Vityaz Chekhov
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HC Vityaz Chekhov 2004–present
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| Nickname(s) | "Knights" |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Based In | Chekhov, Moscow |
| Arena | Ice Hockey Center 2004 (Capacity: 3300) |
| League | KHL 2008–present |
| Division | Tarasov |
| Conference | Western |
| Uniform |   |
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| GM |  Alexei Zhamnov |
| Head Coach | Andrei Nazarov |
| Captain | Alexander Sazonov |
| Website | www.hcvityaz.ru |
Hockey Club Vityaz (ru:ХК Витязь, English: HC Knight) is a professional ice hockey team based in Chekhov, Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League and are currently coached by former National Hockey League enforcer Andrei Nazarov. The team is widely known for playing a tough and physical North American-influenced style of hockey.[1][2]
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[edit] History
The team was originally founded in Podolsk, and moved to Chekhov in 2004. They won promotion to the Superleague in 2005.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Runners-up
- Vysshaya Liga (1): 2005
[edit] Players
[edit] Current roster
Updated January 30, 2012.[3][4]
[edit] NHL alumni
Evgeny Artyukhin (1999–2001)- Alexander Korolyuk (2005–08)
Darcy Verot (2007–11)- Chris Simon (2008–11)
Bryan Berard (2008–09)- Danny Markov (2010–12)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.themoscownews.com/sports/20110825/188955598.html
- ^ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/36616-THNcom-Top-10-KHL-scorers-who-used-to-be-NHLers.html
- ^ "HC Vityaz Team Roster" (in Russian). www.hcvityaz.ru. http://www.hcvityaz.ru/hcvityaz/vityaz-team-roster-201112.html. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Vityaz Chekhov team roster". www.khl.ru. http://en.khl.ru/clubs/vityaz. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Vityaz Chekhov official website
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