HC Dynamo Moscow

Dynamo Moscow
Динамо Москва

Full name	Hockey Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s)	"Blue-Whites"
Founded	1946
Based In	Moscow
Arena	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena (Capacity: 8,512)
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 Balashikha (VHL) MVD Balashikha (MHL)
Website	www.dynamo.ru

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HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian: ХК Дина́мо Москва́) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

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.

Honors

Champions

1 ! Gagarin Cup (2): 2012, 2013
1 ! Russian Superleague (2): 2000, 2005
1 ! IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995
1 ! IHL Cup (3): 1993, 1995, 1996
1 ! Soviet League Championship (5): 1947, 1954, 1990, 1991, 1992
1 ! USSR Cup (3): 1953, 1972, 1976
1 ! European Champions Cup (1): 2006
1 ! Spengler Cup (2): 1983, 2008
1 ! Ahearne Cup (2): 1975, 1976
1 ! Tampere Cup (2): 1991, 1992

Runners-up

1 ! Russian Superleague (1): 1999
1 ! Russian Superleague Cup (1): 1998
1 ! IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996
1 ! IHL Cup (1): 1994
1 ! Soviet League Championship (16): 1950, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987
1 ! Soviet League Championship (18): 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988
1 ! USSR Cup (9): 1955, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1988, 1989

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)

External links

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

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