HC CSKA Moscow (, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a professional

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club based in

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, Russia. It is a member of the

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in the

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(KHL). It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its affiliation with the

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, known as the

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until 1946, and the

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. CSKA won more Soviet championships and European cups than any other team in history. It is owned by Russia's largest oil company,

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, which is in turn majority-owned by the Russian government. In addition to nine division titles and record six Continental Cups, CSKA has reached the

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Finals six times, winning in

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and

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. The club also became the first one to win both the Continental Cup and the

in the same season. In 2018, after more than 50 seasons at the old

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, the team moved to a new arena, which is now called

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, their present home arena in Moscow.

History

The club was founded in 1946 as CDKA (''Centralnyy Dom Krasnoy Armii'' – Central House of the

, referring to the Army community centre in Moscow). It was known as CDSA (with Red Army changed to

) from 1952 – 1954, as CSK MO (Central Sports Club of the

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) from 1955 – 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960.

As a hockey powerhouse

CSKA won 32 Soviet regular season championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence, far and away the most in the league's history; no other team won more than five. This included all but six from 1955 to 1989 and 13 in a row from 1977 to 1989. By comparison, no NHL team has won more than five

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s in a row since the NHL took ''de facto'' control of the trophy in 1926. CSKA was just as dominant in the

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. They won all but two titles from 1969 to 1990, including 13 in a row from 1978 to 1990. The team's first coach was

Anatoli Tarasov Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov (; 10 December 1918 – 23 June 1995) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach (sports), coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and established the Soviet Union national ice hockey team, So ...

, who would later become famous as the coach of the Soviet national team. Tarasov coached the Red Army Team, either alone or with co-coaches, for most of the time from 1946 to 1975. The team's greatest run came under Viktor Tikhonov, who was coach from 1977 to 1996—serving for most of that time as coach of the national team. Victor Tihonov

The Red Army Team was able to pull off such a long run of dominance because during the Soviet era, the entire CSKA organization was a functioning division of the Soviet Armed Forces via the Ministry of Defence. As all able-bodied Soviet males had to serve in the military, the team was able to literally draft the best young hockey players in the Soviet Union onto the team. All players were commissioned officers in the

. There was a substantial overlap between the rosters of the Red Army Team and the Soviet national team, which was one factor behind the Soviets' near-absolute dominance of international hockey from the 1950s through the early 1990s. By the late 1980s, however, the long run of Red Army dominance caused a significant dropoff in attendance throughout the league. One of the most feared lines in hockey history was the ''KLM Line'' of the 1980s. The name came from the last names of the three players,

Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (; 1 June 1960 – 6 June 2012), nicknamed "The Tank", was a Russian professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1958), Sergei Makarov, he was ...

Igor Larionov Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian Coach (ice hockey), ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Considered one of the best hockey players of all time, he, a ...

, and Sergei Makarov. Together with defensemen

Viacheslav Fetisov Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov State Duma, MP (; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National ...

and

Alexei Kasatonov Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (; born 14 October 1959) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who was a long-time member of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2009. Career On the interna ...

, they were known as the ''Green Unit'' because they wore green jerseys in practice. The five-man unit formed a dominant force in European hockey throughout the decade. All five players were later permitted to go to the NHL in 1989, with mixed results. Krutov had the shortest NHL career, lasting only one season in

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; Makarov (who won the

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in 1990) and Kasatonov were out of the NHL by 1997; Fetisov and Larionov won the Stanley Cup twice together with

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before Fetisov retired in 1998; Larionov would win a third Cup with Detroit in 2002, before retiring from

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in 2004. Not surprisingly, discipline was quite strict, especially under Tikhonov. His players practiced for as many as 11 months a year, and were confined to training camp (an Army

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) most of that time even if they were married. However, it became less restrictive after the collapse of the Soviet Union. At the

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, out of 6 players selected 4 players once played at CSKA Moscow.

