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 Valeri Bragin.

Who is the captain of SKA St. Petersburg?

The captain of SKA St. Petersburg is Yevgeni Ketov.

What arena does SKA St. Petersburg play in?

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

Who is the general manager of SKA St. Petersburg?

The general manager of SKA St. Petersburg is Andrei Tochitsky.

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2020-2021 Season

SKA St. Petersburg were 37-15-8 in the 2020-21 KHL season with 82 points, 4th in the Western Conference and 6th overall.

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2020-2021 SKA St. Petersburg Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Yaroslav Askarov (G)	24	2002	Omsk, RUS	6'3"	179	R
	#1	Mikhail Berdin (G)Loan	28	1998	Ufa, RUS	6'3"	181	L
	#39	Valeri Brinkman (G)	23	2003	St. Petersburg, RUS	5'10"	168	L
	#45	Magnus Hellberg (G)	35	1991	Uppsala, SWE	6'6"	220	L
	#70	Dmitri Nikolayev (G)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'2"	190	L
	#99	Kirill Obyskalov (G)	24	2002	Angarsk, RUS	5'11"	150	L
	#31	Alexander Samonov (G)	31	1995	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#9	Viktor Antipin (D)	33	1992	Öskemen, KAZ	5'10"	172	L
	#77	Anton Belov (D)"A"	40	1986	Ryazan, RUS	6'4"	218	L
	#32	Lukas Bengtsson (D)	32	1994	Stockholm, SWE	5'10"	183	R
	#85	Arseni Brinkman (D)	25	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	194	L
	#73	Yaroslav Dyblenko (D)	32	1993	Surgut, RUS	6'1"	194	L
	#7	Oscar Fantenberg (D)	34	1991	Ljungby, SWE	6'0"	216	L
	#79	Danila Galenyuk (D)	26	2000	Tyumen, RUS	6'1"	209	L
	#28	Maxim Groshev (D/W)	24	2001	Agryz, RUS	6'2"	198	L
	#80	Grigori Gryaznov (D)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'2"	194	L
	#97	Ivan A. Ivanov (D/F)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	5'11"	190	R
	#15	Yevgeni Kalabushkin (D)	26	1999	Stupino, RUS	6'0"	176	L
	#3	Dinar Khafizullin (D)	37	1989	Kazan, RUS	5'11"	172	L
	#78	Kirill Kirsanov (D)	23	2002	Tver, RUS	6'2"	220	L
	#48	Arseni Koromyslov (D)	22	2003	Moskva, RUS	6'5"	181	L
	#27	Igor Ozhiganov (D)	33	1992	Krasnogorsk, RUS	6'2"	209	R
	#24	Vasili Tokranov (D)	37	1989	Almetievsk, RUS	6'0"	209	L
	#84	Nikita Vashchenko (D)	25	2001	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	192	L
	#5	Arslan Yarullin (D)	25	2001	Kazan, RUS	5'10"	185	R
	#29	Nikita Zorkin (D)	26	2000	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	201	L
FORWARDS
	#52	Miro Aaltonen (C/LW)	33	1993	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#71	Anton Burdasov (RW)	35	1991	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'2"	214	L
	#90	Nikita Chibrikov (LW/RW)	23	2003	Moskva, RUS	5'10"	172	L
	#72	Emil Galimov (RW)	34	1992	Nizhnekamsk, RUS	6'2"	190	L
	#10	Vasili Glotov (C)	29	1997	Barnaul, RUS	5'10"	176	L
	#68	Alexander Gordin (RW/C)	25	2001	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	194	L
	#66	Ilya Ivantsov (C)	23	2003	Penza, RUS	5'10"	154	L
	#81	Vladislav Kamenev (C)	30	1996	Orsk, RUS	6'2"	185	L
	#23	Joonas Kemppainen (C)	38	1988	Kajaani, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#40	Yevgeni Ketov (RW)"C"	40	1986	Gubakha, RUS	6'0"	198	L
	#22	Marat Khusnutdinov (C/LW)	24	2002	Moskva, RUS	5'11"	185	L
	#98	Maxim Krovyakov (C)	24	2002	Solnechnogorsk, RUS	6'4"	207	R
	#12	Pavel Kukshtel (C)	28	1998	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'4"	190	L
	#96	Andrey Kuzmenko (LW/RW)	30	1996	Yakutsk, RUS	5'11"	194	R
	#63	Mikhail Maltsev (C/LW)Loan	28	1998	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'3"	198	L
	#86	Kirill Marchenko (RW/LW)	26	2000	Barnaul, RUS	6'3"	201	R
	#17	Ivan Morozov (C)	26	2000	Verkhnyaya Salda, RUS	6'1"	207	R
	#59	Artyom Nikolayev (RW)	27	1999	Moskva, RUS	5'11"	201	L
	#92	Vasili Podkolzin (RW/LW)	25	2001	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	190	L
	#25	Nikolai Polyakov (RW/LW)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	187	L
	#57	Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi (C)	31	1995	Saratov, RUS	6'2"	201	L
	#18	Yegor Spiridonov (C)	25	2001	Magnitogorsk, RUS	6'2"	201	R
	#53	Stepan Starkov (RW/C)	27	1999	Shchebekino, RUS	6'2"	194	L
	#88	Malte Strömwall (RW)	32	1994	Luleå, SWE	6'0"	190	R
	#37	Yevgeni Timkin (LW/RW)	36	1990	Murmansk, RUS	6'6"	216	L
	#19	Vladimir Tkachyov (LW)	30	1995	Omsk, RUS	5'10"	159	R
	#13	Yakov Trenin (C/LW)Loan	29	1997	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'2"	201	L
	#87	Vladislav Tsitsyura (C)	26	1999	Rybinsk, RUS	5'11"	170	L
	#75	Alexei Tsyplakov (C)	25	2001	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	183	L
	#91	Linden Vey (C)	35	1991	Wakaw, SK, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#82	Ivan Volodin (F)	28	1997	Angarsk, RUS	5'11"	194	R
	#76	Bogdan Yakimov (C)	31	1994	Nizhnekamsk, RUS	6'5"	229	L
	#83	Dmitry Zavgorodny (LW/C)Loan	26	2000	Omsk, RUS	5'9"	170	R

