HC Dynamo Moscow

Dynamo Moscow
Динамо Москва

Full name	Hockey Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s)	"Blue-Whites"
Founded	December 22, 1946
Based In	Moscow
Arena	VTB Arena (Capacity: 10,523)
League	KHL 2008–present RSL 1996–2008 IHL 1992–1996 Soviet League Class A 1946–1992
Division	Tarasov
Conference	Western
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Affiliates	Dynamo St. Petersburg (VHL) MHC Dynamo (MHL)
Website	www.dynamo.ru

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HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian: ХК Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won the regular season championship once, in 2013–14, winning the Continental Cup.

The club is one of the most successful teams in Russia.

History

The team was founded in 1946 and belonged the Dynamo Moscow sports club, a part of Dynamo sports society sponsored by the Soviet Ministry of Interior and the national security structures including KGB. It won the first Soviet hockey championship in 1946–47 beating Spartak Moscow in the finals. Helmed by Arkady Chernyshev during the first decades of their history Dynamo established themselves as one of the top teams of the Soviet hockey league. Throughout the Soviet era Dynamo was among the top 3 teams almost every season winning five championships and three USSR Cups. The last years of the Soviet hockey championship and the beginning of the IHL period were marked with Dynamo winning fours seasons in a row and ending CSKA Moscow dominance that lasted for decades.

Older team logo

Merger with HC MVD (2010)

In 2010, Dynamo Moscow was merged with HC MVD, a KHL team from Balashikha owned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The team continued the history of the Dynamo club, with the big part of roster and executives from HC MVD. The new club was officially called United Hockey Club (UHC) Dynamo Moscow, and for one season the new club was referred to as UHC Dynamo, then for a couple years as UHC Dynamo Moscow, but in 2012 the official name of the club was reverted to Hockey Club (HC) Dynamo Moscow.

Debt problems/KHL sanctions

Under the guidance of director and president, Andrei Safronov, HC Dynamo was reported to have amassed a debt of 2 billion rubles (US$33 million) following the 2016–17 season. With concerns from the governing body of the KHL, Dynamo were ordered to give a presentation as to how they would be funded in the following season on 24 May 2017.

As a branch of the Dynamo Moscow sporting club, the parent company board opted to remove Safronov, citing a breach of trust with sponsors and took control of the hockey club. Dynamo then refused to pay back the debt, citing it wasn't their responsibility, putting the onus on former CEO Safronov to repay the debt due to his mismanagement. With allegations of embezzlement, HC Dynamo's offices were raided by police in order to retrieve accounting documentation on 2 June 2017. With the players having not been paid in three months, former HC Dynamo board led by Safronov declared bankruptcy in order to escape the debt.

On 4 July 2017, at a KHL board meeting, the Disciplinary Committee took action with Dynamo's failure to meet contractual obligations by declaring all 42 players under contract with Dynamo as free agents.

Honors

Domestic competitions

1 ! Soviet League Championship (5): 1946–47, 1953–54, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92

1 ! USSR Cup (3): 1953, 1972, 1976

1 ! IHL Championship (2): 1992–93, 1994–95

1 ! IHL Cup (1): 1996

1 ! Russian Superleague (2): 1999–00, 2004–05

Kontinental Hockey League

1 ! Gagarin Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13

1 ! Continental Cup (2): 2013–14,2023–24

1 ! Opening Cup (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14

Europe

1 ! IIHF European Champions Cup (1): 2006

1 ! IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2004–05

1 ! Spengler Cup (2): 1983, 2008

1 ! Lugano Cup (1): 1991

1 ! Ahearne Cup (2): 1975, 1976

1 ! Tampere Cup (2): 1991, 1992

Season-by-season KHL record

Main article: List of HC Dynamo Moscow seasons

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Top Scorer	Playoffs
2008–09	56	27	17	2	100	184	143	2nd, Chernyshev	Dmitry Afanasenkov (35 points: 19 G, 16 A; 56 GP)	Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan)
2009–10	56	28	16	3	101	166	151	2nd, Bobrov	Mattias Weinhandl (60 points: 26 G, 34 A; 56 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Spartak Moscow)
2010–11	54	28	16	4	96	149	131	1st, Bobrov	Konstantin Gorovikov (38 points: 11 G, 27 A; 54 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Dinamo Riga)
2011–12	54	35	15	4	105	144	115	2nd, Bobrov	Marek Kvapil (29 points: 12 G, 17 A; 53 GP)	Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–3 (Avangard Omsk)
2012–13	52	36	14	2	101	150	115	2nd, Bobrov	Alex Ovechkin (40 points: 19 G, 21 A; 31 GP)	Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–2 (Traktor Chelyabinsk)
2013–14	54	38	11	5	115	171	113	2nd, Bobrov	Maksim Karpov (34 points: 11 G, 23 A; 48 GP) Leo Komarov (34 points: 12 G, 22 A; 54 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
2014–15	60	41	13	6	123	172	120	2nd, Tarasov	Kaspars Daugaviņš (37 points: 22 G, 15 A; 56 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg)
2015–16	60	35	17	8	105	167	126	4th, Tarasov	Alexei Tsvetkov (39 points: 7 G, 32 A; 58 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg)
2016–17	60	39	16	5	112	164	111	2nd, Tarasov	Mārtiņš Karsums (34 points: 16 G, 18 A; 52 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg)
2017–18	56	28	23	5	80	134	139	6th, Tarasov	Ilya Nikulin (27 points: 12 G, 15 A; 56 GP)	did not qualify
2018–19	62	33	23	6	72	153	139	3rd, Bobrov	Vadim Shipachyov (68 points: 20 G, 48 A; 61 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (CSKA Moscow)
2019–20	62	37	17	8	82	182	144	3rd, Bobrov	Vadim Shipachyov (65 points: 17 G, 48 A; 61 GP)	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Spartak Moscow) Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21	60	39	15	6	84	195	137	2nd, Tarasov	Vadim Shipachyov (67 points: 20 G, 47 A; 57 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg)
2021–22	48	30	14	4	64	159	119	2nd, Tarasov	Vadim Shipachyov (67 points: 24 G, 43 A; 48 GP)	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (CSKA Moscow)
2022–23	68	38	19	11	87	174	147	3rd, Tarasov	Jordan Weal (43 points: 14 G, 29 A; 62 GP)	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
2023–24	68	46	16	6	98	215	160	1st, Tarasov	Nikita Gusev (89 points: 23 G, 66 A; 68 GP)	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk)

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• History of HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian)

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