- Gagarin Cup
The Gagarin Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after cosmonautYuri 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]References
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