Position: G: 7, D: 14, F: 24Av Age: 24.82 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 SKA St. Petersburg Staff

Head CoachValeri Bragin
Asst. CoachDaniel Bochner
Asst. CoachAlexander V. Boikov
Asst. CoachAndrei Kozyrev
Asst. CoachVladimir Potapov
Asst. CoachAlexander Titov
Goaltending CoachRashit Davydov
Goaltending CoachPeter Hirsch
General ManagerAndrei Tochitsky
Team ManagerMikhail Kravets
AnalystAlexander Rasskazov
Athletic TrainerArtyom Nekhoroshikh
Conditioning CoachAlexander Troshin
Conditioning CoachJuris Zdanovs
Development CoachDaniel Bochner
Dir. of Media RelationsAnton Tretyakov

2020-2021 SKA St. Petersburg Captains

"C"

Yevgeni Ketov

"A"

Anton Belov

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SKA St. Petersburg Facts

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

2020-2021 SKA St. Petersburg Roster Facts

Nationalities

52 players
4 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

SKA St. Petersburg: 2 957 GP
NHL: 633 GP
WC: 196 GP
OG: 16 GP
SHL: 392 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 228 GP
Liiga: 786 GP
KHL: 7 635 GP
AHL: 1 289 GP
NL: 10 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
09/27/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Barys Astana	SKA St. Petersburg	-	KHL
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	7 - 2	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

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Yuri Zhuravlyov (D)

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Yegor Privalov (F)

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Yaroslav Korostelyov (G)

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Markus Phillips (D)

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Nikolai Knyzhov (D)

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Daniil Tarasov (G)

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Joseph Blandisi (F)

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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	6	3	1	-	2	0	20	12	10	1.67	3	-
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	4	2	5	7	2
2.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	4	3	2	5	4
3.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	5	1	4	5	2
4.	Sergei Tolchinsky (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	6	1	4	5	0
5.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	2026-2027	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	6	2	2	4	6
6.	Yevgeni Kuznetsov (F)	2026-2027	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	6	2	2	4	6
7.	Mikhail Vorobyov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	6	1	3	4	2
8.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	2	0	4	4	0
9.	Dmitri Buchelnikov (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	6	3	0	3	2
10.	Alexander Barabanov (F)	2026-2027	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL	5	2	1	3	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.39
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	26.35

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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)	329	97	136	233

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- )