Ivan Demidov is the best rookie of the first round of the KHL playoffs!

The Kontinental Hockey League has revealed the best players of the first round of the 2024/2025 Gagarin Cup playoffs.

SKA forward Ivan Demidov has been named the best rookie! The 19-year-old tallied five (3+2) points, five hits and blocked six shots across six matches.

It's worth noting that Demidov had been declared the week's best rookie seven times during the regular season. Furthermore, he was the league's best rookie of the month on three occasions.

Nikita Serebryakov of Avangard Omsk is the best goalkeeper, the best defenseman is Traktor Chelyabinsk's Grigory Dronov and Salavat Yulaev Ufa representative Sheldon Rempal is the best forward.