Oleg Smirnov (born April 8, 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Ryazan in the Russian Major League.
 He played in the Russian Superleague for Kristall Elektrostal, HC Lipetsk, HC Spartak Moscow, HC Dynamo Moscow, HC CSKA Moscow and Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
 He was drafted 144th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya hokkeynaya liga ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008.
 It comprises 27 member clubs based in Belarus, China, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia, and Slovakia and it is planned to expand to more countries.
 It is widely considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in Europe and Asia, and second in the world behind the NHL.
 KHL has the third highest average attendance in Europe with 6,121 spectators per game in the regular season, and the highest total attendance in Europe with 5.32 million spectators in the regular season.
Gerhan Volgin (born 17 March 1963) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.
 He played for the HC Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Riga, and HC Dynamo Moscow.
Sergei Viktorovich Soin (Russian: Серге́й Викторович Соин ; born March 31, 1982 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.
 He formerly joined HC Dynamo Moscow on a two-year contract from the Severstal Cherepovets on May 16, 2011.
 After four seasons with Dynamo Moscow, Soin left the club to sign a two-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa on May 28, 2015.
Alexei Komarov (born June 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
 He played in the Russian Superleague for Dynamo Yekaterinburg, HC Spartak Moscow, HC Dynamo Moscow, HC MVD, Vityaz Chekhov and Krylya Sovetov Moscow.
 He also played in the American Hockey League for the Utah Grizzlies.
 He was drafted 216th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars.
Alexander Konstantinovich Pashkov (born August 28, 1944 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.
 He played for HC Dynamo Moscow, HC Lokomotiv Moscow, HC CSKA Moscow, and Krylya Sovetov Moscow.
 He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
 He is a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour".
Artyom Andreyevich "Artemis" Chubarov (Russian: Артём Андреевич Чубаров ) (born December 13, 1979) is a former professional ice hockey player.
 He last played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
 He also played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and for their minor league affiliates in both the International Hockey League and American Hockey League.
Vladislav Boulin (born May 18, 1972 in Penza, U.S.S.R.) is a defenceman currently playing for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
 Boulin was drafted 103rd overall in the 5th round by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
 Boulin began his career with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Super League, where he played two seasons.
 He then spent three seasons in the American Hockey League, two with the Hershey Bears, and one with the Philadelphia Phantoms.
 He split the 1997-98 season with Star Bulls Rosenheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League.
 He returned to the RSL for the 1998-99 season, playing for SKA Saint Petersburg, then went back to the DEL for 1999-2000.
 He played with Augsburger Panther that season, and the Hannover Scorpions the next.
 He finally returned once again to the RSL for 2001-02, playing two seasons for Lada Togliatti.
 He spent the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons once again with HC Dynamo Moscow, and has been with Metallurg Magnitogorsk every season since.
Igor Ignatushkin (born April 7, 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre.
 He currently plays for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
 Ignatushki was selected by Washington Capitals in the 8th round (242nd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
 He played three years with HC Sochi before signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow on July 7, 2017.
Valeri Yevgenievich Karpov (Russian: Валерий Евгеньевич Карпов , 5 August 1971 – 10 October 2014) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and National Hockey League.
 He competed for Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC CSKA Moscow in Russia before moving to North America.
 He was drafted 56th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and joined the team the next season, but struggled to maintain a place in the Ducks roster, bouncing around the minor leagues.
 He played 76 regular season games for the Ducks over three seasons, scoring 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points, collecting 32 penalty minutes.
 He returned to Russia in 1997, spending three seasons with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, helping them win the RSL title in 1999.
 After spells with HC Lada Togliatti and HC Dynamo Moscow, he returned to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2001, where he stayed for another four years.
 He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993 and retired in 2005.

Question: When was the league that includes the team HC Dynamo Moscow founded?
Answer: 2008