What league does SKA St. Petersburg play in?

SKA St. Petersburg play in the KHL.

When was SKA St. Petersburg founded?

SKA St. Petersburg was founded in 1946 in St. Petersburg, RUS, Russia.

Where is SKA St. Petersburg based?

SKA St. Petersburg is based in St. Petersburg, RUS.

Who is the head coach of SKA St. Petersburg?

The head coach of SKA St. Petersburg is Igor Larionov.

Who is the captain of SKA St. Petersburg?

The captain of SKA St. Petersburg is Sergei Plotnikov.

What arena does SKA St. Petersburg play in?

SKA St. Petersburg play their home games at SKA Arena in St. Petersburg, RUS.

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2026-2027 SKA St. Petersburg Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Sergei Ivanov (G)	22	2004	Chernushka, RUS	6'0"	176	L	Loan
	#73	Artemi Pleshkov (G)	23	2002	Moskva, RUS	5'10"	174	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Nikolai Knyzhov (D)	28	1998	Kemerovo, RUS	6'3"	203	L	27/28
	#85	Alexei Maklyukov (D)"A"	32	1993	Voskresensk, RUS	6'2"	181	L	26/27
	#62	Daniil Miromanov (D/RW)	29	1997	Chita, RUS	6'4"	198	R	27/28
		Trevor Murphy (D)	31	1995	Windsor, ON, CAN	5'11"	196	L	26/27
	#3	Andrei Pedan (D)	33	1993	Kaunas, LTU	6'5"	243	L	28/29
	#9	Sergei Sapego (D)	26	1999	Vitebsk, BLR	6'0"	198	L	27/28
	#34	Yegor Savikov (D)	23	2002	Novokuibyshevsk, RUS	5'10"	172	L	27/28
	#42	Vladislav Syomin (D)	28	1998	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	6'4"	227	L	27/28
	#22	Nikita Zaitsev (D)	34	1991	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	198	R	27/28
FORWARDS
	#53	Danil Aimurzin (C)	24	2002	Ufa, RUS	6'0"	179	R	27/28
	#17	Vasily Atanasov (RW/C)	23	2002	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	5'11"	152	L	27/28
	#70	Zakhar Bardakov (C)	25	2001	Seversk, RUS	6'2"	212	L	26/27
	#97	Nikolai Chebykin (RW)	29	1997	Chita, RUS	6'4"	214	L	27/28
	#55	Nikita Dishkovsky (RW)	23	2002	Kogalym, RUS	5'10"	174	L	26/27
	#7	Vasili Glotov (C)"A"	29	1997	Barnaul, RUS	5'10"	176	L	30/31
	#87	Nikolai Goldobin (RW/LW)	30	1995	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	192	L	27/28
	#23	Rocco Grimaldi (LW/C)	33	1993	Rossmoor, CA, USA	5'7"	179	R	26/27
	#71	Matvei Korotky (C)	20	2005	Krasnoyarsk, RUS	6'0"	194	R	26/27
	#69	Igor Larionov (C)	28	1998	Detroit, MI, USA	6'0"	183	L	26/27
	#47	Nikita Nedopyokin (C)	21	2005	Buynaksk, RUS	5'11"	190	L	26/27
	#16	Sergei Plotnikov (RW/C)"C"	36	1990	Komsomolsk-na-Amure, RUS	6'1"	205	L	27/28
	#98	Vladislav Romanov (LW)	22	2003	Megion, RUS	6'1"	201	R	26/27
	#13	Linus Weissbach (LW/RW)	28	1998	Göteborg, SWE	5'9"	174	L	26/27
	#20	Scott Wilson (RW/LW)	34	1992	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	183	L	26/27
	#90	Valentin Zykov (LW/RW)	31	1995	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	231	R	26/27

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 27.59 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2026-2027 SKA St. Petersburg Staff

Head CoachIgor Larionov
Asst. CoachBoris Mironov
Asst. CoachVadim Yepanchintsev
Goaltending CoachYuri Klyuchnikov
Goaltending CoachAndrei Komissarov
Conditioning CoachAlexei Bazanov
Development CoachAlexei Tereschenko
Video CoachVladislav Korniyenko
Video CoachAlexander Rasskazov

