HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg

Hockey Club Dynamo Saint Petersburg (Russian: Хоккейный клуб "Динамо" Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They are members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) and they have a farm team in the Junior Hockey League (MHL) as well as a women's team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL), called Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.

HC Dynamo Saint Petersburg
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
LeagueVHL
Founded1946 (1946)/1965/2013
Folded1954/1971
Home arenaJubilee
(capacity: 7,000)
Colours   
Head coachIgor Grishin
AffiliatesDynamo Moscow (KHL)
MHC Dynamo (MHL)
JHC Dinamo St. Petersburg (NMHL)
WebsiteDinamo-SPb.com

Their main sponsor is the Wingas company.

History

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The club was established in 1946, but never reached over the 5th position in the Soviet Championship League.

During the Soviet era, Dinamo belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs sports club system and consisted of Leningrad police officers.

In 1971, the club was dissolved and reestablished in 2013 as a junior hockey club.

Honors

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