CSK VVS Samara (russian: ЦСК ВВС Самара; lit. ''Central Sports Club of the Air Force, Samara'') are a professional
ice hockey team based in
Samara
Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...
,
Samara Oblast,
Russia. They are currently playing in the
Supreme Hockey League, the second level of Russian ice hockey.
CSK were affiliated with
HC Lada Togliatti during their tenure in the
Kontinental Hockey League. Following Lada's demotion to the VHL at the conclusion of the
2017–18 season, VVS Samara agreed to become the primary affiliate to
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL from the
2018–19 season.
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Ice hockey teams in Russia
Sport in Samara, Russia
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