Alexei Cherepanov Award


The Alexei Cherepanov Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League. 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.

Winners

SeasonWinnerTeamPositionAgeRef
2008–09Metallurg MagnitogorskG22
2009–10Avtomobilist YekaterinburgRW19
2010–11Metallurg MagnitogorskLW19
2011–12Amur KhabarovskRW22
2012–13Amur KhabarovskRW18
2013–14Salavat Yulaev UfaG19
2014–15HC CSKA MoscowLW20
2015–16Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodD21
2016–17Admiral VladivostokLW21
2017–18Traktor ChelyabinskRW18
2018–19Lokomotiv YaroslavlG20
2019–20Ak Bars KazanC20
2020–21Avangard OmskRW20
2021–22Avangard OmskLW21
2022–23Metallurg MagnitogorskLW20
2023–24Metallurg MagnitogorskG20
2024–25SKA Saint PetersburgRW19

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