KHL entry draft 2013
The KHL Entry Draft 2013 will be held in Donetsk in Ukraine, the home of KHL member Donbass, for the first time outside Russia. The Entry Draft will also feature new teams, Medveščak and Vladivostok. ... Read more»
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All time leagues: European Hockey League | Juniors | KHL | Russian Superleague | Vysshaya Liga (RUS-2) | Moscow Junior Open Championship | Moscow Junior League
This club in 2005-2006: Juniors | Russian Superleague | Moscow Junior League
| Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Nikolai Skladnichenko | ![]() | 13.07.1994 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club

The club was founded in 1946 as CDKA (Centralnyy Dom Krasnoy Armii - Central House of the Red Army, referring to the Army community centre in Moscow). It was known as CDSA (with Red Army changed to Soviet Army) in 1952 - 1954, as CSK MO (Central Sports Club of the Moscow Military District) in 1955 - 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960.
CSKA was almost as dominant in the European Cup. They won all but two titles from 1969 to 1990, including 13 in a row from 1978 to 1990. The team first coach was Anatoli Tarasov, who would later become famous as the coach of the Soviet national team. Tarasov coached the Red Army Team, either alone or with co-coaches, for most of the time from 1946 to 1975. The team's greatest run came under Viktor Tikhonov, who was coach from 1977 to 1996--serving for most of that time as coach of the national team.
The Red Army Team was able to pull off such a long run of dominance because during the Soviet era, the entire CSKA organization was a functioning division of the Red Army. Taking full advantage of the fact that all able-bodied Soviet males had to serve in the military, it was literally able to draft the best young hockey players in the Soviet Union onto the team. There was a substantial overlap between the rosters of the Red Army Team and the Soviet national team, which was one factor behind the Soviets\\\' near-absolute dominance of international hockey from the 1950s through the early 1990s. By the late 1980s, however, the long run of Red Army dominance caused a significant dropoff in attendance throughout the league. Not surprisingly, discipline was quite strict, especially under Tikhonov. His players practiced for as many as 11 months a year, and were confined to training camp most of that time even if they were married. However, he mellowed somewhat after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
CSKA has remained one of the strongest clubs in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, though it has yet to win a championship. Off the ice, the massive exodus of Russian players to the NHL hit CSKA particularly hard, in part because, as mentioned above, nearly all of the country\\\'s best players were on the roster. For a time in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was briefly unofficially known as \\\"the Russian Penguins\\\" after the Pittsburgh Penguins bought an interest in the team.[1]
One of the most feared lines in hockey history was the KLM Line of the 1980s. The name came from the last names of the three players, Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov. Together with defensemen Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov, they were known as the Green Unit because they wore green jerseys in practice. The five-man unit formed a dominant force in European hockey throughout the decade. All five players were later permitted to go to the NHL in 1989, with mixed results. Krutov had the shortest NHL career, lasting only one season in Vancouver; Makarov (who won the Calder Trophy in 1990) and Kasatonov were out of the NHL by 1997; Fetisov and Larionov won the Stanley Cup twice together with Detroit before Fetisov retired in 1998; Larionov would win a third Cup with Detroit in 2002, before retiring from New Jersey in 2004.
At the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team, out of 6 players selected 4 players once played at CSKA Moscow.


Kulikov out, Denisov in
CSKA Moscow defender Denis Denisov will replace injured Dmitri Kulikov (lokomotiv Yaroslavl) in Russian team partecipating in next Karjala Cup.
(30 Oct 2012)Radulov marks career point n° 500
Scoring an empty net goal in 4-2 CSKA Moscow victory against Sibir, forward Aleksandr Radulov marks the point n° 500 in his career. With 25 points in 20 games Radulov is currently the top scorer of the regular season.
(29 Oct 2012)Milestone for Radulov and KHL
Scoring two points - 1 goals and 1 assist - in CSKA Moscow 5-3 victory against Donbas forward Alexander Radulov was the first player in the history of KHL to reach (and surpass) 300 points. He has now 301 (103 goals and 198 assists)
Radulov also should be the first to get the mark of 200 assists. Sergei Mozyakin (283) and Alexei Morozov (274) are the next players can get the 300 points' limit
CSKA Moscow signs farm team agreement with THK Tver
THK Tver, debuting this season in VHL, will be the farm team for CSKA Moscow, as announced by CSKA GM Sergei Fedorov: "Team Tver and the city pay great attention to hockey. And they conveniently monitor our kids, that is we are looking for." said Fedorov. The agreement is for a year
(13 Jul 2012)Radulov signs with CSKA
Alexander Radulov today signed a four year deal with CSKA Moscow.
CSKA appoints Valery Bragin as headcoach, Sergei Fedorov is new GM
Rosneft Group, the new owner of CSKA Moscow, decided to completely renew team staff. The new headcoach is Valery Bragin, in last two seasons on Russia J20 bench. He will be assisted by former Dallas Stars Sergei Zubov, last season at SKA St. Petersburgh with the same function, and Vyacheslav Butsayev that terminated the season as CSKA interim head coach. Sergei Fedorov hangs up the skates at 42 and become new General Manager
(17 May 2012)CSKA Moscow fires Šupler
Julius Šupler, 61, has been fired from the head-coach position of CSKA Moscow. The club's management was disappointed with the team's results during current regular season. The team is currently placed eight in the KHL West Conference and will finnish the season 2011-12 under a lead of Šupler's earlier assistant Vyacheslav Butsayev.
(22 Feb 2012)Russia beats USA in WJC preparation
Russia won 6-3 against USA at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta in a friendly game to prepare upcoming WJC in Edmonton. Barrie Colts' Ivan Telegin with three assists and CSKA Moscow Nikita Kucherov - two goals - were the stars.
'While we're disappointed with the loss, this is just a step in our evaluation process' said Dean Blais, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team. 'We will continue to work to prepare for the tournament'
Rosneft will own CSKA Moscow
Oil company Rosneft, one of the largest public oil and gas companies in the world, will become the new owner of CSKA Moscow
Last week press reported that CSKA is experiencing financial problems, with debts exceeding 100 million rubles. Club president Vyacheslav Fetisov wrote a public letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urging a solution "in order to prevent the collapse of a legendary club", stating curent ownership has "not stable funds" and the wages are paid with long delays
The owner of CSKA Moscow is at the moment electric company WGC-3, which in last January holds 100% stakes of the club.
CSKA champion of Moscow
CSKA won Mayor's Cup, the unofficial Moscow championship last weekend. They won all three games. 3-2 against Atlant, 4-2 against Spartak and 2-1 against Dynamo.
(05 Sep 2011)
Russia (1)CSKA Moskva parcitipates in season 2005-2006: Juniors, Russian Superleague, Moscow Junior League
The KHL Entry Draft 2013 will be held in Donetsk in Ukraine, the home of KHL member Donbass, for the first time outside Russia. The Entry Draft will also feature new teams, Medveščak and Vladivostok. ... Read more»
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