya Konovalov Lokomotiv Yaroslavl G 20 [9]
2019–20 Galimov, ArtyomArtyom Galimov Ak Bars Kazan C 20 [10]
2020–21 Chinakhov, YegorYegor Chinakhov Avangard Omsk RW 20 [11]
2021–22 Gritsyuk, ArseniArseni Gritsyuk Avangard Omsk LW 21 [12]
2022–23 Grebenkin, NikitaNikita Grebenkin Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW 20 [13]
2023–24 Nabokov, IlyaIlya Nabokov Metallurg Magnitogorsk G 20 [14]
2024–25 Demidov, IvanIvan Demidov SKA Saint Petersburg RW 19 [15]
  1. ↑ Player's age at the time of award win

Source:[16]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Demidov, Surin, and Vyazovoi finalists for Rookie of the Year. Kontinental Hockey League (16 May 2025).
  2. ↑ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (18 May 2009). KHL awards. InternationalHockey.
  3. ↑ Russian News Break. Hockey Blog in Canada (8 June 2010).
  4. ↑ Lugin honored as 2012 KHL rookie of the year. Kontinental Hockey League (23 May 2012).
  5. ↑ Russian prospect Nichushkin commits to NHL. Sportsnet (22 May 2013).
  6. ↑ Who's Better: Carey Price or Andrei Vasilevskiy?. HockeyBuzz (2 April 2020).
  7. ↑ Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Maxim Mamin. Florida Panthers (28 July 2021).
  8. ↑ @khl_eng. Rookie of the year award goes to 18-year-old forward Vitaly Kravtsov from Traktor.. Missing or empty |date= (help)
  9. ↑ KHL Hands Out 2018-19 Awards In Moscow. International Hockey Lineal Championship (28 May 2019).
  10. ↑ KHL Hands Out Truncated 2019-20 Awards. International Hockey Lineal Championship (18 May 2020).
  11. ↑ Omskie Yastreby alumnus Yegor Chinakhov named KHL rookie of the season. Junior Hockey League (8 June 2021).
  12. ↑ Kasan, Sam (19 May 2022). Gritsyuk Named KHL Rookie of the Year. New Jersey Devils.
  13. ↑ @khl_eng. The Alexei Cherepanov Award for KHL Rookie of the Year goes to Nikita Grebyonkin!. Missing or empty |date= (help)
  14. ↑ Nabokov, Nikishin scoop hat-trick of awards. Kontinental Hockey League (14 May 2024).
  15. ↑ Ivan Demidov wins KHL rookie of the year award. Montreal Gazette (29 May 2025).
  16. ↑ Awards - KHL Aleksei Cherepanov (Best Rookie) Award.
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