2018
Gagarin Cup Champions
Ak Bars Kazan
2017
Gagarin Cup Champions
SKA Saint Petersburg
2016
Gagarin Cup Champions
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2015
Gagarin Cup Champions
SKA Saint Petersburg
2014
Gagarin Cup Champions
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2013
Gagarin Cup Champions
HC Dynamo Moscow
2012
Gagarin Cup Champions
HC Dynamo Moscow
2011
Gagarin Cup Champions
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2010
Gagarin Cup Champions
Ak Bars Kazan
2009
Gagarin Cup Champions
Ak Bars Kazan
The Gagarin Cup (Кубок Гагарина, Kubok Gagarina) is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the Kontinental Hockey League (Континентальная хоккейная лига КХЛ). The trophy is named for Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who became the first human to travel to outer space on April 12, 1961. The trophy itself is made of silver and weighs 40 lbs, making it slightly heavier than the NHL's Stanley Cup.