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 Roman Rotenberg.

Who is the captain of SKA St. Petersburg?

The captain of SKA St. Petersburg is Alexander Nikishin.

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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2024-2025 Season

SKA St. Petersburg were 38-24-6 in the 2024-25 KHL season with 82 points, 7th in the Western Conference and 13th overall.

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2024-2025 SKA St. Petersburg Roster

SKA St. Petersburg — 2024-2025 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Stanislav Berezhnoy (G)	23	2003	Novokuznetsk, RUS	6'4"	218	L
	#39	Pavel Moysevich (G)	22	2004	Minsk, BLR	6'7"	190	L
	#73	Artemi Pleshkov (G)	24	2002	Moskva, RUS	5'10"	174	L
	#31	Gleb Saranchuk (G)	22	2004	Omsk, RUS	6'0"	196	L
	#54	Nikita Serebryakov (G)	31	1995	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	179	L
	#30	Yegor Zavragin (G)	21	2005	Novosibirsk, RUS	6'2"	183	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#24	Tony DeAngelo (D)	31	1995	Sewell, NJ, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#77	Stepan Falkovsky (D)	29	1996	Minsk, BLR	6'8"	254	L
	#79	Danila Galenyuk (D)	26	2000	Tyumen, RUS	6'1"	209	L
	#89	Ilya Karpukhin (D)	28	1998	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'1"	192	L
	#32	Timur Kol (D)	20	2006	Moskva, RUS	6'4"	205	L
	#48	Arseni Koromyslov (D)	22	2003	Moskva, RUS	6'5"	181	L
	#21	Alexander Nikishin (D)"C"	25	2001	Orel, RUS	6'3"	218	L
	#3	Andrei Pedan (D)	33	1993	Kaunas, LTU	6'5"	243	L
	#9	Sergei Sapego (D)	27	1999	Vitebsk, BLR	6'0"	198	L
	#33	Nikita Smirnov (D)	24	2002	Kuznetsk, RUS	6'0"	179	L
	#78	Ivan Stefanishin (D)	19	2007	Poykovsky, RUS	5'10"	181	L
	#84	Ivan Vydrenkov (D)	22	2004	Balashikha, RUS	6'4"	190	L
	#44	Dmitri Yudin (D)	31	1995	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	6'2"	203	L
	#22	Nikita Zaitsev (D)"A"	35	1991	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	198	R
	#8	Artyom Zemchyonok (D)	35	1991	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	187	R
FORWARDS
	#18	Pavel Akolzin (RW/LW)	35	1990	Moskva, RUS	6'5"	225	L
	#72	Vladimir Alistrov (RW/LW)	25	2001	Mogilev, BLR	6'2"	194	L
	#11	Sergei Andronov (C)	37	1989	Penza, RUS	6'2"	201	L
	#70	Zakhar Bardakov (C)"A"	25	2001	Seversk, RUS	6'2"	212	L
	#52	Pavel Dedunov (RW/LW)	36	1990	Bolshoy Kamen, RUS	6'0"	205	L
	#91	Ivan Demidov (RW/C)	20	2005	Sergiyev Posad, RUS	6'0"	192	L
	#15	Semyon Demidov (RW)	24	2002	Dmitrov, RUS	5'10"	181	L
	#7	Vasili Glotov (C)	29	1997	Barnaul, RUS	5'10"	176	L
	#25	Mikhail Grigorenko (C/RW)	32	1994	Khabarovsk, RUS	6'2"	212	L
	#81	Arseni Gritsyuk (RW)	25	2001	Krasnoyarsk, RUS	6'0"	194	L
	#61	Marat Khairullin (RW)	30	1996	Volzhsk, RUS	6'0"	190	L
	#71	Matvei Korotky (C)	20	2005	Krasnoyarsk, RUS	6'0"	194	R
	#59	Grigori Kuzmin (LW)	23	2003	Yaroslavl, RUS	5'10"	194	R
	#92	Yevgeni Kuznetsov (C/RW)"A"	34	1992	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'1"	216	L
	#97	Amir Nugmanov (LW)	21	2005	Nizhnekamsk, RUS	5'11"	176	R
	#16	Sergei Plotnikov (RW/C)	36	1990	Komsomolsk-na-Amure, RUS	6'1"	205	L
	#41	Matvei Polyakov (RW)	22	2004	Saratov, RUS	5'10"	187	L
	#14	Nikolai Polyakov (RW/LW)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	187	L
	#17	Borna Rendulic (RW/LW)	34	1992	Zagreb, CRO	6'2"	198	R
	#86	Kirill Tankov (C)	24	2002	Yurga, RUS	6'3"	201	L
	#28	Sergei Tolchinsky (RW/LW)	31	1995	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	163	L
	#42	Mikhail Vorobyov (C)	29	1997	Ufa, RUS	6'2"	212	L
	#20	Ivan Zinchenko (C)	24	2002	Rostov-na-Donu, RUS	6'1"	216	L
	#90	Valentin Zykov (LW/RW)	31	1995	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	231	R
Position: G: 4, D: 14, F: 20Av Age: 26.87 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 SKA St. Petersburg Staff

