The 2009–10 KHL season was the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 10 September 2009 to 27 April 2010, with a break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March. Ak Bars Kazan defended their title by defeating Western conference winners HC MVD in a seven-game play-off final.
The Gagarin Cup
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1) and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs.
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