CSKA and the NHL

CSKA played 36 games against NHL teams from 1975 to 1991 and finished with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties. 34 of these games were played in

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, including the

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of North America in 1975/1976. The Super Series also introduced eventual

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goaltender

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of the CSKA squad to North American ice hockey fans. On New Year's Eve 1975, CSKA played the

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, widely regarded as the league's finest team (and that year's eventual Stanley Cup winners). The game ended with a 3–3

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, but was widely hailed as one of the greatest games ever played. Vladislav Tretiak

Another memorable game was played on 11 January 1976 against the

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, who at the time were the defending Stanley Cup Champions and were known as the "Broad Street Bullies" for their highly physical play. The game was notable for an incident where, after a body check delivered by Philadelphia's

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, the CSKA's top player,

Valeri Kharlamov Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov (, ; 14 January 1948 – 27 August 1981) was a Russian ice hockey forward who played for CSKA Moscow in the Soviet League from 1967 until his death in 1981. Kharlamov was a speedy, intelligent, skilled and domina ...

(like Tretiak eventually a Hall of Famer), was left prone on the ice for a minute. CSKA coach

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pulled his team off the ice in protest that no penalty was called. They were told by NHL president

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to return to the ice and finish the game, which was being broadcast to an international audience, or the Soviet Hockey Federation would not get paid the fee that they were entitled to. They eventually complied and lost the game 4–1. CSKA Moscow alumni have made a large impact on the NHL. In the mid-1990s,

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, and

Vyacheslav Kozlov Vyacheslav Anatolevich "Slava" Kozlov (; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger. Kozlov was a member of the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings teams of 1997 and 1998, and was also a member of the famed Russ ...

had established themselves as key members of the

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when they were joined by Fetisov and

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, forming the

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and

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joined the 1998 squad, following Konstantinov's career-ending injury on 13 June 1997; since Konstantinov was kept on the roster despite his injury, the 1998 squad marks the largest contingent of CSKA veterans (six) to win the

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Post-Soviet history

During the late '80s and early '90s CSKA positions significantly weakened. After a conflict with Tikhonov, CSKA major stars including Fetisov,

, Krutov and Makarov left the team to make their careers in the

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. During the 90s they were followed by younger talents like

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and Samsonov. Alexander Radulov 2012-10-28

CSKA Moscow played a series of exhibitions games, and an all-star game with the American Hockey Association as part of the 1992–93 season. For a time in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was briefly unofficially known as "the Russian Penguins" after the

bought an interest in the team. The Russian Penguins played 13 games in the International Hockey League as part of the

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. In 1996 after a conflict with management of the club, Tikhonov created his own separate team called HC CSKA that spent two seasons in the

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and eventually reunited with the original CSKA in 2002.

In the KHL

Although CSKA has remained one of the strongest teams in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it did not win a title in the

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or its predecessors until 2015, when the club finished first in the regular season and became Russian champion for the first time in a long time, but failed to win the

. From 2008 to 2015, the team did not advance past the conference semifinals of the Gagarin Cup playoffs; they missed the playoffs altogether in 2011. In the 2015–16 season, the team advanced all the way to the Gagarin Cup final; however, they lost that series to

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in seven games. In the 2018–19 season, CSKA won its first Gagarin Cup, after beating

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in four games. After the

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, Swedes Joakim Nordstrom and

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elected to leave the team. Having lost the

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Gagarin Cup final to

, CSKA returned to the final in 2022 to win its second

against

. in

, CSKA went back to back, winning the Gagarin Cup in 7 games against

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Logos

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Honours

Domestic competitions

Soviet League Championship ''(32, record)'': 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72,

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, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89

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''(12, record)'': 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1988 Vysshaya Liga Championship ''(1)'': 1996–97

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Championship ''(5)'': 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22,

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Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

''(3, shared record)'':

Continental Cup ''(6, record)'': 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20,

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

Opening Cup The Opening Cup (), is the trophy awarded to the winner of the first game of every regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This match is played between the previous season's playoff champion (Gagarin Cup Winner) and the previous se ...

