2008–09 KHL season
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The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games.
The Gagarin Cup
Kontinental Hockey League
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The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. For the 2025–26 KHL season it comprises member clubs based in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and China,
2008–09 KHL season
…The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games. KHL teams signed several players from the NHL, including…
Ak Bars Kazan after winning the Gagarin Cup in 2009
Finnish team Jokerit joined the league in 2014 and left in 2022
KHL match between CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow at CSKA Arena, Moscow
KHL match between HC Lev Praha and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl at O2 Arena, Prague