# HC Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow (ХК Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won the regular season championship once, in 2013–14, winning the Continental Cup.
The club is one of the most successful teams in Russia.

## History

The team was founded in 1946 and belonged the Dynamo Moscow sports club, a part of Dynamo sports society sponsored by the Soviet Ministry of Interior and the national security structures including the KGB. It won the first Soviet hockey championship in 1946–47, beating Spartak Moscow in the finals. Helmed by Arkady Chernyshev during the first decades of its history, Dynamo established itself as one of the top teams of the Soviet hockey league. Throughout the Soviet era, Dynamo was among the top three teams almost every season, winning five championships and three USSR Cups. The last years of the Soviet hockey championship and the beginning of the IHL period were marked with Dynamo winning fours seasons in a row and ending CSKA Moscow's dominance that had lasted for decades.

### Merger with HC MVD

In 2010, Dynamo Moscow merged with HC MVD, a KHL team from Balashikha owned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The team continued the history of the Dynamo club, with the majority of its roster and executives from HC MVD. The new club was officially called United Hockey Club (UHC) Dynamo Moscow, and for one season the new club was referred to as UHC Dynamo, then for a couple years as UHC Dynamo Moscow, but in 2012 the official name of the club was reverted to Hockey Club Dynamo Moscow.
In 2013 Dynamo Moscow had tried to recruit Alexander Ovechkin who played for them from 2001 to 2005, but switched to the Washington Capitals soon after.

### Debt problems/KHL sanctions

Under the guidance of director and president, Andrei Safronov, HC Dynamo was reported to have amassed a debt of 2 billion rubles (US$33 million) following the 2016–17 season. With concerns from the governing body of the KHL, Dynamo were ordered to give a presentation as to how they would be funded in the following season on 24 May 2017.
As a branch of the Dynamo Moscow sporting club, the parent company board opted to remove Safronov, citing a breach of trust with sponsors and took control of the hockey club. Dynamo then refused to pay back the debt, citing it wasn't their responsibility, putting the onus on former CEO Safronov to repay the debt due to his mismanagement. With allegations of embezzlement, HC Dynamo's offices were raided by police in order to retrieve accounting documentation on 2 June 2017. With the players having not been paid in three months, former HC Dynamo board led by Safronov declared bankruptcy in order to escape the debt.
On 4 July 2017, at a KHL board meeting, the Disciplinary Committee took action with Dynamo's failure to meet contractual obligations by declaring all 42 players under contract with Dynamo as free agents.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

Soviet League Championship (5): 1946–47, 1953–54, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
USSR Cup (3): 1953, 1972, 1976
IHL Championship (2): 1992–93, 1994–95
IHL Cup (1): 1996
Russian Superleague (2): 1999–00, 2004–05

### Kontinental Hockey League

Gagarin Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Continental Cup (2): 2013–14, 2023–24
Opening Cup (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14

### Europe

IIHF European Champions Cup (1): 2006
IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2004–05
Spengler Cup (2): 1983, 2008
Lugano Cup (1): 1991
Ahearne Cup (2): 1975, 1976
Tampere Cup (2): 1991, 1992

