Kontinental Hockey League history and statistics

KHL History

The Kontinental Hockey League is a European Elite hockey league that has operated since the 2008-09 season. The KHL replaced the former Russian Championship League, which was the top professional hockey league in Russia.

The league is primarily based in Russia and former Soviet countries such as Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine, however it branched out to other Eastern European countries such as Slovakia (2011-12), Czech Republic (2012-13), and Croatia (2013-14). The KHL expanded in Europe in 2014-15, with Jokerit [Helsinki, Finland] entering the league. Starting with the 2016-17 season, the KHL included a team in China, the Kunlun Red Star.

KHL Seasons

Kontinental Hockey League
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
	In: Chekhov Vityaz In: Astana Barys In: Balashikha MVD HC In: Chelyabinsk Traktor In: Cherepovets Severstal In: CSKA Moscow In: Kazan Ak-Bars In: Khabarovsk Amur In: Magnitogorsk Metallurg In: Minsk Dynamo In: Moscow Dynamo In: Moscow Spartak In: Mytishchi Atlant In: Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik In: Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo In: Novokuznetsk Metallurg In: Novosibirsk Sibir In: Omsk Avangard In: Riga Dynamo In: St. Petersburg SKA In: Tolyatti Lada In: Ufa Salavat Yulayev In: Voskresensk Khimik In: Yaroslavl Lokomotiv
2008-09	24 Teams	Kazan Ak-Bars	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv	(4-3)
Out: Voskresensk Khimik	In: Yekaterinburg Automobilist
2009-10	24 Teams	Kazan Ak-Bars	Balashikha MVD HC	(4-3)
Out: Balashikha MVD HC Out: Tolyatti Lada	In: Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra
2010-11	23 Teams	Ufa Salavat Yulayev	Moscow Oblast Atlant	(4-1)
Out: Mytishchi Atlant Out: Yaroslavl Lokomotiv	In: Moscow Oblast Atlant In: Poprad Lev
2011-12	23 Teams	Moscow Dynamo	Omsk Avangard	(4-3)
Out: Poprad Lev	In: Bratislava Slovan In: Donbass HC In: Prague Lev In: Yaroslavl Lokomotiv
2012-13	26 Teams	Moscow Dynamo	Chelyabinsk Traktor	(4-2)
Out: Chekhov Vityaz	In: Podolsk Vityaz In: Vladivostok Admiral In: Zagreb Medvescak KHL
2013-14	28 Teams	Magnitogorsk Metallurg	Prague Lev	(4-3)
Out: Donbass HC Out: Moscow Spartak Out: Prague Lev	In: Jokerit Helsinki In: Sochi HC In: Tolyatti Lada
2014-15	28 Teams	St. Petersburg SKA	Kazan Ak-Bars	(4-1)
Out: Moscow Oblast Atlant	In: Moscow Spartak
2015-16	28 Teams	Magnitogorsk Metallurg	CSKA Moscow	(4-3)
	In: Kunlun Red Star
2016-17	29 Teams	St. Petersburg SKA	Magnitogorsk Metallurg	(4-1)
Out: Novokuznetsk Metallurg Out: Zagreb Medvescak KHL
2017-18	27 Teams	Kazan Ak-Bars	CSKA Moscow	(4-1)
Out: Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra Out: Tolyatti Lada
2018-19	25 Teams	CSKA Moscow	Omsk Avangard	(4-0)
Out: Astana Barys Out: Bratislava Slovan	In: Nur-Sultan Barys
2019-20	24 Teams	No champion
Out: Vladivostok Admiral
2020-21	23 Teams	Omsk Avangard	CSKA Moscow	(4-2)
	In: Vladivostok Admiral
2021-22	24 Teams	CSKA Moscow	Magnitogorsk Metallurg	(4-3)
Out: Jokerit Helsinki Out: Riga Dynamo
2022-23	22 Teams	CSKA Moscow	Kazan Ak-Bars	(4-3)
	In: Tolyatti Lada
2023-24	23 Teams