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2026-2027 SKA St. Petersburg Demographics

SKA St. Petersburg Facts

Plays in: Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: St. Petersburg, RUS Map
Founded: 1946

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Nationalities

22 players
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Experience

SKA St. Petersburg: 1 968 GP
NHL: 1 359 GP
WC: 88 GP
OG: 4 GP
SHL: 81 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 11 GP
Liiga: 38 GP
KHL: 5 951 GP
Czechia: 16 GP
AHL: 2 159 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Akademiya SKA St. Petersburg (MHL)
Armiya-SKA St. Petersburg U16 (Russia U16)
Armiya-SKA St. Petersburg U17 (Russia U17)
SKA St. Petersburg U16 (Russia U16)
SKA St. Petersburg U17 (Russia U17)
SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (MHL)
SKA-VMF St. Petersburg (VHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: SKA Arena
Location: St. Petersburg, RUS
Capacity: 21 520
Construction Year: 2023
Secondary Arena: Ledovy Dvorets

SKA St. Petersburg Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/25/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Traktor Chelyabinsk	SKA St. Petersburg	-	KHL
09/15/2026 04:30 PM UTC	SKA St. Petersburg	Shanghai Dragons	-	KHL
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	HK Sochi	SKA St. Petersburg	0 - 1	KHL
09/10/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Spartak Moskva	SKA St. Petersburg	3 - 1	KHL
09/09/2026 04:30 PM UTC	SKA St. Petersburg	Lada Togliatti	2 - 1 (OT 60:15)	KHL

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Daniil Tarasov (G)

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SKA St. Petersburg History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	KHL	5	2	1	-	2	0	13	10	8	1.6	1	-
2025-2026	KHL	68	28	24	-	9	7	197	170	81	1.19	5	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	KHL	68	28	24	-	10	6	236	205	82	1.21	7	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	KHL	68	40	19	-	6	3	220	139	95	1.4	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	KHL	68	40	13	-	10	5	243	150	105	1.54	1	Conference Final loss
2021-2022	KHL	48	25	11	-	6	6	146	98	68	1.42	1	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	KHL	60	33	15	-	4	8	178	126	82	1.37	2	Conference Final loss
2019-2020	KHL	62	30	13	-	14	5	179	118	93	1.5	2	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	KHL	62	45	8	-	4	5	209	80	103	1.66	2	Conference Final loss
2017-2018	KHL	56	40	5	-	7	4	227	97	138	2.46	1	Conference Final loss
2016-2017	KHL	60	39	8	-	7	6	249	114	137	2.28	2	Champion
2015-2016	KHL	60	27	20	-	6	7	176	149	100	1.67	6	Conference Final loss
2014-2015	KHL	60	36	14	-	5	5	210	136	123	2.05	2	Champion
2013-2014	KHL	54	30	14	-	5	5	175	115	105	1.94	2	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	KHL	52	36	11	-	2	3	182	116	115	2.21	1	Conference Final loss
2011-2012	KHL	54	32	11	-	6	5	205	130	113	2.09	1	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	KHL	54	23	13	-	9	9	171	144	96	1.78	3	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	KHL	56	36	10	-	4	6	192	118	122	2.18	1	Conference QF Loss
2008-2009	KHL	56	26	17	-	9	4	143	105	100	1.79	8	Last 16 loss
2007-2008	Russia	57	29	20	-	5	3	143	130	100	1.75	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Russia	54	18	26	-	1	2	137	158	65	1.2	14	Eighth Final Loss
2005-2006	Russia	51	19	26	-	2	1	109	134	65	1.27	13	Eighth Final Loss
2004-2005	Russia	60	22	29	5	1	3	133	169	76	1.27	12	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Russia	60	16	27	10	4	3	124	151	69	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Russia	51	17	26	2	2	4	97	117	61	1.2	13	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Russia	51	13	33	2	2	1	87	147	46	0.9	15	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Russia	10	4	4	1	1	0	19	17	15	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
	Russia	34	2	30	0	0	2	50	153	8	0.24	18	-
1999-2000	Russia	38	14	15	4	2	3	72	76	53	1.39	12	Eighth Final Loss
1998-1999	Russia	42	10	20	12	-	-	100	111	32	0.76	20	Saved in relegation

