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When it comes to foreign imports in the KHL, the reign of Nigel Dawes is uncontested.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best player of the third month of the Regular Season – December – in four categories.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best player of the second month of the Regular Season in four categories.

On Wednesday, the 23rd of May, the concert hall of Moscow’s Barvikha Luxury Village hotel played host to the Closing Ceremony for the tenth-anniversary KHL season, and much has already been written and said by those who attended the event, or reported on it, or broadcast from it, but what was the glittering gala evening like for those viewing it from the stage – the winners themselves?

Avtomobilist has announced the biggest transfer coup of the spring so far with the signing of Nigel Dawes, one of the most deadly forwards in KHL history, on a two-year deal. The 33-year-old enjoyed spells with the Rangers, Coyotes, Flames, Thrashers and Canadiens (NHL totals: 223 games, 41 goals, 47 assists) before moving to the KHL and the Kazakhstan capital for the 2011-12 season, since when he has recorded 376 (217+159) points in 415 KHL games for Barys Astana. Last year, Dawes tallied 55 (35+20) points in the regular season, earning the League's top sniper title and the third-highest points total.

At around 9pm last night, there was every reason to envy the passionate home fans in Ufa attending Salavat Yulaev's regular season game against Barys Astana. They were witnessing one of the hockey fan's most beloved scenarios – a stirring fightback by the home side, recovering from 0-2 down to claim a 3-2 lead.

To mark the end of the seventeenth week’s play of the ninth season of the Championship, the Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the week in four categories.