HC Dynamo Moscow
Encyclopedia
HC Dynamo Moscow was a Russia
n professional ice hockey
club based in Moscow
. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL). The team was merged with HC MVD to form UHC Dynamo
after the 2009-2010 season
. It was among Russia's most successful clubs, winning the Soviet Championship in 1947, 1954, 1990, and 1991, the Russian Championship in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 2000, and the Russian Superleague in 1999-2000 and 2005. It also won the Spengler Cup
in 1983 and 2008 and the IIHF European Champions Cup
in 2006.
Russian clubs tend to hang a banner of honor with a player's jersey number (sometimes multiple players per number), while still keeping it active.
Maxim Afinogenov
,
Mark Giordano
, Pavel Datsyuk
, Alexander Karpovtsev
, Darius Kasparaitis
, Alexei Kovalev
, Viktor Kozlov
, Andrei Nikolishin
, Alexander Ovechkin
,
Alexei Ponikarovsky
, Alexei Yashin
, Alexei Zhamnov
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
club based in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL). The team was merged with HC MVD to form UHC Dynamo
UHC Dynamo
Unified Hockey Club Dynamo , or simply Dynamo Moscow, is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They are members of the Kontinental Hockey League. The team was created in 2010 after the merger of HC Dynamo and HC MVD...
after the 2009-2010 season
History
Part of the Dynamo Moscow sports club, a part of Dynamo sports society, the team was founded in 1946 and in its early days was sponsored by the KGBKGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
. It was among Russia's most successful clubs, winning the Soviet Championship in 1947, 1954, 1990, and 1991, the Russian Championship in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 2000, and the Russian Superleague in 1999-2000 and 2005. It also won the Spengler Cup
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
in 1983 and 2008 and the IIHF European Champions Cup
IIHF European Champions Cup
The IIHF European Champions Cup was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation , which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF...
in 2006.
Champions
- Russian LeagueRussian SuperleagueThe Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America...
Championship (4): 1993, 1995, 2000, 2005 - Soviet LeagueSoviet Hockey LeagueThe Soviet Championship was the highest level ice hockey league in the Soviet Union, running from 1946 to 1992. Before the 1940s the game of ice hockey was not cultivated in Russia, instead the more popular form of hockey was bandy, with history of the game in Russia dating several centuries into...
Championship (5): 1947, 1954, 1990, 1991, 1992 - Spengler CupSpengler CupThe Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
(2): 1983, 2008 - European Champions CupIIHF European Champions CupThe IIHF European Champions Cup was an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation , which took place during a long weekend in early January. The winner was considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF...
(1): 2006 - Ahearne CupAhearne CupAhearne Cup is the name of two ice hockey tournaments, the first played from 1952 to 1977 and the second created in 2001. Both are named after British ice hockey promoter, J. F...
(2): 1975, 1976 - USSR Cup (3): 1953, 1972, 1976
Honored members
- coach Arkady ChernyshevArkady ChernyshevArkady Ivanovich Chernyshev was a Soviet ice hockey and soccer player, who played in the Soviet Hockey League, also a coach for «Dynamo» Moscow club and a distinguished coach for Soviet Union national ice hockey team....
, 1946–1974 - 1 Boris Zaitsev, 1957–70; Vladimir MyshkinVladimir MyshkinVladimir Semenovich Myshkin is a former ice hockey goaltender. He was a goaltender for HC Dynamo Moscow and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s....
, 1980–90 - 2 Oleg TolmachevOleg TolmachevOleg Vasilyevich Tolmachev was a Soviet ice hockey player and coach.-Early life:Tolmachev was born in Novosibirsk . He served in the Red Army from 1939 to 1946, and saw action in World War II during 1942-44. He was decorated twice.-References:* from Gazeta.ru...
, 1946–56; Pavel Zhiburtovich, 1955–62 - 3 Vitaly DavydovVitaly DavydovVitaly Semenovich Davydov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in Moscow, and played his entire club career for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.-External links:...
, 1957–73 - 5 Stanislav PetukhovStanislav PetukhovStanislav Afanasievich Petukhov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.-External links:*...
, 1956–68; Vasily Pervukhin, 1976–89 - 6 Valery Vasiliev, 1967–84
- 8 Valentin KuzinValentin KuzinValentin Egorevich Kuzin was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1954.-External links:*...
, 1950–61 - 9 Nikolay Postavnin, 1946–51; Alexander Uvarov, 1948–60
- 10 Yury Krylov, 1951–65
- 11 Yury Volkov, 1960–68; Alexander Maltsev, 1967–84
- 17 Vladimir YurzinovVladimir YurzinovVladimir Yurzinov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963....
, 1957–72; Zinetula BilyaletdinovZinetula BilyaletdinovZinetula "Bill" Khaidarovich Bilyaletdinov is a former Russian ice hockey player of Tatar roots, who competed for the USSR. In 1973-1988 he competed for HC Dynamo Moscow...
, 1973–88
Russian clubs tend to hang a banner of honor with a player's jersey number (sometimes multiple players per number), while still keeping it active.
Notable NHL Alumni
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Mark GiordanoMark Giordano
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Pavel DatsyukPavel Datsyuk
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Alexander KarpovtsevAlexander Karpovtsev
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Darius KasparaitisDarius Kasparaitis
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Alexei KovalevAlexei Kovalev
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Viktor KozlovViktor Kozlov
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Andrei NikolishinAndrei Nikolishin
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Alexander OvechkinAlexander Ovechkin
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Alexei PonikarovskyAlexei Ponikarovsky
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Alexei YashinAlexei Yashin
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Alexei ZhamnovAlexei Zhamnov
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