2016–17 KHL season
2016–17 KHL season | |
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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 | Russia CSKA Moscow |
Top scorer | Russia Sergei Mozyakin |
Playoffs | |
Western champions | Russia SKA Saint Petersburg |
Western runners-up | Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
Eastern champions | Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
Eastern runners-up | Russia Ak Bars Kazan |
Gagarin Cup | |
Champions | Russia SKA Saint Petersburg |
Runners-up | Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
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
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
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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League standings
Western Conference
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
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:
- ↑ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.
Eastern Conference
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
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:
- ↑ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of its conference.
Gagarin Cup Playoffs
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
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Gagarin Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia Metallurg Mg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | China Kunlun Red Star | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia Metallurg Mg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kazakhstan Barys | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Russia Avangard | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Russia Admiral | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia Metallurg Mg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia Ak Bars | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia Ak Bars | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Russia Salavat Yulaev | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Russia Avangard | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia Ak Bars | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Russia Traktor | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kazakhstan Barys | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Russia Metallurg Mg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Russia SKA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia CSKA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Finland Jokerit | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia CSKA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Russia Lokomotiv | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Russia SKA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Russia Vityaz | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Russia Lokomotiv | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Russia SKA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia Dynamo Msk | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Russia Torpedo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Russia SKA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia Dynamo Msk | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Russia Lokomotiv | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Belarus Dinamo Mn | 1 |
Final standings
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
As of 18 February 2017
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Russia Sergei Mozyakin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 60 | 48 | 37 | 85 | +10 | 4 |
Russia Ilya Kovalchuk | SKA Saint Petersburg | 60 | 32 | 46 | 78 | +28 | 47 |
Russia Vadim Shipachyov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 50 | 26 | 50 | 76 | +33 | 22 |
Russia Nikita Gusev | SKA Saint Petersburg | 57 | 24 | 47 | 71 | +33 | 8 |
Russia Evgenii Dadonov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 53 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +33 | 39 |
Source: KHL
Leading goaltenders
As of 18 February 2017
Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | SOP | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Russia Alexander Yeryomenko | Dynamo Moscow | 37 | 2092:48 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9 | .950 | 1.29 |
Czech Republic Pavel Francouz | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 30 | 1718:50 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 5 | .953 | 1.43 |
Russia Ilya Sorokin | CSKA Moscow | 39 | 2276:14 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 5 | .929 | 1.61 |
Russia Igor Shestyorkin | SKA Saint Petersburg | 39 | 2190:49 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 8 | .937 | 1.64 |
Sweden Viktor Fasth | CSKA Moscow | 21 | 1169:05 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | .929 | 1.69 |
Source: KHL
Awards
Players of the Month
Best KHL players of each month.
Month | Goaltender | Defense | Forward | Rookie |
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September[11] | Russia Ilya Proskuryakov (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) | Canada Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) | Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Vladimir Tkachev (Admiral Vladivostok) |
October[12] | Russia Igor Shestyorkin (SKA Saint Petersburg) | Canada Chris Lee (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Ilya Kovalchuk (SKA Saint Petersburg) | Russia Artyom Zagidulin (Kunlun Red Star) |
November[13] | Russia Vasily Demchenko (Traktor Chelyabinsk) | Russia Zakhar Arzamastsev (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) | Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Dmitry Shulenin (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) |
December[14] | Russia Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) | Russia Yegor Martynov (Avangard Omsk) | Sweden Richard Gynge (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) | Russia Vladimir Tkachev (Admiral Vladivostok) |
January[15] | Russia Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) | Finland Juuso Hietanen (Dynamo Moscow) | Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Artyom Ilenko (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
February[16] | Russia Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) | Czech Republic Jakub Nakládal (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) | Russia Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Denis Alexeyev (Admiral Vladivostok) |
March[17] | Russia Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Vladislav Gavrikov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) | Russia Danis Zaripov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | Russia Grigori Dronov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
April |
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References
- ↑ "Schedule for 2016/2017 season confirmed". 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mark your Calendars! 2016-17 Season Schedule". 15 July 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "KHL is on the 3rd place by attendance". IIHF. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Enter the Dragon! Beijing club to join KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "It's Official! Kunlun Red Star joins the KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "League confirms format for 2015–16 season". 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Club-by-club – the Bobrov Division". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Club-by-club – the Tarasov Division". 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Club-by-club – the Kharlamov Division". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Club-by-club – the Chernyshev Division". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "September's finest: Proskuryakov, Robinson, Mozyakin and Tkachyov". khl.ru. 2016-10-07.
- ↑ "October's finest: Shestyorkin, Lee, Kovalchuk and Zagidulin". khl.ru. 2016-11-01.
- ↑ "November's finest: Demchenko, Arzamastsev, Mozyakin and Shulenin". khl.ru. 2016-12-01.
- ↑ "December's finest: Yeryomenko, Martynov, Gynge and Tkachev". khl.ru. 2017-01-02.
- ↑ "January's finest: Yeryomenko, Hietanen, Mozyakin and Ilyenko". khl.ru. 2017-02-01.
- ↑ "February's finest: Yeryomenko, Nakladal, Mozyakin and Alexeyev". khl.ru. 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "March's finest: Koshechkin, Gavrikov, Zaripov and Dronov". khl.ru. 2017-04-01.