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| Conference | Western Conference |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| First season | 2008–09 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Most recent champion(s) | SKA Saint Petersburg (10th title) |
| Most titles | SKA Saint Petersburg (10 titles) |
TheKHL'sBobrov Division was formed in 2008 as part of the league's inauguration and is part of the Western conference since thesecond season of KHL when the conferences were established. It is one of 4divisions. It is named in honor ofVsevolod Bobrov; storiedice hockey gold medalist for theSoviet Union and formerCSKA andVVS player.
The Bobrov Division is currently made up of the following teams:
In thefirst KHL season, the division alignment was determined by team strength and the Bobrov division consisted of:Salavat Yulaev Ufa,Atlant Moscow Oblast,HC Dinamo Minsk,Metallurg Novokuznetsk,Severstal Cherepovets andSpartak Moscow.
With the geographical alignment of the divisions for the2009–10 season, the composition of the Bobrov division was completely changed. OnlySpartak Moscow andDinamo Minsk remained in the division. They were joined by the two other teams from Moscow,CSKA Moscow andDynamo Moscow, as well asSKA Saint Petersburg andDinamo Riga. Thus, the division was made up of the most westerly teams of the KHL.
In 2010,Dynamo Moscow merged withHC MVD (from theTarasov Division). The new team,UHC Dynamo, took the place of the old Dynamo in this division.Dinamo Minsk left for the Tarasov Division and was replaced byHC Lev Poprad in this division. However, later Lev was excluded from the league and the Bobrov Division became the first division in the history of the KHL to have the number of teams at 5 instead of 6.
In 2011, the KHL expanded for the first time beyond the borders of thepost-Soviet states by admittingHC Lev Poprad, a newly formed team that is based inPoprad,Slovakia.
The expansion to 26 teams for the2012–13 season caused some re-alignments among the Western conference divisions.The two newcomersSlovan Bratislava fromSlovakia andHC Donbass fromUkraine were added to the Bobrov division. In the meantime, two Moscow teams,Spartak andCSKA were moved to theTarasov Division, whileVityaz Chekhov moved to Bobrov.HC Lev Poprad was dissolved and replaced by a new organization,Lev Praha fromPrague,Czech Republic. This brought the number of teams in the Bobrov division to 7, representing 5 different countries.
The expansion to 28 teams for the2013–14 season caused some re-alignments among the Western conference divisions; as such,Croatian newcomerKHL Medveščak Zagreb were added to the Borbov division, whileHC Vityaz,HC Donbass andDynamo Moscow were moved to theTarasov Division and replaced byDinamo Minsk andCSKA Moscow.
Lev Praha had to withdraw prior to the2014–15 season for financial reasons, whereasJokerit fromHelsinki,Finland joined. Furthermore,CSKA Moscow andAtlant Moscow Oblast
Spartak Moscow returned to the KHL for the2015–16 season, whileAtlant Moscow Oblast left the league.
KHL Medveščak Zagreb left the KHL and returned toEBEL for the2017–18 season.
Dynamo Moscow andSeverstal Cherepovets joining, bothSlovan Bratislava andDinamo Minsk swapped divisions toTarasov Division.
Sochi andVityaz Podolsk joining Bobrov division, butDinamo Riga andDynamo Moscow swapped divisions toTarasov Division.
Severstal Cherepovets leaving Bobrov Division and joiningTarasov Division
SKA Saint Petersburg (82 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (93 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (103 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (138 points –Continental Cup winner)SKA Saint Petersburg (137 points)
Jokerit (108 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (123 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (105 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (115 points – Continental Cup winner)SKA Saint Petersburg (113 points)UHC Dynamo (96 points)SKA Saint Petersburg (122 points)Salavat Yulaev Ufa (129 points)SKA Saint PetersburgSKA Saint PetersburgDynamo MoscowDynamo Moscow| (#) | Denotes team that won theGagarin Cup |
| (#) | Denotes team that won theKHL conference finals, but lostGagarin Cup finals |
| (#) | Denotes team that qualified for the playoffs |
| ‡ | Denotes winner of theContinental Cup |
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