The Kontinental Hockey League is an International League, set up in March 2008 to promote the successful development of hockey in Russia and other countries in Europe and Asia.

On March 27, 2008 the Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR) officially handed over all rights to stage the national championship to the KHL. The highest ranked Russian team will be proclaimed the Champion of Russia.

The four divisions of the League are named in honor of famous players and coaches: Vsevolod Bobrov, Anatoly Tarasov, Valery Kharlamov and Arkady Chernyshev. 24 clubs from Russia, Belarus, Latvia and Kazakhstan compete from September to April to lift the coveted Gagarin Cup.

The KHL Championship tournament is divided into regular season and play-offs:

in the regular season all teams play 56 games (four against opponents in their own division and two games against opponents from other divisions);
in the play-off series the best 16 teams of the regular season - eight from the Eastern Conference and eight from the Western - compete for the Gagarin Cup.



№	Team	Series score	Team	Series score
1	SKA	0:2	Salavat	1:0
8	Din R	0:2	Avtomob	1:0
2	HC MVD	2:0	Met Mg	1:0
7	CSKA	2:0	Traktor	1:0
3	Dyn M	0:2	Ak Bars	1:0
6	Spartak	0:2	Barys	1:0
4	Atlant	1:1	Neftekhim	1:0
5	Lokomotiv	1:1	Avangard	1:0



	Team	GP	PTS	Team	GP	PTS
1	SKA	56	122	Salavat	56	129
2	HC MVD	56	102	Met Mg	56	115
3	Dyn M	56	101	Ak Bars	56	96
4	Atlant	56	101	Neftekhim	56	93
5	Lokomotiv	56	96	Avangard	56	90
6	Spartak	56	92	Barys	56	79
7	CSKA	56	87	Traktor	56	64
8	Din R	56	84	Avtomob	56	64
9	Torpedo	56	75	Sibir	56	63
10	Severst	56	74	Amur	56	60
11	Din Mn	56	65	Lada	56	55
12	Vityaz	56	54	Met Nk	56	52

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