Novosibirsk vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Defunct) Avangard Omsk vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Defunct) Volga Derbies Lokomotiv Yaroslavl vs. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod vs. Ak Bars Kazan HC Lada Togliatti vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Defunct) HC Lada Togliatti vs. Ak Bars Kazan (Defunct) HC Lada Togliatti vs. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Defunct) Ak Bars Kazan vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Czechoslovak Derby HC Lev Praha vs. Slovan Bratislava (Defunct) The rivalry was natural from the very beginning due to the Czech Republic–Slovakia ice hockey rivalry and the two teams being the only representatives of their countries in the league. It got even intensified when in their first game HC Lev's Zdeno Chára body-checked Slovan's team captain Miroslav Šatan after which Šatan had been out of play until the end of the season. The fairness of this hit was the center of many discussions. Far Eastern Derby Amur Khabarovsk vs. Admiral Vladivostok Organizational rivalries Army Derby HC CSKA Moscow vs. SKA Saint Petersburg Both teams in Soviet times belonged to the Army organization - (C)SKA stands for (Central'niy) Sportivniy Klub Armii, (Central) Sports Club of the Army. Dinamo Derbies Not as prominent as the Army rivalry, sometimes games between the Dynamo Sports Club teams are referred to as a rivalry. Fans also sometimes treat the inter-Dynamo games with special attention. However unlike the other two, the new incarnation of Dinamo Riga does not directly come from the organization but rather only took the identity of the meanwhile abolished Soviet era incarnation of Dinamo Riga. Dinamo Riga vs. HC Dinamo Minsk HC Dinamo Minsk vs. HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow vs. Dinamo Riga Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Riga have met in three consecutive years of the KHL playoffs (if the series against HC MVD is included), with Moscow winning two series so far, and Riga only one. Khimik Derby (Defunct, also known as Yellow-Blue derby) Khimik Voskresensk vs. Atlant Moscow Oblast (Defunct) Before relocating to Mytishchi, Atlant used to be known as Khimik and play in Voskresensk. After relocation, Voskresensk fielded a new team called Khimik in the Russian minor leagues. In the first season of the KHL, Khimik Voskresensk was invited to join the Russian Major League after it won the league and original invitee Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg could not fulfill its financial obligations. Not active since Khimik dropped out of the league after the first season due to financial issues (although it theoretically still holds