HC Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow (ХК Дина́мо Москва́) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.

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 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 their history Dynamo established themselves as one of the top teams of the Soviet hockey league. Throughout the Soviet era Dynamo was among the top 3 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 dominance that lasted for decades.

Merger with HC MVD (2010)
In 2010, Dynamo Moscow was 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 big part of 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 (HC) Dynamo Moscow.

Champions
Gagarin Cup (2): 2012, 2013 Russian Superleague (2): 2000, 2005 IHL Championship (2): 1993, 1995 IHL Cup (3): 1993, 1995, 1996 Soviet League Championship (5): 1947, 1954, 1990, 1991, 1992 USSR Cup (3): 1953, 1972, 1976 European Champions Cup (1): 2006 Spengler Cup (2): 1983, 2008 Ahearne Cup (2): 1975, 1976 Tampere Cup (2): 1991, 1992

Runners-up
Russian Superleague (1): 1999 Russian Superleague Cup (1): 1998 IHL Championship (2): 1994, 1996 IHL Cup (1): 1994 Soviet League Championship (16): 1950, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 Soviet League Championship (18): 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988 USSR Cup (9): 1955, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1988, 1989

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