''(2)'': 2015–16,

International

Intercontinental Cup ''(1)'': 1971–72

IIHF European Cup The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). History The ...

''(20, record)'':

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team ...

''(1)'':

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Pajulahti Cup Pajulahti Cup was an annual ice hockey tournament held in Pajulahti Sports Institute, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, an ...

''(1)'': 2005

Pre-season

Hockeyades (

Vallée de Joux The Vallée de Joux () is a valley of the Jura Mountains mainly in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. The valley also continues into France ( Jura département) at its higher, southwestern, end. Located north of Geneva and northwest of Lausanne, its mea ...

) ''(2)'': 2017, 2018

Moscow Mayor The Mayor of Moscow () is the head and the highest-ranking official of Moscow, who leads the Government of Moscow, the main executive body of the city. Moscow is both a city and separate federal subject, according to the Constitution of Rus ...

Cup ''(4)'': 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017

Season-by-season KHL record

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime/shootout wins; OTL = Overtime/shootout losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against''

Head coaches

Until the

fall of communism The revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, were a revolutionary wave of liberal democracy movements that resulted in the collapse of most Marxist–Leninist governments in the Eastern Bloc and other parts of the world. Th ...

, all coaches held the rank of

colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

in the

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

CSKA have retired four numbers in their history:

Hall-of-Famers

Players *

Pavel Bure Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (, ; born 31 March 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the Winger (ice hockey), right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bure played for 12 seasons in the Nationa ...

, LW, 1987–91, inducted 2012 *

, C, 1986–90, inducted 2015 *

, D, 1978–89, 2009; inducted 2001 *

, LW, 1967–81, inducted 2005 *

, C, 1981–89, inducted 2008 * Sergei Makarov, RW, 1978–89, inducted 2016 *

, G, 1968–84, inducted 1989 *

Sergei Zubov Sergei Alexandrovich Zubov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Зубов; born 22 July 1970) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. He is currently the head coach for the HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hock ...

, D, 1988–93, inducted 2019 Builders *

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74; inducted 1974

IIHF Hall-of-Famers

Players Builders *

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74; inducted 1997 * Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04; inducted 1998

Triple Gold Club

Players *

, D, 1978–89, 2009; inducted 7 June 1997, Stanley Cup win vs.

Alexei Gusarov Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (; born July 8, 1964) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky were the first Russian-born play ...

, D, 1984–91, inducted 10 June 1996, Stanley Cup win vs.

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...

Valeri Kamensky Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky () (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the Soviet Championship League before moving to the National Hockey League. Internationally, he represented ...

, LW, 1985–91, inducted 10 June 1996, Stanley Cup win vs.

, C, 1981–89, inducted 7 June 1997, Stanley Cup win vs.

* Vladimir Malakhov, D, 1988–92, inducted 10 June 2000, Stanley Cup win vs.

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The Stars ...

Alexander Mogilny Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (; born 18 February 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first National Hockey League (NHL) drafte ...

, RW, 1986–89, inducted 10 June 2000, Stanley Cup win vs.

Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Valeryevich Datsyuk (, ; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player, who played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2001 to 2016. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", Datsyuk was named one ...

, C, 2012–13, inducted 25 February 2018, Olympic gold win vs.

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

First round draft picks

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

: Mikhail Pashnin (1st overall) *

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

: none *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

: Alexander Timirev (3rd overall),

Mikhail Grigorenko Mikhail Olegovich Grigorenko (; born 16 May 1994, Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born and raised in Russia, Grigorenko moved to N ...

(8th overall) *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Nikita Zadorov Nikita Sergeyevich Zadorov (; born 16 April 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 16th overall, in the ...

