Gagarin Cup

Gagarin Cup

The Gagarin Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. cite news|title=Continental Hockey League to Launch with 24 Teams in September |url=http://www.bizofhockey.com/index.php?view=article&catid=49%3Acontinental-hockey-league-news&id=131%3Acontinental-hockey-league-to-launch-with-24-teams-in-september&Itemid=67&option=com_content|author =Brown, Maury|date =2008-05-23|accessdate =2008-07-09] The Cup was supposedly named after Gagarin, because the last possible game of the inaugural KHL season would take place on April 12th, the anniversary date of Gagarin's flight.cite news|title=Continental Hockey League takes shape|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20080313111756newkontinentalhockeyleaguetakesshapesetsrules|author =Seren Rosso, Alessandro |date =2008-03-13|accessdate =2008-07-09]

After the end of the KHL's regular season, sixteen teams will participate in the playoffs. The 1/8 and quarter-finals will be a best-of-five series, and the semi-finals and finals will be a best-of-seven series. The winner of the final best-of-seven series receives the Gagarin Cup.cite news|title=New league schedule announced|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/new-league-schedule-announced.html|author =IIHF staff |date =2008-06-08|accessdate =2008-07-17]

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