| Full name |
HK MVD
|
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Militiaman" |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Dissolved | 2010 |
| Based In | Balashikha, Moscow |
| Arena | Balashikha Arena (Capacity: 6000) |
| League |
KHL 2008-2010
|
| Division | Tarasov |
| Conference | Western |
| Team Colors | |
| Owner(s) | MVD |
| Affiliates | Kristall Elektrostal (RUS-2) |
| Website | http://www.hcMVD.ru |
HC MVD (Russian: ХК МВД) was a professional ice hockey club based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They werre members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They are best known for winning the silver medal in the KHL backstopped by all star goaltender Michael Garnett in 2010. The team merged with Dynamo Moscow to form UHC Dynamo after the 2009–10 season.
MVD Moscow Oblast was founded in 1949 as Spartak Kalinin, and adopted its last name, MVD, in 2004 as part of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and their move to Podolsk. In the same year, they qualified for the Russian Hockey Super League play-off for the first time, losing to Ak Bars Kazan in a hard-fought series. In 2007 they moved again (this time to Balashikha) for the KHL size arena.