(4th overall), Vladislav Boiko (6th overall), Andrei Filonenko (18th overall), Sergei Tolchinsky (28th overall) *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

: Maxim Tretiak (12th overall), Ivan Nikolishin (29th overall)

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Amateur Draft

(

) (201st overall)

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Entry Draft

Viktor Zhluktov Viktor Vasilievich Zhluktov (, born January 26, 1954) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet Union. He is an Olympic gold and silver medalist, and has won 5 world championships. He played his ...

(

) (143rd overall) *

(

) (138th overall),

(

) (145th overall),

(

) (225th overall), Sergei Makarov (

) (231st overall) *

(

) (214th overall) *

(

) (238th overall) *

: Igor Vyazmikin (

) (252nd overall) *

(

) (89th overall),

(

) (129th overall) *

(

) (74th overall),

(

) (113th overall),

Sergei Starikov Sergei Viktorovich Starikov () (born December 4, 1958) is a Russian ice hockey coach and former player, who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team. Sergei Starikov won 9 national titles in the Soviet Union. Participating in 3 Olymp ...

(

) (152nd overall),

Vyacheslav Bykov Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (, born 24 July 1960) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team. A small, technically gifted center, he was a regular fixture on the ...

(

) (169th overall),

Andrei Khomutov Andrei Valentinovich Khomutov (; born April 21, 1961) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right winger. He was the head coach for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey te ...

(

) (190th overall),

(

) (221st overall), Evgeny Davydov (

) (235th overall) *

(

) (85th overall),

Vyacheslav Butsayev Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butsayev (; born June 13, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 109th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He last played for HC Dmitrov ...

(

) (109th overall),

Andrei Kovalenko Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (; born 7 June 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flye ...

(

) (148th overall) *

Igor Kravchuk Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the Soviet League and then in the National Hockey League and also competed internationally for the Soviet Un ...

(

) (71st overall), Dmitri Motkov (

) (98th overall),

Oleg Petrov Oleg Viktorovich Petrov (''Олег Викторович Петров''; born April 18, 1971) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1992 and 2003. Professional career Petrov was drafte ...

(

) (127th overall), Evgeny Belosheikin (

) (232nd overall) *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

Sergei Krivokrasov Sergei Vladimirovich Krivokrasov (, born 15 April 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for ten seasons between 1992 and 2002. He represented the Nashville Predators in the 1999 ...

(

) (12th overall),

Boris Mironov Boris Olegovich Mironov (; born 21 March 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Mironov. Playing career Mironov began his hockey career with five seasons playing for HC CSKA Mosc ...

(

) (27th overall), Dmitri Starostenko (

) (120th overall), Artur Oktyabrev (

) (155th overall) *

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

: Alexander Osadchy (

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

) (80th overall), Yuri Yuresko (

) (178th overall), Dmitri Gorenko (

) (214th overall) *

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Alexander Kharlamov Alexander Valeryevich "Sasha" Kharlamov (; born September 23, 1975) is a Russian former ice hockey player. Kharlamov was selected in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, though he never played in the National Ho ...

(

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

) (15th overall), Alexei Krivchenkov (

) (76th overall),

Valentin Morozov Valentin Morozov (; born June 1, 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the Russian Super League. Playing career NHL Draft Valentin Morozov was drafted in the sixth round, 154th overall, ...

(

) (154th overall), Alexei Lazarenko (

) (182nd overall), Boris Zelenko (

) (206th overall) *

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

: Oleg Belov (

) (102nd overall), Vasili Turkovsky (

) (199th overall) *

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

: Andrei Petrunin (

) (61st overall),

Oleg Kvasha Oleg Vladimirovich Kvasha (; born July 26, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders and the Phoenix Coyotes. Playing career As a yout ...

(

) (65th overall), Dmitri Subbotin (

) (76th overall), Nikolai Ignatov (

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...

