HC Spartak Moscow - History

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.

SEASON G W D L GL P* PLACE (PLAY-OFF) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USSR 1946/47 7 +5 =0 -2 23:15 10 10 1947/48 18 +14 =2 -2 87:30 30 2 1948/49 18 +9 =3 -5 67:54 21 5 1949/50 22 +11 =3 -5 80:56 25 5 1950/51 10 +4 =3 -3 39:31 11 8 1951/52 11 +4 =0 -7 38:44 8 7 1952/53 16 +5 =0-11 48:103 10 6 1953/54 First League 1954/55 First League 1955/56 28 +12 =3-13 71:104 27 8 1956/57 30 +14 =3-13 78:89 31 6 1957/58 33 +24 =1 -8 142:73 49 9 1958/59 27 +13 =4-10 92:102 30 5 1959/60 29 +6 =3-20 74:120 20 17 1960/61 29 +16 =1-12 128:96 35 6 1961/62 38 +31 =3 -4 193:91 65 1 1962/63 37 +25 =3 -9 170:102 53 3 1963/64 36 +24 =2-10 165:107 50 3 1964/65 36 +24 =5 -7 151:95 53 2 1965/66 36 +24 =4 -8 173:99 52 2 1966/67 44 +38 =3 -3 303:97 79 1 1967/68 44 +34 =1 -9 243:113 69 2 1968/69 42 +33 =4 -5 220:120 70 1 1969/70 44 +33 =3 -8 263:159 69 2 1970/71 40 +23 =5-12 183:144 51 4 1971/72 31 +17 =2-13 140:123 36 3 1972/73 32 +23 =2 -7 178:108 48 2 1973/74 32 +15 =3-14 146:145 33 4 1974/75 36 +19 =6-11 157:144 44 3 1975/76 36 +21 =8 -7 189:139 50 1 1976/77 34 +14 =9-13 154:162 37 6 1977/78 36 +14 =4-18 123:141 32 8 1978/79 44 +25 =2-17 179:167 52 3 1979/80 44 +28 =5-11 195:140 61 3 1980/81 49 +32 =6-11 240:141 70 2 1981/82 47 +39 =0 -8 257:135 78 2 1982/83 44 +33 =3 -8 208:122 69 2 1983/84 44 +26 =6-12 214:150 58 2 1984/85 52 +20 =9-23 176:180 49 5 1985/86 40 +20 =9-11 146:119 49 3 1986/87 40 +16 =8-16 131:120 40 6 1987/88 44 +22 =8-14 152:124 52 5 1988/89 44 +15=10-19 138:136 40 7 1989/90 48 +22 =4-22 182:157 48 8 1990/91 46 +27 =8-11 163:106 62 2 SNG 1991/92 42 +20 =5-17 148:123 45 3 MHL** 1992/93 45 +23 =6-16 146:126 52 3 (1/8) 1993/94 52 +27 =5-20 179:162 53 8 (1/4) 1994/95 52 +23 =5-24 132:154 51 9 1995/96 57 +18 =8-31 144:191 44 14 (1/4) Russia 1996/97 44 +16 =6-22 117:138 38 17 1997/98 50 +22 =9-19 138:127 53 9 (1/4) 1998/99 42 +14 =4-24 84:107 32 19 1999/00 First League 2000/01 First League 2001/02 51 +21 =5-24 123:125 70(1-0)11 2002/03 51 +14 =5-27 108:149 53(1-4)15 2003/04 First League 2004/05 60 +10=10-38 89:164 42(0-2)15 2005/06 51 +20 =6-20 112:111 73(2-3)10 (1/8) 2006/07 not played 2007/08 51 +21 =0-24 129:151 78(2-7)11 (1/8) KHL 2008/09 56 +26 =0-21 173:158 93(5-2) 9 (1/4) 2009/10 56 +24 =0-20 178:168 92(8-4)10 (1/4) 2010/11 54 +24 =0-22 129:142 82(2-6)12 (1/8) * - win/lose in OT/B. ** - Meznacionalnaya Hockey League

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