2011–12 KHL season

2011–12 KHL season Kontinental Hockey League Ice hockey KHL 4th season logo.svg 200px 12 September 2011 – 25 April 2012 23 Regular season RUS Traktor Chelyabinsk Continental Cup winner RUS Alexander Radulov RUS Alexander Radulov Playoffs Western RUS Dynamo Moscow RUS 16px SKA Saint Petersburg Eastern RUS Avangard Omsk RUS 16px Traktor Chelyabinsk Gagarin Cup RUS Dynamo Moscow RUS 16px Avangard Omsk RUS Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow #Awards KHL#Seasons overview KHL 2010–11 KHL season 2010–11 2012–13 KHL season 2012–13 The 2011–12 KHL season was the fourth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began with the Opening Cup game on 7 September 2011, but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which occurred during the first period of the Cup game and killed all but one member of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, further play was delayed until 12 September 2011.http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/9/7/24152.html Yaroslavl plane tragedy khl.ru 2011-09-07 2011-09-07 2011-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110923070857/http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/9/7/24152.html dead The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the KHL season.Earle Jonathan 2011-10-13 Lokomotiv Survivor: 'We Knew We Would Crash' https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2011/10/13/lokomotiv-survivor-we-knew-we-would-crash-a10152 2024-03-05 The Moscow Times enMcCurdy Bruce September 10, 2011 Lokomotiv will not play 2011-12 KHL season https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/lokomotiv-will-not-play-2011-12-khl-season March 4, 2024 Edmonton Sun The Opening Cup was renamed the Lokomotiv Cup in honor of those lost in the tragedy. The regular season ended on 26 February 2012 and the following playoffs ended on 25 April.http://en.khl.ru/documents/KHL_calendar_2011-2012_regular_en.pdf Kontinental Hockey League Championship – Russian Ice Hockey Championship Season 2011/2012 Calendar khl.ru 14 June 2011 The Gagarin Cup was won by Dynamo Moscow, defeating Avangard Omsk in a seven-game final series. Dynamo Moscow is the first champion from the Western Conference of the KHL. League changes Team changes Expansion to Slovakia With the admission of Lev Poprad from Poprad, Slovakia the league expanded beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union.http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/5/9/24094.html khl.ru 2011-05-09 Back to 24 This brought the number of teams to 24. However, following the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that claimed the lives of the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl squad (with the exceptions of forward Maxim Zyuzyakin and goaltending coach Jorma Valtonen), Lokomotiv withdrew from the season, leaving only 23 teams as in the previous season. Regular season The regular season was supposed to start on 7 September 2011 with the Opening Cup and end on 26 February 2012 with short breaks in November, December and February for international matches and for the all-star game.http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/6/1/24100.html Going West 1 June 2011 Kontinental Hockey League 13 July 2011 5 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405192000/http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/6/1/24100.html dead However, after the Yaroslavl plane tragedy, the schedule had to be modified: the start of the season was postponed to 12 September and the number of games for each team was reduced to 54 as in the previous season, when also only 23 teams participated. Notable events Yaroslavl plane tragedy 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash 2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season On 7 September 2011, the day of the season opening, a tragic