) (152nd overall), Denis Khloptonov (

) (209th overall), Denis Khloptonov (

) (209th overall) *

: Denis Timofeyev (

) (135th overall), Denis Martynyuk (

) (135th overall) *

: Alexander Zevakhin (

) (54th overall) *

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

Alexander Buturlin Count Alexander Borisovich Buturlin (; 1694 – 1767) was a Russian general and courtier whose career was much furthered by his good looks and personal affection of Empress Elizabeth. Buturlin was born on 29 July 1694. He came from the most s ...

(

) (39th overall), Alexander Chagodayev (

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: Businesses *Mighty Audio, an American company known for its product ''Mighty'', a portable audio player *Mighty Animation, an animation studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico Films *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy–drama * ''The ...

) (105th overall), Vladimir Kulkov (

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

) (211st overall), Maxim Orlov (

) (219th overall), Dimitri Kirilenko

(252nd overall) *

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

Anton Volchenkov Anton Alexeyevich Volchenkov (; born 25 February 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playi ...

(

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

) (21st overall), Vasily Bizyayev (

) (213th overall) *

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

: Sergei Anshakov (

) (50th overall), Vladislav Evseev (

) (56th overall), Dmitri Kazionov (

) (100th overall), Viktor Bobrov (

) (146th overall),

Sergei Mozyakin Sergei Valeryevich Mozyakin (; born 30 March 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger who last played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). With over 735 points and 162 playoff points in his KHL care ...

(

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

) (263rd overall) *

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Nikolay Zherdev Mykola Olehovych "Nikolai" Zherdev (; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the Alleghe Hockey of the Italian Hockey League. He previously played in the National Hock ...

(

) (fourth overall),

Andrei Kostitsyn Andrei Olegovich Kostitsyn (; ; born 3 February 1985) is a former Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. The media have nicknamed him "AK-46", a play on his initials (AK) and player number (46) in reference to the Soviet AK-47 rifle. He ...

(

) (10th overall), Dmitri Kosmachev (

) (71st overall), Rustam Sidikov (

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

) (133rd overall), Andrei Mukhachev (

) (210th overall) *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: Kirill Lyamin (

) (58th overall),

Denis Parshin Denis Parshin (Russian: Денис Паршин, born 1 February 1986 in Rybinsk, USSR) is a Russian professional ice hockey left wing who is currently playing for Metallurg Zhlobin of the Belarusian Extraleague (BXL). Playing career During the ...

(

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...

) (72nd overall), Alexander Nikulin (

) (122nd overall) *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: Viktor Dovgan (

) (209th overall), Nikolay Lemtyugov (

) (219th overall) *

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Vladimir Zharkov Vladimir Alexanderovich Zharkov (; born January 10, 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger. He is currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly playing in the National Hockey L ...

(

) (77th overall),

Sergei Shirokov Sergei Sergeyevich Shirokov (, ; born 10 March 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Before signing with Vancouver in 2009, Shirokov played with CSKA Moscow ...

(

) (163rd overall), Arturs Kulda (

Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL sea ...

) (200th overall) *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

: Maxim Goncharov (

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

) (123rd overall),

Ilya Kablukov Ilya Andreyevich Kablukov () (born 18 January 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kablukov was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round ...

(

) (146th overall) *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Nikita Filatov Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov (; born May 25, 1990) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Prior to 2012, Filatov played in North America for the Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue J ...

(

) (sixth overall), Dmitri Kugryshev (

) (58th overall) *

Nikita Kucherov Nikita Igorevich Kucherov (; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kucherov ...

(

) (58th overall), Alexei Marchenko (

) (205th overall) *

Nikolai Prokhorkin Nikolai Nikolayevich Prokhorkin () (born 17 September 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing care ...

(

) (121st overall),

Nikita Gusev Nikita Andreyevich Gusev (; born 8 July 1992), nicknamed "Goose", is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing under contract for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He became known as one of the best ...

(

) (202nd overall) *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: Maxim Mamin (

) (175th overall) *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

: Andrei Svetlakov (

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confer ...

