2008–09 KHL season
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The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural campaign of the Kontinental Hockey League, marking the launch of a new top-tier professional ice hockey league across Russia and several other Eurasian countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008–09 KHL season canonical | 1 |
| KHL 2008–09 season | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2008–09 KHL season Context triple: [Atlant Moscow Oblast, leagueJoinSeason, 2008–09 KHL season]
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A.
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 91st season of the National Hockey League, culminating in the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup over the Detroit Red Wings.
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B.
KHL regular season
The KHL regular season is the primary annual schedule of games in the Kontinental Hockey League that determines team standings and playoff qualification.
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C.
KHL playoffs
The KHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Kontinental Hockey League that determines the league champion and winner of the Gagarin Cup.
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D.
KHL All-Star Game
The KHL All-Star Game is an annual exhibition ice hockey showcase featuring the top players of the Kontinental Hockey League in a festive, fan-focused event.
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E.
2013–14 KHL season
The 2013–14 KHL season was a professional ice hockey campaign in the Kontinental Hockey League that culminated with HC Lev Praha reaching the Gagarin Cup Finals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2008–09 KHL season Target entity description: The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural campaign of the Kontinental Hockey League, marking the launch of a new top-tier professional ice hockey league across Russia and several other Eurasian countries.
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A.
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 91st season of the National Hockey League, culminating in the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup over the Detroit Red Wings.
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B.
KHL regular season
The KHL regular season is the primary annual schedule of games in the Kontinental Hockey League that determines team standings and playoff qualification.
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C.
KHL playoffs
The KHL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Kontinental Hockey League that determines the league champion and winner of the Gagarin Cup.
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D.
KHL All-Star Game
The KHL All-Star Game is an annual exhibition ice hockey showcase featuring the top players of the Kontinental Hockey League in a festive, fan-focused event.
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E.
2013–14 KHL season
The 2013–14 KHL season was a professional ice hockey campaign in the Kontinental Hockey League that culminated with HC Lev Praha reaching the Gagarin Cup Finals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kontinental Hockey League season
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sports season ⓘ |
| averageAttendancePerGame | around 5,800 ⓘ |
| champion | Ak Bars Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceFormat | two conferences ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| divisionFormat | four divisions ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceChampion | Ak Bars Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2009-04-12 ⓘ |
| finalsSeriesResult | Ak Bars Kazan 4–3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ⓘ |
| GagarinCupWinner | Ak Bars Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kontinental Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTrophy | Gagarin Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
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Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | Kontinental Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Kontinental Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Alexei Morozov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Ak Bars Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2009–10 KHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first season after replacement of Russian Superleague by KHL
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launch of multinational top-tier professional league in Eurasia ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 684 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 24 ⓘ |
| overtimeOrShootoutLossPoints | 1 ⓘ |
| overtimeOrShootoutWinPoints | 2 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| playoffsEnd | 2009-04-12 ⓘ |
| playoffsStart | 2009-03-11 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2007–08 Russian Superleague season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Salavat Yulaev Ufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEnd | 2009-02-26 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStart | 2008-09-02 ⓘ |
| regulationLossPoints | 0 ⓘ |
| regulationWinPoints | 3 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008-09-02 ⓘ |
| topScorer | Sergei Mozyakin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | Atlant Moscow Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalAttendance | approximately 4,000,000 ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceChampion | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2008–09 KHL season Description of subject: The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural campaign of the Kontinental Hockey League, marking the launch of a new top-tier professional ice hockey league across Russia and several other Eurasian countries.
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KHL 2008–09 season