MHC Krylya Sovetov (russian: МХК Крылья Советов; lit. ''Moscow Hockey Club Soviet Wings'') was a professional

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team based in

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. The team existed for 2 years after

PHC Krylya Sovetov HC Krylya Sovetov (russian: link=no, ХК Крылья Советов; ''Soviet Wings'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. The team played in the top divisions of Soviet and Russian hockey. In 2008, the team was expell ...

were 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 ...

in 2008 and the owner of the arena created a new team. MHC Krylya Sovetov was reunited with PHC Krylya Sovetov in 2010.

History

Controversy

In 2008, the owner of the

, the All-Russia Institute of Light Alloys (VILS) (russian: Всероссийский институт лёгких сплавов (ВИЛС) accused Krylya Sovetov of overdue rent payments. This led to the subsequent eviction of the team. The current team left under president Aleksandr Tretiak's lead, but Krylya's hockey school, junior subsidiary teams, and other infrastructure opted to remain under the effective ownership of VILS. In light of this, VILS created a new team MHC Krylya Sovetov. MHC Krylya Sovetov's main team did not play in the 2009–10 season since the definitive calendar of games for the 2009–10 season of the

Russian Major League The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league i ...

only contained

in the Western Division. MHC Krylya Sovetov's junior team however played in the newly formed

Minor Hockey League The Junior Hockey League (JHL) (russian: Молодежная Хоккейная Лига (МХЛ), Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga), sometimes translated as the ''Minor'' or ''Youth'' Hockey League, is a major junior ice hockey league in Eurasia ...

. According to KHL website

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contacted both the administration of PHC Krylya Sovetov and MHC Krylya Sovetov and the two clubs with the help of KHL will be reunited into a single organization once again after the split in 2008. The reunited team will play their games in Setun,

, where MHC Krylya Sovetov played their games after the 2008 split. The junior team will play in

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References

External links

Team Roster and Statistics
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