As a result of the cancellation of the closing stages of the campaign, the League decided to change the usual procedures for determining the winners in both team and individual categories. Several prizes, normally awarded wholly or partially on the basis of performance in the playoffs, had to be suspended. However, in accordance with the KHL’s sporting regulations, the winners of the following prizes can be determined based on the results of the regular season.
The Viktor Tikhonov Continental Cup (prize for the top team in the regular season)
CSKA Moscow
Top scorer (most productive player in terms of goals and assists in the regular season)
Vadim Shipachyov (Dynamo Moscow) – 65 (17+48) points
Top goalscorer (the player with the most goals in regular season)
Kirill Kaprizov (CSKA Moscow) – 33 goals
Kaprizov: It’s good, it’s really cool, but it would never have happened without my team-mates. Thanks guys, and thanks to the coaching staff for their help and support.
Top-scoring defenseman (the most productive defenseman in terms of goals and assists in the regular season)
Mikko Lehtonen (Jokerit Helsinki) – 49 (17+32) points
Golden Stick (Regular season MVP)
Dmitrij Jaskin (Dynamo Moscow)
Dmitrij Jaskin. Credits: Sergei Babunov
Best goalie
Timur Bilyalov (Ak Bars Kazan)
The Alexei Cherepanov prize for best rookie of the season
Artyom Galimov (Ak Bars Kazan)
Top Troika – for the highest scoring offensive line in the regular season
Andre Petersson – Vadim Shipachyov – Dmitrij Jaskin (Dynamo Moscow) – 34 goals between them
The Sergei Gimayev Prize for loyalty to hockey (top veteran player or coach)
Alexander Semin (Vityaz Moscow Region)
Earlier, the KHL’s partner company, Mastercard, announced the winner of its traditional ‘Priceless League’ campaign. This season’s Priceless Player, as voted by the fans, was Salavat Yulaev goalie Juha Metsola.
