2016–17 KHL season

2016–17 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration22 August 2016 – 16 April 2017
Number of games60
Number of teams29
Regular season
Continental Cup winnerRussia CSKA Moscow
Top scorerRussia Sergei Mozyakin
Playoffs
Western championsRussia SKA Saint Petersburg
  Western runners-upRussia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern championsRussia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  Eastern runners-upRussia Ak Bars Kazan
Gagarin Cup
ChampionsRussia SKA Saint Petersburg
  Runners-upRussia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
KHL seasons

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

League standings

Western Conference

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

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

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

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

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

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

As of 18 February 2017

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
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
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
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

Milestones

References

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  13. ^ "November's finest: Demchenko, Arzamastsev, Mozyakin and Shulenin". khl.ru. 2016-12-01.
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  15. ^ "January's finest: Yeryomenko, Hietanen, Mozyakin and Ilyenko". khl.ru. 2017-02-01.
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  17. ^ "March's finest: Koshechkin, Gavrikov, Zaripov and Dronov". khl.ru. 2017-04-01.