| Krylya Sovetov Крылья Советов | |
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| City | Moscow |
| League | MHL: since 2016
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| Founded | 1947 |
| Home arena | Soviet Wings Sport Palace (capacity: 5,670) |
| Head coach | Alexander Stepanov[1] |
| Franchise history | |
HC Krylya Sovetov
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HC Krylya Sovetov (Russian:ХК Крылья Советов;Soviet Wings) is a professionalice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. The team played in the top divisions of Soviet and Russian hockey.
In 2008, the team was expelled from theSoviet Wings Sport Palace and a new team,MHC Krylya Sovetov was created. PHC Krylya Sovetov played at theMinor Arena andVityaz Ice Palace inPodolsk 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 theMHL.
Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Wings of the Soviets, Soviet Wings) was founded in 1947 by the Krylya Sovetov sports society that represented Soviet aircraft industry.
In 2008, the owner of theSoviet Wings Sport Palace, 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 main team left under presidentAleksandr 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 inVysshaya Liga, the VILS team decided to change its affiliation to the Junior League. While PHC Krylya Sovetov failed to qualify for theVHL, a newly created independent league that was supposed to replace Vysshaya Liga. After theKHL presidentAlexander Medvedev interfered in the conflict, the situation was settled and both teams reunited to play in the VHL starting with its 2010–11 season.[2][3] 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.
Soviet Championship League Championship(2): 1957, 1974USSR Cup(3): 1951, 1974, 1989European Cup(1): 1974Spengler Cup(1): 1979Ahearne Cup(2): 1961, 1968
Soviet Championship League Championship(4): 1955, 1956, 1958, 1975
Soviet Championship League Championship(9): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1989, 1991IHL Championship(1): 1993USSR Cup(2): 1952, 1954Spengler Cup(1): 1987
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 (1993–1997)Alexander Frolov (2000–2002)Anton Volchenkov (2001–2002)