Head CoachRoman Rotenberg
Asst. CoachAlexei Babintsev
Asst. CoachYevgeni Koreshkov
Asst. CoachAlbert Leshchyov
Asst. CoachKonstantin Shafranov
Goaltending CoachYuri Klyuchnikov
Goaltending CoachAndrei Komissarov
Goaltending CoachMaxim Sokolov
Team ManagerMikhail Kravets
ChairmanAlexander Medvedev
Conditioning CoachArman Adamyan
Conditioning CoachArtyom Nekhoroshikh
Conditioning CoachAlexander Troshin
Development CoachDaniel Bochner
Development CoachYevgeni Ketov
Dir. of Hockey OperationsOlga Lovyagina

2024-2025 SKA St. Petersburg Captains

"C"

Alexander Nikishin

"A"

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2024-2025 SKA St. Petersburg Demographics

SKA St. Petersburg Facts

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

2024-2025 SKA St. Petersburg Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
4 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

SKA St. Petersburg: 3 423 GP
NHL: 2 049 GP
WC: 200 GP
OG: 40 GP
SHL: 49 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 7 GP
Liiga: 111 GP
KHL: 9 571 GP
AHL: 1 269 GP
DEL: 142 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

SKA St. Petersburg — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/04/2026 10:00 AM GMT+3	Admiral Vladivostok	SKA St. Petersburg	-	KHL
11/02/2026 07:00 PM GMT+3	Ak Bars Kazan	SKA St. Petersburg	-	KHL
10/27/2026 07:30 PM GMT+3	SKA St. Petersburg	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	3 - 4	KHL
10/25/2026 05:00 PM GMT+3	SKA St. Petersburg	CSKA Moskva	1 - 3	KHL
10/22/2026 07:30 PM GMT+3	SKA St. Petersburg	Sibir Novosibirsk	6 - 3	KHL

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Latest Transactions

SKA St. Petersburg — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Maxim Ilyichyov (F)	Dynamo-Altay Barnaul	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Artyom Bilinchuk (F)	Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Danila Dyadenkin (F)	Lada Togliatti	Details
09/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Vladislav Sapunov (D)	Izhstal Izhevsk	Details
09/02/2026	Confirmed	joining	Yuri Zhuravlyov (D)	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Details
09/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Yegor Privalov (F)	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Details
08/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Yaroslav Korostelyov (G)	Unknown	Details
08/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Markus Phillips (D)	Unknown	Details

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SKA St. Petersburg History and Standings

SKA St. Petersburg — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	KHL	19	6	9	-	3	1	58	58	19	1	9	-
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

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

SKA St. Petersburg — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	14	5	16	21	4
2.	Linden Vey (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	16	4	14	18	10
3.	Mikko Lehtonen (D)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	16	4	13	17	4
4.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	21	8	8	16	6
5.	Vladimir Tkachyov (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	21	6	10	16	8
6.	Sergei Tolchinsky (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	20	4	12	16	12
7.	Marat Khairullin (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	21	6	9	15	2
8.	Malte Strömwall (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	16	4	11	15	2
9.	Daniil Pylenkov (D)	2026-2027	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	24	4	11	15	6
10.	Brennan Menell (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	20	3	12	15	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

SKA St. Petersburg — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	26.56
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.14
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.87
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.28
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.44

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

SKA St. Petersburg — 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

SKA St. Petersburg — 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

SKA St. Petersburg — 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)	342	102	139	241

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

SKA St. Petersburg — 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

SKA St. Petersburg — 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

SKA St. Petersburg — 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

SKA St. Petersburg — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	17	65	82	1.32	10
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	32	46	78	1.30	47
3.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2016-2017	KHL	50	26	50	76	1.52	22
4.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2016-2017	KHL	57	24	47	71	1.25	8
5.	Yevgeni Dadonov (F)	2016-2017	KHL	53	30	36	66	1.25	39

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

SKA St. Petersburg — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2022-2023	KHL	67	40	22	62	0.93	48
2.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1952-1953	Soviet	21	39	-	-	-	-
3.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1955-1956	Soviet	-	37	-	-	-	-
4.	Belyay Bekyashev (F)	1953-1954	Soviet	16	34	-	-	-	-
5.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	32	46	78	1.30	47

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

SKA St. Petersburg — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	17	65	82	1.32	10
2.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2016-2017	KHL	50	26	50	76	1.52	22
3.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2016-2017	KHL	57	24	47	71	1.25	8
4.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	32	46	78	1.30	47
5.	Alexei Yashin (F)	2009-2010	KHL	56	18	46	64	1.14	38

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

SKA St. Petersburg — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2011-2012	KHL	47	16	7	23	0.49	150
2.	Joel Kwiatkowski (D)	2009-2010	KHL	50	7	12	19	0.38	147
3.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2012-2013	KHL	30	1	1	2	0.07	127
4.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	2010-2011	KHL	26	4	5	9	0.35	115
5.	Alexander Yudin (D)	2003-2004	Russia	52	1	16	17	0.33	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- )