Kharlamov_Division Knowpia

Kharlamov Division
Conference	Eastern Conference
League	Kontinental Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
First season	2008–09
No. of teams	7
Most recent; champion(s)	Ak Bars Kazan (6th title)
Most titles	Ak Bars Kazan (6 titles)

The KHL's Kharlamov Division was formed in 2008 as part of the league's inauguration. It is one of four divisions and part of the Eastern Conference since the second season of the KHL when the conferences were established. It is named in honor of 3x Olympic medalist and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Valeri Kharlamov.

Division lineup edit

The Kharlamov Division is made up of the following teams:

Lineup history edit

Initial lineup (2008) edit

In the first KHL season, the division alignment was determined by team strength and the Kharlamov Division consisted of: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Amur Khabarovsk, Avangard Omsk, Dinamo Riga, Lada Togliatti and Sibir Novosibirsk.

Re-alignment in 2009 edit

With the geographical alignment of the divisions for the 2009–10 season, the composition of the Kharlamov Division was completely changed. Only Lada Togliatti remained and was joined by Ak Bars Kazan, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Yugra replaces Lada (2010) edit

After Lada Togliatti had to withdraw from the KHL in 2010, they were replaced by Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk from Khanty-Mansiysk.

2013 Expansion and re-alignment edit

With the addition of two teams in 2013, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod moved from the Tarasov Division to this division in order to balance out the two conferences.

2014 changes edit

Lada Togliatti returned to the league after a four-year absence and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod has been moved back to the Tarasov Division.

2018 Lada and Yugra VHL edit

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod returns to the division, though Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk and Lada Togliatti leave the division and league altogether due to poor performance; they join the VHL.