Alexei Cherepanov Award

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KHL Rookie of the Year Award
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forAnnually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League
History
First award2009
Most recent Ivan Demidov

The Alexei Cherepanov Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [1] It is named after Alexei Cherepanov who died on 13 October 2008 after collapsing during the third period of a KHL game, in the league's inaugural season. The award is determined by a vote among all KHL head coaches. [1]

Winners

Positions key
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defence
G Goaltender
  Player is still active in the KHL
Alexei Cherepanov Award winners
SeasonWinnerTeamPositionAge [a] Ref
2008–09 Ilya Proskuryakov Metallurg Magnitogorsk G22 [2]
2009–10 Anatoli Nikontsev Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RW19 [3]
2010–11 Pavel Zdunov Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW19
2011–12 Dmitri Lugin Amur Khabarovsk RW22 [4]
2012–13 Valeri Nichushkin Amur Khabarovsk RW18 [5]
2013–14 Andrei Vasilevskiy Salavat Yulaev Ufa G19 [6]
2014–15 Maxim Mamin HC CSKA Moscow LW20 [7]
2015–16 Artyom Alyayev Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod D21
2016–17 Vladimir Tkachev Admiral Vladivostok LW21
2017–18 Vitali Kravtsov Traktor Chelyabinsk RW18 [8]
2018–19 Ilya Konovalov Lokomotiv Yaroslavl G20 [9]
2019–20 Artyom Galimov Ak Bars Kazan C20 [10]
2020–21 Yegor Chinakhov Avangard Omsk RW20 [11]
2021–22 Arseni Gritsyuk Avangard Omsk LW21 [12]
2022–23 Nikita Grebenkin Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW20 [13]
2023–24 Ilya Nabokov Metallurg Magnitogorsk G20 [14]
2024–25 Ivan Demidov SKA Saint Petersburg RW19 [15]
  1. ↑ Player's age at the time of award win

Source: [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Demidov, Surin, and Vyazovoi finalists for Rookie of the Year". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (18 May 2009). "KHL awards". InternationalHockey. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Russian News Break". Hockey Blog in Canada. 8 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lugin honored as 2012 KHL rookie of the year". Kontinental Hockey League. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Russian prospect Nichushkin commits to NHL". Sportsnet. 22 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Who's Better: Carey Price or Andrei Vasilevskiy?". HockeyBuzz. 2 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Maxim Mamin". Florida Panthers. 28 July 2021.
  8. ↑ @khl_eng (23 May 2018). "Rookie of the year award goes to 18-year-old forward Vitaly Kravtsov from Traktor" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "KHL Hands Out 2018-19 Awards In Moscow". International Hockey Lineal Championship. 28 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "KHL Hands Out Truncated 2019-20 Awards". International Hockey Lineal Championship. 18 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Omskie Yastreby alumnus Yegor Chinakhov named KHL rookie of the season". Junior Hockey League. 8 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Kasan, Sam (19 May 2022). "Gritsyuk Named KHL Rookie of the Year". New Jersey Devils.
  13. ↑ @khl_eng (18 May 2023). "The Alexei Cherepanov Award for KHL Rookie of the Year goes to Nikita Grebyonkin!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Nabokov, Nikishin scoop hat-trick of awards". Kontinental Hockey League. 14 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ivan Demidov wins KHL rookie of the year award". Montreal Gazette. 29 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Awards - KHL Aleksei Cherepanov (Best Rookie) Award". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 May 2005.
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