Atlant Moscow Oblast

"Khimik Voskresensk" redirects here. For the team that was created after Atlant/Khimik moved out of Voskresensk, see Khimik Voskresensk (2005–).

Atlant Moscow Oblast
Атлант Московская Oбласть

Full name	Atlant Moscow Oblast 2008–present Khimik Moscow Oblast 1998–2008 Khimik Voskresensk 1957–1998 Khimik Moscow 1955–1957 Khimik Voskresensk 1953–1955
Nickname(s)	"Atlas"
Founded	1953
Based In	Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast
Arena	Mytishchi Arena (Capacity: 10,000)
League	KHL 2008–present
Division	Tarasov
Conference	Western
Team Colors
Head Coach	Janne Karlsson
Captain	Dmitry Upper
Website	www.atlant-mo.ru

Atlant Moscow Oblast (Russian: ХК «Атлант» Московская область, English: Atlas (telamon)) is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They are members of the Tarasov division of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Franchise history

Overview

Atlant Moscow was founded on December 20, 1953, then under the name Khimik (1953–2008) in Voskresensk. Khimik played its first game on December 27, 1953. Immediate success allowed Khimik to play in the Championship of the Soviet Union. Leading the team was playing-coach Nikolai Epstein. In three short years, Khimik was graduated to the top league of the Soviet Union. Three bronze medal results between 1965 and 1984 were capitulated in 1989 when the team achieved silver under prestigious head coach Vladimir Vasiliyev, a major accomplishment for a team from a small town. More impressive is how much successful homegrown talent has come out of the Khimik system, withs names including future Stanley Cup winners such as Igor Larionov and Valeri Kamensky.

In the spring of 1998, the status of the team changed, representing not only the city of Voskresensk but also the entire Moscow Oblast. This event took place on their 45th anniversary. During the 2005–06 season, the team relocated within the Moscow Oblast, from Voskresensk to Mytishchi. Following this, the team changed its name to Atlant, prior to its inclusion in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Their new team logo features a Central Asian Shepherd Dog.^[1]

Khimik Moscow Logo 2005–2008

Alternate Logo 2008–present

Recent history

Atlant signed NHL goaltender Ray Emery to a single year contract on July 9, 2008. The deal was reportedly worth in excess of $2 million, plus bonuses.^[2]

Atlant and Emery had several issues, including Emery attacking the team trainer^[3] and his temporary refusal to return to the team after the KHL break over a contract dispute. Emery was upset that the his pay was in rubles that were not inflation protected.^[4] He returned to the team shortly after ^[5] to play the remainder of the season.

Honors

Champions

• Pajulahti Cup (1): 2007

Runners-up

• Championship of the USSR (1): 1989
• Championship of the USSR Bronze Prize (4): 1965, 1970, 1984, 1990

Players

Current roster

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Updated October 24, 2011.^[6][7]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
71	Sweden !	Andersson, JonasJonas Andersson	6.0 !LW	L	30	2011	Lidingö, Sweden
4	Ukraine !	Baev, DenisDenis Baev	2.0 !D	L	27	2011	Konotop, Ukrainian SSR
30	Russia !	Barulin, KonstantinKonstantin Barulin	1.0 !G	L	27	2010	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
8	Russia !	Batyrshin, RafaelRafael Batyrshin	2.0 !D	L	25	2011	Moscow, Russian SFSR
38	Russia !	Bobrov, ViktorViktor Bobrov	6.0 !LW	L	33	2011	Gorky, Russian SFSR
53	Russia !	Chernov, PavelPavel Chernov	4.0 !C	R	21	2006	Novopolotsk, Belorussian SSR
23	Russia !	Glukhov, AlexeiAlexei Glukhov	6.0 !LW	L	27	2008	Voskresensk, Russian SFSR
29	Russia !	Kablukov, IlyaIlya Kablukov	4.0 !C	L	23	2010	Moscow, Russian SFSR
6	Russia !	Kosmachev, DmitriDmitri Kosmachev	2.0 !D	R	26	2011	Gorky, Russian SFSR
1	Germany !	Kotschnev, DimitrijDimitrij Kotschnev	1.0 !G	L	30	2011	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
27	Russia !	Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev (C)	7.0 !RW	L	38	2011	Togliatti, Russian SFSR
11	Germany !	Lewandowski, EduardEduard Lewandowski	7.0 !RW	L	31	2010	Krasnoturinsk, Russian SFSR
15	Russia !	Musatov, IgorIgor Musatov	6.0 !LW	R	24	2010	Moscow, Russian SFSR
28	Finland !	Niskala, JanneJanne Niskala (A)	2.0 !D	L	30	2011	Västerås, Sweden
92	Slovakia !	Radivojevic, BrankoBranko Radivojevic	7.0 !RW	R	30	2011	Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
34	Russia !	Rudenko, KonstantinKonstantin Rudenko	6.0 !LW	R	30	2011	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR
57	Russia !	Rukavishnikov, RomanRoman Rukavishnikov	2.0 !D	L	19	2009	Moscow, Russia
10	Russia !	Rybakov, AlexanderAlexander Rybakov	4.0 !C	L	26	2011	Kazan, Russian SFSR
7	Kazakhstan !	Semenov, MaximMaxim Semenov	2.0 !D	L	26	2006	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR
2	Russia !	Ternavski, ArtemArtem Ternavski	2.0 !D	L	28	2011	Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR
36	Kazakhstan !	Upper, DmitriDmitri Upper (A)	6.0 !LW	R	33	2010	Dmitrievka, Kazakh SSR
9	Russia !	Vishnevskiy, IvanIvan Vishnevskiy	2.0 !D	L	23	2011	Barnaul, Russian SFSR
19	Sweden !	Zackrisson, PatrikPatrik Zackrisson	4.0 !C	L	24	2011	Ekerö, Sweden
93	Russia !	Zherdev, NikolayNikolay Zherdev	7.0 !RW	R	27	2011	Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
3	Russia !	Zubarev, AndreyAndrey Zubarev	2.0 !D	L	24	2011	Ufa, Russian SFSR

NHL alumni

• Igor Larionov (1978–81)
• Valeri Kamensky (1982–85)
• Valeri Zelepukin (1984–91)
• Vyacheslav Kozlov (1987–91)
• German Titov (1982–92)
• Sergei Berezin (1990–94)
• Alexander Semin (2005–06)

References

1. ^ "Алабай" (in Russian). http://www.aaum.ru/works/atlas/4/. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
2. ^ http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242925&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main
3. ^ http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/01/28/emery_youtube/
4. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3892184&name=lebrun_pierre
5. ^ http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/02/10/emery_russia/
6. ^ "Atlant Team" (in Russian). www.atlant-mo.ru. http://atlant-mo.ru/about/atlantteam/. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
7. ^ "Atlant Moscow Region team roster". www.khl.ru. http://en.khl.ru/clubs/atlant. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 

External links

• (Russian) Atlant Official Website