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KHL was Founded
It was created out of the Russian Super League. -
First All Star Game
The format opposed Team Yashin, made up of the best Russian players of the league, to Team Jágr, made up of the best foreign players. -
End of the First Season
The Ak Bars Kazan won the first ever Gagarin Cup Finals in a 1-0 victory of game 7. -
Introduction of Conferences
The KHL Board of Directors implemented a Conference and Division realignment to help with travel problems. -
Second Season Under Way
It began with the Opening Cup. Featuring the previous seasons Gagarin Cup Finalists. It was won by the Ak Bars Kazan again, against HC MVD. -
Third Season.
The start of the third season. Salavat Yulaev Ufa was the Gagarin Cup winner. -
Tragedy Struck The League
The team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were involved in a horrific airplane crash. There where only two survivors. -
Fourth season
This season was won by Dynamo Moscow. -
NHL Lockout
A large number of players from the NHL still wanted to play hockey so they signed weekly contracts with the KHL in order to play in their league.