CSK VVS Samara (ice hockey)
Ice hockey team in Samara, Samara Oblast
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CSK VVS Samara (Russian: ЦСК ВВС Самара; lit. Central Sports Club of the Air Force, Samara) are a professional ice hockey team based in Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia. They are currently playing in the Supreme Hockey League, the second level of Russian ice hockey.
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CitySamara, Samara Oblast
LeagueVHL
2017-Present
2017-Present
- Russian Hockey League
2000-2017 - Russian Superleague
1999-2000 - Russian Hockey League
1996-1999 - International Hockey League
1993-1996 - Russian Supreme League
1990-1993 - USSR Championship
1950-1990
Founded1950
Home arenaCSK VVS Ice Palace
(capacity: 4,713)
(capacity: 4,713)
| CSK VVS Samara ЦСК ВВС Самара | |
|---|---|
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| City | Samara, Samara Oblast |
| League | VHL 2017-Present
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| Founded | 1950 |
| Home arena | CSK VVS Ice Palace (capacity: 4,713) |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Yuri Kovtun[1] |
| Head coach | Yuri Mordvintsev[2] |
| Captain | Sergey Shikhanov[3] |
| Affiliates | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) Reaktor (MHL) |
| Website | cskvvs.com |
| Franchise history | |
| CSK VVS Samara 19??-Present HC Mayak - 19??-19?? | |
CSK were affiliated with HC Lada Togliatti during their tenure in the Kontinental Hockey League. Following Lada's demotion to the VHL at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, VVS Samara agreed to become the primary affiliate to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL from the 2018–19 season.[4]
