Russian Penguins

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Russian Penguins
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CityMoscow, Russia
LeagueIHL
Operated1993-1994
ColorsRed and White
Owner(s)Howard Baldwin
Head coachViktor Tikhonov
Franchise history
1960-1993HC CSKA Moscow
1993-1994Russian Penguins
1996-presentHC CSKA Moscow

The Russian Penguins were a professional touring Russian ice hockey club that competed in the 1993–94 IHL season, playing one game against each of the 13 teams involved in the regular IHL season. The results of the games played by the Russian Penguins counted in the standings for that season. The Penguins finished with a record of 2 wins, 9 losses, and 2 overtime losses earning them 6 points.

In 1993, Pittsburgh Penguins owner Howard Baldwin bought a 50% interest in the struggling HC CSKA Moscow team and signed a management contract to run that club's arena. The aim was to provide the team with Western sponsorship and much-needed capital, as well as providing the Pittsburgh club with easier access to Russian players. The partnership lasted two years until Baldwin and other sponsors pulled out.

Nikolai Khabibulin was the most notable player on that roster. Other roster highlights included former first-round draft pick Yan Golubovsky and former New Jersey Devils forward Sergei Brylin.

The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins investment in the team is chronicled in Gabe Polsky's critically 2019 documentary Red Penguins. The film features interviews with Howard Baldwin, Steven Warshaw, and CSKA General Manager at the time Valery Gushin.

Team statistics[]

Players
# Player GP G A Pts PIM
23 Andrei Vasilyev 13 10 6 16 4
12 Sergei Brylin 13 4 5 9 18
21 Valentin Morozov 11 3 5 8 2
9 Denis Vinokurov 13 3 3 6 12
16 Vladislav Yakovenko 6 0 6 6 10
5 Oleg Belov 11 3 2 5 10
22 Albert Leschev 12 2 3 5 4
7 Alexander Osadchy 11 0 5 5 24
17 Alexander Kharlamov 12 2 2 4 4
13 Vladimir Zhashkov 9 2 1 3 19
24 Mikhail Belobragin 7 1 2 3 2
38 Boris Zelenko 9 1 2 3 0
27 Roman Mozgunov 8 2 0 2 4
3 Andrei Yakovenko 3 1 1 2 2
6 Vasily Turkovsky 6 0 2 2 11
28 Yuri Yuresko 6 0 2 2 16
-- Artur Oktyabrev 10 0 2 2 12
11 Dmitri Gorenko 8 1 0 1 2
-- Sergei Reshetnikov 5 0 1 1 2
-- Alexei Ysaikin 6 0 1 1 10
2 Sergei Selyanin 9 0 1 1 24
4 Stanislav Shalnov 2 0 0 0 2
31 Sergei Zvyagin (G) 4 0 0 0 0
25 Yan Golubovsky 8 0 0 0 23
39 Alexander Titov 9 0 0 0 8
1 Nikolai Khabibulin (G) 12 0 0 0 0
  Bench 13 0 0 0 4
  Totals 13 35 52 87 229
Goalkeepers
Goalie GP Min GA GAA W L T Svs Pct EN SO
Nikolai Khabibulin 12 639 47 4.41 2 7 2 323 0.873 1 0
Sergei Zvyagin 4 140 14 6.00 0 2 0 58 0.806 0 0
Totals 13 779 61 4.70 2 9 2 381 0.862 1 0

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