| Dinamo Minsk | |
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| City | Minsk,Belarus |
| League | KHL 2008–present Belarusian Extraleague (2003–2008) |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Tarasov |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Home arena | Minsk-Arena (capacity: 15,086) |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) | BFSO Dinamo |
| General manager | Oleg Antonenko |
| Head coach | Dmitri Kvartalnov |
| Captain | Andrei Stas |
| Affiliates | Yunost Minsk (BLR) Dinamo-Shinnik Bobruysk (MHL) |
| Website | hcdinamo |
| Franchise history | |
| 2003–present | HC Dinamo Minsk |
 Current season | |
Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk orHC Dinamo Minsk (Russian:Дина́мо-Минск;Belarusian:Дынама-Мінск,Dynama-Minsk) is a professionalice hockey club based inMinsk, Belarus. It is a member of theTarasov Division in theKontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs (Gagarin Cup) four times: in the2010–11,2011–12,2014–15 and2016–17 KHL seasons. The team has not won a single round in theGagarin Cup playoffs, losing in all four series.
Dinamo was founded in 2003, taking the name of the Minsk clubDinamo, and won theBelarusian Extraleague championship title once and theBelarus Cup twice.[citation needed]
On 26 March 26, 2008, theKHL confirmed the Belarusian club's inclusion in the Bobrov Division. Dinamo Minsk started to play on the ice of MinskPalace of Sports and was relocated to the newly builtMinsk-Arena in December 2009. The first head coach of the club wasPaul Gardner, however he was dismissed prior to the beginning of the season. The next head coach became Jim Hughes, a protégé of previousBelarus national team head coachCurt Fraser. But after the first twelve games, the team was ranked next to the last place and Jim Hughes was dismissed. The new vacancy was taken by Russian specialistVasili Spiridonov whose efforts were not enough to raise Dinamo Minsk from the bottom of the tournament table. The club ended the season ranked 22nd out of 24 teams.[citation needed]
The next season team began under command ofGlen Hanlon, who brought theBelarus national team to the sixth place atWC2006 inRiga. The team roster was filled with world-famous playersVille Peltonen andOssi Väänänen, and also one of the best BelarusiangoaltendersAndrei Mezin. The 2009–10 season was similar to the previous one. The team did not show good result andGlen Hanlon was substituted by the head coach ofHK Homiel. Dinamo Minsk finished at the 17th spot in theKHL while missing the playoffs, but still managed to winSpengler Cup under the guidance ofAlexander Andrievsky.[citation needed]
The 2010–11 season was Dinamo Minsk's best season in the KHL.Marek Sýkora, who is widely thought of as one of the best coaches in theKHL, was appointed head coach. He broughtMetallurg Magnitogorsk to the final games in 2005 and a rookie of the KHLAvtomobilist to the KHL playoffs in 2010. Dinamo Minsk under his command managed not only to get into the playoffs but was byt one step removed from the Western Conference semi-finals whenLokomotiv prevailed in the decisive game seven of the series.[citation needed]
The 2011–12 season of Dinamo Minsk was to have begun on 8 September 2011, versusLokomotiv Yaroslavl. However, on 7 September 2011, the plane carrying the Lokomotiv team to the game in Minsk hadcrashed during takeoff, killing allbut one of Lokomotiv's roster. Four days later, a memorial ceremony took place at theMinsk-Arena, with Minsk players paying tribute to the victims.[citation needed]
In the2016–17 season, the assistant coach of theBelarus national teamCraig Woodcroft, became the head coach of Dinamo Minsk. From the very beginning to the end of the regular season, the "Bisons" were in the playoff zone and breaking a number of club records. They first collected 105 points in a regular season and took eighth place in the general standings of the KHL. But in the playoffs, Dinamo did not succeed. Again, as six years ago,Lokomotiv Yaroslavl became the rival at the first stage. The series ended in five games - 1-4. Also during the season, in December 2016, Dinamo for the second time took part in theSpengler Cup.[citation needed]
Woodcroft had a three-year contract, but elected to leave the team in spring to head the Swiss clubGenève-Servette HC.Gordie Dwyer was appointed head coach for the2017–18 season. The roster had to be formed taking into account the financial difficulties that arose at the end of the previous season, so the team was weakened. Leaders likeBen Scrivens,Kevin Lalande,Raman Hrabarenka,Matt Ellison,Rob Klinkhammer,Sergei Kostitsyn,Andrei Stas andNikita Komarov left. Instead of these players came mainly young Belarusians and four hockey players who had not previously played in the KHL -Jhonas Enroth,Quinton Howden,Justin Fontaine andJack Skille. Some of them showed great performance: Enroth joined theSweden national team to participate in theOlympics inPyeongchang and became the best player of the season in the opinion of the fans, and Howden took the second place in the list of the team's top scorers. But in general, the season for Dinamo was unsuccessful: the team finished in the 10th place in the conference and did not qualify for the playoffs.[citation needed]
Dinamo Minsk calledMinsk Sports Palace as their home until they moved to the newMinsk-Arena in 2010.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
| Season | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Top Scorer | Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 49 | 124 | 197 | 6th, Bobrov | Yaroslav Chupris(25 points: 9 G, 16 A; 52 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 65 | 139 | 164 | 6th, Bobrov | Geoff Platt(44 points: 26 G, 18 A; 56 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2010–11 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 74 | 150 | 155 | 4th, Tarasov | Konstantin Glazachev(35 points: 12 G, 23 A; 52 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| 2011–12 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 83 | 158 | 148 | 4th, Tarasov | Teemu Laine(42 points: 20 G, 22 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Dynamo Moscow) |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 71 | 125 | 148 | 5th, Tarasov | Tim Stapleton(40 points: 24 G, 16 A; 52 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2013–14 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 53 | 102 | 161 | 7th, Bobrov | Geoff Platt(29 points: 15 G, 14 A; 40 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2014–15 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 100 | 171 | 159 | 3rd, Bobrov | Charles Linglet(58 points: 22 G, 36 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Jokerit) |
| 2015–16 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 83 | 147 | 168 | 4th, Bobrov | Matt Ellison(55 points: 26 G, 29 A; 54 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 105 | 171 | 150 | 2nd, Bobrov | Matt Ellison(49 points: 16 G, 33 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 73 | 112 | 129 | 4th, Bobrov | Marc-Andre Gragnani(35 points: 6 G, 29 A; 55 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 42 | 119 | 180 | 5th, Tarasov | Teemu Pulkkinen(29 points: 15 G, 14 A; 50 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 39 | 135 | 232 | 6th, Tarasov | Ryan Spooner(37 points: 10 G, 27 A; 43 GP) | Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 | 60 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 67 | 167 | 174 | 4th, Tarasov | Shane Prince(49 points: 25 G, 24 A; 52 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2021–22 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 138 | 144 | 5th, Tarasov | Taylor Beck(38 points: 8 G, 30 A; 42 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 68 | 175 | 201 | 5th, Tarasov | Ryan Spooner(47 points: 19 G, 28 A; 64 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 69 | 180 | 178 | 5th, Tarasov | Sam Anas(46 points: 21 G, 25 A; 60 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Dynamo Moscow) |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 36 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 86 | 206 | 161 | 3rd, Tarasov | Vadim Shipachyov(57 points: 15 G, 42 A; 66 GP) | Lost in Round 2, 1-4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |
Updated 28 September 2025.[1]
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history while being a KHL club. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.[2]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Dinamo Minsk player
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