airplane accident occurred in Yaroslavl in which the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team was killed. After the news broke in Ufa, where the Opening Cup game between Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Atlant Moscow Oblast was already underway, the match was abandoned. Later, the KHL announced that the start of the season would be postponed to 12 September, and that pre-game ceremonies would be held to honour the Lokomotiv team, while arena entertainment would be cancelled. https://nationalpost.com/sports/khl-delays-games-but-season-will-go-on-for-lokomotiv KHL delays games, but season will go on for Lokomotiv Posted Sports National Post 2011-09-08 https://archive.today/20120605051818/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/09/08/khl-delays-games-but-season-will-go-on-for-lokomotiv/ 2012-06-05 live On 10 September, at Lokomotiv's public memorial service team president Yuri Yakovlev announced that they would not participate in the 2011–12 KHL season.Lysenkov Pavel @plysenkov https://twitter.com/plysenkov/status/112415244281839616 sports writer and NHL editor for Sovietsky Sport 10 September 2011 All-star game The All-star weekend took place on 20–21 January 2012 in Riga, Latvia. Team Fedorov defeated Team Ozoliņš with 15–11. League standings Source: KHL.ruhttp://en.khl.ru/standings/conference202/ KHL Regular season standings KHL.ru dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134137/http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference202/ 2011-09-29 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 determined the seedings for the play-offs. The first two places in each conference are reserved for the division winners. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs. Western Conference R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts1z – SKA Saint Petersburg BOB54 32 1 5 3 2 11 205130 1132y – Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod TAR54 24 0 6 5 217 157 132 913 Dynamo MoscowBOB54 31 1 3 3 1 15 144116 1054 Atlant Moscow OblastTAR5420 4 7 4 0 19 130 134 865 Severstal CherepovetsTAR5423 0 5 4 2 20 142 133856 Dinamo MinskTAR54 21 0 7 3 3 20 158 148 837 Dinamo RigaBOB54 20 2 4 7 0 21 129 136 798 CSKA MoscowBOB5419 3 0 7 0 25 119 129 709 Spartak MoscowBOB54 15 2 5 3 2 27 124 163 6410 Lev PopradBOB54 13 0 3 5 4 29 125 162 5411 Vityaz ChekhovTAR54 10 1 5 1 1 36 108 193 44 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Withdrew due to the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division); BOB - Bobrov Division, TAR - Tarasov Division Source: khl.ruhttp://en.khl.ru/standings/conference202/ 2011-12 KHL Standings KHL.ru dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134137/http://en.khl.ru/standings/conference202/ 2011-09-29 Eastern Conference R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts1 c – Traktor ChelyabinskKHA54 32 2 5 4 0 11 163 116 1142 y – Avangard Omsk CHE54 26 0 5 4 1 18 133 115933 Metallurg MagnitogorskKHA54 29 1 1 1220 150 137 944 Ak Bars KazanKHA54 271 24 1 19 167 136 925 Salavat Yulaev Ufa CHE54 23 34 5 1 18 173 152 896 Barys AstanaCHE54 25 2 1 3 1 22 160 160 857 Amur Khabarovsk CHE54 23 1 4 3 2 21 166 139 848 Yugra Khanty-MansiyskKHA54 19 1 9 3 3 19 139 134 839 Metallurg NovokuznetskCHE54 18 2 4 9 0 21 108 130 7510 Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHA54 20 2 3 3 1 25 142 165 7411 Sibir NovosibirskCHE54 12 2 4 7 2 27 132 154 5712 Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHA54 9 3 4 5 3 30 105 165 49 y – Won division; c – Won Continental Cup (best record in KHL); CHE - Chernyshev Division, KHA - Kharlamov Division Source: khl.ru Player statistics Scoring leaders Updated as of the end of the regular season. Source: khl.ruhttp://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/202/pts/ Player Stats: 2011–2012 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points