“” found out if the striker can Danis Zaripov become a six-time Gagarin Cup winner if Kazan’s Ak Bars become the KHL champions this season.
On Friday, Zaripov will play his last game of his career, in which Ak Bars in Kazan will meet Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the regular season game of the KHL Fonbet Championship. Previously, the 41-year-old striker had won the Gagarin Cup five times in his career: three times with Ak Bars and twice with Metallurg.
In response to a request from , the league referred to Article 71 of the KHL Athletic Rules. It indicates that the names of players who were on the main team roster on the end date of the KHL Championship are applied to the Gagarin Cup. Or the names of hockey players who played in at least 50% of regular season games.
In other words, if Zaripov plays his official farewell match on Friday the 15th for Ak Bars this season, then according to these criteria, he cannot be considered the owner of the cup if Ak Bars wins in the final.
However, in article 71 there is also a clause that the names of hockey players included in the team application (even if they did not play at the same time) for the matches of the second championship stage are applied to the cup. This allows Ak Bars to include Zaripov in the bid for one of the first round playoff matches. For example, if Ak Bars leads the series 3–0. In addition, the winning club has the right to inscribe the names of 11 club representatives on the cup by decision of the club management.
Thus, if Ak Bars wins in the final, Zaripov (if Ak Bars wishes) can become a six-time winner of the Gagarin Cup.
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