HC Krylya Sovetov (; ''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 and a new team,

MHC Krylya Sovetov MHC Krylya Sovetov (; lit. ''Moscow Hockey Club Soviet Wings'') are a junior ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. The team initially existed for two years after PHC Krylya Sovetov were expelled from the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in 2008 and ...

was created. PHC Krylya Sovetov played at the

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and Vityaz Ice Palace in

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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 Soviet Wings Sport Palace, the All-Russia Institute of Light Alloys (VILS) () 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

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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

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

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

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''(1)'': 1974

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''(1)'': 1979

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''(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 (1947–1961)
Alfred Kuchevsky (1949–1961)
Vladimir Petrov (1965–1967)
Alexander Sidelnikov (1967–1984)
Sergei Pryakhin (1979–1989)
Yuri Khmylev (1980–1991)
Viktor Gordiuk (1986–1992)
Alexander Korolyuk (1992–1997)

Alexei Morozov Alexei Alekseyevich Morozov (; born 16 February 1977) is the president of the Kontinental Hockey League and a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played professional hockey with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey Leagu ...

(1993–1997)

Alexander Frolov Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov (; born June 19, 1982) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. In an eight-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. After Frolov's NHL c ...

(2000–2002)

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(2001–2002)

References

External links

Alternate Official Website
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