Russian hockey team wins second-straight championship, goalie immediately drops the trophy
Yaroslavl Lokomotiv won the Gagarin Cup, marking their second consecutive championship in the Kontinental Hockey League. During the celebration, goalie Alexei Melnichuk struggled to lift the trophy and accidentally dropped it. Fortunately, the trophy remained intact after the fall, and the team celebrated their victory.
- ▪Yaroslavl Lokomotiv defeated Ak Bars Kazan in Game 6 to win the Gagarin Cup.
- ▪This victory marks Lokomotiv's second straight championship in the KHL.
- ▪Goalie Alexei Melnichuk dropped the trophy while celebrating, but it remained undamaged.
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OutKick-Sports Russian hockey team wins second-straight championship, goalie immediately drops the trophy Lokomotiv defeated Ak Bars Kazan in Game 6 of the final to claim their second consecutive Gagarin Cup By Matt Reigle OutKick Published May 22, 2026 7:23pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for May 22 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: Russia's Kontinental Hockey League could not feel more like the bizarro NHL.
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