KHL East Conference

The Eastern Conference is one of the two conferences of the Continental Hockey League . This is divided into the Kharlamov Division and the Chernyschow Division .

history

The Eastern Conference was founded for the 2009/10 season after the KHL decided to divide the four divisions according to regional criteria instead of - as in their premiere season according to their skill level. In addition to determining the playoff finalists for each conference, the KHL All-Star Game also features the best players in the Western Conference against the best players in the Eastern Conference.

Playoff mode

The winners of the two divisions and the six best remaining teams in the conference advance to the playoffs. In these, the playoff winner of the conference is determined, who then competes against the champions of the western conference in the playoff final for the Gagarin Cup , the championship trophy of the KHL.

Teams 2018/19

Kharlamov Division :

• Awtomobilist Ekaterinburg
• Ak Bars Kazan
• HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
• Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
• Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
• HK tractor Chelyabinsk

Chernyshev Division :

• Barys Astana
• Amur Khabarovsk
• HK Sibir Novosibirsk
• HK Awangard Omsk
• Kunlun Red Star
• Salawat Yulayev Ufa
• Admiral Vladivostok

winner

year	Main round	Playoffs
2009/10	Salawat Yulayev Ufa	Ak Bars Kazan
2010/11	HK Awangard Omsk	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2011/12	HK tractor Chelyabinsk	HK Awangard Omsk
2012/13	Ak Bars Kazan	HK tractor Chelyabinsk
2013/14	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2014/15	Ak Bars Kazan	Ak Bars Kazan
2015/16	HK Awangard Omsk	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2016/17	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2017/18	Ak Bars Kazan	Ak Bars Kazan
2018/19	Awtomobilist Ekaterinburg	HK Awangard Omsk

Web links

• Official website of the KHL (Russian)