## Season-by-season KHL record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Top Scorer | Playoffs |
| 2008–09 | 56 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 100 | 184 | 143 | 2nd, Chernyshev | Dmitry Afanasenkov (35 points: 19 G, 16 A; 56 GP) | Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) |
| 2009–10 | 56 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 101 | 166 | 151 | 2nd, Bobrov | Mattias Weinhandl (60 points: 26 G, 34 A; 56 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–3 (Spartak Moscow) |
| 2010–11 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 96 | 149 | 131 | 1st, Bobrov | Konstantin Gorovikov (38 points: 11 G, 27 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Dinamo Riga) |
| 2011–12 | 54 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 105 | 144 | 115 | 2nd, Bobrov | Marek Kvapil (29 points: 12 G, 17 A; 53 GP) | Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–3 (Avangard Omsk) |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 101 | 150 | 115 | 2nd, Bobrov | Alexander Ovechkin (40 points: 19 G, 21 A; 31 GP) | Gagarin Cup Champions, 4–2 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |
| 2013–14 | 54 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 115 | 171 | 113 | 1st, Tarasov | Maksim Karpov (34 points: 11 G, 23 A; 48 GP) Leo Komarov (34 points: 12 G, 22 A; 54 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| 2014–15 | 60 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 123 | 172 | 120 | 2nd, Tarasov | Kaspars Daugaviņš (37 points: 22 G, 15 A; 56 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2015–16 | 60 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 105 | 167 | 126 | 4th, Tarasov | Alexei Tsvetkov (39 points: 7 G, 32 A; 58 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 112 | 164 | 111 | 2nd, Tarasov | Mārtiņš Karsums (34 points: 16 G, 18 A; 52 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 80 | 134 | 139 | 6th, Tarasov | Ilya Nikulin (27 points: 12 G, 15 A; 56 GP) | did not qualify |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 72 | 153 | 139 | 3rd, Bobrov | Vadim Shipachyov (68 points: 20 G, 48 A; 61 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (CSKA Moscow) |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 82 | 182 | 144 | 3rd, Bobrov | Vadim Shipachyov (65 points: 17 G, 48 A; 61 GP) | Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Spartak Moscow) Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | 60 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 195 | 137 | 2nd, Tarasov | Vadim Shipachyov (67 points: 20 G, 47 A; 57 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (SKA Saint Petersburg) |
| 2021–22 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 159 | 119 | 2nd, Tarasov | Vadim Shipachyov (67 points: 24 G, 43 A; 48 GP) | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (CSKA Moscow) |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 87 | 174 | 147 | 3rd, Tarasov | Jordan Weal (43 points: 14 G, 29 A; 62 GP) | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 98 | 215 | 160 | 1st, Tarasov | Nikita Gusev (89 points: 23 G, 66 A; 68 GP) | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) |

## Players
### Current roster

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Updated 5 August 2024.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 77 | Kirill Adamchuk | D | L | 30 | 2024 | Tyumen, Russia |
| 10 | Maxime Comtois | LW | L | 25 | 2024 | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| 7 | Maxim Dzhioshvili | LW | R | 28 | 2022 | Moscow, Russia |
| 41 | Kirill Gotovets | D | L | 33 | 2022 | Minsk, Belarusian SSR |
| 97 | Nikita Gusev | LW | R | 32 | 2023 | Moscow, Russia |
| 34 | Artem Ilyenko | C | L | 28 | 2023 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 23 | Artyom Kudashov | D | L | 19 | 2023 | Moscow, Russia |
| 84 | Pavel Kudryavtsev | LW | R | 27 | 2022 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 4 | Anton Malyshev | D | R | 24 | 2022 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 27 | Brennan Menell | D | R | 27 | 2022 | Woodbury, Minnesota, United States |
| 13 | Artyom Mikheyev | C | L | 29 | 2024 | Kazan, Russia |
| 35 | Hunter Miska | G | L | 29 | 2024 | Stacy, Minnesota, United States |
| 99 | Maxim Motorygin | G | L | 21 | 2023 | Voronezh, Russia |
| 19 | Eric O'Dell (A) | C | R | 34 | 2021 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 92 | Igor Ozhiganov (A) | D | R | 31 | 2023 | Krasnogorsk, Russian SFSR |
| 18 | Cedric Paquette | C | L | 31 | 2023 | Gaspe, Quebec, Canada |
| 75 | Mario Patalakha | D | L | 19 | 2023 | Paris, France |
| 82 | Andrei Pribylsky | D | R | 23 | 2018 | Moscow, Russia |
| 45 | Daniil Pylenkov | D | L | 24 | 2023 | Yegoryevsk, Russia |
| 96 | Dmitri Rashevsky | RW | L | 24 | 2020 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 87 | Yegor Rimashevsky | RW | L | 19 | 2023 | Zhlobin, Belarus |
| 93 | Artyom Sergeyev | D | R | 31 | 2024 | Moscow, Russia |
| 57 | Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy | C | L | 29 | 2024 | Saratov, Russia |
| 9 | Anton Slepyshev | LW | R | 30 | 2024 | Penza, Russia |
| 91 | Jordan Weal | C | R | 32 | 2022 | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |

### IIHF Hall-of-Famers

Players
* Aleksandr Maltsev, LW, 1967–84, inducted 1999
* Vladimir Yurzinov, C, 1957–72, inducted 2002
* Valeri Vasiliev, D, 1967–84, inducted 1998
Builders
* Arkady Chernyshev, Coach, 1946–74, inducted 1999
* Vladimir Yurzinov, Coach, 1974–79, 1989–92 inducted 2002

### Honoured members

Dynamo Moscow has honoured 25 players and one coach in its history.
HC Dynamo Moscow honoured members :
| # $^1$ | Player | Position | Career |
| Coach | Arkady Chernyshev | N/A | 1946–74 |
| 1 | Boris Zaitsev | G | 1957–70 |
| 1 | Vladimir Myshkin | G | 1980–90 |
| 2 | Oleg Tolmachev | D | 1987–04 |
| 2 | Pavel Zhiburtovich | D | 1955–62 |
| 3 | Vitaly Davydov | RW | 1957–73 |
| 5 | Stanislav Petukhov | RW | 1956–68 |
| 5 | Vasily Pervukhin | D | 1976–89 |
| 6 | Valery Vasiliev | D | 1967–84 |
| 6 | Alexander Karpovtsev | D | 1987–94 |
| 8 | Valentin Kuzin | LW | 1950–61 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Golikov | F | 1976–83 |
| 9 | Nikolay Postavnin | F | 1946–51 |
| 9 | Alexander Uvarov | C | 1948–60 |
| 9 | Anatoli Semenov | C | 1979–90 |
| 10 | Yuri Krylov | RW | 1951–65 |
| 10 | Vladimir Golikov | C | 1977–85 |
| 11 | Yuri Volkov | LW | 1996–99 |
| 11 | Alexander Maltsev | C | 1967–84 |
| 12 | Igor Korolev | C | 1988–92 |
| 14 | Sergei Svetlov | F | 1978–89 |
| 17 | Vladimir Yurzinov | C | 1957–72 |
| 17 | Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | D | 1973–88 |
| 26 | Alexei Zhamnov | C | 1988–92 |
| 29 | Mikhail Shtalenkov | G | 1986–92 |
| 30 | Sergei Yashin | F | 1980–90 |
Notes
* $^1$ Russian clubs tend to hang a banner of honour with a player's jersey number (sometimes multiple players per number), while still keeping the number in circulation.

### Head coaches

* Arkady Chernyshev, 1946–74
* Vladimir Yurzinov, 1974–79
* Vitaly Davydov, 1979–81
* Vladimir Kiselev, 1981–83
* Igor Tuzik, 1983–84
* Yuri Moiseev, 1984–89
* Vladimir Yurzinov, 1989–92
* Petr Vorobiev, 1992–93
* Igor Tuzik, 1993–94
* Vladimir Golubović, 1994–96
* Yuri Ochnev, 1996–97
* Alexander Volchkov, 1996–98
* Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, 1997–00
* Vladimir Semenov, 2000–02
* Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, 2002–04
* Vladimir Krikunov, 2004–07
* Vladimir Vůjtek, 2007–09
* Sergei Kotov, 2009
* Andrei Khomutov, 2009–10
* Oleg Znarok, 2010–14
* Harijs Vītoliņš, 2014–15
* Sergei Oreshkin, 2015–17
* Vladimir Vorobiev, 2017–18
* Vladimir Krikunov, 2018–21
* Alexei Kudashov, 2021–

### Franchise records

* Most championship titles: Igor Dorofeyev, 5
* Most games, career: Sergei Vyshedkevich, 657
* Most points, career: Alexander Maltsev, 633
* Most goals, career: Alexander Maltsev, 329
* Most assists, career: Alexander Maltsev, 304
* Most penalty minutes, career: Sergei Vyshedkevich, 745
* Most points, season: Nikita Gusev, 89
* Most goals, season: Alexander Maltsev, 36
* Most assists, season: Nikita Gusev, 66
* Most penalty minutes, season: Petr Čajánek, 123
* Most goals, game: Alexander Uvarov, 6
* Most assists, game: Sergey Yashin, 4
* Most penalty minutes, game: Alexander Zhurik, 34
* Fastest goal from start of a game: Alexei Kalyuzhny, 0:08