HC Krylya Sovetov (russian: link=no, ХК Крылья Советов; ''Soviet Wings'') is a professional

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team based in Moscow, Russia. The team played in the top divisions of Soviet and Russian hockey. In 2008, the team was expelled from the

Soviet Wings Sport Palace Soviet Wings Universal Sport Palace () is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 5,670, it was opened on December 2, 1980. It is the home arena of the MHC Krylya Sovetov ice hockey Ice hockey (o ...

and a new team,

MHC Krylya Sovetov MHC Krylya Sovetov (russian: МХК Крылья Советов; lit. ''Moscow Hockey Club Soviet Wings'') was a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. The team existed for 2 years after PHC Krylya Sovetov were expelled from the S ...

was created. PHC Krylya Sovetov played at the

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and

Vityaz Ice Palace Vityaz Ice Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Podolsk, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 and was built in 2000. The home games of Vityaz Podolsk and its junior team : Russkie Vityazi are played in the arena. Until 2006 it was ...

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until 2010, when the team was reunited with MHC Krylya Sovetov and returned to the Soviet Wings Sport Palace. But after 2011, it was not able to continue to operate as a professional hockey club and withdrew from the championship on all levels. In 2016, the team returned to play in the MHL.

History

Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Wings of the Soviets, Soviet Wings) was founded in 1947 by the Krylya Sovetov sports society that represented Soviet aircraft industry.

Controversy

In 2008, the owner of the

, the All-Russia Institute of Light Alloys (VILS) (russian: link=no, Всероссийский институт лёгких сплавов (ВИЛС) accused Krylya Sovetov of overdue rent payments. This led to the subsequent eviction of the team. The main team left under president Aleksandr Tretiak's lead and took a name PHC Krylya Sovetov, but Krylya's hockey school, junior subsidiary teams, and other infrastructure opted to remain under the effective ownership of VILS. After playing one season in Vysshaya Liga, the VILS team decided to change its affiliation to the Junior League. While PHC Krylya Sovetov failed to qualify for the VHL, a newly created independent league that was supposed to replace Vysshaya Liga. After the

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president

Alexander Medvedev Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev (russian: Александр Иванович Медведев, ) (born 14 August 1955 in Shakhtyorsk, Sakhalin Oblast) is the current Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Russian energy company Gazprom an ...

interfered in the conflict, the situation was settled and both teams reunited to play in the VHL starting with its 2010–11 season. Albeit due to financial hardship the club had to resign from the league in the next season. De facto Krylya ceased to exist as a professional team in 2011.

Honors

Champions

Soviet Championship League The Soviet Hockey Championship (russian: Чемпионат СССР по хоккею) 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, i ...

Championship ''(2)'': 1957, 1974

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Cup ''(3)'': 1951, 1974, 1989

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''(1)'': 1974

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational 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 tea ...

''(1)'': 1979
Ahearne Cup ''(2)'': 1961, 1968

Runners-up

Championship ''(4)'': 1955, 1956, 1958, 1975

Championship ''(9)'': 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1991
IHL Championship ''(1)'': 1993

Cup ''(2)'': 1952, 1954

''(1)'': 1987

Notable alumni

Alexei Guryshev Alexei Mikhailovich Guryshev (russian: Алексей Михайлович Гурышев; b. March 14, 1925 - December 16, 1983) was a Russian ice hockey center. A four-time Soviet all-star, he was the top goal scorer in the Soviet Union five tim ...

(1947–1961)

Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Iosifovich Kuchevsky (russian: Альфред Иосифович Кучевский; 17 May 1931 – 15 May 2000) was a Soviet professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the HC Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Championship League a ...

(1949–1961)
Vladimir Petrov (1965–1967)

Alexander Sidelnikov Alexander Nikolaevich Sidelnikov (August 12, 1950 – June 23, 2003) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1 ...

(1967–1984)

Sergei Pryakhin Sergei Vasilievich Pryakhin (sometimes Priakin; russian: Сергей Васильевич Пряхин; born December 7, 1963) is a Russian former ice hockey forward who played 20 seasons in several leagues. He is a former captain of Krylya S ...

(1979–1989)

Yuri Khmylev Yuri Alexeyevich Khmylev (russian: Юрий Алексеевич Хмылëв, ''Yuriy Alekseevich Khmylyov''; born August 9, 1964) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Khmylev played 11 seasons in his native Russia for Krylya So ...

(1980–1991)

Viktor Gordiuk Viktor Iosifovich Gordiyuk (russian: Виктор Иосифович Гордиюк; born April 11, 1970) is a Russian former ice hockey right wing. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1992 and 1995. Th ...

(1986–1992)

Alexander Korolyuk Alexander Ivanovich Korolyuk (russian: Александр Иванович Королюк, born January 15, 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks before ...

(1992–1997)

Alexei Morozov Alexei Alekseyevich Morozov (russian: Алексей Алексе́евич Морозов; born 16 February 1977) is the president of the Kontinental Hockey League and a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played professional ho ...

(1993–1997)

Alexander Frolov Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov (russian: Александр Александрович Фролов; born June 19, 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Daemyung Killer Whales of the Asia League Ice Hockey ...

(2000–2002)

Anton Volchenkov Anton Alexeyevich Volchenkov (russian: Анто́н Алексе́евич Волченко́в; born 25 February 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Torpe ...

(2001–2002)

References

External links

Alternate Official Website
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