The main club hockey tournament of the Old World is coming to an end. In April 2016, a club will be determined that will win the prestigious Gagarin Cup trophy.
Participants of the final of the Gagarin Cup 2015-2016
The intense matches of the three series of the Gagarin Cup playoffs determined the participants in the decisive battles of the main hockey club final in Europe. In the 2015-2016 season, CSKA Moscow and Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the right to take part in the battle for the prestigious trophy.
For the first time in history, the capital's army team made it to the final of the Gagarin Cup. In the 2015-2016 season, Kvartalnov's wards excelled in the regular season, so such a high stage of the knockout matches is not surprising for the CSK team. On the way to the final, the “army team” of Moscow overcame the resistance of the Slovak “Slovan”, “Torpedo” from Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg “SKA”.
The winner of the eastern conference of knockout matches was the winner of the 2013-2014 Gagrin Cup - Metallurg from Magnitogorsk. In the KHL regular season, Magnitka was content with the second place in the East, but this did not prevent the Urals from overcoming Avtomobilist, Siberia and Salavat Yulaev in the playoffs.
Schedule of the final of the Gagarin Cup 2015-2016
The first meeting of the confrontation between CSKA and Metallurg is scheduled for April 7, 2016. The opening match will take place in Moscow at the CSKA home arena. The beginning of the meeting is 19-30 Moscow time. The next team match will also be held in Moscow on April 9th. The beginning of the match at number two at 17-00 (Moscow time).
Thanks to the victory in the regular season, CSKA hockey players have the advantage of their field. Therefore, the series will begin in Moscow; the seventh match (if required to determine the winner) will also take place in the capital of Russia.
The return two meetings will be held in Magnitogorsk. The third match between Metallurg and CSKA is scheduled for April 11th, and the fourth meeting will take place at the Urals arena every other day - on the 13th of the same month. The beginning of the confrontations is 17-00 (Moscow time).
The final series of such prestigious hockey tournaments rarely ends in four matches, so it is appropriate to present a calendar of possible future meetings. Match number five will take place in Moscow on April 15th, the sixth meeting in Magnitogorsk on the 17th, and a possible seventh match on April 19th.
The full schedule of the 2015-2016 Gagarin Cup final series is as follows:
