HC Spartak Moscow

HC Spartak (ХК Спартак Москва, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 season. However, the team did not participate in the KHL league the 2014–15 season because of financial issues.

History
One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946. They have won the Soviet Championship four times, and have also had European-level success in the Spengler Cup, which they have won five times.

Unfortunately for its fans, the financial state of the team was becoming worse and worse since the beginning of 2006. After the season, a Russian businessman and huge Spartak fan, Vadim Melkov, volunteered to find suitable sponsorship for his favorite team. After negotiations, the Government of Moscow agreed to cover all of team debts. Some preliminary agreements about team sale were achieved as well. However, Melkov died during the S7 Airlines plane crash of July 9, 2006. All the deal proposals were cancelled. After a month of struggling to improve the financial situation, it was decided by Spartak management to disband the team for a year.

Champions
Soviet League Championship (4): 1962, 1967, 1969, 1976 USSR Cup (2): 1970, 1971 Vysshaya Liga Championship (1): 2001 Spengler Cup (5): 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990 Ahearne Cup (3): 1971, 1972, 1973

Runners-up
Soviet League Championship (11): 1948, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991 Soviet League Championship (9): 1947, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992 USSR Cup (2): 1967, 1977 European Cup (2): 1970, 1977 Spengler Cup (1): 1982 Spengler Cup (1): 1978 Ahearne Cup (1): 1970

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