Opening Cup

Opening Cup
SportIce hockey
Awarded forTeam winning the first game of the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League
History
First award2008
Most recent CSKA Moscow

The Opening Cup (Russian: Кубок Открытия, Kubok Otkrytiya), is the trophy awarded to the winner of the first game of every regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This match is played between the previous season's playoff champion (Gagarin Cup Winner) and the previous season's Continental Cup winner. The game is played on the home ice of the previous season's playoff champion.