Kontinental Hockey League GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Alexander Radulov Salavat Yulaev Ufa 50 25 38 63 +1 64 Tony Mårtensson SKA Saint Petersburg 54 22 37 59 +35 10 Vadim Schipachev Severstal Cherepovets 54 22 37 59 +16 26 Brandon Bochenski Barys Astana 49 27 31 58 +4 26 Kevin Dallman Barys Astana 53 18 36 54 +15 33 Jakub Petružálek Amur Khabarovsk 54 22 29 51 +14 16 Aleksey Morozov Ak Bars Kazan 53 21 29 50 +10 24 Sergei Shirokov CSKA Moscow 53 18 30 48 +7 26 Vladimir Tarasenko SKA Saint Petersburg 54 23 24 47 +18 15 Petr Vrána Amur Khabarovsk 46 20 25 45 +18 12 Leading goaltenders Updated as of the end of the regular season. Source: khl.ruhttp://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/202/gaa/ Player Stats: 2011–2012 Regular season: Goalie – Goals Against Average Kontinental Hockey League 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 SOP GA SO SV% GAA Vitali Koval Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 30 1612:04 15 9 6 47 4 .930 1.75 Alexander Eremenko Dynamo Moscow 35 1975:20 18 9 5 63 6 .920 1.91 Karri Rämö Avangard Omsk 45 2666:48 19 17 9 87 5 .925 1.96 Michael Garnett Traktor Chelyabinsk 45 2674:37 29 10 6 88 3 .922 1.97 Rastislav Staňa CSKA Moscow 46 2646:42 20 19 4 91 2 .926 2.06 Playoffs The playoffs started on 29 February 2012 with the top eight teams from both conferences and ended on 25 April with the seventh game of the Gagarin Cup final. main Bracket 0 Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 RUS Traktor 4 RUS Yugra 1 RUS Avangard 4 RUS Amur 0 RUS Metallurg Mg 4 KAZ Barys 3 RUS Ak Bars 4 RUS Salavat Yulaev 2 RUS SKA 4 RUS CSKA 1 RUS Torpedo 4 LAT Dinamo Rg 3 RUS Dynamo Msk 4 BLR Dinamo Mn 0 RUS Atlant 4 RUS Severstal 2 1 RUS Traktor 4 4 RUS Ak Bars 2 2 RUS Avangard 4 3 RUS Metallurg Mg 1 1 RUS SKA 4 4 RUS Atlant 2 2 RUS Torpedo 2 3 RUS Dynamo Msk 4 1 RUS Traktor 1 2 RUS Avangard 4 1 RUS SKA 0 3 RUS Dynamo Msk 4 2 RUS Avangard 3 3 RUS Dynamo Msk 4 Player statistics Playoff scoring leaders The following players lead the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs. Source: khl.ru http://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/203/pts/ Player Stats: 2011–2012 Playoffs: All Skaters – Total Points Kontinental Hockey League GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Roman Červenka Avangard Omsk 20 11 10 21 +6 4 Konstantin Gorovikov Dynamo Moscow 21 6 14 20 +7 16 Mikhail Anisin Dynamo Moscow 21 14 5 19 +7 2 Vladimir Tarasenko SKA Saint Petersburg 15 10 6 16 +10 6 Marek Kvapil Dynamo Moscow 21 8 4 12 +8 4 Alexander Perezhogin Avangard Omsk 21 8 4 12 +6 8 Playoff leading goaltenders The following players lead the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs. Source: khl.ruhttp://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/203/gaa/ Player Stats: 2011–2012 Playoffs: Goalie – Goals Against Average Kontinental Hockey League 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 SOP GA SO SV% GAA Vasiliy Koshechkin Severstal Cherepovets 6 364:40 2 4 0 8 1 .958 1.32 Edgars Masaļskis Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 88:23 0 2 0 2 0 .958 1.36 Karri Rämö Avangard Omsk 21 1209:08 14 6 0 31 3 .940 1.54 Alexander Eremenko Dynamo Moscow 21 1304:23 16 5 0 34 3 .943 1.56 Michael Garnett Traktor Chelyabinsk 16 988:48 8 7 0 29 1 .935 1.76 Jakub Štěpánek SKA Saint Petersburg 13 750:33 7 6 0 22 3 .924 1.76 Final standings RankTeam 1 RUS Dynamo Moscow 2 RUS Avangard Omsk 3 RUS Traktor Chelyabinsk 4 RUS SKA Saint Petersburg 5 RUS Metallurg Magnitogorsk 6 RUS Ak Bars Kazan 7 RUS Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 8 RUS Atlant Moscow Oblast 9 RUS Salavat Yulaev Ufa 10 KAZ Barys Astana 11 RUS Severstal Cherepovets 12 RUS Amur Khabarovsk 13 BLR Dinamo Minsk 14 RUS Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 15 LAT Dinamo Riga 16 RUS CSKA Moscow 17 RUS Metallurg Novokuznetsk 18 