) (178th overall) *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

: Alexander Romanov (

) (38th overall)

Stanley Cup Winners

Players Builders *

Vyacheslav Fetisov Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov MP (; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey Lea ...

, assistant coach, 1978–89, 2009, won

''Note: Only counts if the players or builders have played for CSKA before the NHL.''

Olympic Champions

Players Builders *

Anatoly Tarasov Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov (; 10 December 1918 – 23 June 1995) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and established the Soviet Union national team as "the dominant force in int ...

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74, champion

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

* Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04, champion

* Igor Nikitin, Coach, 2014–21, champion

Canada Cup Winners

Players Builders * Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04, won

NHL Awards

Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) *

, C, 1986–90, 1993–94 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy *

, RW, 1986–89, 2002–03 Calder Memorial Trophy *

, LW, 1987–91, 1991–92 * Sergei Makarov, RW, 1978–89, 1989–90 *

Sergei Samsonov Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov (; born October 27, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes. He played in the NHL with six teams from 1997 to 2011, most notably for the Boston Bruins. I ...

, LW, 1994–96, 1997–98 *

Kirill Kaprizov Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Befo ...

, LW, 2017–20,

Ted Lindsay Award *

, C, 1986–90, 1993–94 Frank J. Selke Trophy *

, C, 1986–90, 1993–94, 1995–96 NHL Plus-Minus Award *

, D, 1984–91, 1995–96 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy *

, LW, 1987–91, 1999–00, 2000–01 ''Note: Only counts if the players or builders played in the CSKA before the NHL.''

All-Star game

NHL All-Star Game

Players ''Note: Only counts if the players or builders has played in the CSKA before NHL.''

KHL All-Star Game

Players *

Konstantin Barulin Konstantin Alexandrovich Barulin (, born 4 September 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for Borås HC of the HockeyEttan in Sweden. He was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), but plays intern ...

, G, 2008–10,

, C, 2012–13,

* Denis Denisov, D, 1996–97, 2012–17,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Mikhail Grabovski Mikhail Yuryevich Hrabowski ( Belarusian: Міхаіл Юр'евiч Грабоўскі; born 31 January 1984), better known as Mikhail Grabovski ( Russian: Михаил Грабовский), is a German-born Belarusian professional ice hockey c ...

, C, 2012–13,

* Konstantin Korneyev, D, 2006–10,

, LW, 2003–12,

, LW, 2010–12, 2012–15,

Alexander Radulov Alexander Valerievich Radulov (; born 5 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He had previously had two separate stints with the Nashville Predators, the NHL team w ...

, RW, 2012–16,

Oleg Saprykin Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (; born February 12, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Saprykin played with HC Dynamo Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Sochi and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. He played in the 2009 KHL All-Star Game ...

, LW, 2004–05, 2007–09,

, RW, 2004–09, 2011–13,

Builders *

, assistant coach, 2004–09,

*Igor Zakharkin, assistant coach, 2008–09,

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed ''Soviet/CIS/IHL/RUS 2/RSL/KHL'' regular season. ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Awards and trophies

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

/ Russian MVP Scoring Champion Goal Scoring Champion Soviet / Russian League First Team Best Line Best Rookie

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:CSKA Moscow Ice hockey teams in Russia Ice hockey clubs established in 1946 Kontinental Hockey League teams 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union HC Military ice hockey teams

History

As a hockey powerhouse

CSKA and the NHL

Post-Soviet history

In the KHL

Logos

Honours

Domestic competitions

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

International

Pre-season

Season-by-season KHL record

Head coaches

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

Hall-of-Famers

IIHF Hall-of-Famers

Triple Gold Club

First round draft picks

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Amateur Draft

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Entry Draft

Stanley Cup Winners

Olympic Champions

Canada Cup Winners

NHL Awards

All-Star game

NHL All-Star Game

KHL All-Star Game

Franchise scoring leaders

Awards and trophies

See also

References

External links