The KHL presents annual awards to its most successful players . The KHL also awards the Opening Cup annually to the winner of the first game between the Gagarin Cup winner and the runner-up of the previous season . On September 10 , 2011 , three days after the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash , the KHL head office decided to honor the deceased in the 2011 Opening Cup . The League gives the Andrey Starovoytov Award annually to its referees of the year , also called the " Golden Whistle "
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
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