RUS Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 19 RUS Spartak Moscow 20 RUS Sibir Novosibirsk 21 SVK Lev Poprad 22 RUS Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 23 RUS Vityaz Chekhov Awards Players of the Month Best KHL players of each month. MonthGoaltenderDefenseForwardRookieSeptemberhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2011/10/4/24195.html September's finest KHL.ru 2011-10-04 2011-10-05 2011-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007155751/http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/10/4/24195.html dead CZE Jakub Štěpánek (SKA) RUS Aleksandr Osipov (Amur) RUS Vadim Schipachev (Severstal) RUS Andrei Sergeev (CSKA)Octoberhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2011/11/3/24261.html October's finest KHL.ru 2011-11-04 2011-11-04 2011-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111107010105/http://en.khl.ru/news/2011/11/3/24261.html dead CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor) RUS Vitaly Shulakov (Amur) RUS Vladimir Tarasenko (Sibir) RUS Nikita Tochitsky (Vityaz)Novemberhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2011/12/2/24316.html November's finest KHL.ru 2011-12-02 CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor) RUS Alex Riazantsev (Traktor) RUS Vadim Schipachev (Severstal) RUS Sergei Barbashev (CSKA)Decemberhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2012/1/5/24389.html December's finest KHL.ru 2012-01-05 FIN Ari Ahonen (Metallurg Mg) RUS Yevgeny Medvedev (Ak Bars) RUS Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev) RUS Dmitry Lugin (Amur)Januaryhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2012/2/2/24449.html https://archive.today/20120707172150/http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/2/2/24449.html dead July 7, 2012 January's finest KHL.ru 2012-02-02 FIN Teemu Lassila (Metallurg Nk) CAN Kevin Dallman (Barys) RUS Evgeny Kuznetsov (Traktor) RUS Stanislav Bocharov (Yugra)Februaryhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2012/3/3/24500.html https://archive.today/20120709194902/http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/3/3/24500.html dead July 9, 2012 February's finest KHL.ru 2012-03-03 RUS Alexander Eremenko (Dynamo Msc) LAT Guntis Galviņš (Riga) SWE Robert Nilsson (Torpedo) RUS Roman Tatalin (Vityaz)Marchhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2012/04/05/24558.html March's finest KHL.ru 2012-04-05 2012-04-05 2012-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120408015217/http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/04/05/24558.html dead CAN Michael Garnett (Traktor) RUS Ilya Gorokhov (Dyn. Moscow) RUS Vladimir Tarasenko (SKA) not awardedAprilhttp://en.khl.ru/news/2012/04/28/24594.html Aprils's finest KHL.ru 2012-04-28 RUS Alexander Eremenko (Dynamo Msc) CZE Martin Škoula (Omsk) RUS Mikhail Anisin (Dynamo Msc) not awarded KHL Awards On 23 May 2012, the KHL held their annual award ceremony. A total of 20 different awards were handed out to teams, players, officials and media. The most important trophies are listed in the table below.http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/5/23/24621.html https://archive.today/20120709030136/http://en.khl.ru/news/2012/5/23/24621.html dead July 9, 2012 The League's Finest KHL.ru 2012-05-23 Golden Stick Award (regular season MVP) RUS Alexander Radulov (Ufa) Best coach LAT Oļegs Znaroks (Dynamo Msc) Alexei Cherepanov Award (best rookie) RUS Dmitry Lugin (Khabarovsk) The league also awarded six "Golden Helmets" for the members of the all-star team: Forwards RUS Alexander RadulovSalavat Yulaev Ufa CZE Roman ČervenkaAvangard Omsk RUS Mikhail AnisinDynamo Moscow Defense RUS Dmitri KalininSKA Saint Petersburg CAN Kevin DallmanBarys Astana Goalie RUS Alexander EremenkoDynamo Moscow References 2 External links Official Website Category:Kontinental Hockey League seasons 1 1