SKA St. Petersburg Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
SKA St. Petersburg
2010-2011	Spengler Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	7	2	6	3	1	Champion
1988-1989	Soviet League Cup	10	4	3	1	-	-	27	37	9	0.9	5	Did not make playoffs
SKA Leningrad
1977-1978	Spengler Cup	4	3	1	0	-	-	18	11	6	1.5	1	No playoffs held
1972-1973	SovSport Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	23	17	5	1.25	2	-
1971-1972	Spengler Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	27	9	8	2	1	No playoffs held
	SovSport Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	24	10	8	2	1	Final loss
1970-1971	Spengler Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	26	4	8	2	1	No playoffs held

SKA St. Petersburg Retired Numbers

#40 Yevgeni Ketov (F)

SKA St. Petersburg Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	4	6	2
2.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	2	2	4	4
3.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	1	3	4	0
4.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	2	0	4	4	0
5.	Dmitri Buchelnikov (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	3	3	0	3	0
6.	Ignat Lutfullin (F)	2026-2027	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	VHL	4	2	1	3	2
7.	Mikhail Maltsev (F)	2026-2027	Spartak Moskva	KHL	4	2	1	3	4
8.	Sergei Tolchinsky (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	3	1	2	3	0
9.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	3	1	2	3	4
10.	Alexander Gordin (F)	2026-2027	Izhstal Izhevsk	VHL	4	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.59
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.94
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.71
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.13
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.33

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	274	109	225	334
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	298	138	189	327
3.	Maxim Sushinsky (F)	481	143	183	326
4.	Pyotr Andreyev (F)	389	174	90	264
5.	Vyacheslav Lavrov (F)	435	145	119	264

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	37	192	-	192
2.	Valentin Panyukhin (F)	432	175	87	262
3.	Pyotr Andreyev (F)	389	174	90	264
4.	Vladimir Pogrebnyak (F)	127	148	10	158
5.	Vyacheslav Solodukhin (F)	401	147	66	213

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	274	109	225	334
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	298	138	189	327
3.	Maxim Sushinsky (F)	481	143	183	326
4.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	227	76	171	247
5.	Sergei Plotnikov (F)	328	96	134	230

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Maxim Sushinsky (F)	481	143	326	519
2.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	138	21	37	456
3.	Vyacheslav Lavrov (F)	435	145	264	417
4.	Igor Yevdokimov (D)	422	25	74	395
5.	Yevgeni Filinov (D)	356	9	35	390

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andrei Andreyev (F)	540	138	97	235
2.	Igor Schyurkov (F)	506	99	41	140
3.	Viktor Belyakov (F)	504	83	62	145
4.	Oleg Churashov (D)	483	28	30	58
5.	Maxim Sushinsky (F)	481	143	183	326

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	274	109	334	1.22
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	298	138	327	1.10
3.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	227	76	247	1.09
4.	Jonas Enlund (F)	1	0	1	1.00
5.	Yevgeni Dadonov (F)	165	72	158	0.96

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	62	17	82
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	60	32	78
3.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2016-2017	50	26	76
4.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2016-2017	57	24	71
5.	Yevgeni Dadonov (F)	2016-2017	53	30	66

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2022-2023	67	40	62
2.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1952-1953	21	39	-
3.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1955-1956	-	37	-
4.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1953-1954	16	34	-
5.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	60	32	78

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	62	65	82
2.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2016-2017	50	50	76
3.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2016-2017	57	47	71
4.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	60	46	78
5.	Alexei Yashin (F)	2009-2010	56	46	64

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2011-2012	47	23	150
2.	Joel Kwiatkowski (D)	2009-2010	50	19	147
3.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2012-2013	30	2	127
4.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2010-2011	26	9	115
5.	Alexander Yudin (D)	2003-2004	52	17	112

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:

- DO im. S.M.Kirova Leningrad (1946–1947)
- LDO Leningrad (1948–1953)
- ODO Leningrad (1953–1957)
- SKWO Leningrad (1957–1959)
- SKA Leningrad (1959–1991)
- SKA St. Petersburg (1991- )