The Alexei Cherepanov Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). 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 +Positions key C Centre LW Left wing RW Right wing D Defence G Goaltender
+Alexei Cherepanov Award winners Season Winner Team Position AgeRef 2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk G 22 2009–10 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg RW 19 2010–11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW 19 2011–12 Amur Khabarovsk RW 22 2012–13 Amur Khabarovsk RW 18 2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa G 19 2014–15 HC CSKA Moscow LW 20 2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod D 21 2016–17 Admiral Vladivostok LW 21 2017–18 Traktor Chelyabinsk RW 18 2018–19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl G 20 2019–20 Ak Bars Kazan C 20 2020–21 Avangard Omsk RW 20 2021–22 Avangard Omsk LW 21 2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk LW 20 2023–24 Metallurg Magnitogorsk G 20 2024–25 SKA Saint Petersburg RW 19 2025–26 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RW 19
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