2016–17 KHL season

Sports season

2016–17 KHL season

League| Kontinental Hockey League
Sport| Ice hockey
Duration| 22 August 2016 – 16 April 2017
Number of games| 60
Number of teams| 29
Regular season
Continental Cup winner|  CSKA Moscow
Top scorer|  Sergei Mozyakin
Playoffs
Western champions|  SKA Saint Petersburg
Western runners-up|  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern champions|  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Eastern runners-up|  Ak Bars Kazan
Gagarin Cup
Champions|  SKA Saint Petersburg
Runners-up|  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
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The 2016–17 KHL season was the ninth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 22 August 2016 and ended on 16 April 2017.[1][2] SKA Saint Petersburg defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk four games to one to win their second Gagarin Cup Championship in three seasons.

The KHL had the third highest average attendance in Europe, averaging 6,121 spectators,[3] and the highest total attendance in Europe with 5.32 million spectators in the regular season.

## Team changes

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The Chinese club HC Kunlun Red Star from Beijing, China joined the league, to become its 29th team.[4][5]

The Russian Club Metallurg Novokuznetsk was relegated due to debt.

## Divisions and regular season format

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Like in the 2015–16 season, each team played every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 56 games (28 at home, 28 on the road), plus 4 additional games (2 at home, 2 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 60 games in the regular season.[2][6]

How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.[7][8][9][10]

Western Conference | Eastern Conference

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Bobrov Division | Tarasov Division | Kharlamov Division | Chernyshev Division

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Dinamo Minsk |  CSKA Moscow |  Ak Bars Kazan |  Admiral Vladivostok
Dinamo Riga |  Dynamo Moscow |  Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |  Amur Khabarovsk
Jokerit |  HC Sochi |  Lada Togliatti |  Avangard Omsk
Medveščak Zagreb |  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |  Metallurg Magnitogorsk |  Barys Astana
SKA Saint Petersburg |  Severstal Cherepovets |  Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |  HC Kunlun Red Star
Slovan Bratislava |  Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |  Traktor Chelyabinsk |  Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Spartak Moscow |  Vityaz Podolsk |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk |  Salavat Yulaev Ufa
|  |  |  Sibir Novosibirsk

## League standings

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### Western Conference

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | CSKA Moscow | 60  | 41  | 3  | 8  | 8  | 183  | 110  | +73  | 137  | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2  | SKA Saint Petersburg | 60  | 39  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 249  | 114  | +135  | 137
3  | Dynamo Moscow | 60  | 29  | 10  | 5  | 16  | 164  | 111  | +53  | 112  | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4  | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 60  | 32  | 4  | 6  | 18  | 163  | 130  | +33  | 110
5  | Dinamo Minsk | 60  | 27  | 10  | 4  | 19  | 171  | 150  | +21  | 105
6  | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 60  | 27  | 8  | 7  | 18  | 145  | 124  | +21  | 104
7  | Vityaz Podolsk | 60  | 26  | 7  | 5  | 22  | 162  | 158  | +4  | 97
8  | Jokerit | 60  | 23  | 6  | 12  | 19  | 149  | 165  | −16  | 93
9  | HC Sochi | 60  | 24  | 7  | 2  | 27  | 139  | 145  | −6  | 88  |
10  | Slovan Bratislava | 60  | 22  | 7  | 5  | 26  | 144  | 166  | −22  | 85
11  | Severstal Cherepovets | 60  | 18  | 5  | 10  | 27  | 133  | 163  | −30  | 74
12  | Medveščak Zagreb | 60  | 19  | 4  | 4  | 33  | 138  | 186  | −48  | 69
13  | Spartak Moscow | 60  | 18  | 3  | 6  | 33  | 125  | 168  | −43  | 66
14  | Dinamo Riga | 60  | 11  | 10  | 5  | 34  | 116  | 158  | −42  | 58

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2017. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.

### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 60  | 36  | 5  | 6  | 13  | 197  | 135  | +62  | 124  | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2  | Avangard Omsk | 60  | 30  | 8  | 3  | 19  | 156  | 127  | +29  | 109
3  | Ak Bars Kazan | 60  | 29  | 9  | 4  | 18  | 155  | 127  | +28  | 109  | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4  | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 60  | 27  | 3  | 10  | 20  | 130  | 120  | +10  | 97
5  | Barys Astana | 60  | 25  | 6  | 3  | 26  | 151  | 167  | −16  | 90
6  | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 60  | 21  | 6  | 13  | 20  | 169  | 174  | −5  | 88
7  | Admiral Vladivostok | 60  | 24  | 3  | 8  | 25  | 147  | 153  | −6  | 86
8  | HC Kunlun Red Star | 60  | 24  | 4  | 3  | 29  | 139  | 144  | −5  | 83
9  | Sibir Novosibirsk | 60  | 20  | 8  | 7  | 25  | 133  | 138  | −5  | 83  |
10  | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 60  | 20  | 8  | 4  | 28  | 143  | 155  | −12  | 80
11  | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 60  | 19  | 6  | 10  | 25  | 139  | 165  | −26  | 79
12  | Amur Khabarovsk | 60  | 20  | 5  | 6  | 29  | 110  | 130  | −20  | 76
13  | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 60  | 18  | 4  | 4  | 34  | 112  | 148  | −36  | 66
14  | Lada Togliatti | 60  | 16  | 5  | 7  | 32  | 146  | 180  | −34  | 65
15  | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 60  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 42  | 97  | 194  | −97  | 40

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2017. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of its conference.

## Gagarin Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2017 Gagarin Cup playoffs

Gagarin Cup

The playoffs started on 21 February 2017, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and end with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on 16 April 2017.[2]

### Bracket

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| Conference Quarterfinals | | | Conference Semifinals | | | Conference Finals | | | Gagarin Cup Finals |

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| 1 |  Metallurg Mg | 4 | | | |
| 8 |  Kunlun Red Star | 1 |
| | 1 |  Metallurg Mg | 4 |
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| | | 5 |  Barys | 0 |
| 2 |  Avangard | 4 |

| 7 |  Admiral | 2 |
| | 1 |  Metallurg Mg | 4 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | 3 |  Ak Bars | 0 |
| 3 |  Ak Bars | 4 | |

| 6 |  Salavat Yulaev | 1 |
| | 2 |  Avangard | 2 |
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| | | 3 |  Ak Bars | 4 |
| 4 |  Traktor | 2 |

| 5 |  Barys | 4 |
| | E1 |  Metallurg Mg | 1 |
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| | | W2 |  SKA | 4 |
| 1 |  CSKA | 4 | | |

| 8 |  Jokerit | 0 |
| | 1 |  CSKA | 2 |
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| | | 4 |  Lokomotiv | 4 |
| 2 |  SKA | 4 |

| 7 |  Vityaz | 0 |
| | 4 |  Lokomotiv | 0 |
| Western Conference |
| | | 2 |  SKA | 4 |
| 3 |  Dynamo Msk | 4 | |

| 6 |  Torpedo | 1 |
| | 2 |  SKA | 4 |
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| | | 3 |  Dynamo Msk | 1 |
| 4 |  Lokomotiv | 4 |

| 5 |  Dinamo Mn | 1 |

## Final standings

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Rank | Team

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1 |  SKA Saint Petersburg
2 |  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
3 |  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
4 |  Ak Bars Kazan
5 |  CSKA Moscow
6 |  Dynamo Moscow
7 |  Avangard Omsk
8 |  Barys Astana
9 |  Dinamo Minsk
10 |  Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
11 |  Traktor Chelyabinsk
12 |  Vityaz
13 |  Jokerit
14 |  Salavat Yulaev Ufa
15 |  Admiral Vladivostok
16 |  HC Kunlun Red Star
17 |  Sochi
18 |  Slovan Bratislava
19 |  Sibir Novosibirsk
20 |  Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
21 |  Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
22 |  Amur Khabarovsk
23 |  Severstal Cherepovets
24 |  Medveščak Zagreb
25 |  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
26 |  Spartak Moscow
27 |  Lada Togliatti
28 |  Dinamo Riga
29 |  Metallurg Novokuznetsk

