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All time leagues: European Cup | European Hockey League | Juniors | KHL | Russian Superleague | Russian League U18 | Russian League U17 | U16 National team games | VHL | Moscow Junior Open Championship | Moscow Junior League | Russian League U16 | Spengler Cup
This club in 2018-2019: KHL | Russian League U18 | Russian League U17 | Russian League U16
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
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Vitaly Chumichev | 27.02.1973 | Assistant Coach | 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.
Ice sports complex CSKA named after Bobrov hosted the last hockey match
The ice sports complex CSKA named after Vsevolod Bobrov hosted the last professional hockey match
It was the game of the quarter-finals of the Kharlamov Cup between the Red Army and Dynamo Moscow. Dynamo won 3: 1 and won the series 3-0.
At the end of 2020, it became known that a new complex will be built on Leningradsky Prospekt, including a multifunctional arena and a number of other sports facilities. The new hockey stadium will accommodate at least 10,000 spectators. On the basis of the new sports complex, it is planned to organize a modern training base for the CSKA hockey club with two skating rinks and an arena with a capacity of about 2,500 people.
The ice sports complex CSKA with a capacity of 5500 spectators opened on September 21, 1991. It was the main site of the army before their move to CSKA Arena in 2018.
(27 Mar 2021)KHL season started
Ak Bars Kazan won the opening game of the 2020-21 KHL season against CSKA Moscow. Dmitri Voronkov scored the winning 3-2 goal early in the overtime period.
(02 Sep 2020)Longest KHL game ever
Jokerit beat CSKA in Moscow in the 8th period to stay in the KHL playoffs. Mika Niemi scored the winner at 142:09 but CSKA still leads the series 3-2.
(22 Mar 2018)KHL schedule announced
The KHL schedule for 2015-16 can now be found in our games database.
(30 Jun 2015)CSKA Moscow applies to allign a team in VHL
CSKA Moscow should enter a team in next VHL, based in Chekhov and called Zvezda (star).
VHL Managing Director Nikolai Karpovich and Head of the Department of the competition Dmitry Ichetovkina and Head of Communications Sergey Mozhayeva inspected the Palace of Sports "Vityaz" for compliance with the requirements of VHL regulations.
"Today we have almost all the necessary documents, including financial guarantees. Inspection has shown that this arena will be one of the best in the league, perhaps the most comfortable. I hope that Zvedza take root in this arena." said Deputy Managing Director of the VHL Nikolai Karpovich.
The official decision about the participation of the club will be taken at the general meeting of the League, next May 28
CSKA sets new KHL record for biggest win
CSKA Moscow beat Slovan Bratislava 12-0 today. This was the largest win in the history of KHL.
(11 Feb 2015)CSKA part ways with John Torchetti
US head coach John Torchetti won't live another day with the CSKA as they don't intend to extend his contract. He is to be replaced by former Boston Bruins wing Dmitri Kvartalnov. Details of the new deal remain unknown.
Torchetti was appointed last July and was charged to bring back the glory days of the Soviet dominance. CSKA still seek their first Gagarin Cup title, this season they were swept in the first round by SKA St. Petersburg.
(24 Apr 2014)Sergei Fedorov back on ice for Spengler
Sergei Fedorov will play in the Spengler Cup with CSKA Moscow at age 44. The former player, and current GM of CSKA, began to train some weeks ago and will play in the annual tournament. Fedorov retired in 2012 after 1248 NHL games.
(25 Dec 2013)Medveščak - CSKA sold out
Less than 10 minutes was needed for Medveščak to sell all the tickets for their KHL opening match with CSKA! Ticket sale began August 28th at 14:00 CET and 10 minutes later all the tickets were gone. Moreover, the tickets were being sold for all of their first 4 KHL games and were all sold out in less than 60 minutes. Due to enormous interest for the 2nd best hockey league in the world, additional 150 season tickets were put on sale.
Medveščak vs. CSKA is scheduled for September 6th.
(29 Aug 2013)Vyacheslav Buravchikov suspend career due to heart problems
26-year-old CSKA Moscow defender Vyacheslav Buravchikov has to suspend his professional career due to heart problems. Buravchikov arrived at CSKA in 2010 from AK Bars Kazan. At the WJC U20 in 2007 he was the captain of the Russian team that won silver medals.
(24 Aug 2013)CSKA Moskva participates in season 2018-2019: KHL, Russian League U18, Russian League U17, Russian League U16
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