## Player statistics

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### Scoring leaders

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As of 18 February 2017

Player  | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/–  | PIM

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Sergei Mozyakin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 60 | 48 | 37 | 85 | +10 | 4
Ilya Kovalchuk | SKA Saint Petersburg | 60 | 32 | 46 | 78 | +28 | 47
Vadim Shipachyov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 50 | 26 | 50 | 76 | +33 | 22
Nikita Gusev | SKA Saint Petersburg | 57 | 24 | 47 | 71 | +33 | 8
Evgenii Dadonov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 53 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +33 | 39

Source: KHL

### Leading goaltenders

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As of 18 February 2017

Player  | Team  | GP  | Min  | W  | L  | SOP  | GA  | SO  | SV%  | GAA

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Alexander Yeryomenko | Dynamo Moscow | 37 | 2092:48 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9 | .950 | 1.29
Pavel Francouz | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 30 | 1718:50 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 5 | .953 | 1.43
Ilya Sorokin | CSKA Moscow | 39 | 2276:14 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 5 | .929 | 1.61
Igor Shestyorkin | SKA Saint Petersburg | 39 | 2190:49 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 8 | .937 | 1.64
Viktor Fasth | CSKA Moscow | 21 | 1169:05 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | .929 | 1.69

Source: KHL

## Awards

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### Players of the Month

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Best KHL players of each month.

Month  | Goaltender  | Defense  | Forward  | Rookie

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September[11] |  Ilya Proskuryakov (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) |  Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) |  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Vladimir Tkachev (Admiral Vladivostok)
October[12] |  Igor Shestyorkin (SKA Saint Petersburg) |  Chris Lee (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Ilya Kovalchuk (SKA Saint Petersburg) |  Artyom Zagidulin (Kunlun Red Star)
November[13] |  Vasily Demchenko (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |  Zakhar Arzamastsev (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) |  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Dmitry Shulenin (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
December[14] |  Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) |  Yegor Martynov (Avangard Omsk) |  Richard Gynge (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |  Vladimir Tkachev (Admiral Vladivostok)
January[15] |  Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) |  Juuso Hietanen (Dynamo Moscow) |  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Artyom Ilenko (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
February[16] |  Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) |  Jakub Nakládal (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Denis Alexeyev (Admiral Vladivostok)
March[17] |  Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Vladislav Gavrikov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |  Danis Zaripov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |  Grigori Dronov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
April |  |  |  |

## Milestones

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## References

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1. ^ "Schedule for 2016/2017 season confirmed". 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
2. ^ a b c "Mark your Calendars! 2016-17 Season Schedule". 15 July 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. ^ "KHL is on the 3rd place by attendance". IIHF. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
4. ^ "Enter the Dragon! Beijing club to join KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. ^ "It's Official! Kunlun Red Star joins the KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
6. ^ "League confirms format for 2015–16 season". 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
7. ^ "Club-by-club – the Bobrov Division". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
8. ^ "Club-by-club – the Tarasov Division". 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
9. ^ "Club-by-club – the Kharlamov Division". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
10. ^ "Club-by-club – the Chernyshev Division". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
11. ^ "September's finest: Proskuryakov, Robinson, Mozyakin and Tkachyov". khl.ru. 2016-10-07.
12. ^ "October's finest: Shestyorkin, Lee, Kovalchuk and Zagidulin". khl.ru. 2016-11-01.
13. ^ "November's finest: Demchenko, Arzamastsev, Mozyakin and Shulenin". khl.ru. 2016-12-01.
14. ^ "December's finest: Yeryomenko, Martynov, Gynge and Tkachev". khl.ru. 2017-01-02.
15. ^ "January's finest: Yeryomenko, Hietanen, Mozyakin and Ilyenko". khl.ru. 2017-02-01.
16. ^ "February's finest: Yeryomenko, Nakladal, Mozyakin and Alexeyev". khl.ru. 2017-03-01.
17. ^ "March's finest: Koshechkin, Gavrikov, Zaripov and Dronov". khl.ru. 2017-04-01.

## External links

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